Lean Leader Summit

Stand: 2025/06/11 –– Preliminary: Subject to Change!

Please note that changes can occur at any time!

July 2, 2025 | Presentations, Workshops & Networking-Dinner

Warm-up and come together in a relaxed atmosphere!

  • July 2, 2025
  • 04.00 pm - 10.00 pm
  • NEMETSCHEK-HAUS

Check-in, welcome & networking with fresh coffee

  • 03.30 - 04.00 pm
  • FOYER

ROOM 1 - EAM INTRODUCTION

ROOM 2 - RESILIENT IT

ROOM 3 - WORKSHOP

There’s always room for improvement. Now that EAM is up and running, how can it be improved?

Welcome to our interactive talk: We will shed light on proven best practices in Enterprise Architecture Management. Based on our many years of experience at Lean42, we will share the EAM building blocks with the greatest impact. Examples will include EA governance and services. There will also be an opportunity for you to share your experience with your colleagues. What was the most impactful aspect of your EAM?

  • 4 - 5 pm
  • ROOM 1
  • English

 

Marina Poppa is an experienced IT Management Consultant at Lean42 who is characterized by her dedicated and results-oriented approach. With a strong background in finance and economics, she combines analytical thinking with a hands-on approach to IT management and project governance. Marina has worked in a variety of business areas and international markets, which has given her a broad perspective on the challenges and opportunities of modern organizations.

Her expertise lies in enterprise architecture management, IT management and project management, where she is particularly recognized for her ability to design complex IT infrastructures and successfully integrate them into business strategies.

Fabian Kainzinger has more than 15 years of experience in the IT industry, which he gained at IT service providers, in an IT product company as well as in an enterprise environment. As an expert in enterprise architecture and EA tools, Fabian is responsible for the strategic alignment and implementation of IT architectures.

He has profound expertise in Enterprise Architecture Management, IT Management and Product Management and takes a leading role in managing employees as well as customers and products. Fabian is adept at implementing projects and programs and brings in-depth knowledge of agile approaches and building teams and organizations.

With his profound know-how in EA tools, Fabian helps companies to design their IT infrastructure efficiently and to successfully accompany technological change.

  • 4 - 5 pm
  • ROOM 2
  • English

With many years of experience in the areas of IT management, enterprise architecture management (EAM), IT strategy and governance, information security, data protection management as well as risk & compliance and business continuity management (BCM), Alina Mehlhorn is an experienced senior IT management consultant at Lean42. She has both in-depth management consulting skills and extensive practical experience in the corporate world. Alina specializes in guiding companies through challenging IT situations and provides customized solutions aligned with their strategic vision and goal orientation.

Alina strives to help organizations optimize their IT landscapes, strengthen their security standards and be strategically prepared for the challenges of digital transformation. Her goal is to contribute to the success of her clients as a trusted advisor.

Architecture, security and open source software supply chains are the cornerstones of Jan’s current focus. As Managing Director of EACG GmbH, founded in 2006, he has helped many German companies to master their digitalisation challenges. Lessons from these projects can be found in his 2019 book on „Mastering Digital Transformation“. Due to his educational background (business, informatics and law)
he addressed key challenges in the open-source ecosystem with TrustSource, an innovative platform for software supply chain security, license and compliance management.
He started his career in London with the renowned PA Consulting Group. Later, he joined GFT Technologies AG in Stuttgart as Executive Assistant and later as Programme Manager, where he established the „Enterprise Integration and Architecture“ division.
Throughout his consulting career, he has supported numerous DAX 30 companies across industries such as financial services, retail, logistics, hospitality, and industrial and medical manufacturing.
Today, Jan Thielscher is dedicated to driving the future of software supply chain security through the continued development of TrustSource — a visionary platform that acts a one stop solution addressing the key challenges of the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) and paves the way for a secure digital future.

In this workshop, participants will learn how to strengthen their resilience and approach challenges in fast-paced, digital environments with greater calm and confidence. Through practical, hands-on exercises, they will discover effective techniques for managing stressful situations and enhancing their inner strength. Attendees will leave with valuable tools to boost their resilience and improve their overall well-being — ready to be applied immediately in their personal and professional lives.

  • 4 - 6 pm
  • ROOM 3
  • German/Deutsch

With nearly 20 years in the tech industry, Tania has led digital transformation projects and shaped complex IT landscapes as an enterprise architect and consultant. Today, as a certified coach (ECA), she combines her technical expertise with coaching and mindfulness practices to support organizations and professionals in building resilience, enhancing self-awareness and navigating challenges in fast-paced, dynamic environments.

In an era when human-centric skills—empathy, emotional intelligence, and authentic leadership—are becoming ever more essential, Tania empowers leaders and teams to strengthen these competencies, thereby boosting performance, leadership impact, and personal fulfillment.

Because in a future shaped by AI and automation, it’s our uniquely human strengths that will set us apart.

