EMO Hannover Innovation Stage to showcase AI in manufacturing
EMO Hannover, scheduled to take place from September 22–26, 2025, will be hosting a series of presentations on its Innovation Stage called P.O.P. (Perspectives of Production) Talks. International business leaders and experts will discuss the use and impact of artificial intelligence in manufacturing. The P.O.P. Talks will be held between 14:00 and 15:00 on each of the five days of the trade fair.
Speakers will include:
- Dr Patrick Glauner, Professor of AI at TU Deggendorf and Managing Partner of Skyrocket.ai, will discuss AI in production: current trends in technology, commercialisation and regulation. Glauner will ask: “How can companies make profitable use of the latest AI technologies? How can they exploit opportunities without losing acceptance? How can Europe remain technologically innovative and economically competitive?”
- Dr Rainer Bischoff, General Manager Germany, Intrinsic AI, a subsidiary of Alphabet, will discuss Automating machine tools with AI enabled robots.
- Jörg Fenstermann, Director of the VW plant in Kassel; Dr Sebastian Schneider, Head of R&D Processes DMG Mori; and Dr Dominik Rohrmus, Chief Expert Software CTO, Siemens, will explore how AI enhances future industrial production. What are the best ways to obtain high-quality data, and what role do open data spaces and standardised interfaces play in data exchange?
- Mirko Ross, CEO, asvin, will share his thoughts on the Effective protection of AI training data.
- Sascha Lobo, publicist and blogger, will be addressing the question: AI in the manufacturing industry – growth driver or potential threat?
Dr Markus Heering, Executive Director of EMO organiser VDW, describing the objectives of the platform, shared, “We asked representatives of our exhibitors and of the key client industries, plus experts from the fields of business, science and politics, to present their views on the future development of the international industry.”
The P.O.P. Talks will be supplemented by highlight presentations from prominent speakers from industry, research, politics and other areas. These will explore future-critical challenges in production technology. The names confirmed so far include Stephen Hooper, Vice President, Design & Manufacturing Product Development at Autodesk, and Julia Jäkel, longstanding CEO of Gruner + Jahr and co-initiator of the Initiative for an Effective State, who recently presented her report to the Federal President of Germany.
Every day from 10:00 to 17:00, the supporting programme on the Innovation Stage will be rounded off by presentations from exhibitors offering insights into their technological developments and innovative strategies. Topics will include automation and digitalisation, Additive Manufacturing, the use of cooling lubricants – yes or no, 3D measuring technology, and spare parts procurement in the industry.
“We will be presenting a vast range of content on the EMO Innovation Stage,” concluded Heering from the VDW. “We would urge visitors and exhibitors to take advantage of the offer, to take inspiration away with them for modernising their own production facilities, and to enter into dialogue about the future of the industry from different perspectives.”
Those interested in registering for EMO Hannover can do so here.
