World Class Digital Transformation & Innovation

A two-day business conference bringing together corporate decision-makers and vendors to share case studies, insights, and best practices on digital transformation, AI, and innovation across industries.

Dates
Mar 25 – Mar 26, 2026
Location
Frankfurt, Germany
Industry
Innovation, sustainability

Event Sponsors

14 sponsors on record

Business Partner· 10

Axway

axway.com

Dataminded

dataminded.com

Genow AI

genow.ai

IT-Schulungen

it-schulungen.com

Make

make.com

mediaman

mediaman.com

Moterra Ltd

moterra.ai

Opencreek Technology

opencreek.tech

Operaide

operaide.ai

STTech

sttech.de

Sponsors· 4

Azeus UK Limited

azeusconvene.com

Beekeeper

beekeeper.io

It Schulungen

it-schulungen.com

objective partner

objective-partner.de

Sponsor figures are recorded as published, not independently guaranteed.

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Speakers

29 speakers on record

panelist· 1

René Porth

Director GenAI & Transformation, mediaman

speaker· 28

Andreas Steinbacher

Senior Digital Director, Novo Nordisk

Armel Djeukou

Senior Vice President Digital Products Ecosystem, Airbus

Arnold Maier

Chief Digital Officer, Ammann Group

Darin Patterson

VP Market Strategy, Make

David Sandberg Larsen

Group Senior Director, HR Strategy, Digital & Talent Acquisition, Knauf

David Toborek

Chief Digital Officer, Stabilus

Dmitry Olerinskiy

Digital Strategy Director, Decathlon

Eric Croon

Digital Transformation Director, Bunzl

Gereon Hinz

CEO, STTech

Jamie Martino

Head of Digital Technology Communication & Change, UCB Biopharma

Jeremy Drury

Chief Digital Officer, IKEA

Jonny Daenen

Knowledge Lead, Dataminded

Leon Strauss

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Opencreek

Marcel Pfeiffer

Digital Innovation Officer, thyssenkrupp

Marton Hars

Head of Data Analytics and AI, MOL Group

Matthias Holder

Head of Artificial Intelligence, UZIN UTZ

Oliver Sonders

Founder, Operaide

Peter-Pascal Meik

Manager Digital Innovation, Toyota Deutschland GmbH

Przemek Kotecki

Director Transformation Office, Brenntag

Rogier van Boxtel

Director Pre-Sales Consulting, Axway

Ségolène Le Flohic

Governance Solution Specialist DACH, Azeus Convene

Shuang Wu

Lead Data Engineer, Mesta

Steven Bailey

Director Strategic Business, mediaman

Susanne Ratzenberger

Senior Vice President Transformation & Integration, E.ON

Vipin Arora

Global Finance, Springer Nature

Vladyslav Ostapiuk

Group Head of Business Intelligence and Transformation Finance, Metro

Vytenis Sakalas

COO, Moterra

Wieland Rhenau

Chief Expert Digital Innovation & Strategy, Deutsche Bahn

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Agenda

74 sessions on record

Day 1

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman

keynoteStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:00 AM

Speakers: Armel Djeukou

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman

unknownStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Speakers: Armel Djeukou

The Power of People: Building a Grassroots Digital Transformation Culture

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:15 AM

Speakers: Jamie Martino

The Power of People: Building a Grassroots Digital Transformation Culture

keynoteStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Speakers: Jamie Martino

Building a Holistic, End-to-End Framework for Successful Transformation

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:30 AM

Speakers: Susanne Ratzenberger

Building a Holistic, End-to-End Framework for Successful Transformation

speakerStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Speakers: Susanne Ratzenberger

From Days to Seconds: How Toyota Germany Transformed Support with AI-Powered Knowledge

panelStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:45 AM

Speakers: Oliver Sonders, Peter-Pascal Meik

From Days to Seconds: How Toyota Germany Transformed Support with AI-Powered Knowledge

speakerStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Speakers: Oliver Sonders, Peter-Pascal Meik

Corporate AI Projects: How to move from pilot to production?

