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Deloitte at Hannover Messe 2025
Monday, 31 March 2025 9:00 a.m. CET

In-person - Event

Event language: English

31 Mar. - 4 Apr. 2025

09:00 a.m. CET

Deloitte at Hannover Messe 2025

Join Deloitte at Hannover Messe, the world’s largest international industrial gathering, to learn how we are working with business and operational leaders from the factory floor to C-suite, to help build connected, digitally enabled operations that drive value. Explore our cutting-edge solutions and network of smart factories that use technologies like Generative AI to help create data-driven decision making.

Making manufacturers the world's smartest organizations

 

Smart organizations are fueled by data—and by combining data with technology and human experience, Deloitte helps organizations work smarter. We draw on a broad ecosystem of technology collaborators to develop innovative solutions that align digital technologies with strategic priorities. In the face of today’s challenges—from supply chain disruptions and escalating costs to geopolitical uncertainty—we help manufacturers focus on operational enhancements that can help improve efficiency, lower costs, reduce waste, and increase productivity.

Find us at Hannover Messe 2025

Deloitte will exhibit in the Digital Ecosystems halls, located in Hall 15, Stand E72

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Explore our global network of Smart Factories. Each facility is unique, but they all offer a new experience and way of thinking about the value that smart manufacturing and smart operations can add to your organization.

    Deloitte’s presence at Hannover Messe 2025

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    Unleashing manufacturing's digital thread with Snowflake 

    Tuesday April 1, 2PM CET 

    The digital transformations of manufacturing enterprises face fragmented and unconnected data landscapes. A modern data platform enables a standardized model across all domains with their assets, processes, and systems to establish a digital thread. From advanced artificial intelligence and generative AI to agentic AI, these tools help create actionable insights to improve production effectiveness, operational efficiency, and gain competitive advantages. 

    Join Deloitte and Snowflake leaders to explore how this unified approach could resolve key challenges in manufacturing digitalization by sharing insights on data and AI technology trends. 

    Featuring: 

    • Kai-Uwe Hess, partner, Smart Manufacturing, Deloitte Germany 
    • Martin Gutberlet, Industry Principal Manufacturing EMEA, Snowflake 
    • Lara Bothur, Voice for innovation, Deloitte Germany

    Watch the session now on LinkedIn or YouTube

     

    Physical AI and the next frontier of industrial digitalization with NVIDIA 

    Tuesday April 1, 4PM CET

    Join Deloitte and NVIDIA for a discussion on the artificial intelligence revolution, where machines interact with the real world by integrating spatial understanding and physical behavior into AI models. Advances in simulation and reinforcement learning are accelerating the training of autonomous machines, expanding their applicability to both the industrial and consumer sectors. 

    Key topics include: 

    • What is physical AI and why is it relevant now? 
    • What are its practical applications and what is its potential value to organizations? 
    • How can companies get started? 

    This discussion will include insights from current projects, actionable takeaways, and future strategy considerations.

    Featuring:

    •  Rev Lebaredian, Vice President of Omniverse & Simulation Technology, NVIDIA 
    • Britta Mittlefehldt, director, Smart Factory, Deloitte Germany

    Watch the session now on LinkedIn or YouTube

     

    Software-defined factories: The future of smart manufacturing with Siemens

    Wednesday April 2, 2PM CET

    Join Deloitte and Siemens leaders as they discuss how software-defined factories are helping to revolutionize the manufacturing sector. They will explore the impact of these paradigm shifts on production processes, enabling real-time decision-making and unlocking new levels of efficiency and productivity. Discover the leadership strategies and best practices required to successfully navigate this transformation and stay ahead in a rapidly changing industrial landscape. 

    Featuring :

    • Tim Gaus, Smart Manufacturing Business Leader, Deloitte LLP
    • Daniela Stederoth, Head of Digital Enterprise Sales & Simulation, Germany, Siemens
    • Brian Armstrong, Strategic Global Partner Manager, Siemens

    Watch the session now on LinkedIn or YouTube

     

    GenAI: Transforming manufacturing for a resilient future with Salesforce 

    Wednesday April 2, 4PM CET

    Join Deloitte and Salesforce leaders to discuss how AI and generative AI are transforming manufacturing. This session will explore strategies for navigating global challenges, enhancing efficiency, and driving sustainability. Tune in to understand how technology and data can help manufacturers stay competitive and resilient in the future. 