The topic and content of this session are currently being finalized. Detailed information will be shared soon.

  • 5 - 5.30 pm
  • ROOM 1
  • English/German
  • 5 - 5.30 pm
  • ROOM 2
  • English

After having worked as a software engineer for over a decade, Anita changed her job focus from coding to sustainability. As a certified Circular Economy professional and Sustainable IT specialist, she now helps companies understand and reduce the environmental impact of their IT and software landscape.

In a world where 70% of Digital Transformations fail (McKinsey) how can we be successful? Explore how we can move from a traditional project-based approach to a new continuous improvement model, as well as a discussion on overcoming the challenges raised with navigating Business vs IT goals.

  • 5.30 - 6 pm
  • ROOM 1
  • English

With over 10 years of experience in the tech industry, across multiple verticals, Laurel has taken a focus on IT Strategy and Digital Transformation. At Orbus Software she specializes in helping clients to carry out their EA transformations and aligning Business and IT goals.

  • 5.30 - 6 pm
  • ROOM 2
  • English

Patrick is the Chief Technology Officer for Digital Engineering Services at Critical Software, where he shapes and executes an innovation-driven technology strategy. With a strong background in software architecture and hands-on development, he leads teams toward high-quality engineering outcomes and continuous technical evolution. Over nearly two decades, Patrick has risen through the ranks, combining strategic vision with deep technical expertise. He excels at translating complex technology strategies into actionable plans that resonate with both engineering teams and executive leadership. Innovation, agility, and architecture are key pillars of his approach. His greatest impact lies in building a culture of learning and collaboration, where technology thrives and teams are empowered to lead.

Daniel serves as Director of Product Management at Critical Software, helping clients create real value for both their customers and their businesses. While customer centricity, agility, and digital transformation are core to his approach, he always prioritizes pragmatism and execution over theory. With 18 years of experience in banking and fintech, from Goldman Sachs to Smava, and more than nine years in IT product management, he brings a wealth of experience and perspective to every initiative.

In 2025, we celebrate 10 years of Lean Conferences, hosting 13 events since 2015 –  Decade of Innovation, Collaboration, and Growth

We warmly invite you to celebrate with us the evening before the conference day with the presentations! Join us for a relaxed networking dinner in a cozy setting, featuring delicious food and engaging conversations. It’s the perfect way to kick off the summit, offering a chance to get to know each other in a laid-back atmosphere and build new connections.

  • 6 - 10 pm
  • NEMETSCHEK-HAUS "Former Canteen"

July 3, 2025 | Presentations, Inspiration & Networking

Inspiration and know-how: specialist presentations that inspire!

  • July 3, 2025
  • 08.00 am - 05.00 pm
  • NEMETSCHEK-HAUS

Check-in, welcome & networking with fresh coffee

  • 08.00 - 8.30 am
  • FOYER & SHOWROOM

STAGE – DIGITAL LEADERS

Four decades of information technology (IT) saw a transformative journey, revolutionizing businesses across various sectors. From the automation of operations to the digital transformation of business models, IT has played a pivotal role in driving innovation and enhancing efficiency. As technological advancements continue to accelerate, the potential for exponential business opportunities remains boundless.

Learn how emerging technologies (gen AI, quantum computing, robotics, …) are empowering businesses to achieve autonomous capabilities.

Learn how the role of IT has changed and will change enabling businesses to transform and adapt to changing market dynamics. Our era of autonomous business, IT will need to evolve once again to meet the evolving needs of organizations.

You as a digital leader will have to embrace exponential IT with a new mindset. Your IT practices must progress to the highest maturity level, aligning with business outcomes and enabling organizations to achieve their full potential. Come join this journey on autonomization and exponential IT and get ready for the future.

  • 8.30 - 9 am
  • STAGE
  • English

Karsten Voges brings 20 years of leadership experience, ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies, plus various IT management consulting firms. His motto “lean & smart” together with his practical CIO Advisory is helping many CIOs and their IT organizations to thrive. With degrees in computer science (TUM, Germany) and an MBA (Open University, UK), he has been combining IT and business for years. As a product manager in enterprise architecture management, head of IT architecture and as a founder of a data collaboration platform, deep technical knowledge comes together with a lot of business acumen. Therefore Karsten Voges ensures fit for purpose solutions that are followed through with change management, plus that they are also implemented in state of the art technically. Karsten is regularly rocking the stage, e.g. LeanLeaderSummit, Forrester, Gartner, LeanIX Events, Planview Horizons, TexWeek, PennState etc.

The German Mittelstand is famous for its engineering skills, inventiveness, and social responsibility.

Being called a “hidden champion” was a high honor – but is it one that will help us in a volatile economy, high cost and innovation pressure and lack of resources? At Marantec, we are certain: no! The future belongs to the “Open Champions”.

