Innovation and change
for vehicle and mechanical engineering
July 17, 2025: Transformation Summit 2025
The Transformation Summit 2025 of the Automotive Region Stuttgart 2.0 (CARS 2.0) cluster was an interactive format, especially for small and medium-sized companies from the automotive and mechanical engineering sectors. The event provided a compact overview of new offerings and application examples of how companies can position themselves more efficiently and open up new business areas.
Participants were able to listen to exciting presentations from science and practice on the challenges and opportunities of transformation, take part in interactive workshops and the "Arena of Transformation" and gain an in-depth insight into the topic at information stands and with application examples.
Various application examples such as the Automotive Agentur Niedersachsen gaming app were shown on the VR glasses at our stand.Here is a short report on the event.
Agenda
| Time | Program item |
|---|---|
| 09:00 a.m. |
Arrive |
| 09:30 a.m. |
Welcome dialog with the project partners |
| 10:00 a.m. |
Keynote speech "The joy of decision-making" Knut Kircher, Managing Director Sport and Communication of DFB Schiri GmbH |
| 10:45 a.m. | "Arena of transformation" with parallel workshops |
| 12:15 p.m. |
"The future drives ahead - system, soul, sensor technology: how drive-by-wire makes the transformation to safe autonomous mobility possible" Mathias Koch, Vice President Business and Corporate Development, Arnold NextG GmbH |
| 1:00 p.m. |
Lunch, networking |
| 2:00 pm |
Keynote speech on the current challenges in the automotive sector Dr. Manuel Kallweit, Head of the "Economic Intelligence" Department, VDA: German Association of the Automotive Industry |
| 2:15 p.m. |
"Arena of Transformation" and networking opportunities |
| approx. 4 p.m. |
End of the event |
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