Angelo Bindi is Network Manager and CEO for “Digital added value for SMEs with MEStiny” at the MES D.A.CH Association. He has been working on Industry 4.0 and the complete digitalization of the value chain in industry since 2011.

Dr. Hoff is one of the best-known and most prominent impartial MES Consultants concerning PPS and MES in the German-speaking area.. He was involved in the creation of the MES Guideline 5600 of the VDI and is the founder of HIR Hoff Industrie Rationalisierung GmbH.

Dr. Jo Schilling works as senior editor for the MIT Technology Review magazine, which identifies key technological trends across a wide range of fields.

Dr. Olaf Sauer has been Deputy Director of the IOSB since 2012 and is responsible for business development, marketing and sales with a focus on automation. He is a Lecturer at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and at the University of Kassel, as well as a Member of the Board of the Wirtschaftsstiftung Südwest.

Dr. Sander Lass is CTO of the Center for Industry 4.0 in Potsdam (ZIP4.0). At ZIP4.0, he is primarily responsible for the technical design and architecture of the model factory.

Hans-Georg Scheibe is Managing Partner of ROI Management Consulting AG and is on the advisory boards of various start-ups and non-profit organizations.

Maike Rose is the Editor-in-Chief of IT-Onlinemagazin. The magazine is a knowledge and network platform for CIOs and decision-makers in the SAP environment, providing practical reports, analyses and events.

Patrick C. Prather has been Editor-in-Chief of IT&Production for around 10 years. The magazine belongs to TeDo Verlag GmbH, a renowned publisher for industry and trade based in Marburg.

Prof. Claus Oetter is Managing Director of the Software and Digitalization Association and Head of the Department of Computer Science at the VDMA in Frankfurt am Main. He is a Professor at the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, specializing in software engineering for artificial intelligence.

Prof. Martin Ruskowski is Chair of SmartFactory Kaiserslautern. He also heads the research department “Innovative Factory Systems” at DFKI and holds the chair of “Machine Tools and Controls” at RPTU Kaiserslautern.

Prof. Gerrit Sames is a Board Member of Smart Electronic Factory e.V. He is also a Professor of business administration at the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen (THM) in Giessen, specializing in organization and ERP systems.

Prof. Dr. Hanna Theuer is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Factory Innovation and a Guest lecturer.

Prof. Lisa Gunnemann heads the Lean Labor at the FH Dortmund and is a Professor of manufacturing processes and quality management. Her research interests include the design of resilient and sustainable production systems.

Prof. Norbert Gronau heads the Center for Industry 4.0 and holds the Chair of Business Informatics, Processes and Systems at the University of Potsdam.

Prof. Robert Schulz is Director of the Institute of Mechanical Handling and Logistics at the University of Stuttgart. He specializes in materials-handling technology, intralogistics and technical logistics.

Ulrich Berger is a Professor of automation technology, Project Manager of the Mittelstand 4.0 project, Head of the Innovationszentrum Moderne Industrie (IMI) Brandenburg and an Expert for the EU and national funding agencies in the field of robotics, AI and automation technology.

Ricardo Dunkel, Technical Director of the OI4 Alliance since 2022, leads work groups and collaborations, helping companies bridge OT and IT to drive IoT adoption and digital ecosystems.