Those who focus on the needs of the customer. Who focus on co-creation. Who invest in the potential of their employees and realize, that change starts at the top. Who know that transformation is only effective, if the goal is described in concrete terms and implemented in a comprehensible and consistent manner.

This presentation will show that this is anything but easy and how to overcome the pitfalls.

  • 9 - 9.30 am
  • STAGE
  • English

After graduating in business administration, Nora worked for two decades in various roles related to the transformation of companies with the help of IT and digitalization.

For the past 4 years, she has been focusing on transforming the construction industry at Schöck Bauteile and, since 2025, the door and drive technology industry at Marantec. Both being „Open Champions“ in the producing, family-owned German Mittelstand.

Her focus is on the implementation of digitalization in order to consistently align a company with customer benefits – because technology and innovation can only be put to good use, if they solve real problems and enable people and companies to succeed.

The German Mittelstand is famous for its engineering skills, inventiveness, and social responsibility.

Being called a “hidden champion” was a high honor – but is it one that will help us in a volatile economy, high cost and innovation pressure and lack of resources? At Marantec, we are certain: no! The future belongs to the “Open Champions”.

Those who focus on the needs of the customer. Who focus on co-creation. Who invest in the potential of their employees and realize, that change starts at the top. Who know that transformation is only effective, if the goal is described in concrete terms and implemented in a comprehensible and consistent manner.

This presentation will show that this is anything but easy and how to overcome the pitfalls.

  • 9.30 - 10 am
  • STAGE
  • English

John HUNTER has been working as an IT professional for over 30 years in various business sectors ranging from the Finance sector, oil petroleum industries, the Film industry and in the legal world.
He has been responsible for the implementation of many best practice applications in these diverse industries, as well as creating and managing a software company for the film industry – MovieBase.
John HUNTER worked as the Head of the IT Department of the European Court of Human rights for 20 years and was promoted to his current role as CIO of the Council of Europe in 2017.
He has three children, enjoys cycling, the arts, reading, cooking and the company and “craic” of good friends and family.

Networking with fresh coffee and snacks

  • 10 - 10.30 am
  • FOYER & SHOWROOM

STAGE – DIGITAL LEADERS

ROOM 1 – ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

ROOM 3 – HOLISTIC IT

The takeover of IT as part of a restructuring mandate often presents a unique challenge.This lecture provides insights into how struggling IT landscapes can be transformed into a strategic enabler for sustainable business success.

Unforeseen external factors, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, can shift priorities overnight, forcing companies to rethink their IT strategies with agility. Amid corporate divestitures and organizational changes, new ways of thinking constantly emerge, shaping a future-proof IT organization.

This session highlights key insights on managing uncertainty, aligning IT with business strategy, and embedding a new IT culture that fosters innovation and resilience.

  • 10.30 - 11 am
  • STAGE
  • English

With over 20 years of international experience as an IT Manager (CIO), Martin Wilde is one of the leading technology decision-makers in the DACH region. Recognized as one of the Top 200 CIOs worldwide (2024) and winner of the European Master CIO Award, he has established himself as a thought leader in IT strategy, digital transformation, and the realignment of IT organizations. Multiple times awarded as a Top 50 Digital Leader (DACH), he drives innovation with a strong focus on change and technological advancement.

Join this engaging session on implementing a connected architecture founded on an information-centric approach. This presentation will demonstrate how aligning business strategies with architecture, processes, having information enhances efficiency and drives innovation.

The session will cover how to define a meta-model to develop traceable architectural models, and utilize advanced modeling tools to improve communication, streamline decision-making, and enable greater adaptability.

The objective is to increase market share, enhance customer satisfaction, and optimize operations—ultimately leading to higher revenue, stronger customer loyalty, and more successful product launches.

Don’t miss the opportunity to explore how enterprise architecture can transform your business and create a competitive advantage in the market!

  • 10.30 - 11 am
  • ROOM 2
  • English

Erika Glas is a Principal Enterprise Architect at Volvo Construction Equipment, specializing in enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and change management. She focuses on optimizing product lifecycle management, data governance, Digital Threads, Model-Based Enterprise driving both efficiency and innovation.

With experience in both strategic and hands on roles, Erika has experience of Modelbased Engineeering and Digital Twin implementations, improving operational performance across the full value stream and customer value. In the same time!

As the founder of Chokeberry, she helped organizations streamline operations and adopt datadriven decisionmaking to support sustainable growth.

She has pursued studies in Mathematics, Finance, and Decision Analysis and actively participates in architectural and business strategy forums to stay ahead of industry trends. Erika is passionate about simplifying complexity, fostering collaboration, and delivering impactful change in global organizations.

