Day 1: e-Mission Baden-Württemberg ● Luxembourg

Day 1: Tuesday, June 8, 2021  

10:00-10:30 Opening and Welcome  

• H.E. Mr Lex Delles, Luxembourg Minister for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises   
• Ms Cindy Tereba, Director International Affairs, Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce   
• Dr. Christian Herzog, CEO, Baden-Württemberg International

Moderator: Mr Camille Ney, Journalist

10:30-11:45 Baden-Württemberg and Luxembourg present: digital innovation 

Moderated talk with representatives from both regions presenting their business location with a focus on digital innovation, Cybersecurity and Industry 4.0 (60 min), followed by Q&A and discussion (15 min).   

• Digital Innovation in Baden-Württemberg, by Dr. Frauke Goll, Division Manager Innovation, Strategy, Transfer, Forschungszentrum Informatik, and Head of Digital Innovation Center in Karlsruhe    
• Industry 4.0 in Baden-Württemberg: challenges and support for SMEs with best practice examples, by Ms Lisa Petit, Project Manager, Allianz Industrie 4.0 Baden-Württemberg, International Relationships Management and Start-ups   
• Luxembourg: towards a data driven economy, by Mr David Foy, Head of International Business Development - Digital Economy, Luxinnovation    
• Luxembourg Cybersecurity Ecosystem, by Mr Steve Clement, Security Engineer, Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg
  

11:45 - 12:00: Break

12:00-12:55 Panel Discussion “Post-Covid Recovery: building a resilient economy”

The discussion will focus on the measures adopted by both regions to support post-Covid recovery and to promote a resilient economy. Companies from both sides will give insights into their digital transformation processes preparing for the future.   

• Dr.-Ing. Petra Püchner, Commissioner for Europe of the Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Tourism of Baden-Württemberg, Head of Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum    
• Mr Jean Schiltz, Head of Smart Mobility - Industry, New Technologies and Research Directorate, Luxembourg Ministry of the Economy    
• Mr Marcus Willand, Partner, MHP – A Porsche Company   
• Dr. Andreas Kämpfe, Chairman of the Board, Witzenmann GmbH   
• Mr Jean-Christophe Witz, CIO/CDO, Husky Injection Molding Systems S.A.

12:55-13:00 Wrap-Up

Conclusions and outlook on the programme

Afternoon  

14:00-17:00 Individual B2B meetings 

Baden-Württemberg and Luxembourg companies are invited to individually schedule B2B meetings via the event matchmaking platform.