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Impulses for the Future

Top-class keynote speakers shed light on artificial intelligence and its practical application in business. The experts assess the developments, separate hype from real benefits, and show the opportunities automation and AI open up for production, logistics, and business models. Look forward to well-founded insights, practical examples, and valuable impulses for using these technologies in your own company.

Wednesday, 23.9., 10:00 - 10:50 am I Hall 11

Univ. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kummer,
Head of the Institute for Transport Economics and Logistics, Vienna University of Economics and Business

Those who don’t automate will be atomized – How automation and AI are changing our economy and companies

In his keynote, Univ. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kummer highlights how profoundly automation and artificial intelligence are already transforming companies today, providing concrete examples and approaches for action:

  • Why is the automation revolution underestimated?
  • How are humanoid robots changing production and logistics?
  • How are humanoid robots changing production and logistics?
  • How can companies develop and successfully implement automation and AI strategies?
  • What skills do companies and employees need?
  • Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kummer gives a first preview of his keynote in this video. He explains why automation, robotics, digitalization, and intelligent logistics processes are becoming decisive competitive factors – and which concrete steps medium-sized companies should take now.
    About the Speaker
    Univ. Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kummer is head of the Institute for Transport Economics and Logistics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. He is one of the leading logistics experts in the German-speaking region and combines scientific research with strong practical relevance. He regularly contributes his expertise in transport economics, logistics, and supply chain management to international publications, conferences, corporate presentations, as well as research and consulting projects.


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    DI Wolfgang Freiseisen ©

    Wednesday, 23.9., 4:00 - 4:50 pm I Hall 11
    Thursday, 24.9., 9:30 - 10:20 am I Hall 11

    DI Wolfgang Freiseisen, CEO RISC Software GmbH

    OK AI, how do you deal with reality – and if so, can you prove it?

    Generative AI dominates the headlines, but a fundamental change is taking place behind the scenes: intuition gives way to specification, assertion gives way to proof. Because for industrial applications, AI that only claims is not enough.

    In his keynote, Wolfgang Freiseisen shows how symbolic AI and modern machine learning are combined into hybrid AI. An AI that works not despite mathematics, but because of it. Using concrete examples from simulation, optimization, and anomaly detection, he reveals where AI really stands in industry today and how decision-makers can distinguish between hype and tangible competitive advantage.

    About the Speaker
    DI Wolfgang Freiseisen comes from the field of computer mathematics and has been working for more than 30 years on modeling and digitalizing industrial and logistical problems. He studied at the Institute for Symbolic Computation (RISC) under Prof. Bruno Buchberger and has been managing director of RISC Software GmbH since 2001. The company is one of Austria’s leading non-university research institutions in the environment of Johannes Kepler University Linz and works on industrial software systems, logistics, medical informatics, and data analytics.

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