Session: Startup Tech Race: Founders Fight Host / Moderator Jan C. Küster: The host and moderator of the "Startup Tech Race", who guides the audience and participants throughout the event. Startup Founders (Competitors) Jeronimo von Ah: Head of Business Operations at BTRY, who pitches the world's thinnest solid-state battery in the red corner during the first round. Jan Wiese: CEO of production.AI GmbH, who pitches an industrial data and AI platform in the blue corner during

Session: From Pyramid to Hourglass: How AI is Reshaping Industrial Automation Profit Pools Speaker: Adrien Bron: Partner and Leader of Advanced Manufacturing & Services for DACH, Bain & Company Michael Schertler: Senior Partner, Bain & Company Timo Kistner: EMEA Industry Lead for Manufacturing and Industrial, NVIDIA Dr. John Markus Lervik: Founder, Cognite Rainer Brehm: COO for Automation and CTO, Siemens Digital Industries Florian Dörrfuß: CTO, Schaeffler Special Machinery S

Session: From Components to Colleagues: How Schaeffler is Shaping the Future of Humanoid Robotics Speaker: David Kehr, President of Humanoid Robotics at the Schaeffler Group Session Summary: David Kehr outlines the Schaeffler Group's comprehensive roadmap for integrating physical AI and humanoid robotics into the industrial sector. The strategy positions Schaeffler as a key technology user, component supplier, system integrator, and aftermarket provider within the robotics ec