Alle wollen Effizienz – doch warum scheitern so viele daran, ihre Kosten wirklich im Griff zu behalten?
Anspruchsgruppen verlangen Transparenz, Regulatorik wächst, Resilienz wird zur Pflicht. Doch oft fehlt der Blick aufs Ganze: Total Cost of Ownership über die gesamte Architektur hinweg. Enterprise Architecture kann hier den Unterschied machen – wenn man sie lässt.
Unsere Speaker haben zwei Wirtschaftskrisen überlebt und erkennen im Schicksalsjahr 2025 gewisse Muster, die dazu einladen, jetzt mit Architekturschulden aufzuräumen – und zwar in drei Bereichen gleichzeitig. Erfahren Sie, welche EAM-Ansätze jetzt den Unterschied machen und worauf es im Detail ankommt, damit Ihr Unternehmen erfolgreich ist!

  • 10.30 - 11 am
  • ROOM 3
  • German/Deutsch

David Hohl is an expert in Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture. With over 25 years of professional experience, he bridges IT and business strategy in all its facets, drawing on his extensive knowledge in sectors such as retail and automotive. In his role at Materna, he advises clients in the Real Estate & Construction, Finance & Insurance, and Industry Markets sectors.
As an author, he focuses on sharing practical experience and combines his knowledge to deliver interdisciplinary insights.

Philipp Schneidenbach is an expert in Enterprise Architecture, Governance, Risk, and Compliance. In his current role at Materna, he brings together over 25 years of experience in consulting and line management across various industries, markets, countries, and economic regions. As an author, researcher, and speaker, he is actively involved in organizations and professional associations such as IEEE, ISACA, and MoreThanDigital.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, business units need targeted support in finding the best digital solutions while focusing on their core strengths. This presentation delves into the journey of building an exemplary internal digital consulting team supporting the business units in finding the right digital solutions to grow business success. We will explore the strategic steps taken to establish a team that consults the business at every stage of digital project development, from business challenge to successful Go Live. Join us to listen to the progression from a handful of implementation consultants to over 45 experts specializing in enterprise architecture, process transformation, solution design and implementation and data and integration solutions.

  • 11 - 11.30 am
  • STAGE
  • English

Director Global Digitalization for a global market leader in renewable energy and semiconductor technologies.

With over 17 years of experience driving organizational growth and innovation in the digitalization arena, Bea Schnarr focuses on translating business strategy into effective digital solutions. After seven years at SAP SE in Walldorf, where she specialized in PPM, process management, efficiency consulting, and lean leadership implementation, she built up the digitalization department at BayWa r.e. AG. Starting with a small team of internal process management consultants, she expanded it into a corporate department that globally advises the group on enterprise architecture, process transformation, software solutions selection and implementation, digital products, and data and integration solutions.

The topic and content of this session are currently being finalized. Detailed information will be shared soon.
  • 11 - 11.30 am
  • ROOM 2
  • English/German
Modern IT leaders are expected to deliver measurable business value—not just manage technology. This session presents Technology Value Management, a holistic framework that integrates IT Financial Management, Technology Business Management, FinOps, and Strategic Portfolio Management. Learn how CIOs and IT architects can gain full financial transparency, prioritize high-value initiatives, and turn technology investments into business outcomes. Discover actionable insights to shift from cost center thinking to value-based IT leadership.
  • 11 - 11.30 am
  • ROOM 3
  • English

Stefan Jugel has over 25 years of experience advising and implementing IT Value Management initiatives. As a former board member of a specialized consultancy, he has helped organizations across industries align their IT with strategic, financial, and value-driven goals. His work focuses on designing and delivering solutions in Technology Business Management (TBM), FinOps, and IT Financial Management – always with the aim of making IT’s contribution to business success transparent and manageable.

The German automotive industry and thus also Mercedes Benz are undergoing a comprehensive transformation: Our core product the vehicle is subject to a revolutionary change, new players, especially from the Asian region, are aggressively pushing onto the market, development cycles are significantly shorter and the global and local conditions are changing. The digitization of the vehicle, the integration of the car into digital ecosystems as well as the digitization and optimization of internal processes play a decisive role at Mercedes-Benz in responding to these changed market conditions. Business is IT and IT is business-a slogan that sums up the digital transformation at Mercedes very well. Enterprise architecture plays a central role in this transformation. Also the transformation of the organization into an agile, product-oriented organization based on SAFe. In my presentation, I address this agile transformation at Mercedes-Benz from the point of view of enterprise architecture. In particular, I address topics on how we can use architectural approaches to develop the right product or ART cut (keyword: Inverse Conway man oeuvres) and how we integrate a lightweight architecture governance approach into the lean portfolio processes of the SAFe framework. Two key aspects for making the right decisions in the context of this transformation and for implementing them correctly.

