Lean CIO & IT Leader Summit 2026
Digital Transformation | Enterprise Architecture | Business Architecture | AI & Data | Lean & Agile
- June 10 & 11, 2026 | Munich, Germany
The Exchange & Networking Area for CIOs and IT Leaders
Digital Transformation | Enterprise Architecture | Business Architecture | AI & Data | Lean & Agile
Networking & exchange ideas with CIOs, Digital Leaders, Business & Enterprise & Solution Architects, Data & AI Experts and Lean managers. Get inspired by the experts’ experience on new trends (digitalization, AI/ML, business transformation, CIO trends, agile execution, culture & motivation …) and set tomorrow’s IT, Business and EAM standards with us.
Now over 2 days of content and networking in four tracks.
Presentations, Workshops & Networking Dinner
June 10, 2026
3 pm – 10 pm CEST
Nemetschek-Haus
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1
81829 Munich
Germany
Presentations, Inspiration & Networking
June 11, 2026
8 am – 5 pm CEST
Nemetschek-Haus
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 1
81829 Munich
Germany
Digital Transformation - Karsten Voges, Conference Chair
Grow as a digital leader - transform yourself, transform your organisation and bring insights to action based on our inspirational and motivational sessions.
Business Architecture - Whynde Kuehn, Track Chair
This track will feature a diverse set of business architecture leader and practitioner voices, with a focus on leveraging business architecture for value and decision making in a strategy and transformational context and building a strategic business architecture practice.
Enterprise Architecture
Enterprise architecture is at the heart of all digital endeavours - come and learn best-practices and practitioner insights and network with your architecture peers.
AI & Data - Track
AI and Data is a key driver for change and transformations. Learn cutting edge insights and avoid common pitfalls from speakers in this track.
Lean & Agile
Adaptability is key - so stay lean and agile and learn from agile coaches, scrum masters and other practitioners what to do for successful agile organizations.
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Sessions & Lectures
Specialist presentations that inspire!
Analytics for Steering Committees - Managing Digital Transformation beyond Powerpoint
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.
#architecturematters: Die Bedeutung einer konsistenten und ökosystemfähigen Unternehmensarchitektur
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.
Transformation Takes a Village: The Power of Interdisciplinary Collaboration
It takes a village to succeed with transformation. Transformation is a collective effort requiring diverse perspectives and collaboration across functions and disciplines. Often though, we approach this monumental endeavor through the narrow scope of our individual roles or perspectives, inadvertently overlooking the holistic view essential for success.
Successful transformation demands that everyone has a unified understanding of where the organization is today, where it is going in the future, and how it will get there – and how their role uniquely contributes to the outcomes. Successful digital transformation requires interdisciplinary collaboration, which leads to insights and outcomes that are greater than the sum of the parts.
In this session, we will explore the value of a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach to transformation, what it looks like, and how business architecture serves as a critical enabler. Finally, we will discuss practical steps that can be taken to move these insights into action.
AI in Software Development: Innovation vs. Resistance
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.
Strategy and IT Leadership
What does IT strategy mean, how can IT best position itself, and what does this have to do with leadership? What does leadership mean in today’s hybrid working models and large projects, especially in relation to strategy and how it contributes to strategy?
The Power of Internal Digital Consulting: Driving Business Value from Within
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.
How enterprise architecture supports sustainability in 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.
Digitale Transformation des Zolls durch KI und eZoll-App
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.
About the Courage to Become an “Open Champion” - and The Efforts to Leave the World of “Hidden Champions” Behind
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.
Implementing AI in Organizations: Strategies for Success and Best Practices from the Council of Europe
In this presentation at the Lean Leader Summit, John Hunter will discuss how to successfully implement Artificial Intelligence (AI) in organizations. The focus will be on gaining business and user buy-in, alleviating fears, and emphasizing the importance of security governance and compliance. Drawing on the AI journey and lessons learned from the Council of Europe (CoE), Hunter will share practical strategies and best practices to pave the way for successful AI integration.
