Here, you can find the speakers at Big Techday 26, which will take place at Motorworld Munich on May 22nd, 2026.
Big Techday 26
Speakers
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Dr. Sam Aaron
Sonic Pi, Creator
Dr. Sam Aaron is the creator of Sonic Pi, an internationally renowned live coding performer, public speaker, and science communicator. Sam has a PhD in Computer Science a...
Dr. Sam Aaron is the creator of Sonic Pi, an internationally renowned live coding performer, public speaker, and science communicator. Sam has a PhD in Computer Science and held a research position at...
Dr. Sam Aaron is the creator of Sonic Pi, an internationally renowned live coding performer, public speaker, and science...
Talk
16:10 | Kleine Lokhalle
Dr. Bernhard Altaner
Dr. Bernhard Altaner studied physics and mathematics in Konstanz and Cambridge and earned his PhD in Göttingen on the foundations of stochastic thermodynamics. His resear...
Dr. Bernhard Altaner studied physics and mathematics in Konstanz and Cambridge and earned his PhD in Göttingen on the foundations of stochastic thermodynamics. His research focuses on information proc...
Dr. Bernhard Altaner studied physics and mathematics in Konstanz and Cambridge and earned his PhD in Göttingen on the fo...
Talk
11:25 | Kohlebunker I
Prof. Dr. Yuki Asano
Fundamental AI (FunAI) Lab, Technische Universität Nürnberg, Professor
Prof. Dr. Yuki M. Asano leads the Fundamental AI (FunAI) Lab at the University of Technology Nuremberg as a Full Professor. Prior to this, he headed the QUVA Lab at the U...
Prof. Dr. Yuki M. Asano leads the Fundamental AI (FunAI) Lab at the University of Technology Nuremberg as a Full Professor. Prior to this, he headed the QUVA Lab at the University of Amsterdam as an A...
Prof. Dr. Yuki M. Asano leads the Fundamental AI (FunAI) Lab at the University of Technology Nuremberg as a Full Profess...
Talk
14:50 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
Lucas Atkins
Arcee AI, CTO & Head of Research
Lucas Atkins serves as CTO and Head of Research at Arcee AI, where he spearheaded the proprietary training stack behind Trinity, Arcee’s family of open-weight foundation ...
Lucas Atkins serves as CTO and Head of Research at Arcee AI, where he spearheaded the proprietary training stack behind Trinity, Arcee’s family of open-weight foundation models. A veteran in machine l...
Lucas Atkins serves as CTO and Head of Research at Arcee AI, where he spearheaded the proprietary training stack behind ...
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Gilles Backhus
Tensordyne, Founder
Gilles Backhus has been driven by a passion for chip development since a young age. He earned his Master’s in Electrical Engineering from TUM, including international sti...
Gilles Backhus has been driven by a passion for chip development since a young age. He earned his Master’s in Electrical Engineering from TUM, including international stints in Singapore and Californi...
Gilles Backhus has been driven by a passion for chip development since a young age. He earned his Master’s in Electrical...
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Laszlo Balazsik
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
László Balázsik is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting specializing in developing AI-driven data platforms and integrating cloud-native AI/ML solutions into ...
László Balázsik is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting specializing in developing AI-driven data platforms and integrating cloud-native AI/ML solutions into enterprise environments. His r...
László Balázsik is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting specializing in developing AI-driven data platforms ...
Talk
13:45 | Kleine Lokhalle
Benjamin Balogh
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Benjamin Balogh is a Senior Consultant and branch manager at TNG Technology Consulting. He is building and analyzing large-scale software systems for enterprise customers...
Benjamin Balogh is a Senior Consultant and branch manager at TNG Technology Consulting. He is building and analyzing large-scale software systems for enterprise customers, currently focusing on a cust...
Benjamin Balogh is a Senior Consultant and branch manager at TNG Technology Consulting. He is building and analyzing lar...
Talk
13:45 | Kleine Lokhalle
Christoph Bergemann
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Christoph Bergemann is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH. After studying mathematics at LMU Munich, he worked as a research associate at the German...
Christoph Bergemann is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH. After studying mathematics at LMU Munich, he worked as a research associate at the German Aerospace Center on remote se...
Christoph Bergemann is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH. After studying mathematics at LMU Munic...
Talk
16:10 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer

Matthias Blübaum
Chess Grandmaster
Matthias Blübaum has been playing chess since he was 6 years old. He developed a passion for the game at an early age and enjoyed success at the national and internationa...
Matthias Blübaum has been playing chess since he was 6 years old. He developed a passion for the game at an early age and enjoyed success at the national and international levels as a teenager, winnin...
Matthias Blübaum has been playing chess since he was 6 years old. He developed a passion for the game at an early age an...
Dr. Julian Bollig
TNG Technology Consulting, Software Consultant
Dr. Julian Bollig is a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, focusing on AI applications in software development. He studied physics and earned his PhD in the...
Dr. Julian Bollig is a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, focusing on AI applications in software development. He studied physics and earned his PhD in theoretical astroparticle physics...
