Day 1 – Wednesday 15th of May 2024

07:30 – 09:00

Registration

09:00 – 09:45

Opening

Speech President TU BS
Speech Mayor Wolfsburg 
handover – grant approval

PROF. DR.-ING. KLAUS DRÖDER, PROF. DR.-ING. THOMAS VIETOR
PROF. DR. ANGELA ITTEL 
DENNIS WEILMANN

09:45 – 10:15

1st Keynote: Thomas Schmall, Volkswagen AG – Board of Management – Technology

Room 1

10:15 – 10:45

2nd Keynote: Ulrich Grethe, CEO Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH

Room 1

10:45 – 11:15

Coffee Break / EXHIBITION

11:15 – 12:35

PLENARY SESSION

12:35 – 13:45

LUNCH BREAK / EXHIBITION

13:45 – 15:05

Production & Processes
INNOVATIVE AND SMART PRODUCTION I

Room A

materials & applications
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND SURFACES I

Room B

resource efficiency through digitalization
CIRCULAR PRODUCT DESIGN

Room C

15:05 – 15:40

COFFEE BREAK / EXHIBITION

15:40 – 17:20

Production & Processes
INNOVATIVE AND SMART PRODUCTION II

Room A

materials & applications
SUSTAINABLE MATERIALS AND SURFACES II

Room B

resource efficiency through digitalization
DESIGN AND SIMULATION

Room C

17:20 – 17:30

CLOSING

19:30 – 23:30

EVENING EVENT – ZEITHAUS – AUTOSTADT

Day 2 – Thursday 16th of May 2024

08:00 – 08:30

REGISTRATION

08:30 – 08:40

OPENING

08:40 – 09:10

1st Keynote: Karsten Franz, Leitung Technische Entwicklung – Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge

Room 1

09:10 – 09:40

2nd Keynote: Angela Speidel, Volkswagen AG

Room 1

09:40 – 10:45

pLENARY SESSION
START-UP SESSION

10:45 – 11:30

Coffee Break / EXHIBITION

11:30 – 12:50

production & processes
LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT

Room A

materials & applications
FUNCTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE COMPONENTS

Room B

resource efficiency through digitalization
AI-BASED OPTIMISATION I

Room C

12:50 – 14:00

Lunch BREAK / EXHIBITiON

14:20 – 16:00

production & processes
LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY I

Room A

production & processes
LIFE CYCLE ENGINEERING FOR CIRCULAR ECONOMY II

Room B

resource efficiency through digitalization
AI-BASED OPTIMISATION II &
INNOVATIVE AND SMART PRODUCTION III

Room C

16:00 – 16:10

CLOSING