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

10:45 AM

Speakers: Rogier van Boxtel

Corporate AI Projects: How to move from pilot to production?

speakerStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Speakers: Rogier van Boxtel

Finding the Bodies: Software Development DD Insights

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

11:15 AM

Speakers: Leon Strauss

Radical Product: Why Your Software Team Should Work Like a Startup

speakerStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

11:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Speakers: Leon Strauss

Conversation Starter - Moterra

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

12:30 PM

Speakers: Vytenis Sakalas

Conversation Starter

unknown

12:30 PM - 12:40 PM

Speakers: Vytenis Sakalas

Lunch with Networking

networking

12:40 PM

Lunch with Networking

networking

12:40 PM - 2:00 PM

Exhibitor Tour

networking

2:00 PM

Exhibitor Tour

networking

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM

The Financial Lens: Driving Digital Transformation for Business Impact

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

2:15 PM

Speakers: Vipin Arora

From A(i)wareness to Productive AI: Integrating AI into Your Corporate Mindset

speaker

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Speakers: Matthias Holder

Moving from Promise to Practice: The Pillars of Successful AI Transformation

speaker

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Speakers: Darin Patterson

Moving from Promise to Practice: The Pillars of Successful AI Transformation

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

2:45 PM

Speakers: Darin Patterson

The Financial Lens: Driving Digital Transformation for Business Impact

speaker

3:00 PM - 3:15 PM

Speakers: Vipin Arora

Hyper-Personalized Advice: This is How AI is Revolutionizing the Customer Experience

panelStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

3:15 PM

Speakers: Steven Bailey, René Porth

Beyond the Resume: Leading AI-Powered HR Transformation and Cultural Change

speaker

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Speakers: Wieland Rhenau

From Autonomous Driving to the Autonomous Enterprise: Holistic AI Transformation for Global Competitiveness

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

3:30 PM

Speakers: Gereon Hinz

From Autonomous Driving to the Autonomous Enterprise: Holistic AI Transformation for Global Competitiveness

speaker

3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Speakers: Gereon Hinz

Coffee Break with Networking

networking

10:15 AM

Coffee Break with Networking

networking

10:15 AM - 5:00 PM

The Store Is Still the Destination: Digital Just Makes It Better

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

5:00 PM

Speakers: Jeremy Drury

The Store Is Still the Destination - Digital Just Makes It Better

speaker

5:00 PM - 5:15 PM

Speakers: Jeremy Drury

Beyond the Buzzword: The Real Secrets of Success with AI/Generative AI

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

5:15 PM

Speakers: Shuang Wu

Beyond the Buzzword: The Real Secrets of Success with AI/Generative AI

speaker

5:15 PM - 5:30 PM

Speakers: Shuang Wu

Data Products in Practice

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

5:30 PM

Speakers: Jonny Daenen

Building Data-Centric Organizations with Data Platforms

speaker

5:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Speakers: Jonny Daenen

From Fuel Cards to Digital Journeys: How MOL Move is Redefining Customer Loyalty in Fuel Retailing and Beyond

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

6:00 PM

Speakers: Marton Hars

Round-Table Discussions

workshopStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

11:45 AM

Speakers: Jamie Martino, Susanne Ratzenberger, Oliver Sonders, Peter-Pascal Meik, Rogier van Boxtel, Leon Strauss, Vipin Arora, Darin Patterson, Jonny Daenen, Steven Bailey, Marton Hars, René Porth, Gereon Hinz, Jeremy Drury, Shuang Wu

From Fuel Cards to Digital Journeys: How MOL Move is Redefining Customer Loyalty in Fuel Retailing - and Beyond

speaker

6:00 PM - 6:15 PM

Speakers: Marton Hars

Hyper-Personalized Advice: This is How AI is Revolutionizing the Customer Experience

speaker

6:15 PM - 6:30 PM

Speakers: Steven Bailey

End of the 1st Day with Summary and Startup Pitch Session

networking

7:00 PM

Round-Table Discussions

panelStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

11:45 AM - 7:15 PM

Speakers: Jamie Martino, Susanne Ratzenberger, Oliver Sonders, Peter-Pascal Meik, Rogier van Boxtel, Leon Strauss, Matthias Holder, Darin Patterson, Vipin Arora, Wieland Rhenau, Gereon Hinz, Jeremy Drury, Shuang Wu, Jonny Daenen, Marton Hars, Steven Bailey

