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ISTMA Europe Meeting 2025

November 3 – November 4, 2025
Fraunhofer IPK, Berlin, Germany

The event is fully booked.

Monday, November 3
(free of charge)

12.30 – Arrival of Participants
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik
Pascalstraße 8–9, 10587 Berlin

13.00 – Welcome Address

13.05 – Business Outlook and Transformation in Tooling (Stephan Berz, ISTMA Europe President)

13.35 – ISTMA Europe Activities 2025/26 – Manuel Oliveira (ISTMA Europe Secretariat)

13.50 – Supporting Manufacturing Industry in Europe – Filip Geerts (CECIMO General Manager)

14.10 – ISTMA World Activities (Bob Williamson, ISTMA World President)

14.25 – Introduction to new ISTMA Global Partners:
IKOffice, Knarr, Tebis, WBA Aachener Werkzeugbau Akademie

14.45 – Country presentation EU members

15.30 – Coffee Break

15.45 – Visit to Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology

17.00 – Individual Hotel Transfer

18.45 – Evening Event
Reichstag
Platz der Republik 1, 11011 Berlin
Side/VIP-Entrance North of the Building (Paul-Löbbe-Allee)

20.00 – Dinner
Zollpackhof
Side Entrance to Augustiner Keller
Elisabeth-Abegg-Straße 1, 10557 Berlin

Tuesday, November 4
(free of charge)

8.30 – Arrival of Participants
Fraunhofer-Institut für Produktionsanlagen und Konstruktionstechnik
Pascalstraße 8–9, 10587 Berlin

9.00 – Welcome Address by Stephan Berz (President ISTMA Europe)

9.15 – Automotive Trends
• Al Bedwell (GlobalData)

9.45 – Automotive Expert Talk
• Jakob Manhart (Lucid Motors)
• Dr. Andreas Blankl (Brose)
• Jean-Brice Francois (Renault)
• Marek Volf (Škoda)

10.45 – Coffee Break

11.15 – Non-Automotive Expert Talk
• Dr. Mathias Dunkel (BSH)
• Torsten Kersting (Creaemer)

12.15 – Transformation: Real Case Studies
• Jan Beutnagel, Johannes Peter (tooling cooperation)
• Luis Febra (Socem)

13.15 – Lunch
Nearby Fraunhofer IPK

Additional Networking Program

Tuesday, November 4
(€ 195,–)

14.00 – Meeting point at Lunch and More (nearby Fraunhofer IPK), Pascalstraße 10, 10587 Berlin

Classic Remise, City (River) Tour Berlin, Television Tower, and much more

23.00 – End of Networking Program

Motel One Berlin-Hauptbahnhof
Invalidenstraße 54
10557 Berlin