Interoperability Summit - 2026-05-07

All times are local to Germany (CEST, UTC+02:00).
Program
09:00
Welcome coffee
09:45
Opening and Keynotes
11:00
Coffee Break
11:30
Collaborative Digital Twins Enabling Live Collaboration in Engineering based on Assets and Data Spaces
Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Schweigert-Recksiek
:em engineering methods AG
PLM Services
Darmstadt, DE
Peter Gerber
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
Herzogenaurach, DE
Talk language: English
11:50
Weaving the Digital Thread across domains and organizations through semantic integration
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 & Dataspaces
Bernd Feldvoss
Airbus Operations
1ZPA
Hamburg, DE
Talk language: English
14:40
GS1 Discovery Service - a merge between data spaces and 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 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 - 11:00
Opening and Keynotes
11:00 - 11:30
Coffee Break
11:30 - 11:50
Collaborative Digital Twins Enabling Live Collaboration in Engineering based on Assets and Data Spaces
Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Schweigert-Recksiek
(:em engineering methods AG, Darmstadt , DE)
Peter Gerber
(Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, Herzogenaurach , DE)
Talk language: English
11:50 - 12:10
Weaving the Digital Thread across domains and organizations through semantic integration
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 & Dataspaces
Bernd Feldvoss
(Airbus Operations, Hamburg , DE)
Talk language: English
14:40 - 15:00
GS1 Discovery Service - a merge between data spaces and 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 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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