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Zukunftstag Mittelstand 2024

Building the future requires cooperation. On 13 March 2024, decision-makers from the worlds of business and politics will come together at Zukunftstag Mittelstand 2024 to discuss crucial topics for the future of companies in the German Mittelstand: from digitalisation and the energy transition to new work, mobility and connectivity.

Keynotes and talks by prestigious speakers from the highest echelons of power and authority will provide valuable input you can apply to secure your company’s future. Additionally, a host of forums and lounges will offer excellent opportunities to make new contacts and network in the exquisite surroundings of STATION-Berlin.

Join us there! Benefit from a day of fascinating discussions, inspiring insights and high-quality networking at Zukunftstag Mittelstand 2024 – the high point in the entrepreneurial year. We look forward to welcoming you.

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Zukunftstag Mittelstand 2024

Christoph
Ahlhaus

Host
Senator (retired), Chair of the Federal Management Board of The German Mittelstand. BVMW e. V.

“No other entity combines entrepreneurial ambition, innovative spirit and a sense of social responsibility quite like the German Mittelstand. Our event brings together leading minds from the worlds of business and politics. It will generate synergies, new ideas and pioneering connections. This is how we build the future.”
Christoph Ahlhaus

In addition to high-quality information, Zukunftstag Mittelstand will also provide excellent networking opportunities. An array of forums and lounges will give guests the chance to make new contacts and establish dialogues in exquisite surroundings. Delicious snacks and refreshing drinks will be available to stimulate engaging discussions.

Join us for a day packed with fascinating discussions, inspiring insights and high-quality networking with top-level decision makers in the German Mittelstand at Zukunftstag Mittelstand 2024 – the true high point of the entrepreneurial year!

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Politics & perspectives

High-profile representatives of the German federal government have already accepted our invitation to Zukunftstag Mittelstand 2024.

The future makers

will be there

Dr. Robert Habeck

Vizekanzler und Bundesminister für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz

Foto: Dominik Butzmann

Christian Lindner

Bundesminister der Finanzen

Foto: Bundesministerium der Finanzen / Photothek

Hubertus Heil

Bundesminister für Arbeit und Soziales

Foto: Dominik Butzmann

Dr. Volker Wissing

Bundesminister für Digitales und Verkehr

Foto: Jesco Denzel

Steffi Lemke

Bundesministerin für Umwelt, Naturschutz, nukleare Sicherheit und Verbraucherschutz

Foto: Steffi Kugler

Dr. Carsten Linnemann

Generalsekretär der CDU Deutschlands

Foto: Tobias Koch

Jens Spahn

stellv. Vorsitzender der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion

Foto: Anne Hufnagl

Johannes Winkel

Bundesvorsitzender der Jungen Union Deutschlands

Foto: JUNGE UNION (Tobias Koch)

S.E. Srettha Thavisin

Premierminister des Königreichs Thailand

S.E. Anwar Ibrahim

Premierminister von Malaysia

Verena Hubertz, MdB

Abgeordnete & stellvertretenden Fraktionsvorsitzenden der SPD-Bundestagsfraktion, Deutscher Bundestag

S.E. Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat

Handelsminister der Republik Türkiye

Benjamin Knödler

Referatsleiter Wirtschaftsnetzwerke, Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung (BMZ)

I.E. Ingrida Šimonytė

Premierministerin der Republik Litauen

Foto: Quelle

Dr. Ivan Magalhães do Prado

Staatssekretär, Ministerium für Industrie und Handel Angola

Melis Sekmen (GRÜNE), MdB

Obfrau im Wirtschaftsausschuss und Vorsitzende des Parlamentskreises Gründung & Startups, Deutscher Bundestag

Thiemo Fojkar

Vorstandsvorsitzender Internationaler Bund

Christine Marin

Geschäftsführerin Kopf Holding GmbH bei ZINKPOWER Gruppe

Magdalena Oehl

CEO Talent Rocket GmbH

Dr. Oliver Grün

Präsident des Bundesverbands IT-Mittelstand

Reiner Holznagel

Präsident des Bundes der Steuerzahler e.V.

Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier

CEO navispace GmbH

Matthias Taft

Vorstandsvorsitzender BayWa r.e.

Hans-Peter Haubold

Geschäftsführer Tac Holding GmbH

Dr. Fritzi Köhler-Geib

Chefvolkswirtin der KfW

Generalleutnant Markus Laubenthal

Stellvertretender Generalinspekteur der Bundeswehr

Felix Meusel

Geschäftsführer arttac solutions GmbH

Vanessa Cann

Vorstandsmitglied, KI-Bundesverband

Dr. Markus Ostermeier

Geschäftsführer, ostermeier H2ydrogen Solutions GmbH

Melanie Baum

Geschäftsführerin Baum Zerspanungstechnik e.Kfr.

