Day 1 – Wednesday 20th of May 2026

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Pre-Conference Workshops!

07:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:45

Opening

SpeechES

Welcome speech Dennis Weilmann (Mayor Wolfsburg)

Welcome speech Prof. Angela Ittel (president TU BS)

09:45 – 10:15

1st Keynote: TBD

Room 1

Dr. Heike Denecke-Arnold

Chairwoman of the Management Board, Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH

10:15 – 10:45

2nd Keynote: TBD

Room 1 

Andreas Walingen

Head of Group Circular Economy, Volkswagen AG

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break / EXHIBITION

11:15 – 12:35

PLENARY SESSION

Prof. Jürgen Fleischer (wbk, KIT)

Prof. Stephan Krinke (Fraunhofer IST)

Volker Schädler (BASF Polyurethanes GmbH)

12:35 – 13:45

LUNCH BREAK / EXHIBITION

13:45 – 15:05

LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING
I

Room A

SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS & SURFACES
I

Room B

MATERIAL RECOVERY BY ECODESIGN
I

Room C

Salzgitter AG
TRAVEL & COFFEE BREAK

Salzgitter

15:05 – 15:40

COFFEE BREAK / EXHIBITION
GUIDED PLANT VISIT

15:40 – 17:20

SYSTEMS FOR CIRCULAR PRODUCTION
I

Room A

SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS & SURFACES II

Room B

SOLUTIONS TOWARDS MATERIAL RECOVERY

Room C

Salzgitter AG
GUIDED PLANT VISIT & WRAP-UP

Salzgitter

17:20 – 17:30

CLOSING
TRAVEL (until ~18:00h)

19:00 – 23:00

EVENING EVENT – ZeitHaus Autostadt

Day 2 – Thursday 21th of May 2026

07:30 – 08:30

REGISTRATION

08:30 – 08:40

OPENING

08:40 – 09:10

1st Keynote: TBD

Room 1

09:10 – 09:40

2nd Keynote: TBD

Room 1

09:40 – 10:45

pLENARY SESSION
START-UP SESSION

10:45 – 11:30

Coffee Break / EXHIBITION

11:30 – 12:50

FACTORIES OF THE FUTURE
I

Room A

INNOVATIVE & SMART PRODUCTION
I

Room B

FUNCTIONAL & INNOVATIVE COMPONENTS
I

Room C

12:50 – 14:00

Lunch BREAK / EXHIBITiON

14:20 – 16:00

AI-BASED OPTIMISATION
I

Room A

INNOVATIVE & SMART PRODUCTION
II

Room B

DESIGN & SIMULATION FOR CIRCULAR COMPONENTS
I

Room C

16:00 – 16:10

CLOSING