Programme 2025 The programme will be continuously updatedas preparations for the conference progress. Day All 16 September 2025 17 September 2025 Categories All Summit Opening AI & Quantum Synergies Manufacturing & Industry State of Market & Technology AI Regulation & Compliance Marketing & Retail Marketing Business Applications & Impact Scaling Up: Technology Readiness & Roadmaps Health & Pharma Data as Enabler for AI Infrastructure Benchmarking & Application Readiness Applied AI & Future Trends Energy & Critical Infrastructures Business Processes Quantum AI & ML Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Simulation Quantum Optimization / Industry Use Case Mobility & Logistics Type All Opening Keynote Keynote Presentation Panel Stage All Vision Dome AI in Action Stage Quantum Impact Stage Quantum Stack Stage Event All AI & Data Summit Quantum Summit 8:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:00 Summit Opening Vision Dome Bitkom Welcome Keynote Opening Keynote 16 September 2025 10:00 - 10:10 Summit Opening Vision Dome Political Welcome Keynote Opening Keynote 16 September 2025 10:20 - 10:40 AI & Quantum Synergies Vision Dome 1 Billion Apps: The Era of Innovation Powered by AI – Are You Ready? Keynote 16 September 2025 10:40 - 11:00 Ana Paula Assis (IBM) AI & Quantum Synergies Vision Dome Keynote Keynote 16 September 2025 11:00 - 11:20 Kenza Ait Si Abbou (AI expert and author) Manufacturing & Industry AI in Action Stage Solving the Data Issue for AI-based Inspection Tasks in Industry Presentation 16 September 2025 11:00 - 11:20 AI & Quantum Synergies Vision Dome Keynote DFKI Keynote 16 September 2025 11:20 - 11:40 Dr Antonio Krüger (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH) State of Market & Technology Quantum Impact Stage Keynote planqc Keynote 16 September 2025 11:20 - 11:40 Dr Alexander Glätzle (planqc) Manufacturing & Industry AI in Action Stage AI & Data in Manufacturing - Watts Up? Presentation 16 September 2025 11:20 - 11:40 AI & Quantum Synergies Vision Dome Keynote Microsoft Deutschland Keynote 16 September 2025 11:40 - 12:00 Agnes Heftberger (Microsoft Deutschland GmbH) Manufacturing & Industry AI in Action Stage AI Agents in the Industrial and SME Environment for Connecting IoT Devices to Private GPT Environments Presentation 16 September 2025 11:40 - 12:00 AI Regulation & Compliance Vision Dome Political Keynote Keynote 16 September 2025 13:00 - 13:20 Dr Daniela Brönstrup (Bundesnetzagentur) Marketing & Retail AI in Action Stage AI copilots for Data-Driven Brand Management Presentation 16 September 2025 13:00 - 13:20 AI Regulation & Compliance Vision Dome Responsible AI between Regulation and Adoption Panel 16 September 2025 13:20 - 13:40 Dr Andreas Nauerz (Bosch Digital) Oliver Salzmann (Resaro.ai) Marketing AI in Action Stage TikTok + AI: The Future of Performance Marketing Presentation 16 September 2025 13:20 - 13:40 Marketing & Retail AI in Action Stage The AI Halo Effect: Transforming Business, Operations, Communications, and Marketing Presentation 16 September 2025 13:40 - 14:00 Business Applications & Impact Quantum Impact Stage From Theory to Traction: Research, Readiness, and Business Value in Quantum Computing Keynote 16 September 2025 14:00 - 14:20 Alissa Wilms (Porsche Digital) AI Regulation & Compliance Vision Dome AI Panel - GPAI Code of Practice & Systemic Risk Panel 16 September 2025 14:00 - 14:40 Mark Brakel (Future of Life Institute) Sandro Gianella (OpenAI) Evelyn Grass (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)) Business Applications & Impact Quantum Impact Stage Realizing Quantum Advantage: Field Insights and Enterprise Learnings Panel 16 September 2025 14:20 - 15:00 Scaling Up: Technology Readiness & Roadmaps Quantum Stack Stage Avenues for Quantum Error Correction and Mitigation Presentation 16 September 2025 14:20 - 14:40 Prof Dr Jens Eisert (Freie Universität Berlin) Health & Pharma AI in Action Stage Innovating Clinical Research with AI and Real World Data Keynote 16 September 2025 14:40 - 15:00 Dr Benjamin Gmeiner (Novartis) Business