Dirk Howe

Geschäftsführer Siempelkamp Giesserei

Sandra Pabst

Moderatorin und Kommunikationsberaterin

Matthias Brucke

Gründer und Gesellschafter, embeteco GmbH & Co. KG

Dr. Stephan Kunz

Projektleiter Invest for Jobs Senegal, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Eva Werle

CEO und Vizepräsidentin, Basilicom GmbH und Bundesverband Digitale Wirtschaft e.V. (BVDW)

Foto: Svea Pietschmann

Dirk von Gehlen

Director Think Tank, SZ Institut

Foto: Gerald von Foris

Dr. Anke Skopec

Geschäftsführerin, BIFI – Berliner Institut für Innovationsforschung GmbH

Nils Tersteegen

Marketing Manager, FANUC Deutschland GmbH

Kim Wlach

Geschäftsführerin, Berg & Macher GmbH

Foto: Barbara Gandenheimer

Dr. Robert Hermann

Geschäftsführer, Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)

Foto: Quelle

Maren Kogge

Geschäftsführerin, KAIN & KOGGE GmbH

Marc Fischer

Geschäftsführer der NAWIDA GmbH

Yani Neugebauer

GRÜNDUNGSZENTRUM 50+ | EXPERTENPOOL 50+

Ove Petersen

CEO und Gründer GP Joule GmbH

Josef Mitterhuber

CEO Silver Atena GmbH

Jeannette Peters

Gründerin und Inhaberin von JPeters Consult

Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel

Vorstand cep | Centrums für Europäische Politik

Florian Arndt

Regisseur und Geschäftsführer Sons of Motion Pictures Gmbh

Prof. Dr. Enzo Weber

Forschungsbereichsleiter am Institut für Arbeitsmarkt- und Berufsforschung

Dr. Andreas Liebl

Geschäftsführer appliedAI Initiative GmbH

Foto: Thomas Dashuber Fotografie

Barbara Françoise Gruner

Vorstand SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit

Mario Silveira

Corporate Vice President EMEA, AMD GmbH

Janina Mütze

CEO Civey GmbH

Foto: Civey/Marc Hohner

Ulf Gehrckens

Executive Vice President Corporate Energy & Climate Affairs, Aurubis AG

Jochen Bösl

Senior Vice President, Deutsche Telekom Geschäftskunden GmbH

Dr. Simone Peter

Präsidentin, Bundesverband Erneuerbare Energiene.V.

Joachim Schober

Unternehmer und Wasserstoffpionier, Keynotespeaker, „Wasserstoff-Einklang von Mensch und Natur“, Autohaus Schober GmbH & Co. KG

Martin G. Pedersen

Vorsitzender der International Free Zone Authority (IFZA)

Nicole Büttner

CEO Merantix Momentum

Foto: Viktor Strasse

Marianne Janik

CEO, Microsoft Deutschland GmbH

Prof. Dr. Justus Haucap

Direktor, Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics

Ulrike Finck

Fernsehjournalistin beim RBB und Moderatorin

Matthias Patzak

AWS Enterprise Strategist, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

André Steinau

Geschäftsführer, GP Joule Hydrogen GmbH

Christiane Kragh

Gründerin und Geschäftsführerin, Off-Grid Europe GmbH

Ralf Ott

Head of Policy & Regulation, Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH

Dr. Wiebke Lüke

Founder & Managing Director, WEW GmbH

Jens Bönisch

Mitglied des Vorstands ADVOCARD Rechtsschutzversicherung AG/Generali Deutschland Gruppe

Looking back on Zukunftstag Mittelstand 2023

Even at the inaugural event in 2023, Zukunftstag Mittelstand managed to secure a reputation as the premier large-scale event for small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany.

With more than 4,000 guests – including over 50 ambassadors, 7 presidents and chairs of leading German industry associations, 2 minister presidents, 4 federal ministers, 6 state secretaries, 8 foreign dignitaries and a 54 stands hosted by high-profile companies, Zukunftstag Mittelstand 2023 was the business event of the year.

