Keynotes – Exciting insights from business, science, and politics
The keynote speeches at ARENA2036 bring together powerful voices from the worlds of business, science, and politics. High-profile decision-makers share their perspectives on the issues that move our country and the developments that will shape our future.
The keynotes open up new perspectives, put current challenges into context, and highlight the questions that need to be asked now. They offer guidance in a time of change and invite us to question existing ways of thinking.
The interplay between different perspectives is particularly noticeable here. It is precisely this dialogue that shapes the work at ARENA2036. And it is precisely here that impulses arise that transcend the moment and can trigger developments.
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Dr. Andrej Heinke is Vice President of Research and Advanced Engineering at Robert Bosch GmbH in Stuttgart, where he is responsible for corporate foresight. After studying in Berlin, Leipzig, Stanford, and Harvard, he worked at Daimler-Benz AG in Berlin, SONY in Tokyo, and in the planning department of the German Foreign Office in Berlin. He is the founder of the Steinbeis Consulting Center for Corporate Foresight and an honorary professor at Steinbeis University.
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Rainer Brehm is Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Automation Division and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Siemens Digital Industries. In these roles, he drives the strategic development of Siemens’ automation portfolio and leads the development of visionary technologies such as industrial AI and software-defined automation. His focus is on making production more adaptable, sustainable, and resilient by integrating IT technologies and AI into manufacturing.
Rainer is a firm believer in collaboration, co-creation, and helping customers across all industries realize the full potential of automation. His priorities are shaping a more sustainable, future-proof industrial landscape and ensuring that automation technologies help secure global supply chains in a rapidly changing world.
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Bronwyn took office as Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Industry at UNSW in mid-July 2024. Prior to that, she served as Chief Scientist at CSIRO and previously held the position of Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Industry) at Swinburne University. She is an internationally recognized expert in carbon fiber and composite materials and served as the founding director of Swinburne University’s Manufacturing Futures Research Institute and Deakin University’s Carbon Nexus facility. In October 2023, Bronwyn was appointed by the Minister for Science and Industry as Australia’s expert advisor to the International Science Report on the Safety of Advanced AI, led by Yoshua Bengio. Professor Fox represents Australia on the expert advisory board alongside representatives from 30 countries, including the U.S., Japan, Singapore, the EU, and the UN. Bronwyn is a former Chair of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (Victorian Division), a Fellow of the Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, a Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute, and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Bronwyn was appointed by the federal government to the National Advisory Committee on Quantum Research and also serves as chair of the National Advisory Committee on Robotics Strategy. Bronwyn is honorary president of the German-Australian Chamber of Commerce and a member of the board of directors of Museums Victoria.
