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Scale your digital factory journey:  
From pilot to
production impact 


 Digital Factory Summit 2026 Wednesday, 22 April, 2026 Hannover Messe, Technology Academy, Germany
Explore actionable insights into how connected data and practical workflows accelerate your digitalization journey, enable data-driven decisions, and produce tangible results.   
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What if every person in your factory could access, understand, and trust the right data—instantly?

This summit explores the future of connected digital factories. Where information flows effortlessly across disciplines, collaboration replaces silos, and data becomes intuitive for everyone. Discover how reliable, accessible insights power value-driven decisions across the entire factory lifecycle, turning complexity into clarity and strategy into measurable impact.

Why attend

Turn vision into real progress

See how connected data and practical workflows cut friction across design, build, and operate.

Make confident investment decisions

Understand how open, interoperable models and proven customer approaches reduce uncertainty and speed up value.

Connect with peers who move fast

Exchange insights in a focused setting built for meaningful conversations and clear next steps.
Get to know our speakers
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Agenda

The agenda and timings are subject to change.  Please note that the entire event will be conducted in English. 
09:30 AM | Registration & networking breakfast
10:00 AM | Keynote - Strategic Perspective: Platform, AI & the End-to-End Vision Speaker: Stephen Hooper, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Operations Solutions, Autodesk
10:30 AM | Practical Data Flows & Data Exchange Exploring the data flow of the Autodesk data model
Speaker: Lejla Secerbegovic, Product Manager for Data Exchange, Autodesk
11:00 AM | Networking break
11:30 AM | Customer Story: Real-World Steps to Production
12:00 PM | Step-by-Step: Transform 2D Layouts into a 3D Digital Twin Eliminate the barrier between 2D and 3D by building on what you already have—gaining faster insights through simulation, improving design accuracy, and enabling AI-driven efficiency.Speaker: Peter de Strijker, Technical Sales Specialist D&M, Autodesk
12:30 PM | Make Your Operations Smarter with a Connected Digital Twin How can layouts continue to be used from planning to operation? Learn how metadata can be added to models for a compelling digital twin and how IoT can help improve production by optimizing the layout.
Speaker: Robert Bray, Vice President and General Manager, Autodesk Tandem
1:00 PM | Networking lunch
2:00 PM | Guided tour (optional) Following the Digital Factory Summit, this free guided tour gives attendees a chance to visit the Autodesk exhibition stand, network, and explore the Digital Factory Summit exhibits. Register here!
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Register now

Please register as soon as possible, as space for this exclusive event is limited. All registered attendees receive a voucher for a free Hannover Messe day pass.
By registering, you agree to the terms and conditions for Autodesk events.
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Join the guided tour

Following the Digital Factory Summit, this optional guided tour offers attendees the opportunity to visit the Autodesk exhibition stand, see selected highlights from the Digital Factory Summit exhibits, and continue networking with peers and Autodesk experts.
The tour takes place from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Registered participants will meet in the foyer of the Digital Factory Summit venue at 2:00 PM. From there, the group will walk together (approx. 5 minutes) to the Autodesk booth where the guided experience begins.

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Speakers

Learn how industry leaders shaping the future of digital transformation, data exchange, and manufacturing.

Stephen Hooper

Senior Vice President and General Manager of Operations Solutions at Autodesk

Stephen Hooper leads Autodesk’s digital twin and asset management, as well as factory design and production. He guides customers in the architectural, engineering, construction, and manufactur...

Robert Bray

Vice President and General Manager, Autodesk Tandem

Bob is an experienced leader that has successfully launched several new products and technologies. He has a deep understanding of the AEC industry and the built asset lifecycle. In the past 23...

Lejla Secerbegovic

Product Manager for Data Exchange at Autodesk

Lejla Secerbegovic is a Product Manager for Data Exchange at Autodesk and a trusted advisor to global customers across industries, specializing in data interoperability and digital transformat...

Peter de Strijker

Technical Sales Specialist D&M at Autodesk

Peter de Strijker is a specialist in Digital Factory and Industrial Machinery at Autodesk. He advises customers on optimizing and future‑proofing their workflows. Focused on industry convergen...

Who should attend

Digital Factory Summit 2026 is exclusively designed for senior manufacturing and plant leaders. Find an overview of relevant titles and positions here. Please register right away since capacity is limited.
Accelerate layout decisions through a shared, model-based approach. Reduce change orders by aligning engineering, facilities, and production.
Reduce handover friction and rework with structured data, reusable asset libraries, and clear review loops in the cloud.
Increase line-level visibility, shorten time to insight, and leverage digital twins to inform maintenance strategies, accelerate throughput, and enable continuous improvement.
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 Travel and accommodation

Digital Factory Summit will take place at the
Deutsche Messe Technology Academy (Pavilion 36) at the Hanover Exhibition Center.

Location


Attendees will receive a code for a free ticket to HANNOVER MESSE after registering.

Site plan & trade fair ticket


Deepen your conversations with participants over lunch after the summit.

Networking & lunch


Following the Digital Factory Summit, our Autodesk booth at HANNOVER MESSE will showcase further highlights.

Autodesk exhibition stand


Discover the Digital Factory Summit 2025 highlights

Learn how digital twins and AI-based simulations optimize industrial production and create new opportunities for the digital factory.

Real-time production monitoring: How to leverage factory model data to build a digital twin

Sebastian Bertram, Principal Business Consultant at Autodesk, uses the example of an automotive customer to explain how a digital factory model was developed jointly—from data integration to the implementation of operational use cases. The presentation shows how data can be used to create concrete added value for planning and production.
Watch now - Real-time Production Monitoring

The Digital Factory – Data & Platform

Stephen Hooper, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Operations Solutions at Autodesk, shows how integrated data models, digital twins, and AI-based simulations are driving the transformation to smart factories. The presentation highlights specific strategies and technologies that can be used to leverage data in real time and optimize processes holistically.
Watch now - The Digital Factory – Data & Platform
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Get in touch

If you have any questions, our event team is at your disposal.

Jona Rief

Technical Account Lead


Claudia Pichlmeier

Senior Account Based Marketing Manager


Srinath Jonnalagadda, Vice President of Industry Strategy for Design & Manufacturing, Autodesk

Srinath Jonnalagadda is vice president of industry strategy for Design & Manufacturing at Autodesk. He has more than 24 years of experience in the mechanical CAD industry, 20 of which are with Auto...

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Agenda

9:15 – 09:35 Begrüßung Ewald Egel, Senior Technical Solutions Executive, Autodesk 9:35 – 10:00 The Future of the Digital Factory ​Srinath Jonnalagadda​, Autodes...