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

	Electric, digital and sustainable: How we achieve it
12:00	Check-in
13:10	Opening by the moderator Astrid Frohloff
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

	Turn of an era for industry: A booster for industrial policy
9:00	Opening of the second day by the moderator Astrid Frohloff
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 AI & Data Science as drivers for new business models Moderator: Kristina Rosenberger, Head of Department Sales Marketing, Endress+Hauser Cyber Security EU Cyber Resiliance Act (CRA) – Opportunities and challenges for manufacturing companies Moderator: Martin Müller, Vice President, Phoenix Contact Supply Chain Resilient supply chain through digitalisation and networked action Moderator: Dr. Florian Harzenetter, Global Industry Advisor, PTC Digital twins Digital twins for real optimisation Moderator: Dr. Dirk Pieler, EVP Business Unit Industry, Rittal