Dr. Julian Bollig is a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, focusing on AI applications in software develop...
Talk
11:25 | Rollprüfstand
Dr. Adrian Braemer
TNG Technology Consulting, Software Consultant
Dr. Adrian Braemer constantly seeks hard and novel puzzles. This quest led him to a dissertation on disordered quantum systems at Heidelberg University. He now applies th...
Dr. Adrian Braemer constantly seeks hard and novel puzzles. This quest led him to a dissertation on disordered quantum systems at Heidelberg University. He now applies that same drive as a Software Co...
Dr. Adrian Braemer constantly seeks hard and novel puzzles. This quest led him to a dissertation on disordered quantum s...
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Florian Brand
Prime Intellect, Research Engineer, PhD student
Florian Brand is a Research Engineer at Prime Intellect and a PhD student in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The focus of his research lies in the evaluation of lar...
Florian Brand is a Research Engineer at Prime Intellect and a PhD student in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The focus of his research lies in the evaluation of large language models (LLMs) and ...
Florian Brand is a Research Engineer at Prime Intellect and a PhD student in the field of Artificial Intelligence. The f...
Talk
14:50 | Stellwerk

Kilian Bron
Professional enduro/freeride mountain biker
Kilian Bron discovered mountain biking at the age of 13, and it quickly became a central part of his life. What began as pure enjoyment soon turned into a deeper passion ...
Kilian Bron discovered mountain biking at the age of 13, and it quickly became a central part of his life. What began as pure enjoyment soon turned into a deeper passion for riding, exploring, and pus...
Kilian Bron discovered mountain biking at the age of 13, and it quickly became a central part of his life. What began as...
Talk
19:00 | Dampfdom
Dr. Valentin Bruttel
Toleris Biotherapeutics GmbH, Bioengineer and Immunologist
Dr. Valentin Bruttel studied biomedical science and molecular medicine, earned his doctorate in tumor immunology, and is CSO of Toleris Biotherapeutics GmbH. He works as ...
Dr. Valentin Bruttel studied biomedical science and molecular medicine, earned his doctorate in tumor immunology, and is CSO of Toleris Biotherapeutics GmbH. He works as a bioengineer and immunologist...
Dr. Valentin Bruttel studied biomedical science and molecular medicine, earned his doctorate in tumor immunology, and is...
Talk
11:25 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
Mathias Burger
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Mathias Burger is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and primarily works on AI projects in the fields of computer vision and natural language processing....
Mathias Burger is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and primarily works on AI projects in the fields of computer vision and natural language processing. His insatiable thirst for kno...
Mathias Burger is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and primarily works on AI projects in the fields o...
Talk
9:00 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
Dr. Martha Büttner
DAMPSOFT GmbH, Lead Product Manager AI
Martha Büttner combines her expertise as a dentist with a strong background in AI. At Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, she practiced dentistry, investigated AI appli...
Martha Büttner combines her expertise as a dentist with a strong background in AI. At Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, she practiced dentistry, investigated AI applications in the field, and led ...
Martha Büttner combines her expertise as a dentist with a strong background in AI. At Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berl...
Talk
11:25 | Rollprüfstand
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Dibya Chakravorty
Python generalist / AI researcher
Dibya Chakravorty is a Python generalist working across AI applications, backend systems, cloud architecture, and software quality. His current work focuses on helping or...
Dibya Chakravorty is a Python generalist working across AI applications, backend systems, cloud architecture, and software quality. His current work focuses on helping organizations automate well-stru...
Dibya Chakravorty is a Python generalist working across AI applications, backend systems, cloud architecture, and softwa...
Talk
11:25 | Kohlebunker I

Sherif Cherfa
0xSero
Sherif Cherfa is an Educator and Applied AI Research Engineer focused on LLM compression and deployment. His work explores how large models can be made smaller, faster, a...
Sherif Cherfa is an Educator and Applied AI Research Engineer focused on LLM compression and deployment. His work explores how large models can be made smaller, faster, and more practical through prun...
Sherif Cherfa is an Educator and Applied AI Research Engineer focused on LLM compression and deployment. His work explor...
Talk
14:50 | Kohlebunker I
Loris Cro
Zig Software Foundation, VP of Community
Loris Cro is VP of Community at Zig Software Foundation, the non-profit organization that develops the Zig programming language. Loris is also the host of Zig SHOWTIME, t...
Loris Cro is VP of Community at Zig Software Foundation, the non-profit organization that develops the Zig programming language. Loris is also the host of Zig SHOWTIME, the curator of Software You Can...
Loris Cro is VP of Community at Zig Software Foundation, the non-profit organization that develops the Zig programming l...
Talk
16:10 | Stellwerk
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Max Dietsch
TNG Technology Consulting, Software Consultant
Max Dietsch is a Software Consultant specialised in Artificial Intelligence. He studied Computer Science with a deep focus on Machine Learning. During his tenure at TNG, ...
Max Dietsch is a Software Consultant specialised in Artificial Intelligence. He studied Computer Science with a deep focus on Machine Learning. During his tenure at TNG, he developed automated complia...
