The Transfernale is an innovation festival that puts the innovative strength of the Braunschweig-Wolfsburg region in the spotlight over eight weeks at eight locations and is now taking place for the third time after 2023 and 2024.

We bring science and business together, strengthen collaborations and accelerate important transformation processes.

Dates:

August 13, 2026, Braunschweig, Siemens Mobility GmbH, “The course has been set: Full speed ahead towards the future!”

August 20, 2026, Gifhorn, Rapid Prototyping Technologie GmbH, “From Idea to Reality: Innovation You Can Touch”

August 25, 2026, Goslar, HC Starck Tungsten Powders GmbH, “Wolfram Works: Materials that charge the future”

03.09.2026, Helmstedt, Avacon AG, “Energy in Transition: Networks for Tomorrow”

September 10, 2026, Peine, HOFFMANN Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH, “Cool Solutions: Technology that creates clarity”

September 17, 2026, Wolfenbüttel, MKN Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer GmbH & Co. KG, “Future Factory: Innovation served hot”

September 24, 2026, Salzgitter, PowerCo SE, "Batteries with positive power. Batteries for generations to come"

October 1, 2026, Wolfsburg, Volkswagen AG – Innovation Fund II, “Where Ideas Grow: Intrapreneurship in Practice”

The shortage of skilled workers is one of the greatest challenges facing industry. Unfilled positions, increasing demands, and scarce personnel resources make it difficult for many companies to design their processes efficiently. At the same time, artificial intelligence and modern process automation are opening up new possibilities for specifically relieving employees and sustainably optimizing workflows.

In this webinar, you will learn how companies can make the transition from the classic AI agent to the digital skilled worker. Together with the Low-Code Association e. V. and MR.KNOW, we will show how real job profiles can be analyzed and tasks systematically automated through AI-supported processes.

Look forward to a practical insight into modern low-code and AI solutions. Using concrete application examples and a live demonstration, you will learn how digital skilled workers can take on complex tasks, support existing teams, and be successfully integrated into existing system landscapes.

What awaits you

• Classification of the potential of AI and low-code for industrial companies

• The path from AI agent to digital skilled worker

• Analysis of job profiles for the use of AI

• Practical examples and live demonstration

• Recommendations for action for the integration of digital skilled workers

• Time for questions and discussion

Speakers

• Georg Redekop, Niedersachsen.next Digital Agency (Moderation)

• Vanessa Schmitz, Head of Office, Low-Code Association e. V.

• Dr. Michael Otte, Co-founder and Managing Director, MR.KNOW @ Inspire Technologies GmbH

Exploring the mobility transition on road and rail with a focus on climate-friendly and socially just solutions. Lectures and workshops on new technologies from Siemens Mobility.

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® is an interactive workshop concept that promotes dialogue among participants, encourages reflection, and develops problem-solving skills and the use of imagination.

In our practice-oriented workshop, you will gain insight into this playful method and learn to apply it directly yourself. This creates a framework that facilitates exchange, opens up new perspectives, and makes collaboration on an equal footing possible.

The focus is on impulses from the group, collective thinking, and discovering ideas that often do not emerge in normal conversation. The method is not explained theoretically but made directly experienceable – light, active, and at the same time clear in the business context.



We are pleased to announce that we have started planning for the 10th anniversary of Oslo Battery Days. Schive AS and Shmuel De-Leon Energy are pleased to invite you to participate in the 7th Oslo Battery Days, battery conference, which will take place at the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway, August 17th and 18th 2026.



Join us for an online info session introducing the IBT PRE-SEED program. This digital event is designed for researchers and innovators interested in learning more about our funding opportunities and how to apply.

During the session, we will walk you through the details of our 7th call for proposals, share insights into IBT Lower Saxony and our mission, and answer any questions you may have.

Agenda:

• Welcome & introductions

• About IBT Lower Saxony

• Presentation of our 7th call for proposals

• Q&A

Der Life Science Dialog bringt Akteur*innen aus den Bereichen Pharma, Biotechnologie, Startups und Wissenschaft aus Niedersachsen und Norddeutschland zusammen, um über die Potenziale und Herausforderungen beim Einsatz Künstlicher Intelligenz (KI) im Life Science Bereich in den Dialog zu kommen. Dieses Mal liegt der Fokus auf smarten Industrieprozessen – von der Automatisierung und dem Produktionsmanagement bis hin zu Predictive Maintenance, intelligenter Qualitätskontrolle und digital gestützter Prozessoptimierung. Auch Anwendungen wie KI-gestützte Produktionsplanung eröffnen neue Möglichkeiten, Prozesse resilienter, transparenter und effizienter zu gestalten. Datengetriebene Ansätze verändern so die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette und schaffen neue Potenziale für Innovation und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit.

