Almato
→ DevCon
2026
Technology Conference on AI and Data
11 - 12 June
Agenda
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Registration and Check-in
Info Desk
Explore our Mainstage
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Opening
Mainstage
Almato
Christian Sauter
CEO -
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Welcome Address
Mainstage
DATAGROUP
Andreas Baresel
CEO -
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Keynote: Beyond GenAI: The Rise of Real AI
Mainstage
AI Entrepreneur
Chris Boos
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Keynote: Why AI Literacy Matters More Than Better Models
Mainstage
AI Edutainment
Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach-Lang
Founder + CEO -
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Digitale Souveränität und KI: Erfolgsfaktoren für Unternehmen 2026
Mainstage
valantic
Laurenz Kirchner
Managing Partner + Co-Lead, AI & Data Division
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AI Transformation at Scale
Executive Track
Eberspächer Group
Florian Duerr
VP AI + Digital Transformation -
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Agentic AI – Produktive Live Cases im Einsatz bei der Deutschen Telekom
Executive Track
Deutsche Telekom Service
Marco Einacker
Vice President Service IT -
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KI Projekte im Profifußball: Wie KI abseits des Spielfelds messbaren Mehrwert schafft
Executive Track
VfB Stuttgart
Dr. Karoline Wild
Project Manager AI -
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Keynote
Mainstage -
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Networking Lunch
All floors -
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Driving Business Strategy with Data Platforms, Agentic AI, and Semantic Graphs
Executive Track
Capgemini
Dr. Akhauri Prakash Kumar
Chief Strategy Advisor | Insights + Data North + Central Europe -
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KI + RPA: Vom Hype zur echten Wirkung - Wie intelligente Automatisierung den Customer Service transformiert
Executive Track
Telefónica Germany
Klaus Paul
Senior Manager Simplification -
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From Semantic Data to Domain-Specific Operating Systems
Executive Track
Folivora Solutions
Dr. Maximilian Roth
Managing Director -
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Networking Break
Floor -1 -
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Keynote
Mainstage -
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Closing Keynote
Mainstage -
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Evening Reception
Moderation
Professor of Business Informatics
Prof. Dr. Nils Herda
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Empowerment with AI: Domain-First Development
Developer Track
Lechler
Michael Ikemann
Head of Data + AI -
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Vibe, then Verify: Leveraging LLMs for Quality and Security in the AI Code Reality
Developer Track
Sonar
Mathias Conradt
Staff Solutions Engineer -
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Deploying Custom Applications on Bardioc Semantic Data Platform
Developer Track
Almato
Andreas Schmid
CTO -
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Keynote
Mainstage -
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Networking Lunch
All floors -
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Connect Data Sources to Bardioc Semantic Data Platform
Developer Track
Almato
Thomas Sellner
Director Process Automation -
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Bardioc Reasoning: Making Non-Deterministic AI Systems Accessible to Enterprise Developers
Developer Track
Almato
Patrick Röglin
Senior Software Engineer -
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The EU AI Act and its impact on software development – Regulatory requirements, risk classification, and development team considerations
Developer Track
DATAGROUP
Francesco Caprio
Head of Department Software Engineering -
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Networking Break
Floor -1 -
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Keynote
Mainstage -
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Closing Keynote
Mainstage -
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Evening Reception
Moderation
DATAGROUP
Dr. Lothar Ludwig
Head of Strategic AI Projects
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LLM-gestützte Analyse und Klassifikation im öffentlichen Sektor - KI-Engineering mit politischem Impact
Public Sector Track
IHK Region Stuttgart
Thorsten Eller
CIO + Leiter Digital Solutions -
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Souveräner Stack für Datenintegration und -Analyse: Palantir-Alternative für Staat und regulierte Organisationen
Public Sector Track
Almato
Stefan Dreher
COO -
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Keynote
Mainstage -
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Networking Lunch
All floors -
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Zwischen Hype & Hyperscaler– KI in der öffentlichen Verwaltung
Public Sector Track
State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg
Björn Beck
Head of Innovation Lab, State of Baden-Württemberg -
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Souveränität und Geheimschutz im Kontext wirtschaftlicher Rahmenbedingungen: Die DATAGROUP Defence Cloud
Public Sector Track
DATAGROUP
Michael Herfordt
Project Manager -
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Networking Break
Floor -1 -
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Keynote
Mainstage -
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Closing Keynote
Mainstage -
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Evening Reception
Moderation
IHK Region Stuttgart
Thorsten Eller
CIO + Leiter Digital Solutions
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Hybrid is key – knowledge formalization as enabler for AI-driven engineering applications
Data Science Track
Fraunhofer EMI
Dr. Michael Dlugosch
Head of Business Unit Automotive -
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Understanding and Simulating Networks with Bardioc Data Explorer
Data Science Track
Almato
Dr. Leonie Gehrmann
Data Exploration Consultant -
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Daten verstehen, Muster erkennen: Mit Bardioc und Disy Cadenza räumliche Zusammenhänge sichtbar machen
Data Science Track
Disy Informations-
systemeMarcus Briesen
Chief Business Officer -
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Keynote
Mainstage -
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Networking Lunch
All floors -
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Semantic Exploration of OSINT Data: Practical Experiences with Bardioc
Data Science Track
Almato
Karsten Schmöker
Director Application Engineering | Executive Officer -
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Why Graph Technology Matters in Risk Forensics
Data Science Track
Ankura Consulting Germany
Khurram Husainy
Senior Director Risk Forensics and Compliance -
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How to Move Beyond Black-Box AI
Data Science Track
valantic
Dr. Sebastian Koch
Manager Data + AI -
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Networking Break
Floor -1 -
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Keynote
Mainstage -
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Closing Keynote
Mainstage -
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Evening Reception
Moderation
Almato
Richard McCullough
Managing Director
Program
Program
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Opening
Mainstage
Almato
Christian Sauter
CEO -
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Welcome Address
Mainstage
DATAGROUP
Andreas Baresel
CEO -
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Keynote: Beyond GenAI: The Rise of Real AI
Mainstage
AI Entrepreneur
Chris Boos
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Keynote: Why AI Literacy Matters More Than Better Models
Mainstage
AI Edutainment
Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach-Lang
Founder + CEO -
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Digitale Souveränität und KI: Erfolgsfaktoren für Unternehmen 2026
Mainstage
valantic
Laurenz Kirchner
Managing Partner + Co-Lead, AI & Data Division
Moderation
Professor of Business Informatics
Prof. Dr. Nils Herda
