SPEAKERS 2022

Speakers 2022

The best and most advanced experts in the field

Jan Berner

Head of Technology and Processes

  • Vita

    Education/Studies 

    95/96 to 2001 studies at the University of Applied Sciences Stuttgart, University for Print and Media in the subject Audiovisual Media, focus on design. Graduated as Dip. Ing (FH) Audiovisual Media 


    Professional career 

    2001 to 2010 Lighting Shading / Effects Germany in different positions and companies 

    2010 to 2013 Lead FX TD @ Cinesite / London among others for Harry Potter, World War Z, James Bond-Sky Fall                        


    Current position

    Since 2013 Head of Technology and Processes  

    Feynsinn / EDAG PS


Tobias Helberg

Partner Smart Factory & Industry 4.0 | Porsche Consulting

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    Tobias Helberg studied technical cybernetics in Stuttgart and is Partner at Porsche Consulting with global responsibility for Smart Factory & Industry 4.0. Since 2016, he has played a key role in shaping and driving forward the vision, strategy and implementation of Smart Factory at Porsche's plants in Zuffenhausen and Leipzig. In addition to the activities at Porsche, he defined the strategy of the Industrial Cloud for scaling digital solutions within and outside the Volkswagen Group.

    His experience reaches beyond the VW Group, he was responsible for numerous Smart Factory implementation projects in the consumer goods, aviation and life science industries.

Dr.-Ing. Arvid Hellmich

Head of Department IIOT Controls and Technical Cybernetics | Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology

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    to follow shortly

Philipp Hummel

Assembly Planner | EDAG Production Solutions

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    August 2019 – September 2022 - Dual study programme at DHBW Mosbach in cooperation with EDAG PS

    October 2022 – today - Assembly planner at EDAG PS


Claus-Peter Koeth

Editor-in-Chief Automobile Industry | Vogel Communications Group GmbH & Co. KG

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    Claus-Peter Koeth, who studied industrial engineering, initially did a two-year internship with a specialist publisher. He then worked for two years as an editor for the logistics trade journal "Materialfluss". He has been with the “Automobil Industrie” editorial team since September 1998 and has been deputy editor-in-chief since July 2001. From 1998 to 2001, Köth was also active as Managing Editor Europe of »automotive business international«. Köth is very well networked in the industry and brings a wide range of technical experience and management know-how to the table.

Dr. Henning Löser

Leiter Audi Production Lab | Audi AG

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    Dr. Henning Löser studied physics as a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation at the Philipps University of Marburg and received his Ph.

    Dr. rer.nat. on high temperature diffusion in the surface physics group.

    Since 2004, he has been an employee of AUDI AG, initially in the Development Body division, then in the Technology Development Production division, and has been a member of the management team since 2012.


    Since November 2014, he has been working within technology development in the area of smart factory and took over the management of the Audi Production Lab on January 1, 2016.

Markus Müller

Manager Software & Security | TÜV SÜD Product Service GmbH

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    Markus Müller is responsible for OT Security and Industrial IoT for manufacturers and integrators at TÜV SÜD. Together with his staff, he supports suppliers in the digitalization of their product portfolios - in addition to advising on regulatory issues, he carries out tests and certifications in accordance with IEC 62443 and tests products and systems for security vulnerabilities.


    Before joining TÜV SÜD in 2019, Mr. Müller worked for several years in various positions in software development and moved to Siemens in 2017, where he was an IT security auditor on behalf of the Supervisory Board, responsible for evaluating and auditing security specifications and conducting hacking activities and penetration tests.


    Mr. Müller holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich and a master's degree in computer science from Technische Universität München and Tomsk Polytechnic University in Russia.

Daniela Panzenböck

UX Management Digitalisierung Shopfloor | BMW Group

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    Daniela Panzenböck is responsible for user experience design for the digitization of the BMW Group's production system. Her goal is to develop IT systems for users on the store floor that optimally support them in their context of use and are intuitive and smart to operate. Prior to her move to the corporate side, she worked for an international IT service provider for 7 years as a division manager for digital product and application development. She herself managed various projects for premium OEMs and industrial clients for over 20 years, especially with user-centered innovation methods such as design thinking. 

    She studied at LMU Munich and received her Master's degree in Business Psychology, Sociology and Political Science in 2005. 


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Petru-Catalin Scafaru

Manager Schaeffler Production System and Production Technology | Schaeffler AG

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      Petru-Catalin Scafaru began his career at Schaeffler in 2005 as a management trainee before helping to set up the production of large bearings (320-4300mm) at the Brasov location (Romania) and managing it from 2009.

      In 2018, he moved to the headquarters in Schweinfurt as Vice President Industrial Engineering for the Industrial division. From 2019 to 2021, Petru-Catalin Scafaru was the responsible site and campus manager in Schweinfurt.

      Since January 2022, he has been responsible for the global implementation and further development of the uniform Schaeffler Production System (SPS) as Head of Schaeffler Production System & Production Technology.

    Dr. Michael Strohmayr

    CEO | tacterion GmbH

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        Dr.-Ing. Michael Strohmayr ist einer der Gründer und CEO von tacterion. Er erfand und entwickelte die Basis für tacterions plyon® Technologie am Robotik- und Mechatronik Zentrum des Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR). Er ist verantwortlich für die Bereiche Strategie und Sensorarchitektur, Technologie- und Anwendungsentwicklung sowie für das IP-Management.

        Er studierte Mechatronik an der Fachhochschule Augsburg und Biomedizinische Technik an der Technischen Universität München. Anschließend promovierte er im Bereich Robotik am Institut für Intelligente Prozessführung und Robotik (IPR) des Karlsruher Instituts für Technologie (KIT) und beim DLR. Zusätzlich verfügt er über umfangreiche Berufserfahrung beim DLR (mehr als 10 Jahre) sowie bei Bosch.


      Daniel Strohmayr

      Co-CEO | tacterion GmbH

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          Daniel Strohmayr ist einer der Gründer und Co-CEO von tacterion. Er ist verantwortlich für die Bereiche Strategie und Business Development. Nach seinem Studium „Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Innovationsmanagement“ in Deutschland, den USA und Portugal absolvierte er das Technology Management Honors Degree Programm des Center for Digital Technology and Management (CDTM) in München.

          Bereits im Studium begann er für das Technologiemanagement der Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zu arbeiten und unterstützte potenzielle Spin-off-Teams bei der Geschäftsentwicklung. 2014 wechselte er zu einer auf Familienunternehmen spezialisierten Strategieberatung und baute dort den neuen Bereich "Innovation & New Business" auf.  Zusammen mit seinem Bruder Michael leitet er das Unternehmen, das sie 2015 gemeinsam gegründet haben.


        Karsten Wilhelm

        Director –Head of Plant Leipzig | Dräxlmaier Group

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          Professional Career:

          Dräxlmaier Group

          2020 – now Plant Manager – Batterie Systems

          Continental / Vitesco Technologies


          2018 – 2020 Head of Operations – High Voltage eDrives


          2017 – 2018 Head of New Product Launch Management – Electric Motors

          Bosch Mahle Turbo Systems GmbH & Co. KG


          2014 – 2017 Head of Production Technology – Process Development and Materials


          2015 – 2017 Project leader – Industrial Engineering


          2012 – 2015 Project leader – Industrialization new plant - Shanghai CN


          2010 – 2012 Project leader – SAP PP and MES


          2008 – 2010 Industrial Engineer

          Mahle GmbH


          2007 – 2008 Process Engineer

          Higher Education:


          2007 Diploma, Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)


          2002 – 2007 Study Mechanical Engineering, Berliner Hochschule für Technik (BHT)

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