Join Dark Factory 2026 and explore the future of smart manufacturing. Experience expert talks, the Siemens Experience Center, live production insights, and valuable networking opportunities.
Moderators at Dark Factory 2026
Prof. Dr. Ferdi Dudenhöffer
Director
CAR, Bochum
Prof. Dr. -Ing. Alois Knoll
Head of TUM AIR Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Systems
TUM
Speakers at Dark Factory 2026
Meet leading experts and industry pioneers who are shaping the future of manufacturing. Discover their insights into industrial AI, automation and the factories of tomorrow.
Robert Löbach
Cluster Manager, Cobot Distribution DACH & Ecosystem DACH
ABB
Xenia Scholl
COO
Aitonomi
Volker Moos
Produktmanager MATERIAL LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS
ASYS
Jakob Josten
Enterprise Account Manager EMEA
AutoStore
Christian Bergen
Business Development Manager - GtM EMEA - Marketing EMEA
Basler
Peter Sorowka
CEO & Co-Founder
Cybus
Alexander B. Wurst
Senior Manager at Digital Factory & Supply Chain
MHP
Dr. Niko Reuß
CEO Freudenberg Technology Innovation SE & Co. KG
Freudenberg
Dr. Ludwig Schöttl
Team Lead – Virtual Factory & Machine Vision
Freudenberg
Dr. Steffen Wiendl
Director Manufacturing Technologies
Freudenberg
Nikolas Rössler
CCO
Innok Robotics
Dr. Christian Liedtke
Operations Manager of KUKA Digital
KUKA Group
Jan Daske
Senior Director Global AI & Industry Intelligence Lead
Swisslog GmbH (KUKA Group)
Sven Borghoff
Vice President Sales Integrated Solutions EMEA Central & Managing Director BNL
Swisslog GmbH (KUKA Group)
Jan Friedrich
Business Development Manager - Solutions
Mitsubishi Electric
Christoph Reis
Managing Director
MPS ARCHONIC
Julian Hirz
EMEA Robotics Regional Manager - Central, East & North Europe
Omron Robotics
Dr. Paul Wild
Head of Research & Development
Rehm Thermal Systems
Heiko Zimmernmann
Head of Sales
SCHUNK Electronic Solutions GmbH
Dr. Thomas Albrecht
Head of Customer Segment Machinery & Robotics
ZEISS
Hassine Sioud
COO
ZF Group