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Agenda

Agenda Transformation Stage

Host:
Ulrike Finck – TV journalist at RBB and presenter

9:15 am

Welcome address
Christoph Ahlhaus, Chair of the BVMW Federal Management Board and former member of the Hamburg Senate

9:45 am

Zukunftspreis Mittelstand award ceremony in cooperation with

Jury:

Christoph Ahlhaus, Chair of the BVMW Federal Management Board and former member of the Hamburg Senate

Dirk von Gehlen, Director Think Tank, SZ Institut

Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier, Managing Partner of Navispace GmbH, Chair of the BVMW Start-up and New Business Committee

Sebastian Krauß, Head of Domestic Policy and Member of the Federal Executive Board of the BVMW

Prof. Dr. Henning Vöpel, Director of the Centre for European Policy, Chair of the BVMW Scientific Advisory Board

Jeannette Peters, founder of JPeters Consult, Chair of the BVMW Business Succession Committee

10:15 am

Keynote
Dr. Carsten Linnemann, MdB, Secretary General of the CDU

10:35 am

Keynote: “Faster than the future – changing technology”
Josef Mitterhuber, CEO of Silver Atena GmbH

10:55 am

Keynote
H. E. Srettha Thavisin, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand

11:10 am

Panel talk on entrepreneurship: “Ailing infrastructure and a jungle of bureaucracy – is entrepreneurship still worth it?”

Managing Director of Baum Zerspanungstechnik e.Kfr.

Hans-Peter Haubold, TAC Holding

Prof. Dr. Justus Haucap, Director of the Düsseldorf Institute for Competition Economics

Dirk Howe, Managing Director of Siempelkamp Giesserei GmbH

Host: Dr. Hans-Jürgen Völz, BVMW Member of the Federal Executive Board, Chief Economist SME issues Germany

11:55 am

Keynote
Marianne Janik, CEO of Microsoft Deutschland GmbH

12:05 pm

Keynote
Barbara Françoise Gruner, member of the Management Board of SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit

12:15 pm

Keynote
Christian Lindner, MdB, German Federal Minister of Finance

12:35 pm

Kick-off speech
Martin G. Pedersen, Chair of the International Free Zone Authority (IFZA)
Jochen Knecht, CEO of the International Free Zone Authority (IFZA)

12:50 pm

Interval

1:10 pm

Kick-off speech
Thiemo Fojkar, Chair of the Executive Board of the Internationaler Bund (IB)

1:20 pm

Panel talk on finances/budgets: “What role can the state play in the transformation?”

Reiner Holznagel, President of the German Taxpayers’ Association (BdSt e.V.)

Dr. Fritzi Köhler-Geib, Chief Economist at KfW

Ulf Gehrckens, Executive Vice President for Corporate Energy & Climate Affairs, Aurubis AG

Host: Dr. Hans-Jürgen Völz, BVMW Member of the Federal Executive Board, Chief Economist SME issues Germany

2:10 pm

Keynote
H. E. Prof. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Trade, Republic of Türkiye

2:25 pm

Keynote
Dr. Volker Wissing, MdB, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport

2:45 pm

Panel talk on digital affairs: “Germany as a location for digital technology and innovation”

Dr. Oliver Grün, Präsident Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand

Dr. Sonja Sulzmaier, CEO of navispace GmbH

Nicole Büttner, CEO of Merantix Momentum

Nils Tersteegen, Marketing Manager of FANUC Deutschland GmbH

Host: Matthias Brucke, co-founder and co-owner of embeteco GmbH

3:30 pm

Keynote
Hubertus Heil, MdB, German Federal Minister of Labour and Social Affairs

3:50 pm

Panel talk on labour shortages: “What innovative solutions does the country need?”

Prof. Enzo Weber, Head of Forecasts and Macroeconomic Analyses, Institute for Employment Research (IAB)

Janina Mütze, CEO of Civey GmbH

Magdalena Oehl, CEO of Talent Rocket GmbH

Yani Neugebauer, GRÜNDUNGSZENTRUM 50+ | EXPERTENPOOL 50+

Host: Ulrike Finck, TV journalist at RBB and presenter

4:35 pm

Keynote
Steffi Lemke, MdB, German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection

4:55 pm

Keynote
Jens Bönisch, Management Board of Advocard Rechtsschutzversicherung AG

5:05 pm

Panel talk on energy/sustainability: “Key technological industries – is Germany losing touch?”

Mario Silveira, Corporate Vice President EMEA, AMD GmbH

Ove Petersen, founder and CEO of GP Joule GmbH

Christine Marin, Managing Director of Kopf Holding GmbH, part of the ZINKPOWER Group

Prof. Henning Vöpel, Director of the cep | Centre for European Policy

Host: Andreas Jahn, BVMW Federal Managing Director for Politics and Foreign Trade

6:00 pm

Keynote
Dr. Robert Habeck, MdB, German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

6:20 pm

Energy transition
Matthias Taft, BayWa r.e.
Dr. Simone Peter, President of the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE e.V.)