Agile Transformation from an Architecture Perspective
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
How Enterprise Architecture Can Help Drive Agile Transformations
Without a Consistent Data Model, you Shouldn’t do Dashboards but Art
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.
Create Psychological Safety in the Workplace
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!
Adopt an Exponential IT Mindset – How to thrive through the next paradigm shift
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.
Dive into knowledge, inspiring discussions, and valuable connections
Summit Overview
June 10, 2026 | Presentations, Workshops
& Networking-Dinner
- June 10, 2026
- 03.00 pm - 10.00 pm
- NEMETSCHEK-HAUS
- 06.00 pm - 10.00 pm
- Networking-Dinner
Discover, discuss and network: Your agenda for knowledge, exchange and new opportunities!
June 11, 2026 | Presentations, Inspiration & Networking
- June 11, 2026
- 08.00 am - 05.00 pm
- NEMETSCHEK-HAUS
- 08.00 - 08.30 am
- Check-in, welcome & networking with fresh coffee
- 08.30 - 09.00 am
- Welcome Keynote – Karsten Voges
- 09.00 - 10.00 am
- Lectures
- 10.00 - 10.30 am
- Networking with fresh coffee and snacks
- 10.30 - 12.00 pm
- Lectures
- 12.00 - 01.30 pm
- Networking over a delicious lunch buffet
- 01.30 - 03.00 pm
- Lectures
- 03.00 - 03.30 pm
- Networking with fresh coffee and cake
- 03.30 - 04.30 pm
- Lectures
- 04.30 - 05.15 pm
- Panel Discussion: The Lean Leader's Compass: Integrating Insights, Igniting Action
Nora Legittimo
, Marantec Group,
Die geballte EAM Expertise traf sich auf Einladung von Gastgeber @Karsten Voges beim LeanLeaderSummit in München und: wow! das war beeindruckend!
Hier wird ganzheitlich auf den Stellenwert und Beitrag von IT im Unternehmen geblickt, drastisch ehrlich dazu gesprochen, was gut geht und wo’s stockt und die Offenheit und das Interesse, das mir als Vertreterin der Unternehmersicht und Speakerin zur Transformation im Mittelstand entgegengebracht wurde, wirkt kräftig nach.
Liebe Unternehmer und Fachbereiche, habt den Mut, eure IT Experten an den (Business) Tisch zu holen.
Liebe CIOs & Enterprise Architects, versteckt euch nicht. Raus aus ITSM & Advisory und rein in die Business Transformation mit euch!
Traut euch jeweils zuzugeben und nachzuhaken, wenn das Gegenüber unverständliches Zeug redet. Nur so wächst das gegenseitige Verständnis und die Möglichkeit, die richtigen Dinge zu bewegen.
Diese Veranstaltung hat erneut gezeigt, was möglich ist, wenn wir miteinander und nicht nebeneinander arbeiten. Und ja, es bleibt auch noch viel zu tun…
Jutta Rößner
, DATEV eG,
Und mittendrin: das DATEV EAM-Team mit unserer Mission architecturematters 💚
Was für ein inspirierender Tag! Ich durfte den Teilnehmenden als Speakerin unser Verständnis von Enterprise Architecture Management näher bringen und warum und wie wir bei DATEV mit Enterprise Architecture nicht nur unsere IT, sondern unser gesamtes Portfolio zukunftsfähig machen.
📌 Unsere Learnings:
Lokale Optima sind gut – das globale Optimum ist besser.
Architektur ist kein Selbstzweck, sondern Enabler.
Und: Ohne klare Spielregeln wird’s schnell chaotisch.
Besonders stolz bin ich auf unser Team, das mit viel Energie und Klarheit zeigt:
EAM verbindet & macht verbindlich.
Und genau das brauchen wir, wenn wir gemeinsam gestalten wollen.
Danke an alle, die dabei waren – für den Austausch, die Impulse und das gemeinsame Nach-vorne-Denken!
Julia Rauscher
, A.P. Moller - Maersk,
🚀 Why HashtagLeanLeadership & Enterprise Architecture Matters Now More Than Ever
In today’s fast-moving digital world, alignment between Business and IT is mission-critical. Yet one ongoing challenge remains: 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀.
