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Agenda | VDMA European Summit 2027 in Warsaw

08:30

Registration

09:00

Welcome

Bertram Kawlath Bertram Kawlath President
VDMA e.V.
Europe Jacki Davis - Host at the VDMA European Summit 2026 Jacki Davis Host
09:15

Keynote: The World Economy in an Age of Uncertainty and Fragmentation

Beata Javorcik, Chief Economist EBRD (invited)

09:45

Session 1: Europe’s Machinery Industry in 2035 – Scenarios and implications

09:45

VDMA scenario study on the future of the machinery industry – The results

Bertram Kawlath Bertram Kawlath President
VDMA e.V.
Europe
10:00

Panel discussion: Europe's Machinery Industry 2030: Turning Scenarios into Strategy

10:45

Coffee Break/Networking

11:30

Parallel session 1: Responding to China’s Rise: Business and Policy Strategies for Europe’s machinery industry

11:30   Keynote: China’s Rise in the Machinery Industry: What to Expect Next
11:50   Company perspective: How to adapt to intensifying competition
12:05   Panel discussion: Business Strategy Meets Industrial Policy: Europe's Response to China's Machinery Ambitions

11:30

Parallel session 2: Security Drives Industry – How Defence Spending is Reshaping Opportunities for Machinery Companies

13:00

Lunch Break

14:30

Afternoon Session: Powering Europe's Industrial Future: Physical AI, Data and Manufacturing Ecosystems:

15:55

Wrap up of the day, feedback, closing speech

Bertram Kawlath Bertram Kawlath President
VDMA e.V.
Europe