Interoperability Summit - 2026-05-07

All times are local to Germany (CEST, UTC+02:00).
Program
09:00
Welcome coffee
09:45
Opening
10:00
Your Biggest Manufacturing Bottleneck isn’t Machines - It’s Your Data. Unlock its Potential for AI-Driven Success.
Sven Löffler
T-Systems International
Berlin, DE
Talk language: English
10:30
DPP4.0 is a Game Changer for the Circular Economy
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Wegener
Siemens AG
München, DE
Talk language: English
11:00
Coffee break
11:30
Collaborative Digital Twins: Enabling Live Collaboration in Engineering Based on Assets and Data Spaces (Presented by members of the prostep ivip Collaborative Digital Twin Project Group)
Peter Gerber
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Herzogenaurach, DE
Dr.-Ing. Jakob Trauer
:em engineering methods AG
PLM Services
Darmstadt, DE
Talk language: English
11:50
Weaving the Digital Thread Across Domains and Organizations Through Semantic Integration (Presented by members of the prostep ivip Digital Data Package Project Group)
Stefan Gliniorz
Robert Bosch GmbH
Renningen, DE
Michael Kirsch
:em engineering methods AG
Digital Engineering
Darmstadt, DE
Talk language: English
12:10
Exhibition pitches
13:00
Lunch break
14:00
From OPC UA to Dataspaces: Enabling Trusted Carbon Footprint Data Exchange with MX-Port
Eric Schmidt
VDMA e.V.
MII
Frankfurt am Main, DE
Talk language: English
14:20
Future Collaboration by Using Open Standards & Data Spaces
Bernd Feldvoss
Airbus Operations
1ZPA
Hamburg, DE
Talk language: English
14:40
GS1 Discovery Service - A Merger Between Data Spaces and a Data Platform: A Live Implementation in Rail
Dominik Halbeisen
Association GS1 Switzerland
Bern, CH
Talk language: English
15:00
Coffee break
15:30
Application of the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) for Advanced Engineering in Hydraulics
Dipl.-Ing. Paul Lukas Remde
Construction Future Lab gGmbH
Dresden, DE
Talk language: English
15:50
Beyond Dashboards: Real-World Industrial AI and the Role of Interoperability in Manufacturing Transformation
Robert Pluska
JSP Advanced Solutions
New Technologies and Innovation
Dusseldorf, DE
Talk language: English
16:10
Better Together: Building DPPs with EDC, AAS and OPC UA
Erich Barnstedt
Microsoft Corporation
Munich, DE
Talk language: English
16:30
Interoperability: From Ambition to Reality
Adrian Grüner
Neoception GmbH
Mannheim, DE
Talk language: English
17:00
- 17:15
Closing

Interoperability Summit - 2026-05-07

All times are local to Germany (CEST, UTC+02:00).
09:00 - 09:45
Welcome coffee
09:45 - 10:00
Opening
10:00 - 10:30
Your Biggest Manufacturing Bottleneck isn’t Machines - It’s Your Data. Unlock its Potential for AI-Driven Success.
Sven Löffler
(T-Systems International, Berlin , DE)
Talk language: English
10:30 - 11:00
DPP4.0 is a Game Changer for the Circular Economy
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Wegener
(Siemens AG, München , DE)
Talk language: English
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee break
11:30 - 11:50
Collaborative Digital Twins: Enabling Live Collaboration in Engineering Based on Assets and Data Spaces (Presented by members of the prostep ivip Collaborative Digital Twin Project Group)
Peter Gerber
(Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach , DE)
Dr.-Ing. Jakob Trauer
(:em engineering methods AG, Darmstadt , DE)
Talk language: English
11:50 - 12:10
Weaving the Digital Thread Across Domains and Organizations Through Semantic Integration (Presented by members of the prostep ivip Digital Data Package Project Group)
Stefan Gliniorz
(Robert Bosch GmbH, Renningen , DE)
Michael Kirsch
(:em engineering methods AG, Darmstadt , DE)
Talk language: English
12:10 - 13:00
Exhibition pitches
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch break
14:00 - 14:20
From OPC UA to Dataspaces: Enabling Trusted Carbon Footprint Data Exchange with MX-Port
Eric Schmidt
(VDMA e.V., Frankfurt am Main , DE)
Talk language: English
14:20 - 14:40
Future Collaboration by Using Open Standards & Data Spaces
Bernd Feldvoss
(Airbus Operations, Hamburg , DE)
Talk language: English
14:40 - 15:00
GS1 Discovery Service - A Merger Between Data Spaces and a Data Platform: A Live Implementation in Rail
Dominik Halbeisen
(Association GS1 Switzerland, Bern , CH)
Talk language: English
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee break
15:30 - 15:50
Application of the Asset Administration Shell (AAS) for Advanced Engineering in Hydraulics
Dipl.-Ing. Paul Lukas Remde
(Construction Future Lab gGmbH, Dresden , DE)
Talk language: English
15:50 - 16:10
Beyond Dashboards: Real-World Industrial AI and the Role of Interoperability in Manufacturing Transformation
Robert Pluska
(JSP Advanced Solutions, Dusseldorf , DE)
Talk language: English
16:10 - 16:30
Better Together: Building DPPs with EDC, AAS and OPC UA
Erich Barnstedt
(Microsoft Corporation, Munich , DE)
Talk language: English
16:30 - 17:00
Interoperability: From Ambition to Reality
Adrian Grüner
(Neoception GmbH, Mannheim , DE)
Talk language: English
17:00 - 17:15
Closing

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