Over the past two days, I connected with leaders across industries and discussed how we build that common language – one that bridges strategy, operations, and technology.
By integrating Digital Leadership, Enterprise Architecture and Holistic IT, we:
✅ Enable clarity, collaboration, and shared understanding of value.
✅ Translate business goals into executable, impactful IT initiatives supported by structure.
✅ Guide change whilst accelerating innovation.
🧭 No matter your HashtagTransformation journey, always start with this foundation: 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲.
Personal highlights from the conference:
– Tania Schmid’s workshop on building Hashtagresilience for HashtagDigitalLeaders
– Nora Legittimo’s insights on the shared cultural shift from “Hidden Champion” to “Open Champion”
– John Hunter’s deep dive into implementing AI through an innovation-first framework
– Dr. Thomas Meintrup’s presentation on defining target architecture based on strategy and building a Delivery Organisation to steer agile transformation.
Many thanks to Lean42 GmbH, Karsten Voges, Fabian Kainzinger, Alina Mehlhorn, Marina Poppa and Nane Charrad for the great event.
Bea Schnarr
, ENGIE Supply & Energy Management,
LeanLeaderSummit 2025 – thank you Karsten Voges and Lean42 GmbH for the opportunity to speak at your event and share my experiences on DigitalTransformation and HashtagInternalConsulting. The right mixture of CIOs, IT Leaders, Enterprise Architects and partners. Focus on presentations from real experiences and enough time for networking made this event special!
–> 31 presentations
–> 39 speakers
–> 200 registrations
Everybody who follows me know what comes next 😉 4 key take aways:
1️⃣ 10 reasons why transformation fails: They are all about people (Thank you Julie Short for being so clear and honest)
2️⃣ The Executive Management nominates Enterprise Architecture as one of THE topics for their future development and digital transformation (Thank you Jutta Rößner for your insights)
3️⃣ “Psychological safety is the characteristic of outperforming teams. If you never have time how could your people tell you what’s going on?” (Thank you Veroniek Vermeulen (Silatha) for this passionate presentation)
4️⃣ Why do we still inform SteerCos with PPTs on which we copy the information from the tools our teams use on a day to day basis? If we use THEIR information systems, we do not only gain efficiency, but also align the decision making information with daily work (Thank you Robert Winter for science meets business and see you soon in St. Gallen)
And as 4 insights are not enough for this event, also few little anecdotes 😁 which will stick:
🚪 Nora Legittimo, I will never forget how doors can open 😉 and respect for a role-based Executive Management approach!
🎨 Torsten Kanngießer, I love your presentation title: “Without a consistent data model, you shouldn’t do dashboards, but art”. Couldn’t agree more.
🪦 Dr. Thomas Meintrup, the software killer, as software does not die 😉
🌟 Robert Winter, who tought me a new word: TAFCAPs (The artifact formerly called a project)
Dr. Markus Kress
, Witt-Gruppe (member of the otto group),
Torsten Kanngießer
, E.ON,
Many thanks to the team am of Lean42 GmbH for another wonderful Lean Leader Summit!
It was a pleasure to be part of the event!
With so many impulses I took with me, that will talk about in the next days.
Amazing talks, workshops and conversations!
Really looking forward to the next year!
Karsten Voges Nane Charrad Fabian Kainzinger Marina Poppa Alina Mehlhorn
S. (Mevin) Govindan
, Allianz Partners,
Just wrapped up two inspiring days at the Lean Leader Summit 2025, and I must say — what an excellent event!
A big thank you to the Lean42 team Karsten Voges, Nane Charrad , Marina Poppa , Nane Charrad for the outstanding organisation. Despite being a small team, they managed to orchestrate the entire summit seamlessly — hats off to their dedication and efficiency!
The event featured a series of high-quality presentations, packed with insightful and practical topics across different industries. It was a great opportunity to reflect on lean principles, leadership, and transformation strategies that are highly relevant in today’s fast-paced business environment.
