Leaders‘ Dialogue of the Plattform Industrie 4.0 – Vision 2030 for Industrie 4.0 with Federal Minister Altmaier, Federal Minister Karliczek and representatives of company management boards:

Tue, April 2nd, 10:00am to 12:00pm, Convention Center (CC), Saal 1
The Leaders’ Dialogue will focus on the vision 2030 for Industrie 4.0. How to shape future digital ecosystems will be discussed from a variety of perspectives and in exchange with high-ranking national and international representatives from politics, business and trade unions. Among others, Federal Minister Peter Altmaier, Federal Minister Anja Karliczek, and Dr. Ing. Frank Melzer, Member of the Management Board Product and Technology Management, Festo AG & Co. KG and Head of the Steering Committee Plattform Industrie 4.0. Here you can find the agenda.

Plattform Industrie 4.0 Booth

At the Plattform Industrie 4.0 Booth (Hall 8, Booth D24) you can learn more about current platform activities and how they contribute to the 2030 vision. At various theme islands, you can experience the work of the platform. Also, the Standardization Council Industrie 4.0 and the Labs Network Industrie 4.0 are represented at the booth.

Forum Industrie 4.0

Also this year the Plattform Industrie 4.0 is partner of Forum Industrie 4.0. On the stage in hall 8, innovative Industrie 4.0 technologies, methods and services will be discussed with experts from around the world. Partners also include VDMA and ZVEI. This year, we are pleased that the Robot Revolution Initiative will complement the circle of partners, and that many Japanese contributions will be included in this forum.

Further program highlights from Plattform Industrie 4.0

Monday, April 1st
11:15 am to 12:30 pm, Forum Industrie 4.0 (Hall 8, Booth D17)	Opening of the Forum Industrie 4.0 & Panel ‘Digital sovereignty and data-driven business and IT security’	Dr Ulrich Nussbaum, State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Günther Oettinger, EU Commission, will open the Forum Industrie 4.0. Afterwards, company representatives and security experts will discuss cyber immunity, digital sovereignty and IT security.
Tuesday, April 2nd
1:00 to 2:00 pm, Forum Industrie 4.0 (Hall 8, Booth D17)	Talk@1: Discussion with the working-group leaders on ‘Vision 2030 – Shaping Digital Ecosystems Jointly”	The working groups of the platform present the latest developments, strategies and options for action in their areas of expertise. The focus will be on the Vision 2030 of Industrie 4.0 for shaping digital ecosystems.
3:00 to 6:00 pm, Casablanca Room, Hall 19	German-Chinese Conference ‘Networked Autonomous Systems’	The conference will include contributions from Chinese and German experts along with a podium discussion. The latest developments on Artificial Intelligence as enabler of digitalization, as well as interoperability will be discussed. Prof. Henning Kagermann, Global Representative Advisor of Plattform Industrie 4.0 will give a keynote speech, among others.
Wednesday, April 3rd
1.00 to 6.00 pm, Hall 27, Booth B18	13th German-Japanese Economic Forum - AI in industrial production – the self-learning factory of the future	Experts from industry, science, and politics will discuss possible uses for AI technologies in industrial processes at the 13th German-Japanese Business Forum.
3.00 to 4.00 pm, Forum Industrie 4.0 (Hall 8, Booth D17)	Talk@3: International Standardization: Initiatives, Requirements, and current Status	Where is international standardization at and how is the journey to interoperable systems continuing? Experts exchange the latest ideas on the topic of standardization.
5.00 to 5.30 pm, Forum Industrie 4.0 (Hall 8, Booth D17)	Industrie 4.0: Use Cases from Small and Medium Economies	Many of the small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany are ‚hidden champions.’ At the same time, a larger audience does not yet know all their solutions. We'll change that: Medium-sized companies report on their experiences during the digital transformation process.

Information on Accreditation

Information on accreditation as a press representative can be found here.
For inquiries and information about Plattform Industrie 4.0, you can contact Janina Henning directly at: j.henning@plattform-i40.de / +49 160 97828515