Key words:

  • The challenges of the German automotive industry that do not stop at Mercedes.
  • Digital transformation at Mercedes-Benz
  • Product orientation and agile transformation based on SAFe at Mercedes-Benz
  • Inverse Conway maneuvers-the key principle for setting up the right agile organization
  • Integration of a lean architecture governance approach into the lean portfolio management process of SAFe
  • 11.30 - 12 pm
  • STAGE
  • English
After successfully completing his studies in theoretical physics and receiving his PHD from the Université de Neuchâtel in Switzerland in 1994, Dr. Thomas Meintrup has been in the IT industry for over 25 years, initially as a scientific consultant, software developer, software architect and in the last years as an enterprise architect and IT strategy consultant in numerous projects for a wide variety of companies. Since November 2019, he has been employed as an enterprise architect at Mercedes-Benz and is responsible for enterprise architecture management, modern organizational and architectural concepts such as micro services and evolutionary architecture and since February 2024 he became the Chief Enterprise Architect of the IT of the Research & Development. He introduced a business capability-based architecture method in various strategic projects, is the founders and leader of the Hey Architect! community and HA! conferences and develops and introduces a new agile architecture working and governance model. Mr. Meintrup has been a well-known speaker at various architecture conferences for several years.

Eine konsistente und ökosystemfähige Unternehmensarchitektur (UA) bildet das Rückgrat des Portfolios.

Das zentrale Enterprise Architecture Management (EAM) sorgt dafür, dass die Puzzle-Teile der einzelnen Workstreams zu einem großen Ganzen zusammenpassen.

Große Vorhaben werden gemeinsam mit relevanten Stakeholdern eingeordnet und potenzielle Auswirkungen und Risiken transparent gemacht.

Der Vortrag beleuchtet Zielkonflikte, die aus der Notwendigkeit entstehen, dass Workstreams schnell und unabhängig agieren müssen (lokale Optima), während gleichzeitig ein konsistentes Gesamtportfolio entstehen soll (globales Optimum). Es wird gezeigt, wie das EAM diese Herausforderungen meistert und eine gemeinsam getragene Soll-Unternehmensarchitektur erarbeitet.

Der Vortrag richtet sich an alle, die Fragen zur Ziel-Unternehmensarchitektur haben und erklärt, wie das EAM methodisch die Unternehmensprozesse unterstützt, Gesamtzusammenhänge erarbeitet und die Auswirkungen von Vorhaben aufzeigt. Es wird erläutert, wie durch den Genossenschaftsgedanken das Portfolio entwickelt wird, um die Geschäftsprozesse effizient, automatisiert und digital zu gestalten

  • 11.30 - 12 pm
  • ROOM 2
  • German/Deutsch

– Leiterin Ecosystem & EAM, Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung bei DATEV eG
– Leiterin Produktion, Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung bei DATEV eG
– Leiterin Technologieleitlinie, Architekturen und User Experience bei DATEV eG

– Dipl.-Inf. Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

IT Leader stehen heute vor einer paradoxen Herausforderung: Die IT soll agiler, innovativer und effizienter werden – doch gleichzeitig wächst die Komplexität rasant. Unterschiedliche Systeme, Datensilos und steigende Integrationsanforderungen kosten Zeit, Geld und Innovationskraft.

Die Lösung? Smarte Integration. Wer seine IT-Landschaft effizient vernetzt, schafft nicht nur reibungslose Prozesse, sondern legt den Grundstein für Skalierbarkeit, Automatisierung und digitale Geschäftsmodelle.

Erfahren Sie von Peter Ertl, wie Sie mit einem modernen Ansatz für Daten- und Systemintegration Ihre IT-Architektur nachhaltig vereinfachen – und warum Komplexität keine Naturgewalt ist, sondern eine Entscheidung. We make IT simple – und Sie?

  • 11.30 - 12 pm
  • ROOM 3
  • German/Deutsch

Peter Ertl is Director of Sales at Magic Software. He has been working in the IT industry for more than 30 years. The topics of data integration, process automation and data management have accompanied him throughout this time and are the top issues that concern decision-makers today more than ever. Peter Ertl and his team at Magic Software have the right answers to all your questions in this context.

Networking over a delicious lunch buffet

  • 12 - 01.30 pm
  • FOYER & SHOWROOM

STAGE – DIGITAL LEADERS

ROOM 1 – ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE

ROOM 3 – HOLISTIC IT

Mit dem Wandel von Kultur und Prozessen gepaart mit Innovation und Technologie beschreitet der Zoll den Weg der digitalen Transformation. Die Digitalisierung von Prozessen erfolgt nach Prozessmining und Prozessoptimierung. Somit wird der Weg von Formularen, hin zu Online-Services und weg von Vor-Ort-Terminen, hin zur eZoll-App bereitet. Der Einsatz von KI optimiert die Prozesse der Verwaltung und trägt zusammen mit UI/ UX maßgeblich zur Bürgerfreundlichkeit bei.