What stood out just as much was the fantastic networking experience. It was great connecting with professionals from the Netherlands, Switzerland, Austria, and all over Germany — exchanging ideas, experiences, and learning from each other.
Thanks to Daniel Stein for sharing the opportunity for me to attend the summit!
Already looking forward to next year’s summit!
Veroniek Vermeulen
, Silatha,
Last week, I had the honour to speak at Lean Leader Summit in Munich—an inspiring gathering of digital leaders, CIOs, enterprise architects, and transformation experts from across the DACH region and beyond. The event was a fantastic opportunity to connect, exchange ideas, and learn more on these topics from some of the brightest minds in the field.
I was surprised by the unexpectedly high level of interest in the topic of psychological safety. It was encouraging to see so many leaders eager to explore how fostering trust and openness can drive creativity, productivity, and team performance. The discussions around psychological safety underscored its growing importance as a foundation for effective leadership and sustainable transformation.
The event was made special by meeting and learning from the inspiring people Torsten Kanngießer Robert Winter Antonia Assenova Bea Schnarr, Metin Koc Tania Schmid Trixi Menckhoff S. (Mevin) Govindan, Denise Hohenstein John Hunter Torsten Davis, and many others.
A special thank you to the organizers, especially Karsten Voges , Nane Charrad, Marina Poppa and the Lean42 GmbH team, for creating such a welcoming and energizing environment.
Thank you again to everyone who made the summit possible and to all the participants for their engagement and curiosity. Looking forward to continuing these important conversations and building on the momentum we created together!
Rasmus Witt Jensen
, Norlys,
🌟 Reflecting on an incredible experience from last week! 🌟
I had the privilege of speaking at HashtagLeanLeaderSummit 2025 , where I joined an inspiring lineup of experts to speak about tomorrows IT, Agile, Transformations and more. It was a wonderful opportunity to share insights, learn from fellow professionals, and engage in meaningful conversations.
Participating in such an engaged community reaffirms my passion for bringing businesses into the the digital age, and I’m grateful for all the connections made. A huge thank you to the organizers, Karsten Voges, Nane Charrad, Alina Mehlhorn and the rest of Lean42 GmbH for hosting such a successful event and to everyone who attended my session!
Looking forward to continuing the dialogue and exploring new opportunities together. 🚀
Erika Glas
, Volvo Construction Equipment,
I enjoyed every minute of this!! 🥳
Lean Leadership Summit 2025
Melanie Fichtner
, BayWa,
I had a lot of fun with you, it was a great event.
Whynde Kuehn
, S2E and Biz Arch Mastery Founder,
This event is always excellent, filled with outstanding people, talks, networking opportunities, and food, in a fantastic venue. It just keeps growing and getting better! Thank you so much, Karsten Voges and the amazing team at Lean42 GmbH, including Nane Charrad, for creating such a valuable opportunity and space for exchange. I loved reacquainting with colleagues and meeting new ones!
Torsten Kanngießer
, E.ON Digital Technology,
It was more that well spent time! Some very interesting speakers, met some old colleagues, talked to interesting new people!
Many thanks again to Karsten Voges, Nane Charrad, Alina Mehlhorn, Fabian Kainzinger und Marina Poppa for your great work!
Really enjoyed the time and I am already looking forward to the next one in 2025!
Julia von Sydow
, Allianz Technology,
Inspiring day!
Maren Haufer
, ALDI SÜD,
Thank you all for the great event, the warm welcome, inspiring presentations and for facilitating networking and very fruitful discussions. Highly recommended – looking forward to next year!
Sascha Wöhrle
, Lapp Group,
It was a great event, as it is every year. Thank you very much! I got valuable input out of very interesting presentations, but also had very good dialogs during the networking sessions. Looking forward to next year.
Dr. Selmin Danış Öncül
, E.ON Digital Technology,
I am thrilled to share my recent presentation at the Lean42 conference on ‘How Enterprise Architecture supports sustainability in IT’ in Munich. A big thank you to Karsten Voges for the invitation and to the engaging audience for their insightful questions and valuable contributions.