Applications & Impact Quantum Impact Stage Towards Quantum Advantage in the Energy Sector Keynote 16 September 2025 15:00 - 15:20 Dr Corey O’Meara (E.ON Digital Technology GmbH) Data as Enabler for AI Vision Dome Keynote Schwarz Digits Keynote 16 September 2025 15:00 - 15:20 Scaling Up: Technology Readiness & Roadmaps Quantum Stack Stage Keynote Q-CTRL Presentation 16 September 2025 15:00 - 15:20 Dr Kara Maller (Q-CTRL) Scaling Up: Technology Readiness & Roadmaps Quantum Stack Stage How do we build a Full-Stack scale Quantum Computer? Panel 16 September 2025 15:20 - 16:00 Health & Pharma AI in Action Stage Improving Healthcare with AI Assistance Presentation 16 September 2025 15:20 - 15:40 Holger Hornik (msg group) Infrastructure Quantum Impact Stage Keynote IBM Keynote 16 September 2025 16:00 - 16:20 Dr Heike Riel (IBM Research) Benchmarking & Application Readiness Quantum Stack Stage The Quantum Quest for the Aerospace Sector Presentation 16 September 2025 16:00 - 16:20 Dr Moriz Scharpenberg (Airbus) Dr Albana Topi (Airbus) Infrastructure Quantum Impact Stage From Hardware to Advantage: Hybrid Infrastructure as Enabler for Industry Adoption Panel 16 September 2025 16:20 - 17:00 Health & Pharma AI in Action Stage AI in Patient Care: Automatic Documentation with Noa Notes Panel 16 September 2025 16:20 - 16:20 Benchmarking & Application Readiness Quantum Stack Stage Application-oriented Quantum Computing Benchmarking with QUARK Presentation 16 September 2025 16:20 - 16:40 Dr Marvin Erdmann (BMW Group) Applied AI & Future Trends Vision Dome Keynote Merck Keynote 16 September 2025 16:40 - 17:00 Walid Mehanna (Merck) Energy & Critical Infrastructures AI in Action Stage From Smart Homes to Smart Grids: How Decentralized Intelligence Transforms the Energy Infrastructure Presentation 16 September 2025 16:40 - 17:00 Barbara Wittenberg (1KOMMA5°) Benchmarking & Application Readiness Quantum Stack Stage Collaborative Quantum Innovation: Pfizer, QuantumBasel, and D-Wave's Success in Production Scheduling Presentation 16 September 2025 16:40 - 17:00 Pembe Gül Bilir (Pfizer) Dr Frederik Flöther (QuantumBasel) Peter Neske (Pfizer Pharma GmbH) Benchmarking & Application Readiness Quantum Stack Stage Facilitating the Integration of Quantum Computing Solutions into Smart Grid Infrastructure Presentation 16 September 2025 17:00 - 17:20 Alona Sakhnenko (Fraunhofer IKS) Dr Corey O’Meara (E.ON Digital Technology GmbH) Energy & Critical Infrastructures AI in Action Stage AI Weather Forecasting: A Fundamental Paradigm Shift in Modelling and its Application in Energy & Mobility Presentation 16 September 2025 17:00 - 17:20 Energy & Critical Infrastructures AI in Action Stage The Impact of Open Source in Computer Integrated Systems on the Resilience, Scalability and Smartification of Energy Systems Presentation 16 September 2025 17:20 - 17:40 Vision Dome Closing Keynote Reply Germany Keynote 16 September 2025 17:40 - 18:00 Business Processes AI in Action Stage AI-Powered Business Automation: Scaling Operations with Intelligence Presentation 17 September 2025 10:20 - 10:40 Business Processes AI in Action Stage Turning Data into Action: The Path to Successful Data Governance Presentation 17 September 2025 10:40 - 11:00 Quantum AI & ML Quantum Stack Stage Quantum and Quantum-Inspired AI Solutions: Bridging Innovation and Industry Readiness Presentation 17 September 2025 10:40 - 11:00 Dr Ali Abedi (Bundesdruckerei (Innovation Hub)) Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage Quantum Computing and the Threat to Cryptography - The Global Race for Dominance Keynote 17 September 2025 11:00 - 11:20 André M. König (Global Quantum Intelligence) Quantum AI & ML Quantum Stack Stage Quant²AI – An End-to-End Quantum AI Benchmarking Framework for Both Researchers and Practitioners Presentation 17 September 2025 11:00 - 11:20 Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage From Risk to Readiness: Post-Quantum Migration Across Germany’s Strategic Sectors Panel 17 September 2025 11:20 - 12:00 Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage