Our program for the World of Data 2026 is packed with exciting topics and inspiring speakers. We will add missing information soon – check back regularly to make sure you don't miss any updates!

Alex Merced
Head of Developer Relations
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Michael Melzig
Cloud Program Manager
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Jochen Weisser
Principal Expert Data Integration and Cloud Services
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Marco Preis
Senior Director – Head of Digital & Innovation Hub
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Johannes Kutterer
Chief Solution Architect
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Sönke Liebau
CPO
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Nicolas Wieske
Senior Platform Strategist
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Detlev Knierim
EMEA AI Sales Specialist
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Daniel Benad
Consulting Partner Development Manager
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Christoph Hefner
Solution Engineer
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Bilal Zafar
AI expert & author
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Jonathan Vantu
Head of MarTech
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Thomas Brenner
Controller & Project Manager BI Strategy
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Tamara Leupold
Data Analyst, Electric Drives
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Alexander Huber
Mountaineer
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Livia Nesensohn
IT Architect – Data & Analytics
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Andrea Wipping
Consultant CRM/Marketing
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Julia Pogorzelski
Head of Digital People & Culture
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Stefan Edelmayer
Head of Data Strategy & Analytics
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Caroline Grimm
Chief Data Officer
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Dr. Franz Graf
Senior Process Manager DevOps
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Dr. Birgitta Wollherr
AI Ops Spezialistin / Master Data Scientist
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Nancy Nyambura
Senior Data Engineer
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Sascha Riegenring
Head of Data & AI Foundations
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Claudia Pohlink
Chief Data Officer / Director Data & AI
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Kolja Manuel Rödel
Head of Data & Analytics
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Jonas Schröder
Data Scientist & Product Owner
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Simon Schmitt
Global Head of Data Excellence
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Thomas Kronawitter
Head of Data-Driven Applications & Services
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Yannick Franke
AI Team Lead
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Tim Wienböker
Teamleiter Business Intelligence
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Dr. Kai Behrens
Solution Architect Data & Analytics
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Ulisse Sarmiento
Regional Vice President Solutions Consulting EMEA
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Tim Schindler
Data Engineer
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Dr. Sönke Iwersen
Director Data Intelligence & Analytics
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Carsten Schweiger
Data & AI Enabler
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Dr. Arndt Claußen
Lead Center of Excellence Data & Analytics
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Closing World of Data
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Vortrag Marco Preis, Infineon
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Wie setzt man digitale Souveränität um?
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From Data Swamp to Strategic Asset - Crafting a Purpose-Driven Data Strategy
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Vortrag Simon Schmitt, Giesecke & Devrient GmbH
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How to Rock AI in regulierten Umgebungen
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Ein Reisebericht: von der Ablösung von SAP BW hin zum Single-Point-of-Truth mit MS Fabric.
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Energiewende - A data challenge
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BCBS 239: Das unterschätzte Change-Projekt - Woran Datenprogramme scheitern, und wie man sie trotzdem zum Erfolg führt
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Talk by Tobias Hingston, tonies
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Schatzkarte statt Datendschungel –Organisation & Data Catalog als Erfolgsfaktor
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Self-Service Analytics – Daten für alle, nicht nur für IT
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Vortrag Dr. Sönke Iwersen, DKV
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Von klassischen SAP BW-Prozessen zur modernen Cloud-Datenplattform: Wie SAP ECC und unsere anderen Systeme mit der Google Cloud sprechen lernten
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Welcome to World of Data 2026
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KI im Rampenlicht – Daten im Maschinenraum. Wie aus KI-Hype belastbare Wirkung wird.
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User Adoption in Wert verwandeln: Der Mensch im Fokus
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SAP and Google Cloud Platform: A Love Story?
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Fakten statt Halluzinationen: dpa Informationen für agentische Systeme
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Von Self-Service-Chaos zu vertrauenswürdigen Analytics Products – wie Zertifizierung Klarheit schafft
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Die Datenreise bei SPAR: Wie wir datengetriebenes Arbeiten im Unternehmen neu denken
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Vom Piloten zur Produktion: Unsere Anwendungsfälle
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KI-Governance: Vom Risiko zum Vorteil
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KI-Souveränität: Selbst entwickeln, kaufen oder kooperieren?
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Vom KI-Hype zum Unternehmenswert
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Beyond the Black Box: Designing an End-to-End Internal Attribution Engine.
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Wie OTTO den Kundenwert durch Customer Lifetime Value (CLV) Modellierung maximiert
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MARMIND trifft SAP: Wie Cornelsen Marketingprozesse, Daten und Teams erfolgreich vernetzt hat
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Artificial Intelligence
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13:40
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Networking & Get-together