CINTONA

Agenda

26. November 2025
08:30 - 09:00

Registration

From Data Strategy to Real Impact: Rethinking Digital Transformation

Building scalable data and AI strategies across regions and functions. Key success factors for effective collaboration between business and IT. Why leadership and culture are the real drivers of data-driven...
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Nadjia Drici, Biogen

Smart Data, Smarter Leadership: How Leaders can Unlock Better Business Outcomes through Data

Moving from gut feeling to data driven decision culture. Avoiding common pitfalls in AI & analytics adaption. Building trust in predictive models at executive level.
Grit Liebermann, Continental AG
10:45 - 11:15

Networking Session 1

11:15 - 11:45

Networking Session 2

11:45 - 12:15

Networking Session 3

12:15 - 12:45

Networking Session 4

12:45 - 13:45

Lunch

13:45 - 14:15

Networking Session 5

14:15 - 14:45

Networking Session 6

14:45 - 15:15

Networking Session 7

15:15 - 15:45

Networking Session 8

Innovation Strategy based on digitalization and AI for the Next Era of Air Technologies

Our innovation strategy – sustainable fan lifecycle based on digitalization and AI. Fast product optimization by 3D AI. Future application of Generative AI for creative problem-solving. Summary – benefits and...
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tomas Smetana, ebm-papst

Bringing Machine Learning to the Shop Floor: A Strategic Transformation in Automotive Manufacturing

 Strategic planning is essential when building a data science and ML team in a non-software organization. Key steps include training, using existing expertise, strategic hiring, and software engineering best practices....
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Bernhardt Lüddecke, Kautex Textron
17:30 - 20:00

Apéro an der Bar

27. November 2025
08:30 - 09:00

Registration

Driving Transformation: How to Align Digital Innovation with Operational Execution

Lessons from leading complex cross-functional projects in a transforming automotive landscape. Balancing innovation and structure: applying PMI, APQP, and agile thinking in digital initiatives. Overcoming silos to build scalable, future-ready...
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Bruno Rosa, Mahle

Beyond the Hype: How AI and Tech Trends Will Reshape Business Models Across Industries

From generative AI to behavioral tech: what’s truly changing and what’s just noise. Extreme future scenarios: commoditization, ecosystems, and shifting customer power. Strategic levers for staying relevant: how to rethink...
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Asif Rajani, UBS
12:45 - 13:45

Lunch

Rewiring Industry: Scalable Digital Transformation with Automation and Digital Twins

Why digital twins are a cornerstone for future-proof, sustainable industrial operations. From vision to impact: how to align strategy, standards, and ecosystems in automation. Lessons from scaling digitalization across global...
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Matthias Bölke, IDTA – Industrial Digital Twin Association

From Car to Platform: End-User Business Models in the Age of Software-Defined Vehicles

How SDVs shift value creation from hardware to digital services and user experience. New monetization opportunities: subscriptions, in-car apps, and personalized features. Lessons from NIO’s NOMI ecosystem and continuous innovation...
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Dominique Massonié, NIO

Building an Industrial 4.0 Ecosystem: A Business Transformation Showcase

Insights into creating an award-winning 4.0 solution ecosystem for an agri-machinery OEM. Overcoming challenges and bridging cultural divides between traditional operations and a forward-thinking solution division. Lessons learned from a...
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Maximilian von Loebbecke , Volvo Group

KI Anwendungsfälle bei der Bahn und Lessons Learned

Der Vortrag bietet einen Blick hinter die Kulissen, zeigt Anwendungsfälle im Kontext der Bahn und geht ausführlich auf übertragbare Lessons Learned ein.
Hannah Noriko Richta, DB InfraGO AG
10:45 - 11:15

Networking Session 9

11:15 - 11:45

Networking Session 10

11:45 - 12:15

Networking Session 11

12:15 - 12:45

Networking Session 12

13:45 - 14:15

Networking Session 13

14:15 - 14:45

Networking Session 14