
Prof. Claus Oetter
Managing Director | VDMA Software and Digitalization
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. Lisa Gunnemann
Professor of Manufacturing Processes and Quality Management | FH Dortmund
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.

Dr. Harald Hoff
Founder | HIR Hoff Industrie Rationalisierung GmbH
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. Olaf Sauer
Deputy Director of the Institute | IOSB
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.