DATA festival
Program 2025
DAY 1 – MARCH 26TH
10:00 am
Doors Open
10:30 am
Opening Keynote
DATA festival | Dr. Carsten Bange & Alexander Thamm
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10:45 am
Coffee Break
11:15 am
Harnessing Generative AI: Achievements, Challenges, and Future Directions
Allianz Technology | Firas Ben Hassan
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11:45 am
Productionizing LLMs: How Generative AI Digitalized the Customer Service at Lufthansa
Lufthansa | Dr. Keyvan Sadri
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12:15 pm
Automating Rule Extraction with Ontology Driven LLMs
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation | Zornitsa Manolova, Yener Karaca
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12:45 pm
Data Cleansing – A Never-ending Story?
Merck Life Science KGaA | Christoph Schatton
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2:15 pm
Lunch Break
2:45 pm
Reflecting on Two Years of ChatGPT: Have the Expectations Been Fulfilled?
Siemens AG | Maria Sukhareva
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3:15 pm
Designing Data Pipelines for AI-Driven Applications
AstraZeneca | Shawn Kyzer
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3:45 pm
Data-Driven Architecture: Navigating Data and AI Transformation
DHL | Nailya Uzhakova
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4:15 pm
Coffee Break
4:45 pm
From Fake it to Success: BSH Breakthroughs in Data Organization, Data Management, Data Product Strategies
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH | Maria Sergeeva, Marek Imialek
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5:45 pm
AI Act Panel: Unpacking the AI Act’s Impact on Innovation, Compliance, and the Future of AI
Moderator:
Dr. Lydia Nemec | Carl Zeiss
Speaker:
Kai Zenner | World Economic Forum & European Parliament
Dr. Kerstin Bäcker | LAUSEN Rechtsanwälte
Dr. Tomas Klenke | Commerzbank
Michael Schorpp | Boehringer Ingelheim
Evening Event
Enjoy food, drinks, and music – the perfect recipe for good vibes and great connections!
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DAY 2 – MARCH 27TH
09:00 am
Doors Open
9:30 am
Keynote: The Future of Operational Intelligence
Otto | Jens Dorn
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9:45 am
Coffee Break
10:15 am
Data Culture at heart of data quality
IKEA Supply AG | Naveen Gupta
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10:45 am
Democratizing data with self service data products
TWAICE | Yogender Chhibber
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11:15 am
Trustworthy AI at Scale: Balancing Innovation and Responsibility
Boehringer Ingelheim | Michael Schorpp
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11:45 am
Coffee Break
12:15 pm
Generative AI @ Scale for Enterprises
Merck Group | Dr. Harsha Gurulingappa
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12:45 pm
Agentic AI: The Road to Fully Autonomous Organizations
BARC | Douglas Laney
1:15 pm
Agentic AI in Action: Transforming Business with Intelligent Automation
Bayer | Sarah Lewandowski
2:45 pm
Lunch Break
3:15 pm
Agentic AI in Action
4:15 pm
Agentic AI Panel
Moderator:
Carsten Bange, Alexander Thamm
Speaker:
Douglas Laney | BARC
Sarah Lewandowski | Bayer
4:20 pm
Closing
DATA festival | Dr. Carsten Bange & Alex Thamm
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DAY 1 – MARCH 26TH
10:00 am
Doors Open
In an era defined by technological advancements, the “AI for Good” track at this years DATA festival aims to spotlight the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in addressing societal challenges. This track will showcase innovative applications of AI that contribute to positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes. From healthcare and education to sustainability and humanitarian efforts, different speakers will delve into their real-world examples of how AI technologies are being leveraged to create meaningful change. Attendees can expect insightful discussions on ethical considerations, responsible AI practices, and collaborative approaches to ensure that AI becomes a force for good. Join us on the tech.stage to explore the boundless possibilities of AI for fostering a better, more inclusive future.