Building Quantum-safe Infrastructure for Finance and Critical Sectors (Quantum Bridge & Eurofiber) Keynote 17 September 2025 13:00 - 13:20 Quantum Simulation Quantum Stack Stage Modeling Heat Flow in Automotive Industry with Novel Quantum Computing Solutions Presentation 17 September 2025 13:00 - 13:20 Gernot Füchsel (Kipu Quantum GmbH) Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage Innovations for Secure Mobile Communications in the Quantum-era Keynote 17 September 2025 13:20 - 13:40 Dr Simon C․ Müller (o2 Telefónica) Quantum Simulation Quantum Stack Stage Quantum Computing for Photon-Drug Interactions in Cancer Treatment Presentation 17 September 2025 13:20 - 13:40 PD Dr Stefan Knecht (Algorithmiq Inc) Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage Towards a Quantum Backbone: Exploring QKD’s Role in Trusted Infrastructure Panel 17 September 2025 13:40 - 14:20 Quantum Optimization / Industry Use Case Quantum Stack Stage QC Optimisation for Maritime Logistics - Case Studies Presentation 17 September 2025 14:00 - 14:20 Dr Valeria Bartsch (Fraunhofer CML) Quantum Optimization / Industry Use Case Quantum Stack Stage Using Reinforcement-Learning for Optimization of Ansätze for Hybrid Quantum-Classical Workflow Study of Periodic Material Systems Presentation 17 September 2025 14:20 - 14:40 Mobility & Logistics AI in Action Stage Accelerating AI in the Automotive Industry: Practical Insights from Building AI-featured Solutions Keynote 17 September 2025 14:40 - 15:00 Dr Peter Wolf (Porsche Digital GmbH) Quantum Optimization / Industry Use Case Quantum Stack Stage Exploring Quantum Algorithms for Optimal Sensor Placement in Production Environments Presentation 17 September 2025 14:40 - 15:00 Dr Marvin Erdmann (BMW Group) Mobility & Logistics AI in Action Stage AI in the Automotive Industry: AI-Boosted Testing and Validation (Volkswagen Group) Keynote 17 September 2025 15:00 - 15:20 Mobility & Logistics AI in Action Stage AI for Vehicle Driving Dynamics (ZF Friedrichshafen AG & Infineon AG) Keynote 17 September 2025 15:20 - 15:40
Day All 16 September 2025 17 September 2025 Categories All Summit Opening AI & Quantum Synergies Manufacturing & Industry State of Market & Technology AI Regulation & Compliance Marketing & Retail Marketing Business Applications & Impact Scaling Up: Technology Readiness & Roadmaps Health & Pharma Data as Enabler for AI Infrastructure Benchmarking & Application Readiness Applied AI & Future Trends Energy & Critical Infrastructures Business Processes Quantum AI & ML Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Simulation Quantum Optimization / Industry Use Case Mobility & Logistics Type All Opening Keynote Keynote Presentation Panel Stage All Vision Dome AI in Action Stage Quantum Impact Stage Quantum Stack Stage Event All AI & Data Summit Quantum Summit 8:009:0010:0011:0012:0013:0014:0015:0016:0017:0018:00 Summit Opening Vision Dome Bitkom Welcome Keynote Opening Keynote 16 September 2025 10:00 - 10:10 Summit Opening Vision Dome Political Welcome Keynote Opening Keynote 16 September 2025 10:20 - 10:40 AI & Quantum Synergies Vision Dome 1 Billion Apps: The Era of Innovation Powered by AI – Are You Ready? Keynote 16 September 2025 10:40 - 11:00 Ana Paula Assis (IBM) AI & Quantum Synergies Vision Dome Keynote Keynote 16 September 2025 11:00 - 11:20 Kenza Ait Si Abbou (AI expert and author) Manufacturing & Industry AI in Action Stage Solving the Data Issue for AI-based Inspection Tasks in Industry Presentation 16 September 2025 11:00 - 11:20 AI & Quantum Synergies Vision Dome Keynote DFKI Keynote 16 September 2025 11:20 - 11:40 Dr Antonio Krüger (Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH) State of Market & Technology Quantum Impact Stage Keynote planqc Keynote 16 September 2025 11:20 - 11:40 Dr Alexander Glätzle (planqc) Manufacturing & Industry AI in Action Stage AI & Data in Manufacturing - Watts Up? Presentation 16 September 2025 11:20 - 11:40 AI & Quantum Synergies Vision Dome Keynote Microsoft Deutschland Keynote 16 September 2025 11:40 - 12:00 Agnes Heftberger (Microsoft Deutschland GmbH) Manufacturing & Industry AI in Action Stage AI Agents in the Industrial and SME Environment for Connecting IoT Devices to Private GPT Environments Presentation 16 September 2025 11:40 - 12:00 AI Regulation & Compliance Vision Dome Political Keynote Keynote 16 September 2025 13:00 - 13:20 Dr Daniela Brönstrup (Bundesnetzagentur) Marketing & Retail AI in Action Stage AI copilots for Data-Driven Brand Management Presentation 16 September 2025 13:00 - 13:20 AI Regulation & Compliance Vision Dome Responsible AI between Regulation and Adoption Panel 16 September 2025 13:20 - 13:40 Dr Andreas Nauerz (Bosch Digital) Oliver Salzmann (Resaro.ai) Marketing AI in Action Stage TikTok + AI: The Future of Performance Marketing Presentation 16 September 2025 13:20 - 13:40 Marketing & Retail AI in Action Stage The AI Halo Effect: Transforming Business, Operations, Communications, and Marketing Presentation 16 September 2025 13:40 - 14:00 Business Applications & Impact Quantum Impact Stage From Theory to Traction: Research, Readiness, and Business Value in Quantum Computing Keynote 16 September 2025 14:00 - 14:20 Alissa Wilms (Porsche Digital) AI Regulation & Compliance Vision Dome AI Panel - GPAI Code of Practice & Systemic Risk Panel 16 September 2025 14:00 - 14:40 Mark Brakel (Future of Life Institute) Sandro Gianella (OpenAI) Evelyn Grass (Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE)) Business Applications & Impact Quantum Impact Stage Realizing Quantum Advantage: Field Insights and Enterprise Learnings Panel 16 September 2025 14:20 - 15:00 Scaling Up: Technology Readiness & Roadmaps Quantum Stack Stage Avenues for Quantum Error Correction and Mitigation Presentation 16 September 2025 14:20 - 14:40 Prof Dr Jens Eisert (Freie Universität Berlin) Health & Pharma AI in Action Stage Innovating Clinical Research with AI and Real World Data Keynote 16 September 2025 14:40 - 15:00 Dr Benjamin Gmeiner (Novartis) Business Applications & Impact Quantum Impact Stage Towards Quantum Advantage in the Energy Sector Keynote 16 September 2025 15:00 - 15:20 Dr Corey O’Meara (E.ON Digital Technology GmbH) Data as Enabler for AI Vision Dome Keynote Schwarz Digits Keynote 16 September 2025 15:00 - 15:20 Scaling Up: Technology Readiness & Roadmaps Quantum Stack Stage Keynote Q-CTRL Presentation 16 September 2025 15:00 - 15:20 Dr Kara Maller (Q-CTRL) Scaling Up: Technology Readiness & Roadmaps Quantum Stack Stage How do we build a Full-Stack scale Quantum Computer? Panel 16 September 2025 15:20 - 16:00 Health & Pharma AI in Action Stage Improving Healthcare with AI Assistance Presentation 16 September 2025 15:20 - 15:40 Holger Hornik (msg group) Infrastructure Quantum Impact Stage Keynote IBM Keynote 16 September 2025 16:00 - 16:20 Dr Heike Riel (IBM Research) Benchmarking & Application Readiness Quantum Stack Stage The Quantum Quest for the Aerospace Sector Presentation 16 September 2025 16:00 - 16:20 Dr Moriz Scharpenberg (Airbus) Dr Albana Topi (Airbus) Infrastructure Quantum Impact Stage From Hardware to Advantage: Hybrid Infrastructure as Enabler for Industry Adoption Panel 16 September 2025 16:20 - 17:00 Health & Pharma AI in Action Stage AI in Patient Care: Automatic Documentation with Noa Notes Panel 16 September 2025 16:20 - 16:20 Benchmarking & Application Readiness Quantum Stack Stage Application-oriented Quantum Computing Benchmarking with QUARK Presentation 16 September 2025 16:20 - 16:40 Dr Marvin Erdmann (BMW Group) Applied AI & Future Trends Vision Dome Keynote Merck Keynote 16 September 2025 16:40 - 17:00 Walid Mehanna (Merck) Energy & Critical Infrastructures AI in Action Stage From Smart Homes to Smart Grids: How Decentralized Intelligence Transforms the Energy Infrastructure Presentation 16 September 2025 16:40 - 17:00 Barbara Wittenberg (1KOMMA5°) Benchmarking & Application Readiness Quantum Stack Stage Collaborative Quantum Innovation: Pfizer, QuantumBasel, and D-Wave's Success in Production Scheduling Presentation 16 September 2025 16:40 - 17:00 Pembe Gül