Agenda for the
Orchestra Symposium 2026
“One-Click Industrial AI”
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Day 1 of the event
28.10.2026
08:00 – 09:00
Come Together / Breakfast
09:00 – 09:15
A warm welcome to the Orchestra Symposium 2026
Manufacturing is on the cusp of a new era: One-Click Industrial AI
Chantal Faaß, Sales Manager
soffico GmbH
09:15 – 09:30
One-Click Industrial AI – The Future of Industrial Integration: Simpler, Faster, Smarter
Outlook and Strategy of soffico GmbH
Management
soffico GmbH
09:30 – 10:00
Orchestra Vision: Achieve a competitive edge with just “one click”
Strategic product roadmap
Dr. Sebastian Heger, Product and Innovation Manager
soffico GmbH
10:30 – 11:00
Break / Networking
10:30 – 11:30
The technical foundation for resilient and smart manufacturing: data, integration, trust
Prof. Dr. Bernd Hafenrichter, CTO
soffico GmbH
11:30 – 12:00
One-Click Industrial AI in action: partners, solutions and new approaches to intelligent value creation
Kerstin Kopp, Head of Sales
soffico GmbH
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch Break / Networking
13:00 – 13:30
When ERP, MES and machinery work together seamlessly.
Reliable processes in roll production today. Flexibility to meet tomorrow’s requirements.
Maximilian Faubel, Group Lead – IT Logistics MES & Production
LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG
Johannes Sahr, Senior Consultant – IT Logistics MES & Production
LEONHARD KURZ Stiftung & Co. KG
13:30 – 14:00
From point-to-point interfaces to the integration platform
Experiences from the implementation of Orchestra at Weidmüller
Daniel Seidel, Application Consultant
Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
14:00 – 14:45
Breakout session: Scalability in highly distributed environments
Please choose one of the two parallel sessions!
Main Stage
From 1 to 1,000: From pilot project to large-scale roll-out – key factors for successful digital scaling
Maximilian Ratke, Technical Sales Manager
soffico GmbH
Daniel Witt, Team Lead Consulting
soffico GmbH
Side Stage
A look under the bonnet of the Orchestra Scaling Suite: architecture, templates and solutions for distributed management (for technical users)
Timo Klement, IT-Consultant
soffico GmbH
Youssef Allam, IT-Consultant
soffico GmbH
14:45 – 15:15
Break / Networking
15:15 – 15:45
Customer presentation: Rittal RKS GmbH
15:45 – 16:30
Breakout: Brownfield is the new Greenfield: Successfully implementing modular production in brownfield sites
Please choose one of the two parallel sessions!
Main Stage
The factory of tomorrow is taking shape within existing facilities: from the existing plant to modular, transparent production
Alina Erl, IT-Consultant
soffico GmbH
Maximilian Ratke, Technical Sales Manager
soffico GmbH
Side Stage
Modular production put into practice – architectures, data and industry standards (for technical users)
Jonas Lang, Team Lead QA
soffico GmbH
Nils Kunze, IT-Consultant
soffico GmbH
16:30 – 17:00
Break / Networking
17:00 – 17:45
Cyber security? It’s such a pain! But AI will soon be taking care of it anyway… won’t it?
Prof. Dr.- Ing. Dominik Merli, Director of THA-innos
Institutions: Computer Science, THA-innos, Technology Transfer Center Data Analytics
17:45
Send-off and Announcement of the Evening Program at the WWK Arena
Chantal Faaß, Sales Manager
soffico GmbH
17:45 – 19:00
Evening program at the WWK Arena in Augsburg
starting at 18:15
Arenatour – WWK Arena Augsburg
Starting at 19:00
Dinner together at the WWK Arena
Day 2 of the event
29.10.2026
09:00 – 09:30
Come Together / Breakfast
09:30 – 09:45
A warm welcome to the second day of the Orchestra Symposium 2026
Chantal Faaß, Sales Manager
soffico GmbH
09:45 – 10:00
Integrating the Future: One-Click Meets AI – From Connectivity to Smart Industry
Markus Benndorff, Product and Innovation Manager
soffico GmbH
10:00 – 11:30
AI That Creates Added Value – Customer Projects and Best Practices from the Orchestra Ecosystem
Interactive poster session featuring real-world examples, lessons learned, and discussions
soffico GmbH
11:30 – 12:00
Panel Discussion
“On the Path to the Dark Factory: Is Smart Data the Key to Autonomous Production?”
Alina Erl, IT-Consultant
soffico GmbH
12:00 – 13:00
Lunch Break / Networking
13:00 – 13:30
Connected, Interoperable, Modular – How the PacXplorer Connects Machines, Data, and Digital Services
Bastian Brinkmann, Head of Corporate Future Lab
Uhlmann Group Holding SE & Co. KG
13:30 – 14:00
Scaling Faster with a Systematic Approach: How Templates, Standards, and DataOps Automation Enable the Efficient Rollout of Industrial Solutions
Fabian Fitzer, Team Lead PreSales
soffico GmbH
Michael Held, Team Lead
soffico GmbH
14:00 – 14:45
Breakout
Please choose one of the two parallel sessions!
Main Stage
Regulated AI: AI in a Regulated Environment – Between Innovation and Compliance
soffico GmbH
Side Stage
Industrial DataOps Deep Dive: From Build Processes to Automated Deployment
soffico GmbH
14:45 – 15:30
Breakout
Please choose one of the two parallel sessions!
Main Stage
Unified Namespace in Practice: How a Unified Data Architecture Enables Industrial-Scale Operations
soffico GmbH
Side Stage
Orchestra Forum Users:
AI Hands-On Session: Creating, Orchestrating, and Operating AI Agents
soffico GmbH