BCW20 - Program

Program

Across 5 stages you have the chance to experience executive keynotes, presentations of industry leading companies and start-ups, live demos, real world use cases, best practices, and expert interviews.

This year’s program focuses on how to successfully do business during challenging times and how technology as a disruptive force can help achieve your goals. A carefully selected list of inspiring and expert speakers will share their thoughts and learnings on topics like AI, logistics, manufacturing, mobility, business transformation, technology and climate change and much more.

BCW20 conference program

Wednesday, February 19

9
Driving transformation in challenging times

9
Connected buildings
Artificial intelligence
Successfully shaping change
Lab sessions
Exhibition sessions

6
Manu- facturing
Retail

6
Logistics
Construc- tion
BCX Pitches

9
Technology as a disruptive force

9 9

9:30 am 11:00 am

2 2

9 9

11:20 am 12:50 pm

11:20 am 2:50 pm

11:20 am 4:10 pm

6 6

1:50 pm 2:50 pm

3:10 pm 4:10 pm

2 2

6 6

3:10 pm 4:10 pm

2 2

9 9

4:30 pm 6:00 pm

Thursday, February 20

9
Intelligent transportation systems

9
Mobility
Digital twin
Enabling the IoT
Lab sessions
Exhibition sessions

6
Agriculture
5G in action
Social impact

9
Tech for climate

9 9

9:00 am 10:30 am

2 2

9 9

10:50 am 12:20 pm

10:50 am 1:50 pm

3 3

6 6

12:50 pm 1:50 pm

3 3

9 9

2:20 pm 3:50 pm

Conference program

Wednesday, February 19

9
Driving transformation in challenging times

9
Connected buildings
Artificial intelligence
Successfully shaping change
Lab sessions
Exhibition sessions

6
Manu- facturing
Retail

6
Logistics
Construc- tion
BCX Pitches

9
Technology as a disruptive force

9 9

9:30 am 11:00 am

2 2

9 9

11:20 am 12:50 pm

11:20 am 2:50 pm

11:20 am 4:10 pm

6 6

1:50 pm 2:50 pm

3:10 pm 4:10 pm

2 2

6 6

3:10 pm 4:10 pm

2 2

9 9

4:30 pm 6:00 pm

Thursday, February 20

9
Intelligent transportation systems

9
Mobility
Digital twin
Enabling the IoT
Lab sessions
Exhibition sessions

6
Agriculture
5G in action
Social impact

9
Tech for climate

9 9

9:00 am 10:30 am

2 2

9 9

10:50 am 12:20 pm

10:50 am 1:50 pm

3 3

6 6

12:50 pm 1:50 pm

3 3

9 9

2:20 pm 3:50 pm

Last updated: Sept 05, 2019

Wednesday, February 19, 2020

Keynote

Driving transformation in challenging times

Has digital transformation already become mainstream for industrial players? And how do you keep the innovation cycle moving in these challenging times ahead? The opening keynote session of BCW20 will provide answers.

February 19, 2020: 9:30 am – 11:00 am, Stage A

Connected buildings

Digitalization has a tangible impact on buildings. The structures have to be more powerful and more energy-efficient while becoming easier to manage. Connecting buildings can transcend their role as a fixed asset, evolving into a strategic asset, providing information and rich data for improving business processes and generating new revenue streams.

February 19, 2020: 11:20 am – 12:50 pm, Stage A

Artifial intelligence

Applying AI to the physical world is creating significant benefits. Thanks to recent innovations in cloud computing and big data, AI is making great strides in improving efficiency, productivity, performance and employee support. A new era of working is starting and AI is a driving force of making this vision reality.

February 19, 2020: 11:20 am – 12:50 pm, Stage B

Successfully shaping change

There are many reasons why digital transformation activities fail more often than they are successful, and these are usually not technology-related. In this session we will talk about the good, the bad and the ugly of the three cornerstones of successfully shaping change: leadership, learning and innovation. Keep calm and transform on.

February 19, 2020: 11:20 am – 2:50 pm, Stage C

Manufacturing

From pilots to scalable solutions: Takeoff strategies for digital manufacturing from the shop floor perspective. What is the vision, setup and evolution of the digital value stream and “Factory of the Future”? What are the mechanisms to move from small IoT pilots to mass-adoption cases? What are the prerequisites and success factors for industrial scaling?

February 19, 2020: 1:50 pm – 2:50 pm, Stage A

Retail

Digitization, IoT and the availability of an abundance of data are opening up new possibilities for the retail industry. In this session, retailers, device manufacturers and service providers will share best practices on how teaming up within a cross-vendor ecosystem helps all market players to realize the real potential of data-driven use cases and business models.

February 19, 2020: 1:50 pm-2:50 pm, Stage B

Logistics

Industrial Scaling: Takeoff strategies for digital value stream from a supply chain perspective. What is the vision, setup and evolution of the digital value stream and “Factory of the Future”? What are the mechanisms to move from small IoT pilots to mass-adoption cases? What are the prerequisites and success factors for industrial scaling?

