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EXPERTISE ON STAGE

Leading minds from industry and academia driving the next generation of technologies. Every speaker brings deep expertise, practical experience and a forward-looking perspective. Their insights open up new angles, sharpen strategic thinking and support confident navigation through technological change. 

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Susanne Aghassi

Group Manager Exploration 

Projects & Incubator

Saint-Gobain Research

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Prof. Dr.

Stefan Böschen

Human Technology Center (HumTec)

RWTH Aachen University

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Dr.

Christian Cremer

Head Innovation

Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Michael Heuken

Vice President

AIXTRON SE

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Prof. Dr. med.

Stefan Jockenhoevel

Institute of Applied Medical Engineering (AME)

University Hospital RWTH Aachen

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Dirk Müller

Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate

RWTH Aachen University

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Michael Riesener

RWTH Innovation GmbH 

Research Area 

Deep Tech Innovation

RWTH Aachen University

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Prof. Dr.

Stefan Schillberg

Chair of Molecular Biotechnology

RWTH Aachen University

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Matthias Wessling

Vice-Rector for 

Translation and Transfer

RWTH Aachen University

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Maurice Bethke

Head of ESG

cylib GmbH

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Dr.

Anna Christmann

Co-Founder & CEO

SAI Europe

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Prof.

Francis de Véricourt

 Academic Director of the Institute for Deep Tech Innovation (DEEP)

ESMT Berlin

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Dipl.-Ing. EUR ING FICE

Rana Ilgaz

Head of Engineering Function 

Operating Assets

Transport for London

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Antonia Koop

CEO

CobaltIED GmbH

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Prof. Dr. rer. pol.

Frank Piller

Institute for Technology and 

Innovation Management (TIM)

RWTH Aachen University

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Francesca Santoro

Neuroelectronic Interfaces

RWTH Aachen University

Forschungszentrum Jülich

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Prof. Dr. rer. nat

Andreas Schuppert

Institute for Computational Biomedicine

University Hospital RWTH Aachen

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Dr.

Andreas Widl

Chairman of the Executive Board

SAMSON AG

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Christian Brecher

Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) 

RWTH Aachen University

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Martin Claßen

Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete

RWTH Aachen University

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Lutz Eckstein

Institute for Automotive 

Engineering (ika)

RWTH Aachen University

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Dr.-Ing.

Montgomery Jaritz

Co-Founder & Managing Director

IonKraft GmbH

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Hannah Mathews

Competence Center Bio4MatPro 

Institute of Biotechnology

RWTH Aachen University

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Frank Possel-Dölken

Chief Digital Officer, Member of the Group Executive Board

Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

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Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Dirk Sauer

Chair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems (ISEA), CARL Research Center

RWTH Aachen University

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Prof. Dr. ir.

Wil van der Aalst

Process and Data Science (PADS)

RWTH Aachen University

Image credit for Dirk Sauer: © Heike Lachmann.
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