    Featuring:

    • Chris Steidle, Area Vice-President & Head of Manufacturing Germany, Salesforce
    • Britta Mittlefehldt, director, Smart Factory, Deloitte Germany
    • Thorsten Köhler, director, Consulting, Deloitte Germany

    Watch the session now on LinkedIn or YouTube

     

    Smart operations in the manufacturing sector with AWS 

    Thursday April 3, 2PM CET

    Join Deloitte and AWS leaders at HANNOVER MESSE to explore how manufacturers can navigate the complexities of creating a connected aftermarket. This session will delve into emerging market trends and discuss how to overcome common challenges to create a pathway to sustainable growth. 

    Key questions include:

    • How have external factors influenced the expansion of aftermarket services in the manufacturing sector?
    • What role does customer experience play in differentiating aftermarket services, and what are the benefits for manufacturers?
    • How are digital technologies and Generative AI (GenAI) transforming the aftermarket services landscape? 

    Featuring:

    • Steve Blackwell, Head of Manufacturing Center of Excellence, AWS 
    • Ajai Vasudevan, Global leader for Smart Operations, Deloitte US 
    • Nishita Henry, Global Chief Commercial Officer for AWS, Deloitte US 

    Watch the session now on LinkedIn or YouTube

     

    Demos and solutions

    Deloitte’s live demo at Hannover Messe 2025 will feature a lab-sized manufacturing line for discrete assembly, showcasing how these technologies can help manufacturers overcome current challenges and build a software-defined factory of the future. Below are a few of the demos we will present at the event:
    • Concept: Software-defined automation involves building a holistic solution stack for the scope of a Smart Factory; from virtualized PLCs (Programmable Logic Controllers) to AI on the edge to cloud-based insights platforms.
    • Benefits: This approach helps bring the industrial automation stack to the current age and can allow for easier adoption of state-of-the-art software delivery patterns, such as CI/CD and automated testing, helping to make the factory more adaptable and responsive to changes.
    • Use case: The use case will show how these software delivery patterns are put into action, deploying updates to virtualized PLCs remotely through an industrial edge management system.
    • Concept: As factories become more connected and software-defined, they may be increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats.
    • Benefits: It is important to build security into the factory shopfloor from the beginning. This includes conducting automatic scans to identify devices on the shop floor, understanding their communication with third parties, and assessing potential vulnerabilities.
    • Use case: The OT security vulnerability management framework helps identify the status of devices and potential threats, helping to ensure a secure operational environment.
    • Concept: The convergence of IT and OT is important for automating workflows on the shop floor. Standardizing services such as onboarding machines to analytics and AI solutions and developing automations around these services, can help support achieving a higher adoption rate of these solutions.
    • Benefits: Well-scoped and automated processes can significantly improve usage of digital manufacturing services; typically leading to a positive feedback loop of solution usage and quality.
    • Use Case: This use case will show how a machine can be automatically onboarded from an Excel file through Generative AI.
    • Concept: Modern and agile product development may require continuous iteration based on real performance data in production and operation. Processing that data, finding concerns and formulating insights can be a complex and time-consuming process that can be significantly improved through GenAI agents.
    • Benefits: Faster iteration cycles and more data-driven decision-making can lead to better products and reduced cost of maintenance/operation on the client.
    • Use Case: Service cases created by field technicians are analyzed and clustered by a GenAI agent. When systematic concerns are identified, the agent automatically creates a problem report in the system.
    • Concept: This approach involves continuous monitoring of machine condition data (like temperature, vibration, and pressure) and maintenance history, using algorithms to detect deviations from normal operating patterns. When anomalies are detected, the system can forecast the likelihood of future failures, helping to enable proactive maintenance planning through both actionable insights and action recommendations.
    • Benefits: By predicting equipment failures before they occur, companies can schedule maintenance during off-peak hours, thereby minimizing operational disruptions. This can extend the lifespan of the equipment and optimize the use of maintenance resources to help improve overall operational efficiency.
    • Use Case: The combined data from existing and retrofitted sensors on our manufacturing line serves and a well-maintained catalog of asset documentation serves as the foundation for GenAI-based operator guidance systems for maintenance planning and optimization.
    • Concept: Vehicles are increasingly becoming software-defined, with many functionalities controlled by software rather than mechanical components.
    • Benefit: Managing software updates and versions is important for vehicle safety and performance. This includes over-the-air updates and monitoring the software status of each vehicle.
    • Use case: This use case demonstrates how to manage the software landscape for vehicles, helping to ensure proper integration, versioning, and security.