February 19, 2020: 3:10 pm – 4:10 pm, Stage A

Construction

The construction industry is finally ripe for digital disruption, but digitalization can turn existing challenges to innovation potential and future business opportunities. In this session we will discuss the latest market developments and initiatives to drive and be part of these market opportunities.

February 19, 2020: 3:10 pm – 4:10 pm, Stage B

Keynote

Technology as disruptive force

Technology innovation is happening at ever increasing speed, enabling new and distruptive business models. The CTO keynote session is looking at some of the latest developments in the evolution of technology, and will evaluate their disruptive potential. IIoT and AI are the foundation, 5G will be showcased using a manufacturing pilot project and an outlook into the opportunities of quantum computing will round up the session.

February 19, 2020: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm, Stage A

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Keynote

Intelligent transportation systems

Connected transportation is creating new opportunities for personal travel experience, as well as the efficient movement of goods. This session will look at the disruptive trends in mobility and transportation including the current state of CASE for automotive, beyond trains: multi-modal transportation and smart cities, vehicle2infrastructure and the electrification of the aviation.

February 20, 2020: 9:00 am – 10:30 am, Stage A

Mobility

Mobility is so much more than just car-sharing apps. This session will bring together high level, international speakers addressing innovative parking solutions, the aspect of real estate and infrastructure design, as well as climate change, autonomous driving and mobility as a service.

February 20, 2020: 10:50 am – 12:20 pm, Stage A

Digital twin

Digital twin is maturing from vague buzzword towards becoming the foundation for holistic Product Lifecycle Management. This session will show use cases on what happens when more complex things become connected allowing data scientists to use digital equivalents to optimize deployments for peak efficiency.

February 20, 2020: 10:50 am – 12:20 pm, Stage B

Enabling the IoT

IoT is a paradigm which provides a set of new services for the next wave of technological innovations. IoT applications are nearly limitless while enabling seamless integration of the cyber-world with the physical world. This session will focus on how companies can enable their assets to access IoT’s full potential.

February 20, 2020: 10:50 am – 12:20 pm, Stage C

Agriculture

How can data driven farming, the IoT and AI take the guesswork out of farming? This session will look at the different aspects of the agriculture value network and not only focus on the mother of uncertainty, the weather, but also on data driven knowledge and influence on plant growth state and diseases.

February 20, 2020: 12:50 pm – 1:50 pm, Stage A

5G in action

Looking beyond the current 5G hype, this session will provide practical guidelines for early 5G adoption and corporate 5G strategies. Experience in this session best practices about planning, licenses, deployment, operational models and how to get started with your private 5G campus network for use cases from the industrial, manufacturing and logistics domain.

February 20, 2020: 12:50 pm – 1:50 pm, Stage B

Social impact

Tech companies are changing the world – but how can tech be utilized to help enhancing society and creating a positive social impact? How can the scaling effects of modern tech be utilized to address some of society`s most pressing problems, including hunger, health, education and environmental challenges?

February 20, 2020: 12:50 pm – 1:50 pm, Stage C

Keynote

Tech for climate

This session will take a deep dive into CO2 and climate change. A special focus will be on how new and potentially disruptive technologies can help to minimize climate change and its impact. How can big companies become CO2 neutral?

February 20, 2020: 2:20 pm – 1:50 pm, Stage A

Confirmed speakers 2020

Sebastian Thrun

CEO & Co-Founder

Kitty Hawk & Udacity

Alexander Otto

CEO

ECE Projektmanagement

Shohini Ghose

Professor of Astrophysics

Wilfrid Laurier University Canada

Mike Foale

Former NASA astronaut & CEO

Foale Aerospace

Kathrin Buvac

President of Nokia Enterprise & CSO

Nokia

Dr. Richard Lutz

CEO

Deutsche Bahn

Dr. Roland Busch

COO, CTO & Member of the Managing Board

Siemens

Paul Stein

CTO

Rolls-Royce

Dr. Volkmar Denner

Chairman of the Board of Management

Bosch

Dr. Michael Bolle

CDO & CTO

Bosch

Dr. Stefan Hartung

Member of the Board of Management

Bosch

Martina Merz

CEO

thyssenkrupp

Last updated: Sept 03, 2019

Confirmed speakers

Sebastian Thrun

CEO & Co-Founder

Kitty Hawk & Udacity

Alexander Otto

CEO

ECE Projektmanagement

Shohini Ghose

Professor of Astrophysics

Wilfrid Laurier University Canada

Mike Foale

Former NASA astronaut & CEO

Foale Aerospace

Kathrin Buvac

President of Nokia Enterprise & CSO

Nokia

Dr. Richard Lutz

CEO

Deutsche Bahn

Dr. Roland Busch

COO, CTO & Member of the Managing Board

Siemens

Paul Stein

CTO

Rolls-Royce

Dr. Volkmar Denner

Chairman of the Board of Management

Bosch

Dr. Michael Bolle

CDO & CTO

Bosch

Dr. Stefan Hartung

Member of the Board of Management

Bosch

Martina Merz

CEO

thyssenkrupp

Last updated: Sept 03, 2019

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