Evening Reception with Refreshments and Snacks

networking

7:15 PM

End of the 1st Day with Summary and Startup Pitch Session

unknown

7:15 PM - 7:30 PM

Evening Reception with Refreshments, Gourmet Snacks, and Networking

networking

7:30 PM

Day 2

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman

keynoteStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:00 AM

Speakers: Vytenis Sakalas

Conference Opening by the Organizer and Welcome to the Chairman

unknown

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

Speakers: Vytenis Sakalas

Why Fear, Not Ambition, is the Primary Driver of Successful Change Implementation

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:15 AM

Speakers: David Toborek

Why Fear, Not Ambition, is the Primary Driver of Successful Change Implementation

speaker

9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Speakers: David Toborek

The Boardroom Blind Spot: Why Digital Transformation Starts at the Top

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:30 AM

Speakers: Ségolène Le Flohic

The Boardroom Blind Spot: Why Digital Transformation Starts at the Top

speaker

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Speakers: Ségolène Le Flohic

How to Lead in a Time of Constant Change

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

9:45 AM

Speakers: Armel Djeukou

How to Lead in a Time of Constant Change

speaker

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM

Speakers: Armel Djeukou

Bridging the Gap Between People and AI: Balancing Efficiency, Creativity, and Human Culture

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

10:15 AM

Speakers: Dmitry Olerinskiy

Bridging the Gap Between People and AI: Balancing Efficiency, Creativity, and Human Culture

speaker

10:15 AM - 10:30 AM

Speakers: Dmitry Olerinskiy

Coffee Break with Networking

networking

10:30 AM

Coffee Break with Networking

networking

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

The Process-First Mindset: Avoiding the Technology Trap to Achieve a Successful Transformation

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

11:00 AM

Speakers: Arnold Maier

The Process-First Mindset: Avoiding the Technology Trap to Achieve a Successful Transformation

speaker

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Speakers: Arnold Maier

The European Challenge: Using AI and Digital Transformation to Compete Globally

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

11:15 AM

Speakers: Marcel Pfeiffer

The European Challenge: Using AI and Digital Transformation to Compete Globally

speaker

11:15 AM - 11:30 AM

Speakers: Marcel Pfeiffer

The Coalition of the Willing: Driving Transformation in a Decentralized Company

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

11:30 AM

Speakers: Eric Croon

The Coalition of the Willing: Driving Transformation in a Decentralized Company

speaker

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Speakers: Eric Croon

Lunch with Networking

networking

12:45 PM

Lunch with Networking

networking

12:45 PM - 2:15 PM

Beyond the Hype: Making GenAI Work through Data, Context & Collaboration

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

2:15 PM

Speakers: Andreas Steinbacher

Thriving Through Change: Strategies from High-Performing Companies Across Industries

speaker

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM

Speakers: David Sandberg Larsen

How To Drive Centralization Activities Through Digital Transformation

speaker

2:30 PM - 2:45 PM

Speakers: Vladyslav Ostapiuk

Faster, Better Decisions: A Framework for Agile Governance in the Digital Age

breakoutStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

2:45 PM

Speakers: Przemek Kotecki

Round-Table Discussions

workshopStrategy, Technology, and Leadership

12:00 PM

Speakers: David Toborek, Armel Djeukou, Dmitry Olerinskiy, Arnold Maier, Marcel Pfeiffer, Eric Croon, Przemek Kotecki

Beyond the Hype: Making GenAI Work through Data, Context & Collaboration

speaker

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Speakers: Andreas Steinbacher

Faster, Better Decisions: A Framework for Agile Governance in the Digital Age

speaker

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM

Speakers: Przemek Kotecki

End of the Conference with Summary

networking

4:00 PM

Round-Table Discussions

panel

12:00 PM - 4:15 PM

Speakers: David Toborek, Armel Djeukou, Dmitry Olerinskiy, Arnold Maier, Marcel Pfeiffer, Eric Croon, David Sandberg Larsen, Andreas Steinbacher, Vladyslav Ostapiuk, Przemek Kotecki

End of the Conference with Summary

unknown

4:15 PM

Sponsorship Packages

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ROI Benchmarks

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