Max Dietsch is a Software Consultant specialised in Artificial Intelligence. He studied Computer Science with a deep foc...
Talk
16:10 | Kohlebunker II

Konstantin Dunas
Prime Intellect, Research Engineer
Konstantin Dunas is a Research Engineer at Prime Intellect who is working on Reinforcement Learning with LLMs across the entire stack – from optimizing the training infra...
Konstantin Dunas is a Research Engineer at Prime Intellect who is working on Reinforcement Learning with LLMs across the entire stack – from optimizing the training infrastructure on which the INTELLE...
Konstantin Dunas is a Research Engineer at Prime Intellect who is working on Reinforcement Learning with LLMs across the...
Talk
13:45 | Stellwerk
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Thomas Endres
TNG Technology Consulting, Managing Partner
Thomas Endres is a Managing Partner at TNG Technology Consulting in Munich. Besides his "normal" work for the company and the management of client projects, he ...
Thomas Endres is a Managing Partner at TNG Technology Consulting in Munich. Besides his "normal" work for the company and the management of client projects, he develops various prototypes to...
Thomas Endres is a Managing Partner at TNG Technology Consulting in Munich. Besides his "normal" work for the ...
Talks
11:25 | Kohlebunker II
13:45 | Kohlebunker II
Áron Erdelyi
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Áron Erdelyi is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, where he focuses on building AI-enabled systems and integrating modern AI capabilities into scalable, cl...
Áron Erdelyi is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, where he focuses on building AI-enabled systems and integrating modern AI capabilities into scalable, cloud-native architectures. His ...
Áron Erdelyi is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, where he focuses on building AI-enabled systems and in...
Talks
9:00 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
13:45 | Kleine Lokhalle
Johannes Esslinger
TNG Technololgy Consulting, Software Consultant
Johannes Esslinger is a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting with a master's degree in Computer Science. During his master's thesis in the field of Ar...
Johannes Esslinger is a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting with a master's degree in Computer Science. During his master's thesis in the field of Artificial Intelligence, he inve...
Johannes Esslinger is a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting with a master's degree in Computer Science....
Talk
10:05 | Rollprüfstand
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Dr. Florian Gather
TNG Technology Consulting, Partner
After earning his PhD in Physics, Dr. Florian Gather transitioned to software development and joined TNG, where he currently works as a Partner. He specializes in analyzi...
After earning his PhD in Physics, Dr. Florian Gather transitioned to software development and joined TNG, where he currently works as a Partner. He specializes in analyzing software projects - conduct...
After earning his PhD in Physics, Dr. Florian Gather transitioned to software development and joined TNG, where he curre...
Talk
9:00 | Kohlebunker II
Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner
Technische Hochschule Deggendorf, Full Professor of Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner is a Professor of AI with over 15 years of experience across academia and industry. Formerly at CERN, he advises industry, governments and polic...
Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner is a Professor of AI with over 15 years of experience across academia and industry. Formerly at CERN, he advises industry, governments and policymakers on AI technology, stra...
Prof. Dr. Patrick Glauner is a Professor of AI with over 15 years of experience across academia and industry. Formerly a...
Talk
10:05 | Kleine Lokhalle
Prof. Dr. Daniel Grün
LMU Munich, Professor for Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Artificial Intelligence
Prof. Dr. Daniel Gruen is Professor of Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Artificial Intelligence at LMU Munich. Prior to this, he held an Einstein Fellowship and a Panofsky Fe...
Prof. Dr. Daniel Gruen is Professor of Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Artificial Intelligence at LMU Munich. Prior to this, he held an Einstein Fellowship and a Panofsky Fellowship to lead a research gr...
Prof. Dr. Daniel Gruen is Professor of Astrophysics, Cosmology, and Artificial Intelligence at LMU Munich. Prior to this...
Talk
11:25 | Dampfdom
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Lukas Hauser
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Lukas Hauser has been passionate about professional software development for more than ten years. After completing his computer science degree, he joined TNG in 2017 and ...
Lukas Hauser has been passionate about professional software development for more than ten years. After completing his computer science degree, he joined TNG in 2017 and now works as a Principal Consu...
Lukas Hauser has been passionate about professional software development for more than ten years. After completing his c...
Talk
9:00 | Rollprüfstand

Dr. Marcus Hennig
planqc, Chief Business Officer
Dr. Marcus Hennig, Chief Business Officer at planqc, is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of quantum solutions. In this role, he operates at th...
Dr. Marcus Hennig, Chief Business Officer at planqc, is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of quantum solutions. In this role, he operates at the intersection of high-perform...
Dr. Marcus Hennig, Chief Business Officer at planqc, is responsible for the strategic development and implementation of ...
Talk
9:00 | Kleine Lokhalle
Keith Hoodlet
1Password, Director of Security Research
Keith Hoodlet is an experienced leader and practitioner in the field of Offensive Security, holding both the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) and Offensiv...
Keith Hoodlet is an experienced leader and practitioner in the field of Offensive Security, holding both the Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) and Offensive Security Web Assessor (OSWA)...
