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