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 the the Game Changer for 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. 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)
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
- 16:45
Recap

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 the the Game Changer for 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. 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)
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 - 16:45
Recap

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