  • 01.30 - 2 pm
  • STAGE
  • German/Deutsch

Jörg Ochs began his professional career in 1986 with an apprenticeship as a radio and television
radio and television technician. This was followed in the years 1992 to 1996 by the
engineering degree courses in electrical engineering (FH) and communications engineering (Univ.)
as well as a doctorate in information technology at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich,
which Ochs completed in 2003 as Dr.-Ing.
In 2003, he joined Stadtwerke München as Senior Manager IT Security.
After holding positions as Head of IT Security and Data Center/Infrastructure, he has been
as Head of Telecommunications at SWM Services. Since 2017, he has been Managing Director of
SWM Infrastructure , the SWM Infrastructure Region and RigioNetz München. From 2019 to 2024, he took over as Head of Group IT at Stadtwerke München.
Since the beginning of 2025, he has been President of the Directorate and Chief Digital Customs Officer at Zoll, strategically managing the digital transformation, accelerating processes and monitoring their implementation.

As IT professionals and enterprise architects, we often become enamored with or disrupted by technology. Technology is what motivates and challenges us. Understanding how we can leverage it to make positive change in our business organizations is important and necessary.

But the biggest obstacle to realizing change is not technology. It is people. Managing change involves giving as much or more attention to the people aspect as it does understanding and leveraging technology. Yet, most IT professionals don’t address this aspect sufficiently enough to enable change in their organizations.

This presentation will focus on managing change, evolving corporate culture, and ensuring that you have the right skills in place to make effective change in your organization. Don’t underestimate the power of the people. They can make or break your target enterprise architecture.

  • 01.30 - 2 pm
  • ROOM 2
  • English

Julie is an independent research analyst supporting technology and service providers from startups to well-established companies. She is also a senior analyst at The Skills Connection. As an former Gartner research Vice President, she understands the market spending forecasts and has developed innovative ways in helping technology and service providers understand what their business customers need and want. She works with them to develop their unique go-to-market positioning and messaging and helping them develop technology and services that make sense to business buyers. She also works with them to structure their organisations for success.

She has more than thirty years experience in both private industry and working for some of the biggest global technology and service providers.

„Contrary to the archetypal image of physicists with corduroy trousers and knitted sweaters, I love working with people. Physics has taught me to think in systems and people always form complex systems.“

Markus is an Agile-Lean-catalyst who understands how to combine adaptive leadership, systemic self-reflection and valuecreation for exceptional results. He is fascinated by the interaction between people and the systems around them – across the boundaries of methodologies and frameworks. Over the past 15 years, he has worked in various leadership positions and organizational formats along the value chain. Markus introduced Agile ways of working into teams, led a global Lean & Leadership transformation of 30 production sites, trained +200 leaders and managers, was the driving force behind a group-wide culture initiative and coached C-level on strategy and execution.

Now he works in the sweet spot between Agile, Lean and Leadership. There he combines the best of all three worlds to help companies be effective and efficient at the same time.

In his spare time, Markus enjoys spending time with his lively family and is chairman of a tennis club. He enjoys cooking, listening to heavy metal music and reading epic fantasy novels.

Markus is the host of the “Strategiewerkstatt” podcast, where he asks the question: “How do we move from colorful slides to sustainable implementation of our strategy?”.

  • 01.30 - 2 pm
  • ROOM 3
  • English

A passionate and dedicated Agile Coach with a profound background in psychology, I specialize in understanding team dynamics and driving effective teamwork in the Agile world. Currently contributing my skills to Sitecore, a San Francisco-based company, where I serve as an Agile Coach, my professional journey spans over 10 years. Over the last 5 years, I’ve delved into dynamic roles such as Scrum Master and Agile Coach, transitioning from project manager to instructional designer, enriching my ability to approach Agile transformation holistically.

The talk is about the usage of a company-wide, common data model, designed to ensure consistent and accurate reporting across all departments. It shows the standardization of how data is collected, stored, and analyzed, eliminating redundancies and discrepancies that have hindered the decision-making. By leveraging a unified structure, there is improvement in collaboration and enhancements in transparency. With the usage of a common data model, the talk shows how to unlock deeper insights to drive your business forward and it explores how such a framework empowers to make smarter, data-driven decisions and achieve greater organizational alignment.

  • 2 - 2.30 pm
  • STAGE
  • English
Torsten Kanngießer is currently Head of Transparency & Performance at E.ON Digital Technology. After some years in consulting, he joined the utilities sector in several different roles like IT/ OT Security, EA Management, Operations and Strategy. In his current position his team responsible for the strategy implementation and providing insights for different kinds of steering inside the DT organisation at E.ON.
In today’s fast-changing business landscape, IT transformation is not just a technical endeavor — it’s a strategic lever for long-term success. Arvato Systems demonstrates how aligning enterprise architecture with business processes creates a solid foundation for scalability, efficiency, and innovation. By leveraging modern technologies, such as automated enterprise architecture mapping tools, GBTEC demonstrates how organizations can develop a structured and strategic transformation approach that seamlessly integrates processes and technologies. This talk offers practical insights into how organizations can master change and unlock real business value through integrated IT planning and a process-centric mindset.
  • 2 - 2.30 pm
  • ROOM 2
  • English

In today’s fast-paced work environment, how well you juggle requests and manage your time can make the difference between you enjoying your job or experiencing burnout.
Whether you are aiming to enjoy your job or enhance your work-life balance, your success will lie in your ability to establish and maintain boundaries. In this session, you will get the secrets of saying no as well as the formula for achieving a healthier work-life balance.

