Speakers | CDO Aachen, 19. Nov. 2025: "Beyond the AI Buzz: Creating Sustainable Value" – Infos: cdo-aachen.de!

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Speakers 2025 (Selection):

Ivonne Appleyard
Senior Data Domain Owner
Merck KGaA
Dr. Martin Baier
Cluster Lead Software Development and Data and AI Platform
LANXESS Deutschland GmbH
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wolfgang Boos
Managing Director
FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
Marleen Diedrichs
Head of Sustainability Commercial Vehicle Solution
ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Dr.-Ing. Jacques Engländer
Senior Expert
Onward GmbH
Marc Goldschmidt
Senior Vice President Remanufacturing & Overhaul Technologies
Rolls-Royce Power Systems
Gritli Heitbrink
Sustainability Manager D/A/CH
Interface Deutschland GmbH
Christian Hocken
Managing Director
Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center
Frank Kuckelkorn
Head of Sales
interface projects GmbH
Dominik Malek
Program Lead Smart Factory
Hirschvogel Holding GmbH
Dr. Max Schumm
Senior Manager AI & Digital Transformation
RWE AG
John Siepelinga
Global Digital Transformation Leader
KURARAY CO., LTD.
Dr. Biljana Visnjicki
Director Global 4IR/Digital Transformation Henkel Consumer Brands Supply Chain
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Dr. David Welling
CEO
WBA Aachener Werkzeugbau Akademie GmbH
Dr. Tobias Wissing
Customer Success Lead EMEA
Tulip Interfaces
Sebastian Zenz
Director Product Cost Optimization
DMG MORI AG

Moderators 2025:

Christian Hocken
Managing Director
Industrie 4.0 Maturity Center
Gerrit Hoeborn
Head of Department Business Transformation
FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen
Stefan Leachu
Deputy Head of Department Information Management
FIR e. V. an der RWTH Aachen