6:35 pm

Keynote
H. E. Anwar Ibrahim, Prime Minister of Malaysia

6:50 pm

Keynote
H. E. Ingrida Šimonytė, Prime Minister of the Republic of Lithuania

7:05 pm

Closing speech
Christoph Ahlhaus, Chair of the BVMW Federal Management Board and former member of the Hamburg Senate

7:15 pm

Zukunftsnacht evening networking event

Agenda Inspiration Stage

Host:
Sandra Pabst, presenter and communications consultant

9:50 am

Welcome address
Andreas Jahn, Federal Managing Director for Politics and Foreign Trade of Der Mittelstand. BVMW e.V.

Artificial intelligence

10:00 am

Kick-off speech
Florian Arndt, director and CEO of Sons of Motion Pictures GmbH

10:15 am

Panel talk: “How important will artificial intelligence be for companies in the future?”

Eva Werle, CEO of Basilicom GmbH and Vice President of the German Association for the Digital Economy (BVDW)

Dr. Andreas Liebl, Managing Director of appliedAI Initiative GmbH

Vanessa Cann, Board member of KI-Bundesverband

Felix Meusel, CEO of arttac solutions GmbH

Host: Matthias Brucke, Co-founder and co-owner of embeteco GmbH & Co. KG

Energy partnerships – Hydrogen

11:10 am

Kick-off speech
H. E. Saleh Al-Khulaifi, Minister of State, Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs

11:15 am

Panel talk: “Focus on hydrogen: Companies in dialogue for a green future”

Ralf Ott, Head of Policy & Regulation of Hydrogenious LOHC Technologies GmbH

Dr. Wiebke Lüke, Founder and Managing Director of WEW GmbH

Joachim Schober, entrepreneur and hydrogen pioneer; keynote speaker on “Compatible hydrogen use for people and nature”, Autohaus Schober GmbH & Co. KG

André Steinau, Managing Director of GP Joule Hydrogen GmbH

Dr. Markus Ostermeier, Managing Director of ostermeier H2ydrogen Solutions GmbH

Host: Andreas Jahn, Federal Managing Director for Politics and Foreign Trade of Der Mittelstand. BVMW e.V.

12:05 pm

Interval

Mittelstand in Transformation

12:30 pm

Kick-off speech: “How to avoid sabotaging your transformation”
Matthias Patzak, AWS Enterprise Strategist, Amazon Web Services (AWS)

1:10 pm

Panel Talk “The potential of the EU single market: 11 recommendations for stronger SME growth”

Lavinia Goldner, Senior Management Consultant, Implement Consulting Group

Matthias Ernst, Senior Manager Public Policy DACH of Amazon Deutschland Services GmbH

Michael Woltering, Federal Director of Cooperations and Events of Der Mittelstand. BVMW e.V.

Strong Women, Strong Mittelstand

1:40 pm

Kick-off speech
Janina Mütze, CEO of Civey GmbH

1:50 pm

Appointment of the members of the committee
Christoph Ahlhaus, Chair of the BVMW Federal Management Board and former member of the Hamburg Senate

2:00 pm

Panel talk: “Courage for self-employment: How can we pave the way for women into entrepreneurship?”

Melis Sekmen (GRÜNE), Member of the Bundestag, Chairwoman of the Economic Affairs Committee and Chairwoman of the Parliamentary Group on Foundations & Startups, German Bundestag

Jeannette Peters, Managing Director of JPeters Consult GmbH

Dr. Anke Skopec, CEO of BIFI – Berlin Institute for Innovation

Kim Wlach, Managing Director of Berg & Macher GmbH

Melanie Baum, Managing Director of Baum Zerspanungstechnik

Maren Kogge, Managing Director of KAIN & KOGGE GmbH

The military and the Mittelstand

2:40 pm

Kick-off speech
Lt.-Gen. Markus Laubenthal, Deputy Chief of Defence in the German Bundeswehr

Future markets: How can German SMEs advance sustainable investment in the Global South?

3:00 pm

Keynote
Dr. Ivan Magalhães do Prado, Secretary of State, Angolan Ministry of Industry and Trade

3:05 pm

Panel Talk

Dr Stephan Kunz, Project Manager at Invest for Jobs Senegal, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Dr. Robert Hermann, CEO of Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI)

Christiane Kragh, founder and CEO of Off-Grid Europe GmbH

Benjamin Knödler, Head of the Private Sector Engagement division, German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Jan Müller, Program Head of ImpactConnect DEG – Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

3:50 pm

Foundation of the Mittelstand Alliance for Latin America

4:00 pm

Keynote: World first – Experience the future in real time!
Marc Fischer, Managing Director of NAWIDA GmbH

4:15 pm

Interval

Young Mittelstand – Get-together

4:30 pm

Kick-off speech
Johannes Winkel, Chair of Junge Union Deutschlands

4:45 pm

Get-together

13 March 2024
Ticket sales ended on March 7 at 6:00 pm.

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