  • 2 - 2.30 pm
  • ROOM 3
  • English

+15 years working in Software Development ( Software Engineer/Tech Lead)
+4 years working as a Leadership Coach

ICF PCC certified

Customer perspective – employee perspective

An excursion into digitalization over the last 40 years and its effects on our communication foundations in the digital space. Our demographics are changing (today and in ten years), so the endpoints of communication are also changing, especially in the digital world.

Introduction to how do we explain products/services and how could this be presented in simple language. Why is less more for potential customers (employees).

Practical examples & Plenum discussion on the participants‘ own questions through the lecture

  • 2.30 - 3 pm
  • STAGE
  • English

Michael Düren, employee of the Foundation “Stiftung Pfennigparade”.
Business Unit Manager professional IT-Services
Head of Competence Center „Digital Participation for All
Member of the §5 committee for barrier-free information technology of BITV 2.0 and participating in the working groups on mobile applications, accessibility in teaching and OZG
Member of the IAAP D-A-CH working group accessibility in education
Member of the advisory board IAAP D-A-CH
Author of the guide: Avoiding digital barriers from the beginning, implementation of BITV 2.0 for local governments in Bavaria

CURRICULUM VITAE (SHORT)
1995-1998: Computer science studies at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, graduation 2000 Dipl. Inf. (FH)
1998-2006: Head of Software Development / Project Manager for group-wide developments, DOCexpert Computer GmbH
2006-2008: Head of Software Development, PROSOZ Herten GmbH
2008-2016: Head of data and integration management, BG-Phoenics GmbH
Since 2016: Business Unit Manager IT Services, Pfennigparade PSG GmbH, Foundation “Stiftung Pfennigparade”

In an ever-changing world, where many companies have moved away from a project-driven organization, some are still trying to get there. Enterprise Architects can play a leading role in agile transformation and pinpoint where to start to get immediate value. With key insights into both the core business and the technological limitations and opportunities, Enterprise Architects have the knowledge to help the organization begin changes in the right place, solving short-term business pains while still building a solid foundation. Explore how this is being done in a Danish Telco and Energy business, what works and what doesn’t, and how an ever-changing environment forces changes to the approach.
  • 2.30 - 3 pm
  • ROOM 2
  • English

Deeply motivated to drive digital transformative projects and organizational changes, Henrik L. Sønnichsen equips people and businesses with solid foundations to achieve their strategic goals and tackle complex challenges. As a visionary leader, he excels in articulating and aligning teams with a cohesive vision, fostering trust and commitment among both team members and diverse stakeholders. His strong interpersonal skills enable influential collaborations, paving the way for innovative change alongside key decision-makers.

With a robust multicultural background, honed through leading across three geographic regions in the pharmaceutical industry, his expertise encompasses managing complex cross-cultural negotiations, projects, and partnerships.

As the current head of the Enterprise Architecture Area at Norlys, he plays a pivotal role in steering the integration of Telia Denmark—one of Denmark’s most intricate integration programs—into Norlys, supporting its transformative success.

Rasmus Witt Jensen serves as an Enterprise Architect at Norlys, Denmark’s largest integrated telecommunications and energy company. At Norlys, he plays a crucial role in steering the architecture of the energy business, ensuring its seamless fit within the shared landscape during fundamental changes to core systems.
His involvement in cross-company initiatives, including the integration of a major mobile company and large-scale agile transformations, exhibits his strategic vision and leadership.

Before stepping into his current role, Rasmus amassed invaluable experience as a Software Developer and Solution Architect. This foundation has equipped him with a deep understanding of software development processes and system design. With a Bachelor in ICT Engineering and a Master’s in Technology-Based Business Development, Rasmus has consistently merged IT with business insights to foster innovation and maximize business value. His career reflects a commitment to leveraging technology to drive organizational and sector-wide advancements.

The integration of AI into software development promises increased efficiency, greater automation, and ongoing innovation. This transformative technology has the potential to fundamentally revolutionize the way we approach coding, software creation, and maintenance. But how do development teams respond to this change in practice? In this session, we share insights from our recent pilot, exploring its impact on coding, collaboration, and productivity. But technical results are only half the story — I also address a key challenge: overcoming skepticism and resistance among developers.