Keith Hoodlet is an experienced leader and practitioner in the field of Offensive Security, holding both the Offensive S...
Talk
11:25 | Strietzel
Maximilian Huber
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Maximilian Huber is an Open Source compliance nerd and Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, where he is specialized on building and integrating Open Source ...
Maximilian Huber is an Open Source compliance nerd and Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, where he is specialized on building and integrating Open Source compliance solutions from Open...
Maximilian Huber is an Open Source compliance nerd and Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, where he is sp...
Talk
16:10 | Rollprüfstand
Dr. Thomas Hugle
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Thomas Hugle is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, specializing in Agentic AI and frontend development. His PhD thesis at the Max-Planck-Institut for Nucle...
Thomas Hugle is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, specializing in Agentic AI and frontend development. His PhD thesis at the Max-Planck-Institut for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg mainl...
Thomas Hugle is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, specializing in Agentic AI and frontend development. H...
Talk
13:45 | Rollprüfstand
Dana Sophia Hylla
LoreBary, JanitorAI, Founder, Developer
Dana Sophia Hylla is the founder of LoreBary and a developer at JanitorAI. She launched LoreBary with the goal of making AI roleplay more open, creative, and flexible tha...
Dana Sophia Hylla is the founder of LoreBary and a developer at JanitorAI. She launched LoreBary with the goal of making AI roleplay more open, creative, and flexible than existing platforms had allow...
Dana Sophia Hylla is the founder of LoreBary and a developer at JanitorAI. She launched LoreBary with the goal of making...
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Stephan Ilaender
STACKIT, Field CTO
Stephan Ilaender has been Field CTO at Schwarz Digits Cloud GmbH & Co. KG, the cloud provider of Schwarz Group, since January 2023. As a computer scientist, he and hi...
Stephan Ilaender has been Field CTO at Schwarz Digits Cloud GmbH & Co. KG, the cloud provider of Schwarz Group, since January 2023. As a computer scientist, he and his teams at STACKIT support cus...
Stephan Ilaender has been Field CTO at Schwarz Digits Cloud GmbH & Co. KG, the cloud provider of Schwarz Group, sinc...
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David Ji
MiniMax, Senior Solution Architect
David Ji is a Senior Solution Architect at MiniMax, helping enterprises evolve from simple single-call LLM applications into production-grade agentic systems. His work co...
David Ji is a Senior Solution Architect at MiniMax, helping enterprises evolve from simple single-call LLM applications into production-grade agentic systems. His work covers model selection and best ...
David Ji is a Senior Solution Architect at MiniMax, helping enterprises evolve from simple single-call LLM applications ...
Talk
10:05 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
Jannick Jones
Jannick Jones is the GPU Technical Sales Specialist at Intel, working with customers on evaluation, integration, and support of Intel GPUs. He is a hardware enthusiast an...
Jannick Jones is the GPU Technical Sales Specialist at Intel, working with customers on evaluation, integration, and support of Intel GPUs. He is a hardware enthusiast and has been overclocking and re...
Jannick Jones is the GPU Technical Sales Specialist at Intel, working with customers on evaluation, integration, and sup...
Talk
11:25 | Stellwerk
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Dr. Fabian Klemm
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Dr. Fabian Klemm completed his doctorate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in discrete mathematics and applied geometry. There, he worked on clustering problems...
Dr. Fabian Klemm completed his doctorate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in discrete mathematics and applied geometry. There, he worked on clustering problems under constraints in general ...
Dr. Fabian Klemm completed his doctorate at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in discrete mathematics and applied...
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Daniel Klingmann
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Daniel Klingmann studied Mathematics before joining TNG as a Consultant. In previous client projects, he built driver-assistance systems and automated compliance reviews ...
Daniel Klingmann studied Mathematics before joining TNG as a Consultant. In previous client projects, he built driver-assistance systems and automated compliance reviews for financial contracts. He is...
Daniel Klingmann studied Mathematics before joining TNG as a Consultant. In previous client projects, he built driver-as...
Talk
16:10 | Kohlebunker II

Markus Knall
IPPEN.MEDIA, Chefredakteur / Editor-in-Chief
Markus Knall is one of the defining figures of the German media transformation. As Editor-in-Chief of IPPEN.MEDIA, he oversees one of Europe’s largest digital editorial n...
Markus Knall is one of the defining figures of the German media transformation. As Editor-in-Chief of IPPEN.MEDIA, he oversees one of Europe’s largest digital editorial networks, featuring brands such...
Markus Knall is one of the defining figures of the German media transformation. As Editor-in-Chief of IPPEN.MEDIA, he ov...
Talk
13:45 | Kohlebunker I

Christopher Köhldorfer
Bank Frick, Head of Business Transformation
Christopher Köhldorfer is Head of Business Transformation at Bank Frick. He has held various leadership roles at Bank Frick since 2017, including Head of Business Enginee...
Christopher Köhldorfer is Head of Business Transformation at Bank Frick. He has held various leadership roles at Bank Frick since 2017, including Head of Business Engineering. Previously, he worked as...
Christopher Köhldorfer is Head of Business Transformation at Bank Frick. He has held various leadership roles at Bank Fr...
