HANNOVER MESSE 2025
Daily Tips
You will discover real highlights on the stages and in the forums at HANNOVER MESSE - we have put together a small selection for you here.
Monday, 31.03.2025
10:30
Monday, 31.03.2025 | 10:30 - 11:30
Industrial Location Germany: Rusty Outdated Model or Spectacular Comeback?
Panel DiscussionTopic: International Trade & Investment
Digital Transformation Stage
Christiane Benner
First ChairpersonIG Metall
+ more speaker
11:15
Monday, 31.03.2025 | 11:15 - 12:00
Sustainable Energy Solutions of Canada
Panel DiscussionTopic: Energy Management & Consulting
Energy 4.0 Stage
Tony Valeri
NGen+ more speaker
13:00
Monday, 31.03.2025 | 13:00 - 14:15
Compressed Air & Vacuum - 2nd International CEO Panel
Panel DiscussionTopic: Compressed Air & Vacuum Technology
Energy 4.0 Stage
Ragna Sonderleittner
Fluid+ more speaker
14:10
Monday, 31.03.2025 | 14:10 - 15:00
Securing Raw Materials in a multipolar World
Panel DiscussionTopic: International Trade & Investment
Trade & Invest Stage
Nicole Renvert
Managing Director International MarketsDIHK
+ more speaker
Tuesday, 01.04.2025
10:20
Tuesday, 01.04.2025 | 10:20 - 10:35
Information as the key to success - Space-based reconnaissance & communication of the Bundeswehr
LectureTopic: IT/OT Security
Tech Transfer Stage
Major General
Jürgen Setzer
Deputy Chief of the Cyber and Information Domain ServiceBundeswehr
11:40
Tuesday, 01.04.2025 | 11:40 - 12:25
Revolutionizing Warehouse and Factory Operations with Physical AI
Panel DiscussionTopic: AI & Machine Learning
RoboTalk: Applications & Insights
Prasad Satyavolu
Manufacturing and Operations Lead, AmericasAccenture
+ more speaker
14:00
Tuesday, 01.04.2025 | 14:00 - 14:15
Will AI Eat the Industrial World? The End of Engineering as We Know It
KeynoteTopic: AI & Machine Learning
Industrial Startup Stage
Christian Dahlen
InvestorWunder Venture + Capital
15:00
Tuesday, 01.04.2025 | 15:00 - 16:00
Exploring the EU Industrial Action Plan for the Automotive Sector
LectureTopic: Drive Technology
European Commission Stage
Giuseppe Marotta
Legal and Policy OfficerEuropean Commission
Wednesday, 02.04.2025
09:40
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 09:40 - 10:00
Untapped potential in the European single market
KeynoteTopic: International Trade & Investment
Trade & Invest Stage
Oliver Bendig
Partner and Sector Head Industrial Products & ConstructionDeloitte
10:00
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 10:00 - 11:30
High Level Talk Digital Fluid Power: Enhanced Sustainability & Productivity
Special EventTopic: Fluid Power
Motion & Drives Stage
Dr.
Christian Geis
VDMA Fluidtechnik
+ more speaker
11:00
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 11:00 - 11:45
Mittelstand Meets Startups - How Can Successful Collaboration Work?
Panel DiscussionTopic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Industrial Startup Stage
Sonja Sulzmaier
Managing PartnerNAVISPACE GmbH & Techpreneurs GmbH
+ more speaker
11:15
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 11:15 - 11:35
From Gen AI to AI Agents: The Next Evolution in Manufacturing
LectureTopic: AI & Machine Learning
Industrie 4.0 Stage
Adam Spearing
VP, AI GTM Business Development EMEAServiceNow
12:20
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 12:20 - 13:10
Navigating North American Trade: Challenges and Opportunities for German Companies
Panel DiscussionTopic: International Trade & Investment
Trade & Invest Stage
Dr.
Mark Heinzel
Director AmericasDeutsche Industrie- und Handelskammer (DIHK)
+ more speaker
12:30
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 12:30 - 13:15
Lunch Talk: Still got it? The energy transition glass-ball
TalkTopic: Power Engineering & Energy Efficiency
Energy 4.0 Stage
Matthias Zelinger
Head of VDMA Competence Center Climate & EnergyVDMA Competence Center Klima & Energie
+ more speaker
14:00
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 14:00 - 14:30
Clever & Smart - AI-based Development of connectivity solutions
TalkTopic: AI & Machine Learning
All Electric Society Arena
Norbert Gemmeke
Managing DirectorHARTING Technology Group
+ more speaker
14:00
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 14:00 - 14:15
German-African Business Relations in a Changing Geopolitical Landscape
KeynoteTopic: International Trade & Investment
Trade & Invest Stage
Prof. Dr.
Stefan Liebing
ChairmanReThinking Africa Foundation GmbH
+ more speaker
15:10
Wednesday, 02.04.2025 | 15:10 - 15:55
Safe and Secure AI "made in Germany" - a balancing act between innovation and regulation?
Panel DiscussionTopic: IT/OT Security
Tech Transfer Stage
Erduana Wald
Plattform Lernende Systeme+ more speaker
Thursday, 03.04.2025
10:00
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 10:00 - 11:10
FEMWORX: Opening and Award ceremony
Opening | WelcomeTopic: Education & Training / Career
FEMWORX - career congress for women in industry
Julia Willie Hamburg
Lower Saxony Minister of CultureNiedersächsisches Kultusministerium
+ more speaker
10:00
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 10:00 - 10:30
Industrial espionage - how at risk are you?
