

DACH Data in Manufacturing
& Smart Industry Summit
in Munich, Germany
21-22 May 2026
& Smart Industry Summit
KEY TOPICS:
- Plants of Tomorrow – Industry 4.0 programs
- How to establish a Multi-layered Knowledge Graph
- AI Journey in Digital Transformation
- Scaling AI – from Pilot to Production
- Agentic AI of autonomous Processes
- AI on cloud and edge applications for better defect detection
- Building IIoT platforms in Manufacturing
- The Next Generation of AI-Driven Manufacturing
- Data Governance as Enabler for Data-driven Operations
- Real-time Analytics for better resilience and optimization
- Data-Driven Virtual Product Development
- AI-Enhanced Digital Twins
- From Vision to Value: Executing Digitalization Strategy on the Shop Floor
- AI-ready Data: Fact or Fiction?
- Federated Agentic Manufacturing
- Assessing AI projects to get a ‘to go’ approval
SPEAKERS AT THE SUMMIT

Arpan Suryawanshi
Roche
Germany
Global PM Data Analytics- Manufacturing

Moussab Orabi
Rosenberger Group
Germany
VP Data and AI

Steven Kaluza
AUMOVIO
Germany
Head of Shop Floor Digitalization

Akhil Anand
Sartorius
Germany
Global IT Application & MES Engineer

Majd Ayoubi
Indorama
Germany
Digital Transformation Projects Manager

Gianluca Limon De Jesus
Hilti Group
Switzerland
Global Program Manager Digital Manufacturing

Martin Pasch
Voith Hydro
Germany
VP Advanced Products & Services

Marius Philipp
Airbus Helicopters
Germany
Lead Data Analyst

René Honcak
ZF Group
Germany
Head Of Digital Twin

Patrick Dahlmann
DKV Mobility
Germany
Vice President Digital Experience Development AI & Data

Jürgen Walther
Knauf
Germany
Lead data Scientist

Mahdi Shavandi
WEPA
Germany
Head of Digital Platform & IT Infrastructure

Torben Widmann
PERI
Germany
AI Practice Manager

Alexander Raimer
Infineon Technologies
Germany
Data Governance Lead

Massimo Pezzini
Workato
Italy
Head of Research

Van Sang Pham
Salesforce
Germany
Principal Data and AI Architect

Kunal Wagh
PowerCo
Germany
IT Shopfloor Expert

Sonia Sohanpall
Siemens
Germany
Head of Advanced Analytics

Guy Merritt
KMS Technology
USA
Chief Technology Officer

Kevin Gomez
Neo4J
Germany
Sales Engineer

Marcos Rodriguez
SDG Group
Spain
Partner

Massimo Pezzini
Workato
Italy
Head of Research
Registration fee
VENUE
LEONARDO HOTEL MUNICH CITY EAST
39 Carl-Wery-Straße, Ramersdorf – Perlach, 81739 Munich, Germany