Talk
10:05 | Rollprüfstand

Kevin Kron
Boston Dynamics, Accociate Director GTM Europe
Kevin Kron brings over six years of experience in leading and executing complex robotics projects and has played a pivotal role in introducing innovative mobile robot tec...
Kevin Kron brings over six years of experience in leading and executing complex robotics projects and has played a pivotal role in introducing innovative mobile robot technologies to the European mark...
Kevin Kron brings over six years of experience in leading and executing complex robotics projects and has played a pivot...
Talk
10:05 | Kohlebunker I
Levin Küng
Rennteam Uni Stuttgart e.V., Team & Technical Lead
Levin Küng is studying Aerospace Engineering at Master’s level at the University of Stuttgart. He previously completed a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering as we...
Levin Küng is studying Aerospace Engineering at Master’s level at the University of Stuttgart. He previously completed a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as vocational training as a...
Levin Küng is studying Aerospace Engineering at Master’s level at the University of Stuttgart. He previously completed a...
Talk
14:50 | Kohlebunker II
Dr. Tetyana Kyrey
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
With a scientific background in medical physics, Dr. Tetyana Kyrey began her career in data-driven analysis of complex systems. After several years in research, she shift...
With a scientific background in medical physics, Dr. Tetyana Kyrey began her career in data-driven analysis of complex systems. After several years in research, she shifted her focus to the developmen...
With a scientific background in medical physics, Dr. Tetyana Kyrey began her career in data-driven analysis of complex s...
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Dr. Marcel Lippmann
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Dr. Marcel Lippmann is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH, specializing in software architecture as well as Cloud and DevOps infrastructures. Since 201...
Dr. Marcel Lippmann is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH, specializing in software architecture as well as Cloud and DevOps infrastructures. Since 2017, he has been developing tech...
Dr. Marcel Lippmann is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH, specializing in software architecture as w...
Talk
13:45 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
Fabian Lübbe
TNG Technology Consulting, Junior Consultant
Fabian Lübbe is a Junior Consultant at TNG in Innovation Hacking and is studying computer science with specializations in cognitive systems and robotics at KIT. He is cur...
Fabian Lübbe is a Junior Consultant at TNG in Innovation Hacking and is studying computer science with specializations in cognitive systems and robotics at KIT. He is currently working on applying fou...
Fabian Lübbe is a Junior Consultant at TNG in Innovation Hacking and is studying computer science with specializations i...
Talk
9:00 | Kohlebunker II
Tobias Lübbe
TNG Technology Consulting, Software Consultant
Tobias Lübbe is a Software Consultant in TNG’s Innovation Hacking team. His work focuses on Physical AI and the development of innovative robotics showcases. Currently, h...
Tobias Lübbe is a Software Consultant in TNG’s Innovation Hacking team. His work focuses on Physical AI and the development of innovative robotics showcases. Currently, he is exploring the use of Robo...
Tobias Lübbe is a Software Consultant in TNG’s Innovation Hacking team. His work focuses on Physical AI and the developm...
Talk
13:45 | Kohlebunker II
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Dr. Debsankha Manik
Theoretical physicist
Dr. Debsankha Manik is a theoretical physicist by training who completed his PhD on nonlinear dynamics of complex networks. He has worked on optimization problems related...
Dr. Debsankha Manik is a theoretical physicist by training who completed his PhD on nonlinear dynamics of complex networks. He has worked on optimization problems related to transportation of people a...
Dr. Debsankha Manik is a theoretical physicist by training who completed his PhD on nonlinear dynamics of complex networ...
Talk
11:25 | Kohlebunker I
Dr. Waldemar Martens
ESA - European Space Agency, Mission Analyst
Dr. Waldemar Martens received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2011. He then joined the European Space Agency (ESA) as a Resea...
Dr. Waldemar Martens received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2011. He then joined the European Space Agency (ESA) as a Research Fellow, working on advance...
Dr. Waldemar Martens received his PhD in Theoretical Physics from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in 2011. He then...
Talk
14:50 | Kleine Lokhalle
Dr. Moritz Maus
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Dr. Moritz Maus received his PhD in biomechanics before moving into software development. After working in industrial robotics and the public sector, he joined TNG in 202...
Dr. Moritz Maus received his PhD in biomechanics before moving into software development. After working in industrial robotics and the public sector, he joined TNG in 2022. Initially focused on tradit...
Dr. Moritz Maus received his PhD in biomechanics before moving into software development. After working in industrial ro...
Talk
9:00 | Rollprüfstand
Jonas Mayer
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Jonas Mayer works in TNG’s Innovation Hacking Team, where his main focus lies on creating innovative showcases and prototypes in both software and hardware. Since 2018, h...
Jonas Mayer works in TNG’s Innovation Hacking Team, where his main focus lies on creating innovative showcases and prototypes in both software and hardware. Since 2018, he has worked on numerous proje...
Jonas Mayer works in TNG’s Innovation Hacking Team, where his main focus lies on creating innovative showcases and proto...