Bilir (Pfizer) Dr Frederik Flöther (QuantumBasel) Peter Neske (Pfizer Pharma GmbH) Benchmarking & Application Readiness Quantum Stack Stage Facilitating the Integration of Quantum Computing Solutions into Smart Grid Infrastructure Presentation 16 September 2025 17:00 - 17:20 Alona Sakhnenko (Fraunhofer IKS) Dr Corey O’Meara (E.ON Digital Technology GmbH) Energy & Critical Infrastructures AI in Action Stage AI Weather Forecasting: A Fundamental Paradigm Shift in Modelling and its Application in Energy & Mobility Presentation 16 September 2025 17:00 - 17:20 Energy & Critical Infrastructures AI in Action Stage The Impact of Open Source in Computer Integrated Systems on the Resilience, Scalability and Smartification of Energy Systems Presentation 16 September 2025 17:20 - 17:40 Vision Dome Closing Keynote Reply Germany Keynote 16 September 2025 17:40 - 18:00 Business Processes AI in Action Stage AI-Powered Business Automation: Scaling Operations with Intelligence Presentation 17 September 2025 10:20 - 10:40 Business Processes AI in Action Stage Turning Data into Action: The Path to Successful Data Governance Presentation 17 September 2025 10:40 - 11:00 Quantum AI & ML Quantum Stack Stage Quantum and Quantum-Inspired AI Solutions: Bridging Innovation and Industry Readiness Presentation 17 September 2025 10:40 - 11:00 Dr Ali Abedi (Bundesdruckerei (Innovation Hub)) Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage Quantum Computing and the Threat to Cryptography - The Global Race for Dominance Keynote 17 September 2025 11:00 - 11:20 André M. König (Global Quantum Intelligence) Quantum AI & ML Quantum Stack Stage Quant²AI – An End-to-End Quantum AI Benchmarking Framework for Both Researchers and Practitioners Presentation 17 September 2025 11:00 - 11:20 Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage From Risk to Readiness: Post-Quantum Migration Across Germany’s Strategic Sectors Panel 17 September 2025 11:20 - 12:00 Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage Building Quantum-safe Infrastructure for Finance and Critical Sectors (Quantum Bridge & Eurofiber) Keynote 17 September 2025 13:00 - 13:20 Quantum Simulation Quantum Stack Stage Modeling Heat Flow in Automotive Industry with Novel Quantum Computing Solutions Presentation 17 September 2025 13:00 - 13:20 Gernot Füchsel (Kipu Quantum GmbH) Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage Innovations for Secure Mobile Communications in the Quantum-era Keynote 17 September 2025 13:20 - 13:40 Dr Simon C․ Müller (o2 Telefónica) Quantum Simulation Quantum Stack Stage Quantum Computing for Photon-Drug Interactions in Cancer Treatment Presentation 17 September 2025 13:20 - 13:40 PD Dr Stefan Knecht (Algorithmiq Inc) Quantum Networks & Cryptography Quantum Impact Stage Towards a Quantum Backbone: Exploring QKD’s Role in Trusted Infrastructure Panel 17 September 2025 13:40 - 14:20 Quantum Optimization / Industry Use Case Quantum Stack Stage QC Optimisation for Maritime Logistics - Case Studies Presentation 17 September 2025 14:00 - 14:20 Dr Valeria Bartsch (Fraunhofer CML) Quantum Optimization / Industry Use Case Quantum Stack Stage Using Reinforcement-Learning for Optimization of Ansätze for Hybrid Quantum-Classical Workflow Study of Periodic Material Systems Presentation 17 September 2025 14:20 - 14:40 Mobility & Logistics AI in Action Stage Accelerating AI in the Automotive Industry: Practical Insights from Building AI-featured Solutions Keynote 17 September 2025 14:40 - 15:00 Dr Peter Wolf (Porsche Digital GmbH) Quantum Optimization / Industry Use Case Quantum Stack Stage Exploring Quantum Algorithms for Optimal Sensor Placement in Production Environments Presentation 17 September 2025 14:40 - 15:00 Dr Marvin Erdmann (BMW Group) Mobility & Logistics AI in Action Stage AI in the Automotive Industry: AI-Boosted Testing and Validation (Volkswagen Group) Keynote 17 September 2025 15:00 - 15:20 Mobility & Logistics AI in Action Stage AI for Vehicle Driving Dynamics (ZF Friedrichshafen AG & Infineon AG) Keynote 17 September 2025 15:20 - 15:40