Volker A. Pfirsching
, Arthur D. Little,
Joining the Lean Leadership Summit of Lean42 GmbH today, thanks for the kind invitation Karsten Voges! Already gathered some very inspiring impulses from Melanie Fichtner and Whynde Kuehn and could not agree more on the need for a people focus and collaboration in transformation leadership. Looking forward to the upcoming sessions…
Denise Hohenstein
, SMA Solar,
Last week, I attended the LeanLeaderSummit 2025 hosted by Lean42 GmbH in Munich and had the chance to speak and listen to inspiring IT leaders about EAM challenges, achievements and steps to take to facilitate cooperation between business and IT!
My personal take aways:
– Holistic Hashtagbusinessmodels create value, not single products
– Real Hashtagdigitalisation does not work without a consistent data model
– HashtagSAFe framework works if responsibilities are closely aligned with clearly defined business capabilities
– Successful Hashtagdigitalconsulting is about making business understand that you transform it’s story into a technical solution – based on their story
– HashtagPsychologicalsafely remains a must have in an organisation – and organisations need to facilitate it every day
– Saying ‚yes‘ to yourself means saying ’no‘ to others
A big shout out and thank you to my wonderful mentor Torsten Kanngießer, Veroniek Vermeulen (Silatha), Torsten Davis, Anita Schüttler 🌱, Galina Plagge, Bea Schnarr, Nora Legittimo, Julie Short, Dr. Thomas Meintrup, Andra Popa, and Werner Zengler.
And a huge thank you to Karsten Voges, Marina Poppa and the rest of the team for having us!
Eva Garske
, C&A Services,
I am truly grateful for the opportunity to be part of this event. I enjoyed the inspiring presentations as well as the personal conversations with smart and kind people 😊
Nina Pak
, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH,
It was definitely a successful conference! I found that the mixture of appealing presentations, chilled „you“ atmosphere and delicious food led to many interesting conversations, and not only inspired and channeled me to a certain extent 🙂
Ümit Ferhat Şengül
, E.ON Digital Technology,
Today I attended the Lean42 GmbH Lean Leader Summit in Munich. There were very valuable presentations. I’m happy to be here and to have the chance to network with my EA colleagues.
Dr. Markus Schmotz
, Wertwandler,
Just finished my talk at theLeanLeaderSummit in Munich. Great energy and atmosphere in the rooms!
While the team engaged in their game, I played mine taking a selfie 😄
In a sense: Leaders play a different game!
Holger Issle
, BG Phoenics,
A great get together with interesting topics
Erich Wohnig
, HUK-COBURG,
Wow.
Menschen.
Begegnungen.
Die Konferenz hat damit einen hervorragenden Auftakt.
Tanja Konrad
, Microsoft,
It was also great to see so many female speakers on stage and at the conference especially in this technical environment.
[..]
All the speakers collectively addressed a wide range of crucial and fascinating topics that are important for achieving success in transforming their company’s business.
Thank you Karsten Voges and Nane Charrad for inviting us to this great event.
Michael Drobnik
, Herzog & de Meuron,
I enjoyed the talks very much.
Great talks from Sylvia Scherer on Transformation that starts always from yourself. Inspiration from Leslie Robinet on Sustainability in IT, Cristina Popa on Navigating on AI Revolution and many others.
Dr. Marcel Morisse
, Hermes Germany GmbH,
I am attending Lean Konferenz in Munich today. I have just learned, that 50% of the speakers will be female. Mentioning it, means that we have still a long road for more diversity ahead, but for now: Good job, Lean42 GmbH
It was a pleasure to share some insights at this great conference. Thanks for allowing me to be a part of it.
Romina Pyplacz geb. Medici
, E.ON Digital Technology,
Beyond being able to share our learnings and vision I was really impressed by the insights and quality of the additional speakers that I could attend. Karsten Voges, Michael Drobnik, Juliane Berger, Dr. Thomas Meintrup, Tamara McMillen, Sylvia Scherer thank you all for the inspiring insights and perspectives!