Talk
11:25 | Kohlebunker II
Dr. Benjamin Merkel
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Dr. Benjamin Merkel is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. He is responsible for the smooth operation of AI services on TNG's own GPU cluster. His wo...
Dr. Benjamin Merkel is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. He is responsible for the smooth operation of AI services on TNG's own GPU cluster. His work focuses on the development ...
Dr. Benjamin Merkel is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. He is responsible for the smooth operation o...
Talk
13:45 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer

Lenny Miao
MiniMax, GTM EMEA
Lenny Miao is GTM EMEA at MiniMax and considers himself an AI native. He has five years of experience working across revenue departments and is a graduate of the Master i...
Lenny Miao is GTM EMEA at MiniMax and considers himself an AI native. He has five years of experience working across revenue departments and is a graduate of the Master in Management program at WHU – ...
Lenny Miao is GTM EMEA at MiniMax and considers himself an AI native. He has five years of experience working across rev...
Talk
10:05 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
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Thorsten Nieser
OXG Glasfaser GmbH, Head of IT
Thorsten Nieser is Head of IT at OXG Glasfaser GmbH and drives digitalisation in the fibre optic sector. With over 10 years of experience in senior IT positions at Vodafo...
Thorsten Nieser is Head of IT at OXG Glasfaser GmbH and drives digitalisation in the fibre optic sector. With over 10 years of experience in senior IT positions at Vodafone - including as Senior Proje...
Thorsten Nieser is Head of IT at OXG Glasfaser GmbH and drives digitalisation in the fibre optic sector. With over 10 ye...
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Dr. Miguel Obando Leitón
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Miguel Obando is a Senior Consultant at TNG, with a background in physics and neuroscience. He has been working at TNG since 2019, focusing on full-stack development, AI-...
Miguel Obando is a Senior Consultant at TNG, with a background in physics and neuroscience. He has been working at TNG since 2019, focusing on full-stack development, AI-based legacy system migrations...
Miguel Obando is a Senior Consultant at TNG, with a background in physics and neuroscience. He has been working at TNG s...
Talk
9:00 | Rollprüfstand
Dr. hab. Andrzej Odrzywołek
Institute of Theoretical Physics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland, Theoretical astrophysicist
Dr. hab. Andrzej Odrzywołek is a theoretical astrophysicist at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. He is known for early work o...
Dr. hab. Andrzej Odrzywołek is a theoretical astrophysicist at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland. He is known for early work on week-long pre-supernova warn...
Dr. hab. Andrzej Odrzywołek is a theoretical astrophysicist at the Institute of Theoretical Physics, Jagiellonian Univer...
Talk
11:25 | Kleine Lokhalle
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Steven Palma
Hugging Face, LeRobot Tech Lead
Steven Palma is an established engineer with over six years of experience successfully delivering end-to-end robotics projects, backed by a proven track record of blendin...
Steven Palma is an established engineer with over six years of experience successfully delivering end-to-end robotics projects, backed by a proven track record of blending technical and management exp...
Steven Palma is an established engineer with over six years of experience successfully delivering end-to-end robotics pr...
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10:05 | Kohlebunker II
Miriam Payne
Seas the Day, Ocean Rower
Miriam Payne is an astrophysics graduate with a love for adventure and a knack for pushing limits. In 2022, she rowed solo across the Atlantic, at one point holding the f...
Miriam Payne is an astrophysics graduate with a love for adventure and a knack for pushing limits. In 2022, she rowed solo across the Atlantic, at one point holding the female solo race record. Growin...
Miriam Payne is an astrophysics graduate with a love for adventure and a knack for pushing limits. In 2022, she rowed so...
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14:50 | Dampfdom
Daniel Petró
Verlag C.H.Beck GmbH & Co. KG, Software Developer
Daniel Petró is a software developer at Verlag C.H.Beck GmbH & Co. KG, where he works on beck-chat, an AI-powered tool for legal research. As an interim Product Owner...
Daniel Petró is a software developer at Verlag C.H.Beck GmbH & Co. KG, where he works on beck-chat, an AI-powered tool for legal research. As an interim Product Owner, he operates at the intersect...
Daniel Petró is a software developer at Verlag C.H.Beck GmbH & Co. KG, where he works on beck-chat, an AI-powered to...
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16:10 | Rollprüfstand
Prof. Dr. Steven Pinker
Harvard University, Professor of Psychology
Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA...
Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social relations. He grew up in Montreal and earned his BA from McGill and his PhD from ...
Steven Pinker is an experimental psychologist who conducts research in visual cognition, psycholinguistics, and social r...
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16:10 | Dampfdom
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Dr. Andreas Rabenstein
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Dr. Andreas Rabenstein is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and holds a PhD in physics. After completing his doctorate at the University of Regensburg in t...
Dr. Andreas Rabenstein is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and holds a PhD in physics. After completing his doctorate at the University of Regensburg in theoretical physics, he initial...
Dr. Andreas Rabenstein is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and holds a PhD in physics. After completing ...
