Share the latest topics, most recently implemented projects, status of current solutions or newly achieved developments during the Poster Session. Which themes are of interest for other experts? What innovation and key points must be made public? Let us know by sharing your poster.

• The focus of your submission should be the recent past until today respectively the near future. 
• Make sure the poster content is marked as "Confidential" or less, it cannot be "Secret". 
• The size of the printed poster will be DIN A0.
• This year we will provide two Poster Sessions to make as much participation also for the authors possible. 
• As always, three best posters will be awarded, voted by the attendees.
  
• The topic does not have to be related to the motto.
• Demos, hardware, displays or other hands-on items related to the poster will move to the Lab section of the event.

Important: Please fill out an abstract for the poster first. Author notification will be on April 30.

Seize these roundtable discussions to address challenges or even problems you are facing in your roadmap to gain support. You present future technologies and topics to align demands and requirements in the next three to five years. All topics belonging to technology roadmaps, requirement roadmaps, product roadmaps, R&D actitivties, etc. are welcome to be disucssed.

• First you very briefly pitch your topic on stage to emphasize your challenge - be precise.
• Afterwards you will be the chair of three small discussion rounds where at intervals experts come to you to get into discussion.
• You address technology gaps in your roadmap your are facing and try to find partners helping you closing them. 
• You can find experienced experts who can help you answering open questions.
  

Important: Please fill out an abstract for the auction first. Author notification will be on April 30.
 

This new format is for practical hands-on experience, formerly known as the demos.

• Please submit your topic if you want to show a demo, make people try out things with hardware, be interactive with the attendees through touchable items. 
• Labs run in parallel to the Technical Auctions. 
• An explanatory poster can be combined. Size is DIN A0, please download Lab poster template from the download section.
• Labs are excluded from the Poster Award voting.
  

Important: Please fill out an abstract for the Lab first. Author notification will be on April 30.

Renowned thought leaders and experts take the stage to share invaluable insights, offering compelling perspectives on AI. Engage with visionary ideas, thought-provoking concepts, and inspiring narratives, promising an enlightening experience for all attendees.

• Dr. Karl Lamprecht, President & CEO ZEISS Group: CEO Insights
• Dr. Euan Thompson, Head of SBU OPT and President of Ophthalmic Devices at ZEISS: Keynote 1
• Susan-Stefanie Breitkopf, Member of the Executive Board & CTO ZEISS Group: Inspirational talk
• Dr. Andreas Liebl, CEO appliedAI Initiative GmbH: Keynote II
• Dr. Benjamin Lange, AI Ethicist at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität: Talk&Engage: Ethics Reflection
  
• Dr. Michelangelo Masini, Head of ZEISS Corporate Research & Technology: Tech Talk: Innovation & Technology
  

In the Panel Discussion about AI, the panelists are:

• Florian Schmid, AI Lead Engineer at PlanB. GmbH
  
• Diana Iacob, GenAI, AI Architect - Strategy & Innovation at Microsoft
• Dr. Tanja Teuber, Head of Algorithms at ZEISS Coporate Research & Technology (CRT)
  
• Dr. Lydia Nemec, Head of AI Accelerator at ZEISS Digital Partners (ZDP)
• Prof. Nassir Navab, Head of the Chair for Computer Aided Medical Procedures and Augmented Reality at Technical University of Munich

In a smaller discussion round three panelists discuss about Unconscious bias in transformation & digitalization. Panelists are:

• Philip Standner, Head of Digital Technology Accelerator at ZEISS Digital Partners (ZDP)
  
• Stephanie Magazzeni, Head of Digital Research and Innovation at Carl Zeiss Meditec France S.A.S.
• Dr. Jaane Seehusen, Head of Supply Chain at ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Solutions (SMT)