ZVEI Annual Congress 2023 – The Program
May 23 and 24 at the bcc Berlin Congress Center
Of course, we still have a long way to go before we achieve full electrification. But we have set out, in Germany and Europe, to achieve ambitious climate targets and have begun the transformation to a climate-neutral industrial society.
We will discuss where we currently stand, what challenges need to be solved next and what opportunities are arising, among other things, at the ZVEI Annual Congress 2023.
Because we are certain that our industry, the electrical and digital industry, will be particularly important in the years ahead! Electrification, digitization, greater efficiency, especially through more automation: these are the megatrends that will continue to gain momentum and that we will shape. As an industry that absorbs and reinforces these trends like no other, we see ourselves as having a special responsibility in this regard.
The ZVEI has developed a confident vision of our future with the target image of the All-Electric Society. And this is what we will be discussing on May 23 and 24 with top-class representatives from politics, business, science and society.
Be there. Let’s explore the right steps together, argue for the right framework conditions and overcome existing hurdles. Then we will have many opportunities and – with a view to our innovative strength and our will to shape the future – we can be confident even in this „turn of an era“.
We are looking forward to seeing you in Berlin!
Program 1st Congress Day, Tuesday, May 23, 2023
12:00 | Check-in |
13:10 | Opening by the moderator Astrid Frohloff |
Electric, digital and sustainable: How we achieve it | |
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13:20 | Opening speech Dr. Gunther Kegel, ZVEI President |
13:30 | Keynote. MdB Steffi Lemke, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection |
13:45 | Discussion |
Digitization: Where Germany is top and where it is not (yet) | |
14:00 | Presentations Cedrik Neike, Member of the Board of Management, Siemens and ZVEI Vice President MdB Dr. Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport Jochen Hanebeck, CEO, Infineon |
15:00 | Coffee break |
Everything in flux: What the electricity market design of the future must look like | |
16:00 | Impulse lectures and discussion. Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm, Member of the German Council of Economic Experts MdB Andreas Jung, Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag Klaus Müller, President, Federal Network Agency (connected online) Wolfgang Weber, Chairman of the Board, ZVEI |
Fresh ideas: How we create a culture of innovation | |
16:45 | Discussion round Lea Emmel, Risk Manager, Dräger Doris Höpfl, Member of the Executive Board, Harting MdB Tilman Kuban, CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag Michael Marhofer, Chairman of the Management Board, ifm electronic |
17:30 | Presentation of the finalists of the „Electrifying Ideas Award“ |
17:45 | Get-together and Warm-up for the award ceremony |
Electrifying Ideas Award Ceremony | |
18:30 | Introduction Dr. Gunther Kegel |
18:40 | Keynote, award ceremony and laudation MdB Dr. Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection |
19:10 | Talk by the winners of the „Electrifying Ideas Award“ with BM Dr. Robert Habeck |
from 19:30 | Evening event at the bcc |
Program 2nd Congress Day, Wednesday, May 24, 2023
9:00 | Opening of the second day by the moderator Astrid Frohloff |
Turn of an era for industry: A booster for industrial policy | |
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9:10 | Keynote and discussion. Member of the German Bundestag Lars Klingbeil, Federal Chairman of the SPD Dr. Sarah Schniewindt, Managing Director, Schniewindt |
Turning the tide for Europe: Opportunities for more joint creative power | |
9:40 | Keynote speeches and panel discussion. Matthias Altendorf, CEO, Endress+Hauser Mikko Huotari, Director, MERICS MEP Angelika Niebler, Group of the European People’s Party Laurent Tardif, President, FIEEC |
10:20 | Coffee break |
Future technologies: What benefits Manufacturing-X and DC-Industry will have | |
11:00 | Discussion Dr. Lukas Köhler, Vice-Chairman of the FDP parliamentary group Dr. Frank Possel-Dölken, CDO, Phoenix Contact Philipp Steinberger, CEO, Wöhner |
Sustainable success: We can do it! | |
11:50 | Final speeches Anke Rehlinger, Minister President of Saarland Stephan von Schuckmann, Member of the Board of Management, ZF Group Dr. Gunther Kegel, ZVEI President |
12:30 | End of the lecture program and lunch |
From 14:00 | Interactive Round Table Sessions
Moderated discussions on: Artificial Intelligence & Data Science Cyber Security Supply Chain Digital twins |
We are pleased about the following speaker commitments
Matthias Altendorf
CEO, Endress+Hauser
© Endress+Hauser
Lea Emmel
Risk Manager, Dräger
© Catharina Cerny
Astrid Frohloff
Moderator
© Astrid Frohloff
Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm
Member of the German Council of Economic Experts
© Sachverständigenrat Wirtschaft
Dr. Robert Habeck
Federal Minister for Economy and Climate Protection
© BMWK / Dominik Butzmann
Jochen Hanebeck
Chairman of the Management Board, Infineon Technologies
© Infineon
Doris Höpfl
Member of the Executive Board, Harting
© Harting
Mikko Huotari
Director, Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS)
© MERICS
Andreas Jung
Member of the Bundestag, Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag
© Otto Kasper
Dr. Gunther Kegel
ZVEI President
© Alexander Grüber
Lars Klingbeil
Federal Chairman of the SPD
© Tobias Koch
Dr. Lukas Köhler
Deputy Chairman of the FDP Parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag
© James Zabel
Tilman Kuban
Member of the Bundestag, CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag
© Tilman Kuban
Steffi Lemke
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection
© Bundesregierung / Steffen Kugler
Michael Marhofer
Chairman of the Board, ifm electronic
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Klaus Müller
President of the Federal Network Agency
© Bundesnetzagentur
Cedrik Neike
Member of the Managing Board, Siemens and ZVEI Vice President
© Siemens
Angelika Niebler
MEP
© Angelika Niebler
Dr. Frank Possel-Dölken
CDO and Member of the Management Board, Phoenix Contact
© Phoenix Contact
Anke Rehlinger
Prime Minister of the Saarland
© Staatskanzlei des Saarlandes/Oliver Dietze
Dr. Sarah Schniewindt
Managing Director, Schniewindt
© Schniewindt
Stephan von Schuckmann
Member of the Board of Management, ZF Friedrichshafen
© ZF Group
Philipp Steinberger
CEO, Wöhner
© Wöhner
Laurent Tardif
President, FIEEC
© FIEEC
Wolfgang Weber
Chairman of the Board of Management, ZVEI
© ZVEI / Alexander Grüber
Dr. Volker Wissing
Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and Transport
© Bundesregierung/Jesco Denzel