11:15 pm
Harnessing AI for a Better World: An Introduction to AI4Good and How Enterprises Can Help Drive Positive Change
MI4People | Dr. Paul Springer
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11:45 pm
Ocean Eyes: Harnessing AI to Combat Plastic Pollution
MI4People | Dr. Denis Dalić
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12:15 pm
AI for the Planet, People, Prosperity and the Ocean: Driving Sustainability Innovation
DFKI4Planet Initiative | Frederic Theodor Stahl
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12:45 pm
RAG for an Easy-to-Understand Language
RentenNavi | Woldemar Metzler
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2:15 pm
Lunch Break
2:45 pm
Tackling Ghost Gear with the Power Trio: Sonar Technology, AI, and Citizen Science
WWF | Gabriele Dederer & Mareen Lee
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3:15 pm
AI Support for Social Counseling
TH Nürnberg | Prof. Jens Albrecht
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3:45 pm
Solving the puzzle: Leveraging machine learning for effective root cause analysis
Carl Zeiss AG | Bernhard de Graaff
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4:15 pm
Coffee Break
4:45 pm
Becoming a data-driven insurance company
HUK-COBURG | Dr. Eva Hörster
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In this session, you’ll gain hands-on insights into practical tech solutions, exploring the code behind impactful use cases. Get ready to dive into detailed examples and sharpen your technical expertise!
5:45 pm
BO ist tot. Lang lebe Pyramid – Eine congstar Geschichte
Pyramid and Opitz Consulting
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7:00 pm
Drinks and Food at the exhibition hall
Evening Event
Enjoy food, drinks, and music – the perfect recipe for good vibes and great connections!
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DAY 2 – MARCH 27TH
09:00 am
Doors Open
10:45 am
Tech Deep Dive: Solving data residency problems with Airflow and AWS ECS Anywhere
bestseller.com | Ivica Kolenkaš
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11:15 am
What Glue and Hairspray can’t fix: Becoming a Modern Engineering Organization
Henkel | Florian Roscheck
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11:45 am
Coffee Break
1:15 pm
Tech Deep Dive: Level-Up Your GenAI Application Development
Commerzbank AG | Elliot Kovanda
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2:45 pm
Lunch Break
3:45 pm
Tech Deep Dive: Using AI for Legal Form Detection – Leveraging the LEI Data
Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation | Dominik Jany, Zornitsa Manolova
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DAY 1 – MARCH 26TH
11:15 am
Optimizing Data Analytics at DB Regio AG
DB Regio | Daniel Kratschmann
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11:45 am
Modern Art of Modernisation
OPITZ Consulting | Fabian Heidenstecker
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12:15 pm
Why AI without a solid data foundation is just a complete distraction
Reltio | Erik Horsting
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12:45 pm
Agent 007 – License to Scale? Scaling Your Agents with Control
Dataiku | Maximilian Harms
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2:15 pm
Lunch Break
2:45 pm
Ab Initio
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3:15 pm
Rethinking Data Accessibility: The Data Mesh journey of Kuehne+Nagel
Kuehne+Nagel | Dr. Maik Wurdel & Dr. Niels Hackius
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3:45 pm
Click, Query, Discover: The Age of Data Self-Service
APARAVI | Anita Nari
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4:15 pm
Coffee Break
4:45 pm
Ataccama
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5:15 pm
Agentic Sustainability Workflows: How AI turns ESG Challenges into Competitive Advantage
Footprint Intelligence | Daniel Scholz
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5:45 pm
Dremio
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Evening Event
Enjoy food, drinks, and music – the perfect recipe for good vibes and great connections!
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DAY 2 – MARCH 27TH
09:45 am
Break
10:15 am
Scaling Alasco’s data analytics capabilities with the help of embedded analytics with GoodData
Good Data | Moritz Grassy
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10:45 am
Navigating the Cloud: Strategic Data Governance at Munich Re
Munich RE | Tanmoy De & Abhishek Kumar
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11:15 am
Vespa.ai
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11:45 am
Coffee Break
12:15 pm
DataRobot
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12:45 pm
HOPE: Harnessing Optimization for Personalized Evaluation in Addiction Treatment with AI
Five1 | Linda Kraske
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1:15 pm
Preparing and Delivering Data for AI: Requirements, Use Cases and Best Practices
BARC
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2:45 pm
Lunch Break
Visit the exhibition or explore the programm at our data.stage!
*Preliminary schedule, subject to change.
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