Hannah Richta is Head of Algorithms for Operations at DB InfraGO. She is an economist and gained a broad knowledge in AI and Data in several roles at DB Cargo and DB InfraGO. She started her career in railroading in 2012 at DB Cargo. Her previous roles included lean and IT management as well as building DB Cargo’s first dedicated data science team and leading a project to predict estimated times of arrival for freight trains by machine learning. She publishes in trade magazines on a regular basis and speaks occasionally at trade events.

Experienced Electronic Engineer (M.S., University of Padua) and Ph.D. in Humanoid Technologies (robotics/biomedical engineering, University of Genoa) with over 14 years of international expertise in biomedical research, robotics, and innovation-focused project management. Demonstrated expertise in artificial intelligence, machine learning, Bayesian estimation, and advanced analytics, with robust skills in statistics, signal processing, and sensory fusion. Currently serving as a Senior Data Scientist at Schaeffler, leveraging advanced data techniques to drive innovation and optimize engineering solutions.

Olga serves as a Product Manager for NIO's in-vehicle AI system - the voice assistant NOMI. Relying upon her background in research, product localization, as well as speech dialog development, she enjoys creating advanced voice user experiences. For her, crafting a good technology is about understanding people who use it, and building blocks of a voice assistant (automatic speech recognition, natural language understanding, speech dialog development, text generation, speech synthesis and much more) are bricks needed to create a truly safe, meaningful and joyful car environment. Collaborating with UX researchers, UXUI designers, development teams and other stakeholders, she helps NIO find out which features are needed and how to best deliver them, leveraging different interfaces (VUI, GUI, emotional interface).

Max Erick Busse-Grawitz leads technology transfer at maxon group. His main areas of focus are collaborations with startups and academic institutions, technology assessment, and the implementation of concrete innovation projects.

As Teamlead for Big Data & AI at Sparkasse Payment GmbH, Dr. Tobias Rienmueller enables the Big Data and AI challenges related to payments. With a keen focus on developing, planning, and implementing cutting-edge Big Data and AI systems, he drives innovative solutions to a wide array of complex problems. Tobias helps the payments industry unlock the full potential of their data.

DB Cargo - Deutsche Bahn's rail freight operator with around 29,000 employees and activities in 17 European countries and as far as China is one of the leading providers of rail freight transport in Europe. DB Cargo is the only company to offer business customers from all industries Europe-wide rail transportation from a single source, giving them access to one of the largest rail networks in the world. More than half of DB Cargo's transports cross at least one national border. With 92,000 freight wagons and around 2,700 locomotives across Europe, the company has the largest fleet on the continent.

For over 75 years, the Schaeffler Group has been driving forward pioneering inventions and developments in the field of motion technology. With innovative technologies, products and services in the fields of electric mobility, CO₂-efficient drives, chassis solutions, Industry 4.0, digitalisation and renewable energies, the company is a reliable partner for making motion more efficient, intelligent and sustainable - throughout its entire life cycle. The Motion Technology Company produces precision components and systems for drivetrains and chassis as well as rolling and plain bearing solutions for a wide range of industrial applications. In 2023, the group of companies generated revenue of 16.3 billion euros. With around 83,400 employees, Schaeffler is one of the world's largest family-owned companies and one of the most innovative companies in Germany.

NIO is a pioneer and a leading company in the premium smart electric vehicle market. Founded in November 2014, NIO’s mission is to shape a joyful lifestyle. NIO aims to build a community starting with smart electric vehicles to share joy and grow together with users. NIO designs, develops, jointly manufactures and sells premium smart electric vehicles, driving innovations in next-generation technologies in autonomous driving, digital technologies, electric powertrains and batteries. NIO differentiates itself through its continuous technological breakthroughs and innovations, such as its industry-leading battery swapping technologies, Battery as a Service, or BaaS, as well as its proprietary autonomous driving technologies and Autonomous Driving as a Service, or ADaaS. NIO’s product portfolio consists of the ES8, a six-seater smart electric flagship SUV, the ES7 (or the EL7), a mid-large five-seater smart electric SUV, the ES6, a five-seater all-round smart electric SUV, the EC7, a five-seater smart electric flagship coupe SUV, the EC6, a five-seater smart electric coupe SUV, the ET7, a smart electric flagship sedan, and the ET5, a mid-size smart electric sedan.

At maxon, we develop and build high precision electric drive systems that are among the best in the world. We combine brushed and brushless DC motors, gearheads, sensors, and controllers into complete mechatronic drive systems. Since 1961, businesses from a wide range of industries including medical technology, industrial automation, mobility solutions, and aerospace place their trust in reliable drive systems by maxon. Our drives are perfectly suited for wherever extreme precision and the highest quality standards are necessary and where compromises cannot be tolerated – on Earth, and on Mars. maxon's engineers are real partners when it comes to finding specific solutions. Prototypes, custom systems, or large series: whatever the requirement, we are happy to be of assistance with our global sales network, nine production sites, and more than 3000 employees

We are the payment competence center of the Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe in Stuttgart. We develop and market holistic and omni-channel payment and value-added solutions in the digital environment for the savings banks in Germany. Our product and service portfolio includes contactless and mobile payment by card or smartphone, online payment methods and solutions for new markets such as digital PoS, e-mobility and connected cars. Perfectly tailored to the savings banks and their private and corporate customers. At the point of sale as well as in e- and m-commerce.