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Wed, 19 November 2025

Program subject to change without notice.

Keynote Speech ‘Beyond the AI Buzz: Creating Sustainable Value’
as well as Welcome & Moderation of the Day
Christian Hocken, Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center
Gerrit Hoeborn, FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
Max-Ferdinand Stroh, FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
Keynote Speech
Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Boos, FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
» Success factors for AI implementation «
Ambidexterity & AI Along the Value Chain
Gerrit Hoeborn, FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
Data, Transparency, and the Circular Economy: Our Evolving Sustainability Strategy
Gritli Heitbrink, Interface Deutschland GmbH
Transforming Manufacturing with AI-Driven Shop-Floor Search
Frank Kuckelkorn, interface projects GmbH
follows
Lunch Break
» Man and Machine «
AI in Practice
Max-Ferdinand Stroh, FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
AI @ Henkel Consumer Brands
Dr. Biljana Visnjicki, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Leveraging Data and AI for Strategic Decisions at LANXESS
Dr. Martin Baier, LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
Agents of Change: How AI Is Redefining Manufacturing Work Today
Dr. Tobias Wissing, Tulip Interfaces
Break
» AI Reality Check «
Scaling Digital from Within: The Kuraray DX Fellowship Approach to AI & Data Readiness​
Christian Hocken, Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center
John Siepelinga, KURARAY CO., LTD.
AI @ RWE - A structured way to success
Dr. Max Schumm, RWE AG
The Unified Namespace as Enabler for AI Use Cases
Dr.-Ing. Jacques Englänger, Onward GmbH
Accelerating the Path from Data to Decision – Enabling the Enterprise to Deliver Value Through Re-usable Data Products
Ivonne Appleyard, Merck KGaA
DATA2VALUE
Sebastian Zenz, DMG MORI AG
Wrap-up
Christian Hocken, Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center
Gerrit Hoeborn, FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
Max-Ferdinand Stroh, FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
End of Event