I could take away something from each and every of your presentation. I am sure we will also have some conversation in the future.
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Fabian Fischer
, Bee360,
André Prigge
, Bizzdesign,
Antonia Assenova
, OZERIAN,
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Heartfelt thanks to the incredible Lean42 team – Alina Mehlhorn, Fabian Kainzinger, Marina Poppa, Nane Charrad.
To everyone I met, spoke with, reflected with, or simply exchanged a smile with: Thank you!
And my special thanks to Karsten Voges for leading this meaningful event, for inviting me to be part of it, and for your openness and trust.
I’m truly grateful for the opportunity to collaborate and to carry the conversations and ideas from this summit forward.
Looking forward to what’s ahead.
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Adnana Loati
, Expleo Group,
When Pink Meets Premium at the LeanLeaderSummit! 🌸
Still buzzing from Munich’s two days Lean CIO & IT Leader Summit – where tech insights collided with life wisdom!
Special thanks to Andra Popa for inviting me and congratulations for her powerful talk on escaping the „juggle jungle.“ Her message hit home in the room: „To say YES to yourself, you sometimes need to say NO to others – not from selfishness, but self-worth.“ 💡
Shoutout to my mini creative director (aka my daughter) – she handpicked from my wardrobe the pink summit outfits (yes, plural!) as a reminder that leadership comes in all colours.💖
Beautiful Synchronicity: Those who remember ColorFriday from my BMW Group iDEAL program days, know pink was one of the signature colours we wore together on Fridays.
My Premium Insights:
🔸 „Culture eats strategy for breakfast“ (shoutout to the psychology & leadership talks!).
🔸 Mercedes-Benz AG‚ agile transformation talk gave me serious BMW Group deja vu (fascinating to see parallels in strategies in premium mobility!).
🔸 GovTech in action – Der Zoll’s (German customs) AI-powered digital transformation was eye-opening.
🔸 AI needs rock-solid data (no shortcuts!).
🔸 Resilient IT is non-negotiable in today’s landscape (GDPR as a superpower? Yes!).
🔸 Andra’s NO=YES equation (the permission slip we all needed).
Final Applause: Bravo to Karsten Voges and the entire Lean42 GmbH team for orchestrating such an impactful, human-centric event!
Innovation spirit shines brightest when we combine technology with heart!💖
Tania Schmid
, LIFT,
Last week reminded me that true leadership begins where people feel safe to speak up and be themselves.
At the LeanLeaderSummit in Munich, conversations around PsychologicalSafety, Resilience, and SelfLeadership made it clear: people-first leadership drives meaningful transformation.
One of my personal highlights was facilitating the Resilience Workshop for Digital Leaders, which once again showed how valuable it is to consciously create reflective spaces, for ourselves and for our teams.
My key takeaways:
✍ Veroniek Vermeulen (Silatha): Psychological safety isn’t about „being nice“ it’s about feeling safe enough to speak up. Trust and openness spark creativity, productivity, and high-performing teams.
✍ Bea Schnarr: Mindset, values, fun, and genuine connections aren’t just “nice to have”, they create tangible business value.
✍ Nora Legittimo: When IT speaks the language of business, silos dissolve and collaboration thrives.
✍ Dr. Thomas Meintrup: “Business is IT, and IT is business” – the key principle of digital & agile transformation.
🙏 Thank you for the inspiring conversations Veroniek Vermeulen (Silatha), Torsten Kanngießer, Dr. Thomas Meintrup, Miriam Suchet, Dr. Markus Kress, Arun Karthik Ganesan, Dr. Markus Schmotz, Florian Lautenbacher, Stefanie Gooren-Sieber and to the organizers, especially Nane Charrad, Alina Mehlhorn, Marina Poppa, Fabian Kainzinger and to you Karsten Voges 😊
Grateful to be part of this.
Laurel Phelan McKerrow
, Orbus Software,
A great couple of days in Munich last week at the Lean42 GmbH Lean Leaders Summit! Some great conversations and insightful talks. Thank you so much for having me speak on day 1!