  • 2.30 - 3 pm
  • ROOM 3
  • English
With a background in IT and business leadership, Karoline has held senior positions in the energy sector for over 10 years, specializing in IT strategy and digital transformation. At Syneco, she was primarily driving the development of a SaaS platform that enables customers to fully integrate and automate their key processes. She has successfully driven the optimization of digital business strategies and organizational change, aligning technology with corporate objectives.

Networking with fresh coffee and cake

  • 3 - 3.30 pm
  • FOYER & SHOWROOM

STAGE – DIGITAL LEADERS

Unlock the Power of impactful communication. Join us as we explore the transformative power of psychological safety in the workplace. Discover how fostering trust and openness can boost creativity, productivity, and team performance. Let’s create environments where everyone feels empowered to speak up and thrive!

  • 3.30 - 4 pm
  • STAGE
  • English

Veroniek Vermeulen, founder of Silatha, is on a mission to create an equitable workplace where women feel accepted, trusted and valued. Helping companies to become more psychologically safe for women and their allies. Through education and support on the taboos around biases and realities like PMS, Fertility and Menopause.
Veroniek is an engineer by education and spent 20+ years in global marketing. She has received many awards during her career amongst that the Influential Leader Award by BrainzMagazine, next to stars like Jessica Alba, Jay Shetty, Oprah Winfrey and Whitney Wolfe Herd.

While advanced analytics are increasingly used in many fields of management to support not only tactical, but also strategic decision making, steering committee work in transformation programmes is still mainly informed by classical reporting. The absence of transformation analytics is even more surprising as large amounts of quality data are avalable in project management tools – a kind of „digital twin“ of the transformation. We present findings from analyzing problematic transformation programmes, insights how transformation steering analytics are used by pionieering companies, a typology of use cases we derived from those early cases, and discuss promising avenues to improve steering digital transformation.

  • 4 - 4.30 pm
  • STAGE
  • English

Robert Winter is a full professor of business & information systems engineering and director of HSG’s Institute for Information Systems and Digital Business. He is also founding director of HSG’s Executive MBA program in Business Engineering. Having been vice editor-in-chief of the Business & Information Systems Engineering journal and senior editor of the European Journal of Information Systems, he currently serves on the editorial board of MIS Quarterly Executive. His research interests include design science research methodology and all aspects of enterprise-level IS research, such as enterprise architecture management, design and governance of digital platforms, corporate data management, and design and governance of enterprise transformation.

This capstone panel will synthesize the powerful insights gained and chart your course for impactful leadership. Our distinguished panel of Lean frontrunners will share how they personally navigate the complexities of modern leadership – blending timeless Lean principles with new demands.

Discover how they:

  • Cultivate psychological safety and empower teams
  • Integrate digital tools and AI insights
  • Drive results and successful transformations
  • Sustain momentum and good architectures that thrives amidst change

This interactive session is offering practical wisdom and personal stories. Bring your questions and leave not just inspired, but equipped with a clearer ‚Lean Leader’s Compass‘ to guide your next steps and ignite action in your organization.

  • 4.30 - 5.15 pm
  • STAGE
  • English

Karsten Voges brings 20 years of leadership experience, ranging from startups to Fortune 50 companies, plus various IT management consulting firms. His motto “lean & smart” together with his practical CIO Advisory is helping many CIOs and their IT organizations to thrive. With degrees in computer science (TUM, Germany) and an MBA (Open University, UK), he has been combining IT and business for years. As a product manager in enterprise architecture management, head of IT architecture and as a founder of a data collaboration platform, deep technical knowledge comes together with a lot of business acumen. Therefore Karsten Voges ensures fit for purpose solutions that are followed through with change management, plus that they are also implemented in state of the art technically. Karsten is regularly rocking the stage, e.g. LeanLeaderSummit, Forrester, Gartner, LeanIX Events, Planview Horizons, TexWeek, PennState etc.

Cristina Popa is defined by her entrepreneurial spirit and profound passion for business psychology. With a career spanning 17 years, she has driven substantial changes across diverse industries, from startups to top publicly traded corporations.

Cristina founded controlSHIFT in 2024, reflecting her drive for cultural, organizational, and technological shifts. As CEO of contractuo, she led the company from its beta phase to market success, crafting a go-to-market strategy that spurred growth. Since 2017, as a partner at the award-winning management consulting firm consistency, Cristina has been crucial in scaling the company, expanding the business model, and founding new ventures.

Specializing in leadership development and strategic consulting across Utilities, Manufacturing, and Technology, Cristina focuses on energy transitions, circular economy, organizational changes, and digital transformation.

With nearly two decades of industry experience, her keen sense of introducing contemporary way’s of leading and impactful new technologies into large corporations, understanding the opportunities and challenges, makes Cristina a dynamic force in driving organizational and industry-wide transformations. She is dedicated to training, coaching, and consulting industry leaders to foster organizational maturity and drive sustainable growth.

End of the day and eventful experience

  • 5.15 pm
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