AgendaWe look forward to seeing you live in Dresden again!The agenda for our 2027 event is already in the making! Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date!Agenda 2026Thursday, January 29 1st Day Conference Program 11:30Arrival & Registration 12:30 Welcome & Opening Kathrin Kammer Fabmatics read more Ricco Walter SYSTEMA read more 12:50 Digital Twin: The Centerpiece of Factory AI Transformations Dan Meier Applied SmartFactory® read more Rich Burda Applied SmartFactory® read more 13:20 Challenges of Automation under Brownfield Conditions Johannes Meihsner X-FAB read more 13:50 From Steam Engines to AI: How Vertical AI Applications Will Power Europe’s Automation Future Steven Moore BoWatt read more 14:20 Industry 5.0 as Enabler for Sustainable Production Prof. Dr. Germar Schneider Infineon Technologies read more 14:50 Introduction to Breakout Sessions Kathrin Kammer Fabmatics read more Ricco Walter SYSTEMA read more 15:00BREAK (Networking & Exhibition) 16:00 Breakout: Equipment Integration: Requirements and Effort compared to BenefitsKontron AIS 16:00 Breakout: Automated Reticle Logistics – From Concept to ImplementationFabmatics 16:00 Breakout: Smart Maintenance for a Digital FutureSYSTEMA 16:00 Breakout: AI in Automation: Between Hype and Reality – A Practical PerspectiveXENON 17:30 Unlocking Potential: The Strategic Role of Automation in Europe's Largest Foundry Matthias Bonkaß Globalfoundries read more 18:00Wrap-up 19:00Evening Reception & Dinner PartyFriday, January 30 2nd Day Conference Program 08:30Arrival & Registration 09:00 Welcome & Opening Kathrin Kammer Fabmatics read more Ricco Walter SYSTEMA read more 09:15 Proactive Sustainability in Electronics Ole Gerkensmeyer Nexperia read more 09:45 From Process Requirements to Automated Furnace Solutions for 300mm Production Environments Robin Roelofs Tempress read more 10:15 Next Level of Automation for our R&D Pilot Line: Load & Go Operations Dr. Jörg Kaufmann Imec read more 10:45BREAK (Networking & Exhibition) 11:45 Automation Maturity Roadmap for Legacy 200mm Fabs Dennis Xenos Flexciton read more 12:15 Autonomous Self-Optimization Approach in Electronic Manufacturing Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Ihlenfeldt Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU) read more 12:45 Physical AI Twins – with Simulation, Sensors, and Data towards Autonomy Dr. Thomas Holzmann Accenture read more 13:15Innovation Award Ceremony & Conference Wrap-up 13:45The End
12:50 Digital Twin: The Centerpiece of Factory AI Transformations Dan Meier Applied SmartFactory® read more Rich Burda Applied SmartFactory® read more
13:50 From Steam Engines to AI: How Vertical AI Applications Will Power Europe’s Automation Future Steven Moore BoWatt read more
14:20 Industry 5.0 as Enabler for Sustainable Production Prof. Dr. Germar Schneider Infineon Technologies read more
14:50 Introduction to Breakout Sessions Kathrin Kammer Fabmatics read more Ricco Walter SYSTEMA read more
17:30 Unlocking Potential: The Strategic Role of Automation in Europe's Largest Foundry Matthias Bonkaß Globalfoundries read more
09:45 From Process Requirements to Automated Furnace Solutions for 300mm Production Environments Robin Roelofs Tempress read more
10:15 Next Level of Automation for our R&D Pilot Line: Load & Go Operations Dr. Jörg Kaufmann Imec read more
12:15 Autonomous Self-Optimization Approach in Electronic Manufacturing Prof. Dr.-Ing. Steffen Ihlenfeldt Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology (IWU) read more
12:45 Physical AI Twins – with Simulation, Sensors, and Data towards Autonomy Dr. Thomas Holzmann Accenture read more