Andra Popa
, Leaders Being Heard,
Orbus Software
,
What an inspiring experience at the Lean Leader Summit!
A huge thank you to our partners at Lean42 GmbH for hosting such a dynamic and insightful event. We’re grateful for the opportunity to connect with so many forward-thinking leaders, share ideas, and explore new ways to drive continuous transformation in digital and operational excellence.
The conversations, collaborations, and energy from the summit have left us motivated and excited for what’s next. Thank you to everyone who joined our session.
Bizzdesign
,
🚀 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗿𝗮𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟮 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁 — 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀!
Bold ideas, full house, and powerful conversations on the future of Enterprise Architecture and transformation. From scaling AI and embracing exponential IT to unlocking architecture’s business value — the energy was high and the insights actionable.
🎉 𝗔 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲. It was our first conference in DACH with the Hopex, Alfabet, and Horizzon teams from Bizzdesign united on one booth — André Prigge Aashita B. Tom Sprenger and Daniela Rott 🙌 One vision, three powerful solutions, real impact!
Huge thanks to our partner Lean42 GmbH, Karsten Voges, Nane Charrad and the whole team for organizing such a forward-thinking and impactful event.
💡 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆: Architecture enables impact. Leadership drives change. Enterprise transformation is happening — now.
Stefan Horneborg
, Avolution,
this was indeed a Great Summit with Avolution and Lean42 GmbH . We had lot’s of very good Diskussions about ABACUS, and how ABACUS can help your Enterprise and the Presentation inspired not only us, what Companies need and how an EA solution can be used.
thanks Nane Charrad as well for the great hosting and support.
David Hohl
, Materna Information & Communications SE,
Gerade das macht Events wie den Lean Leader Summit so besonders und wertvoll: Neben spannenden Vorträgen und intensivem Austausch trifft man immer wieder vertraute Gesichter.
So auch dieses Mal – es war eine Freude, unseren engen Partner der Materna im Bereich Enterprise Architecture Management, die BOC Group, vertreten durch Robert Strobl und Christoph Moser, wiederzusehen.
Vielen Dank für den inspirierenden Austausch!
Torsten Davis
, Agile Academy GmbH,
A truly positive day at the Lean Leader Summit – filled with inspiring conversations with companies facing similar challenges, tool vendors, and consulting partners.
What unites us all is the shared mission of Enterprise Transformation and Enterprise Architecture. And let’s be honest: the real magic happens when we succeed in building bridges between Business and IT and act as translators across silos, mindsets and systems.
It was a well-organized summit with valuable talks and fresh insights from a wide range of industries.
What motivates me most? Knowing that we’re all in this together – navigating the same complexity, striving to bring EAM and transformation initiatives to life with clarity, courage and collaboration.
One of the highlights? It was a real pleasure to finally meet Miriam Suchet in person – after many shared and commented posts, it felt like a long-overdue handshake!
Many thanks to Denise Hohenstein for the inspiring conversations we had throughout the day.
Also, meeting so many people face-to-face whom I had previously only known through digital channels was incredibly rewarding.
Special thanks to Karsten Voges and his team for organizing this great event your effort truly made it a success!
Svetoslav Stamenov
, ITR Management Consult OOD,
Attending the Lean42 conference on ‚Technology & Innovation – supercharge business outcomes‘ in 2023 turned to be a fantastic experience, where I was able to explore new ideas, interesting topics, and gaining valuable insights. The event facilitated peer-to-peer exchange, reconnecting with old friends and forging new relationships, enriching our network. Thus, this is a must-attend event for professionals seeking impactful and fresh ideas.
Peter Brünenberg
, MEGA International,
Ich kann bestätigen die beste Lean42 Konferenz ever! Super vorbereitet und durchgeführt, allgemeine Offenheit für Gespräche und Vernetzung, ein angenehmer Rahmen und inspirierende Vorträge auch etwas abseits der üblichen EA-Kernthemen. Und natürliches gutes Wetter 😀 Danke Nane Charrad und Karsten Voges
Leslie Robinet
, MEGA International,
With the rich speaker line-up, we saw strategy, governance, transformation, business and IT alignment, AI, and data-centric organizations; As a transverse domain, there is so much to discuss with Enterprise Architecture!
