Gain practical insights at the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences:
- AI as a competitive advantage: How companies can profitably use artificial intelligence in production.
- Sustainability through innovation: Where AI specifically contributes to resource conservation and increased efficiency.
- The factory of tomorrow: How intelligent technologies are transforming the manufacturing process chains of the future.
What can you expect?
- Attend exciting presentations from academia and industry
- Network with our research projects at the matchmaking event
- Join the discussion on AI in food technology and beyond
- Test our unique EssCape Room at the Future Food Factory OWL
Help shape the future of the industry with us—we look forward to your visit and exciting insights from the field!
When? May 7, 2026, 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
Where? Future Food Factory OWL, Campusallee 16, 32657 Lemgo
Participation is free of charge. Click here to register!
Program
| Starting at 9:00 a.m. | Registration and networking |
| 9:30 | Welcome and opening remarks Presentation: Kneading, Resting, Baking, Measuring – In Search of the Perfect Dough – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Björn Frahm, André Blome, Mario Luttmann, TH OWL Presentation: Smart Quality Assurance: How Siemens Uses AI in the Food Industry – Johann Bruckner, Siemens AG |
| 10:50 | Break Presentation: From Technology to Use Case: Digital Twins, Data Standards, and AI in Industrial Practice – Anja Moldehn, Centrum Industrial IT, and David Hülsmeier-Reineke, Hilscher Gesellschaft für Systemautomation mbH |
| 11:40 | Match My Science: Pitches - Real-Time Quality Control in the Food Industry (Arthur Steinmetzler, ILT.NRW, TH OWL) - Softsensing Systems in Beer Production and Cell Cultivation (Lisa Kemper, ILT.NRW, TH OWL) - Softsensing and Sensor Fusion in Excess Yeast Filtration (Marc Trilling-Haasler, ILT.NRW, TH OWL) - Machine Learning with Production Data (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Ulrich Odefey, ILT.NRW, TH OWL) - What Makes a Good Model (Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Miriam Pein-Hackelbusch, ILT.NRW, TH OWL) - The Digital Product Passport in Quality Management: Opportunities and Potential (Philip Sehr, InIT, TH OWL) |
| 12:10 | Lunch break |
| 1:30 | Presentation: What Does AI Taste Like? Between Panel, Product, and Forecast – Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martina Sokolowsky, ILT.NRW, TH OWL Presentation: From Hype to Practice: AI’s Impact on Cybersecurity in IT and OT – Prof. Dr.-Ing. Henning Trsek, inIT, TH OWL |
| 2:00 | Panel Discussion: AI in Food Production: Old Wine in a New Bottle or a Real Opportunity? Moderator: Norbert Reichl, Food Processing Initiative e. V. Guests: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Henning Trsek (inIT, TH OWL), Christian Fretter (Dr. August Oetker Nahrungsmittel KG), Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martina Sokolowsky (ILT.NRW, TH OWL), Waliuollah Ali (NTT Data Business Solutions AG) |
| 3:00 PM | Coffee and closing remarks |
| 3:30 | Opportunity for a campus tour with Antje Meier from Innovation Campus Lemgo e.V. and Demonstration of the “Digital Product Passport” use case at the CIIT FactorySandbox by Alexander Boschmann from Weidmüller |