Workerbase keynote
Norman Hartmann
Co-Founder and CEO
Workerbase Connect 2026
Shopfloor AI, put into practice.
Join our Shopfloor AI event in Munich, with speakers from Porsche, thyssenkrupp and Surventis.
15 October 2026MunichMunich, Germany
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Speakers & perspectives
Meet your speakers.
Manufacturing leaders share their approaches, lessons and challenges. Bring your questions.
Michael Müller
Head of Factory IT
Mario Kossmann
VP Digital Solutions
Daniel Valpassos
Global Director for Digitalization
Dr. Sven Ost
Former EVP Manufacturing & Technology
Aleksi Vetoniemi
Global Director Production
Torsten Putze
Senior Manager Digital Quality Processes
Daniel Heinzler
Senior Manager Smart Factory & Industry 4.0
Stijn Verharen
Continuous Improvement Specialist
Gideon Terlutter-Friedrich
Teamlead Digital Process Optimization
René Reitmajer
Expert Digitization Shopfloor
Bruno Salles
Head of Digitalization
Michael Eppler
Project Manager Digitalisation
Norman Hartmann
Co-Founder and CEO
Agenda
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Design Offices München Campus Königsplatz
Check-in
Welcome & opening
How Porsche accelerates operational excellence using AI Agents
Michael Müller
Head of Factory IT
Torsten Putze
Senior Manager Digital Quality Processes
Beyond the first use case: Building the operating model for the agentic factory
Daniel Heinzler
Senior Manager Smart Factory & Industry 4.0
Building a self-improving plant at thyssenkrupp: Bringing together people, technology and processes
Mario Kossmann
VP Digital Solutions
Coffee break
From job-shop to line production: Securing European defence sovereignty at speed
Aleksi Vetoniemi
Global Director Production
Autonomous enterprise: Hyperautomation in manufacturing
Dr. Sven Ost
Former EVP Manufacturing & Technology
How Surventis moves fragmented solutions to a single platform and synchronizes processes end-to-end with Workerbase
Daniel Valpassos
Global Director for Digitalization
Lunch break
Scheduled sessions
Breakout rooms · Choose one session per time slot.
Roundtables
Quality excellence in manual assembly at Pon.Bike
Stijn Verharen
Continuous Improvement Specialist
Robin Heesen
Senior Solution Consultant
How do you get the Workerbase horsepower on the road?
René Reitmajer
Expert Digitization Shopfloor
Vincent Ost
Senior Solution Consultant
Deep dive
Too good to be true? Under the hood of the new Workerbase product
Valentin Brunnhuber
Product Manager
Roundtables
From SAP release to booked production hours: running production without a classical MES
Michael Eppler
Project Manager Digitalisation
Jens Haag
Solution Consultant
One plant is easy. Global coverage is the real work
Gideon Terlutter-Friedrich
Teamlead Digital Process Optimization
Vincent Ost
Senior Solution Consultant
Deep dive
Too good to be true? Under the hood of the new Workerbase product
Valentin Brunnhuber
Product Manager
Roundtables
Managing maintenance end-to-end globally
Bruno Salles
Head of Digitalization
Marta Vila
Senior Solution Consultant
Where AI actually pays off on the shopfloor
René Reitmajer
Expert Digitization Shopfloor
Vincent Ost
Senior Solution Consultant
Deep dive
Too good to be true? Under the hood of the new Workerbase product
Valentin Brunnhuber
Product Manager
Summary & Closing Remarks
Norman Hartmann
Co-Founder and CEO
Get together
Food, drinks, music in a relaxed atmosphere.
15 October 2026, Munich
Request your invitation to Connect 2026
Connect 2026 is a curated, invitation-only gathering for production leaders. Attendance is complimentary, but spots are strictly limited and every request is reviewed personally. Confirmed invitations go out on a rolling basis, so request yours early.
- Complimentary for confirmed guests
- Limited spots available
- Every request personally reviewed
- Invitations confirmed on a rolling basis
Request your invitation
Attendance is complimentary. We review each request and confirm invitations by email.
Design Offices München, Campus Königsplatz
Brienner Str. 45/a-d
80333 München, Germany
By U-Bahn
Take the U2 or U8 to Königsplatz. The venue is a 2-minute walk from the station exit.
By S-Bahn or Regional Train
From Munich Central Station (Hauptbahnhof), take the U2 toward Feldmoching, one stop to Königsplatz. Check current services before you travel.
From the Airport
Munich Airport (MUC) to Königsplatz via S-Bahn S1 or S8: approximately 45 minutes. Change at Hauptbahnhof onto the U2.
By Car
Several public parking garages are available within a short walk of the venue. Parking in central Munich is limited. Public transport is strongly recommended.
Frequently asked questions
Bring your questions. Leave with new perspectives.
Join us in Munich on 15 October for Workerbase Connect 2026.