I’m delighted to now be a part of this welcoming EA community that Lean42 has been growing, that I hope to continue to flourish. I’m looking forward to our upcoming opportunities to collaborate.
Irene Schröder
, Bee360,
I saw a great example how we can make change possible. So many great women on stage, in the audience, at the booth. For me, the balance of female’s and men’s energy is key to cocreation and transformation.
Daniela Rott
, Mega International,
Great conference! Wonderful Keynote Karsten Voges, i love your vision. Really happy to be here, connect and share experiences. Thank you for the organization Nane Charrad.
Viet Duc Le
, Bee360,
Thank you very much for being part of this great event. The impressive diversity of the community made the exchange unique.
Leslie Robinet
, MEGA International,
👏 Bravo for a successful event, and thank you for all the energy you put into it, Lean42 GmbH! ⚡
My main takeaway is a boost in my motivation on interdepartmental collaboration for enterprise transformation, 🤜🤛 and on diversity (in all senses of the word) as an amplifier 📣 for qualitative programs success.
Peter Ertl
, Magic Software Enterprises (Deutschland) GmbH,
What a great event! Thanks for all.
Katharina Bach
, SAP LeanIX,
Thanks to our close and long-standing partnership with Lean42, which is based on trust, openness and a shared vision of successful enterprise architecture management, we can successfully support our customers in their digital transformation.
Mark Bodman
, ServiceNow,
Was a pleasure presenting at the lean Konferenz today. Great to meet our partner ins-pi and so many enthusiastic Enterprise Architects in Munich.
Finn Kopp
, SAP LeanIX,
It was a pleasure to attend the Lean42 EAM conference. It was a fantastic event. Gagan Pathinti V, David Wiske, Alexandra Korte, and I had many great conversations with LeanIX customers like Adel Fouani, Dr. Marcel Morisse, Eric Ammann, Krishnan Venkatasubramanian, Cornelius Stiefenhofer and many more.
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Directions & Parking
By public transport
From Airport "Franz Joseph Strauß":
Take S8/S1 from the airport to the Hauptbahnhof (Main Station) stop, change to U2 in the direction of Messestadt Ost and get off at Messestadt West.
From Munich:
Take the subway line U2 to the direction „Messestadt Ost“. Leave the subway at the station „Messestadt West“.
By car
From Outside:
Highway A 94 from Passau to Munich, exit on the depart 5 „München-Riem“. At the next traffic light turn left into the „An-der-Point-Straße“. At the next possibility turn right into „Am Hüllgraben“. After approx. 100 m turn left again into „Hanns-Schwindt-Straße“. After approx. 150 m you will see the Nemetschek building on the left-hand side.
From Munich:
Follow on the federal road R2 „Mittleren Ring“ to direction „ICM“ into the highway A 94 direction Passau. After about 5 km exit on the depart 5 „München-Riem“. At the next traffic light turn right into the „An-der-Point-Straße“. At the next possibility turn right into „Am Hüllgraben“. Turn left after about 100 m into „Hanns-Schwindt Straße“. After approx. 150 m you will see the Nemetschek building on the left-hand side.
Parking
Riem Arcaden
Willy-Brandt-Platz 5
81829 Munich
H-Hotels
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 14
81829 Munich
Access via „Graf-zu-Castell-Str. 30“
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Karsten Voges
Executive Partner
Conference Chair
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Marketing & Communication
Program
The selection of topics for the talks was excellent. I particularly enjoyed:
Dr. Thomas Meintrup’s presentation on „Agile Transformation from an Architecture Perspective“
Julie Short’s talk on „Enterprise Architecture: The People Have Spoken.“
Tania Schmid’s workshop on resilience.
It’s always inspiring to take away new ideas for my own work while also sharing my own experiences with others.
A big thank you to the Lean42 GmbH team for the fantastic organization and to Karsten Voges, who once again did an outstanding job as eloquent conference host.