Session: Success Factor of Innovation Ecosystem: Best Practices from Festo Speaker: Frank Notz (CSO, Festo SE & Co. KG) Summary: True innovation must solve concrete customer challenges—boosting productivity, cost efficiency, or machine availability—to build a viable business case rather than just a technical feature. Festo retains its core competencies in-house while actively co-innovating within ecosystems, partnering with startups like Z Alpha for AI-driven engineering and