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    Stanley Porter

    Deloitte - Global
    Stanley serves as Deloitte’s Global & US Energy, Resources & Industrials (ER&I) Industry Leader. He oversees and drives the development and execution of the overall ER&I strategy across all geographies and businesses, including more than 44,000 professionals and serving close to 75% of the Global Fortune 500 clients. The ER&I industry practice represents the Industrial Products & Construction; Oil, Gas & Chemicals; Mining & Metals, and Power, Utilities & Renewables sectors. Stanley has more than 30 years of industry and global client leader experience, and has worked with some of the largest names in the industry on a range of business issues, assisting client executives in strategy, restructuring, mergers, operations optimization, and technology adoption. Dedicated to helping clients navigate the fourth Industrial Revolution and transitioning to a lower carbon future, Stanley has worked with clients to become more sustainable, develop decarbonizing strategies and energy-efficient solutions that address rising environmental and social challenges. He has published several articles on ESG, sustainable strategies, and smart energy management strategies for industrials. Stanley is proud to serve on the Millstein Center for Global Markets & Governance Board of Advisors, United States Energy Association Board of Directors, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Washington Board of Directors, and the Afterschool Alliance Board of Directors. He is a member of the Executive Leadership Council. Stanley has received a Bachelor of Science from Wofford College and Master of Business Administration from Duke University – Fuqua School of Business.
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    Jean-Louis Rassineux

    Deloitte - Global
    Jean-Louis Rassineux is the Deloitte Global Industrial Products & Construction (IP&C) Sector Leader, working with our IP&C practitioners around the world to help manufacturing, aerospace and defense (A&D), and engineering and construction companies address complex business problems. He has more than 30 years of consulting experience, including in product lifecycle management, finance and HR transformation, supply chain and logistics, program management, and strategy definition. Having worked with some of the largest names in the sector, Jean-Louis currently focuses on innovation and the impact of digital on A&D organizations. Based in Paris, he is an active member of A&D associations and participates in such major events as the Paris Air Show and the Farnborough International Airshow.
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    Ajai Vasudevan

    Deloitte - Global
    Ajai is a Managing Director in Deloitte and advises clients leveraging his industry expertise coupled with a clear focus on business outcomes that drive client decisions. Over the last two decades, he has been advising senior client management help develop executable strategies, optimize operational effectiveness & efficiency, and deliver strategic digital transformation solutions. Ajai has a proven track record in global business development, operations/business strategy advisory and non-traditional approaches to creating client value. Ajai currently leads Deloitte’s Smart Factory Network Globally and focused on creating a network of Smart Factories that learn, collaborate and work together to spur innovation and growth for our clients globally. Ajai holds an M.B.A. from the University of Michigan, an M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Wayne State University, and a B.E in Mechanical Engineering from Mangalore University, India.
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    Oliver Bendig

    Deloitte - Global
    Oliver is a thought leader in After Sales Services with a worldwide track record and reputation with more than 20 years of experience in top-tier management consulting, with a focus on industrial goods, especially machinery equipment and high tech. He is a trusted advisor for his clients from designing the After Sales Strategy to setting up the service operating model to delivering results. Oliver has deep, proven experience in helping to accelerate companies’ growth while transforming business models for the digital era and can build on international experience with blue chip companies and “Mittelstand” in multiple industries and regions (esp. Europe, North America, China).
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    Britta Mittlefehldt

    Deloitte - Global
    Britta Mittlefehldt leads the Smart Factory as Director. Her professional specializations include Digital Operations, Manufacturing Excellence and Supply Chain Management. Britta has 10 years of consulting experience in optimizing production and engineering processes within the manufacturing industry. Previously, she worked as a plant manager in industry for several years.
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