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Laurin Rendgen
Rennteam Uni Stuttgart e.V., Head of Autonomous Systems Team
Laurin Rendgen is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree in software engineering at the University of Stuttgart. Alongside his studies, he is a member of the Univer...
Laurin Rendgen is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree in software engineering at the University of Stuttgart. Alongside his studies, he is a member of the University of Stuttgart racing team,...
Laurin Rendgen is currently pursuing his bachelor's degree in software engineering at the University of Stuttgart. A...
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14:50 | Kohlebunker II
Jonathan Rohland
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Jonathan Rohland is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. After starting his career as a full-stack developer, he transitioned into Product Owner roles for...
Jonathan Rohland is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. After starting his career as a full-stack developer, he transitioned into Product Owner roles for startups as well as large-sca...
Jonathan Rohland is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. After starting his career as a full-stack devel...
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Dr. Fabian Roll
TNG Technology Consulting, Software Consultant
Dr. Fabian Roll holds a PhD in mathematics and works as a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. During his doctoral studies at TU Munich, he researched geomet...
Dr. Fabian Roll holds a PhD in mathematics and works as a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. During his doctoral studies at TU Munich, he researched geometric complexes in topological d...
Dr. Fabian Roll holds a PhD in mathematics and works as a Software Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. During his d...
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13:45 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
Jessica Rowe
Seas the Day, Ocean Rower
Jess Rowe is an outdoor enthusiast, Atlantic Ocean rower and former yacht crew member with an insatiable appetite for adventure. Known for her buoyant spirit and calm, ea...
Jess Rowe is an outdoor enthusiast, Atlantic Ocean rower and former yacht crew member with an insatiable appetite for adventure. Known for her buoyant spirit and calm, easy-going nature, she brings a ...
Jess Rowe is an outdoor enthusiast, Atlantic Ocean rower and former yacht crew member with an insatiable appetite for ad...
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14:50 | Dampfdom
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Gregor Schmalzried
Author & AI expert, e.g. "Der KI-Podcast" (ARD)
Gregor Schmalzried is a consultant and journalist with a focus on generative AI. He is host and team lead of „Der KI-Podcast“ (ARD), the no 1 German-language podcast on A...
Gregor Schmalzried is a consultant and journalist with a focus on generative AI. He is host and team lead of „Der KI-Podcast“ (ARD), the no 1 German-language podcast on Artificial Intelligence, and an...
Gregor Schmalzried is a consultant and journalist with a focus on generative AI. He is host and team lead of „Der KI-Pod...
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9:00 | Kohlebunker I

Heinrich Schmidt
ARRK Engineering, Senior Consultant Digitalization
Heinrich Schmidt is a Senior Consultant for Digitalization at ARRK Engineering with nearly 17 years of experience in automotive development projects for well known OEMs s...
Heinrich Schmidt is a Senior Consultant for Digitalization at ARRK Engineering with nearly 17 years of experience in automotive development projects for well known OEMs such as BMW, McLaren, and Jagua...
Heinrich Schmidt is a Senior Consultant for Digitalization at ARRK Engineering with nearly 17 years of experience in aut...
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13:45 | Rollprüfstand
Davin Schneider
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Davin Schneider is a senior full-stack developer. He is enthusiastic about agentic coding workflows and uses them in his day-to-day work. By doing so, he ensures quality,...
Davin Schneider is a senior full-stack developer. He is enthusiastic about agentic coding workflows and uses them in his day-to-day work. By doing so, he ensures quality, security, and productivity no...
Davin Schneider is a senior full-stack developer. He is enthusiastic about agentic coding workflows and uses them in his...
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16:10 | Röhrl / Geistdörfer
Tim Schüle
Rennteam Uni Stuttgart e.V., Head of Marketing and Management
Tim Schüle is studying for a bachelor's degree Integrated Product Design at Stuttgart Media University. Prior to his studies, he completed vocational training as a Pr...
Tim Schüle is studying for a bachelor's degree Integrated Product Design at Stuttgart Media University. Prior to his studies, he completed vocational training as a Product Designer with a focus on...
Tim Schüle is studying for a bachelor's degree Integrated Product Design at Stuttgart Media University. Prior to his...
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14:50 | Kohlebunker II
Dr. Dennis Schulz
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Dr. Dennis Schulz is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. He holds a PhD in low temperature physics from the University of Heidelberg. Besides being a progra...
Dr. Dennis Schulz is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. He holds a PhD in low temperature physics from the University of Heidelberg. Besides being a programmer, he organized and hosted ...
Dr. Dennis Schulz is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. He holds a PhD in low temperature physics from th...
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9:00 | Dampfdom
Markus Schüttler
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Markus Schüttler is Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. From OR planning systems at the University Hospital Erlangen to evaluation and simulation of X-ray ...
Markus Schüttler is Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. From OR planning systems at the University Hospital Erlangen to evaluation and simulation of X-ray experiments at the Technical U...
Markus Schüttler is Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting. From OR planning systems at the University Hospit...
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11:25 | Stellwerk
Dr. Sebastian Stamminger
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Dr. Sebastian Stamminger is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and has over 20 years of experience in agile software development. After studying mathemat...