LectureTopic: IT/OT Security
Industrial Security Circus Stage
Jörg Peine-Paulsen
Wirtschaftsschutz Niedersachsen10:18
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 10:18 - 10:23
Research to Revenue: How Canada and Germany Foster Scientific Entrepreneurship
PitchTopic: Quantum Technologies
Tech Transfer Stage
Prof. Dr.
Norbert Lütkenhaus
the Co-Founder and CTO of evolutionQ¿s head officeUniversity of Waterloo / Institute for Quantum Computing
11:00
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 11:00 - 11:40
Jetzt erst recht: Warum Wasserstoff unsere beste Wette ist!
Panel DiscussionTopic: Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
Hydrogen + Fuel Cells Europe Public Forum
Dr.
Bettina Hübschen
GeschäftsführerinSaarländische Wasserstoffagentur
+ more speaker
11:15
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 11:15 - 11:40
Surplus store: Vision 2030 - Will Germany only charge with surpluses?
LectureTopic: Digital Energy
Energy 4.0 Stage
Alexander Kupfer
Senior Expert Sustainable E-MobilitiyAudi
11:40
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 11:40 - 12:10
Challenges and Opportunities for Suppliers in the Transition to E-Mobility
Panel DiscussionTopic: Digital Twin
RoboTalk: Applications & Insights
Marcel Conz
Business Development E-MobilitySCHUNK
+ more speaker
11:40
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 11:40 - 12:00
How to exploit one of the largest untapped energy sources: the heat generated by data centers
Best PracticeTopic: Process & Waste Heat Solutions
Energy Technical Forum
Malte Matthies
HPE Advisory & Professional Services12:00
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 12:00 - 12:40
Circular economy - an opportunity for the industry
Panel DiscussionTopic: Circular Economy
Sustainable Supply Forum
Markus Strehlitz
Konradin Verlag+ more speaker
13:45
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 13:45 - 14:05
Germany: A Strategic Hub for Foreign Direct Investment and Business Development
LectureTopic: International Trade & Investment
Trade & Invest Stage
Alexander Walter
Deputy Director Investor Support ServicesGermany Trade & Invest (GTAI)
13:55
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 13:55 - 14:40
Will SMEs be our savior, or will the lighting be switched off in Germany?
Panel DiscussionTopic: Research & Technology Transfer
Tech Transfer Stage
Reinhard Karger
Company spokesmanDeutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH (DFKI)
+ more speaker
14:00
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 14:00 - 14:45
Industrial Data Revolution: Leveraging Quantum Tech, Decentralization & AI for Smarter Manufacturing
Panel DiscussionTopic: Quantum Technologies
Industrial Startup Stage
Jordan Smith
CEOQTi
+ more speaker
15:10
Thursday, 03.04.2025 | 15:10 - 15:50
SMEs in transition: How to become a digital champion by 2030
Panel DiscussionTopic: Digital Platforms
Industrie 4.0 Stage
Dr.
Christian Lindemann
Geschäftsstelle Plattform I 4.0
+ more speaker
Friday, 04.04.2025
09:30
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 09:30 - 10:00
ERP and beyond - what will really increase productivity for SMEs in 2025
LectureTopic: Business Management Software
Digital Transformation Stage
Matthias Scharpe
Expert in Digitalization for Data EcosystemsVDMA e.V
+ more speaker
10:00
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 10:00 - 10:30
Award Ceremony Young Engineer Woman Award
Opening | WelcomeTopic: Education & Training / Career
FEMWORX - career congress for women in industry
Kamila Klug
Director of Business Development, Material SolutionsAltair Engineering
+ more speaker
10:30
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 10:30 - 11:00
Live hacking - A hacker reveals how hackers work
Live HackingTopic: IT/OT Security
Industrial Security Circus Stage
Roland Schreckenberg
Senior Security Resulter@-yet GmbH
+ more speaker
10:50
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 10:50 - 11:35
Advanced Manufacturing - What It Takes to Access, Implement, and Accelerate New Digital Technologies
Panel DiscussionTopic: Industrie 4.0 / Manufacturing-X
Industrie 4.0 Stage
Stefan Killer-Haug
Open Industry 4.0 Alliance+ more speaker
11:00
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 11:00 - 12:00
AI Factories - Paving the Way for Europe to Become an AI Continent
Panel DiscussionTopic: AI & Machine Learning
European Commission Stage
Juan Pelegrin
Head of ExascaleEuropean Commission
+ more speaker
11:00
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 11:00 - 12:00
AI Factories - Paving the Way for Europe to Become an AI Continent
Panel DiscussionTopic: AI & Machine Learning
European Commission Stage
Juan Pelegrin
Head of ExascaleEuropean Commission
+ more speaker
11:30
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 11:30 - 12:15
Female Entrepreneurship - Founders who create the future
Panel DiscussionTopic: Education & Training / Career
Industrial Startup Stage
M. Sc.
Benny Ge
EmceeBenny Ge Moderation
+ more speaker
12:30
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 12:30 - 13:10
Skills shortage: How do companies find employees for their sustainability strategy?
Panel DiscussionTopic: Sustainability
Sustainable Supply Forum
Markus Strehlitz
Konradin Verlag+ more speaker
13:00
Friday, 04.04.2025 | 13:00 - 13:30
Quantum Computing for Industrial Innovation through Partnerships: A Conversation with VW and Xanadu
TalkTopic: Power Engineering & Energy Efficiency
Digital Transformation Stage
Rafal Janik
Chief Operating OfficerXanadu
+ more speaker
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