Dr. Sebastian Stamminger is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and has over 20 years of experience in agile software development. After studying mathematics at LMU Munich and obtainin...
Dr. Sebastian Stamminger is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting and has over 20 years of experience in a...
Dr. Maxim Stykow
TNG Technology Consulting, Principal Consultant
Dr. Maxim Stykow is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, bringing deep expertise in Agentic AI, Cloud Services, Data, and React to complex technical chall...
Dr. Maxim Stykow is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, bringing deep expertise in Agentic AI, Cloud Services, Data, and React to complex technical challenges. With a PhD in Mathemati...
Dr. Maxim Stykow is a Principal Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, bringing deep expertise in Agentic AI, Cloud Se...
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Dr. Marc Eric Vogt
BMW Group, Artificial Intelligence Engineer - Overall Vehicle
Marc Eric Vogt is a PhD engineer and AI innovator at BMW. He combines vehicle engineering, simulation, and generative AI with a strong focus on real‑world impact. With th...
Marc Eric Vogt is a PhD engineer and AI innovator at BMW. He combines vehicle engineering, simulation, and generative AI with a strong focus on real‑world impact. With the “Concept Copilot” and BMW’s ...
Marc Eric Vogt is a PhD engineer and AI innovator at BMW. He combines vehicle engineering, simulation, and generative AI...
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13:45 | Rollprüfstand
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Dr. Wolfgang Wein
ImFusion GmbH, CEO
Dr. Wolfgang Wein has worked in medical image computing research for over 20 years, conducting numerous projects from early feasibility to product implementation. He rece...
Dr. Wolfgang Wein has worked in medical image computing research for over 20 years, conducting numerous projects from early feasibility to product implementation. He received his doctoral degree in 20...
Dr. Wolfgang Wein has worked in medical image computing research for over 20 years, conducting numerous projects from ea...
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Tobias Weyer
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Tobias Weyer is a Senior Consultant at TNG working on the integration of Physical AI for industrial clients. Beyond client projects, Tobias drives a range of robotics pro...
Tobias Weyer is a Senior Consultant at TNG working on the integration of Physical AI for industrial clients. Beyond client projects, Tobias drives a range of robotics projects within the Innovation Ha...
Tobias Weyer is a Senior Consultant at TNG working on the integration of Physical AI for industrial clients. Beyond clie...
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9:00 | Kohlebunker II
Marius Wichtner
Kilo Code, Software Engineer
Marius Wichtner is a freelance software engineer based in Germany. He consults with Kilo Code, an open-source agentic engineering platform used by over a million develope...
Marius Wichtner is a freelance software engineer based in Germany. He consults with Kilo Code, an open-source agentic engineering platform used by over a million developers, on tools for running multi...
Marius Wichtner is a freelance software engineer based in Germany. He consults with Kilo Code, an open-source agentic en...
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13:45 | Strietzel
David Winderl
TNG Technology Consulting, Software Consultant
David Winderl works as a Software Consultant at TNG, where he implements generative AI solutions and cloud-based data infrastructure. He currently contributes to an agent...
David Winderl works as a Software Consultant at TNG, where he implements generative AI solutions and cloud-based data infrastructure. He currently contributes to an agent-based chatbot integration tha...
David Winderl works as a Software Consultant at TNG, where he implements generative AI solutions and cloud-based data in...
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13:45 | Kohlebunker II
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Dr. Jannis Zeller
TNG Technology Consulting, Software Consultant
Dr. Jannis Zeller studied physics (B.Sc.) and subsequently mathematics, physics, and education sciences (M.Ed.) at RWTH Aachen University (2015-2021). He then pursued his...
Dr. Jannis Zeller studied physics (B.Sc.) and subsequently mathematics, physics, and education sciences (M.Ed.) at RWTH Aachen University (2015-2021). He then pursued his PhD (Dr. rer. nat.) at RWTH A...
Dr. Jannis Zeller studied physics (B.Sc.) and subsequently mathematics, physics, and education sciences (M.Ed.) at RWTH ...
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10:05 | Rollprüfstand
Sebastian Zett
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Sebastian Zett is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH, specializing in the design and implementation of LLM applications and benchmarking. He currently ...
Sebastian Zett is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH, specializing in the design and implementation of LLM applications and benchmarking. He currently develops evaluation systems fo...
Sebastian Zett is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting GmbH, specializing in the design and implementation o...
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11:25 | Rollprüfstand
Gregor Ziegltrum
TNG Technology Consulting, Senior Consultant
Gregor Ziegltrum is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, specializing in innovative AI solutions. His work spans building agentic systems, as well as benchma...
Gregor Ziegltrum is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, specializing in innovative AI solutions. His work spans building agentic systems, as well as benchmarking, training, and fine-tuni...
Gregor Ziegltrum is a Senior Consultant at TNG Technology Consulting, specializing in innovative AI solutions. His work ...
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9:00 | Dampfdom

































