Zusammen mit dem Verband der Chemischen Industrie Landesverband Nord e. V. (VCI Nord) und dem Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e. V. (vfa) laden wir Sie herzlich zu unserer Veranstaltung „Life Science Dialog 2026 – KI als Katalysator smarter Industrieprozesse“ ein, um gemeinsam mit Ihnen zu beleuchten, wie KI-Anwendungen konkret im industriellen Bereich eingesetzt werden (können), welche Chancen sich daraus ergeben – und welche Herausforderungen insbesondere im regulierten Life-Sciences-Umfeld zu berücksichtigen sind.



Wir freuen uns auf Ihre Teilnahme und einen regen Austausch!



PROGRAMM

12:00 – 13:00 ANKOMMEN & MITTAGESSEN

13:00 – 13:05 BEGRÜßUNG

Dr. Yvonne Reinke | Niedersachsen.next BioRegioN

Andrea Becker | VCI Nord

13:05 – 13:35 “Von Daten zu Entscheidungen - KI verändert die Life‑Science‑Automatisierung”

Esther Henoch | Account Manager Life Sciences, Emerson Process Management GmbH & Co. OHG

13:35 – 14:05 “KI im Produktionsmanagement”

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Matthias Schmidt | CEO, DeepIng Business Solutions GmbH

14:05 – 14:35 KAFFEE PAUSE

14:35 – 15:05 „Innovationsdynamik und GMP-Anforderungen: KI in der pharmazeutischen Industrie“

Dr. Simona Riedel | Managerin Manufacturing, Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e. V. (vfa)

15:05 – 15:10 CLOSE-UP & Ausblick

Torsten Bathmann | Verband Forschender Arzneimittelhersteller e. V. (vfa)

15:10 – 16:30 NETZWERKEN bei Kaffee & Kuchen

16:30 ENDE

Dear Sir or Madam,

we would like to cordially invite you to the innovation round "Stationary Hydrogen Technologies" on 19.08.2026 in Homburg. The event will be hosted by HyCATT and Hydac.

Hydrogen technologies offer significant potential to contribute to Germany's climate neutrality in the future as an energy carrier, both in mobility and in stationary energy supply.

The expansion and continuous further development of the hydrogen value chain from generation through infrastructure to utilization open up diverse transformation opportunities for German industry.

cH2ance is the national transformation hub for hydrogen technologies in mobility and industry. We are very pleased to host this innovation round together with the HyCATT Research Center for Hydrogen Technologies in Industry and Hydac New Technologies GmbH. Let us inform, discuss, and network together to actively drive forward the technologies of tomorrow!

Support for the Automotive Agency for Network Partners – Our Focus Topics, Offers, and Impulses

Mobility | Niedersachsen.next | Webinar

The automotive industry is undergoing a profound transformation process. New technologies, changing market conditions, and the development of new business fields require innovative strategies, strong partnerships, and exchange within high-performing networks.

As part of the Niedersachsen.next economic and innovation agency, the Niedersachsen.next Automotive Agency supports companies, universities, associations, economic development agencies, and other stakeholders in actively shaping these challenges. With a network spanning the state and the entire country, as well as diverse formats, we accompany projects, innovations, and new industry topics.

Within the framework of our #Digital120 format, we provide you with an overview of our current focus topics, support services, and networking opportunities. Learn about the future topics we are currently working on, which exchange formats and events are planned, and how we can support you in your endeavors.

Among other things, we will present our activities in the areas of structural change, cluster management, and best-practice transfer. You will also gain insights into topics such as robotics as a supplier market, defense/dual use, circular economy, batteries, automated driving, and industrial data ecosystems.

Furthermore, we will show you how we can support you in developing new markets, networking with relevant partners, and promoting your events.

The webinar is particularly aimed at economic development agencies, colleges and universities, associations, municipalities, technology and start-up centers, companies, and all interested parties who want to get to know the Niedersachsen.next Automotive Agency and its services.

We look forward to exchanging ideas with you!

A registration is possible until August 12, 2026

It's time! The Sustainability Forum is entering its fourth round – and this year it's focusing on a new theme:

Sustainability as a Business Case - Act Sustainably. Think Economically. Shape the Future.

When: Thursday, August 20, 2026, 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Where: German Federal Foundation for the Environment, An der Bornau 2, 49090 Osnabrück

What role will sustainability play in the future, regardless of legal requirements? And how can companies improve processes, reduce costs, strengthen their attractiveness as employers, and open up new market opportunities through sustainable action?

This is what the Sustainability Forum 2026 will address, together with entrepreneurs, sustainability managers, and other interested parties from the region.

Look forward to an inspiring program full of company insights, good practice examples, and networking. At the subsequent get-together with catering, you can look forward to lively exchange, new impulses, and good conversations (program overview below).

The number of participants is limited – registrations will be considered in the order they are received.

From concept to prototype in record time – experience how ideas take shape here.

At Afterwork?Network!, we invite our community to exchange ideas in a relaxed atmosphere every month. This time, the focus is on our mentors , who will present their expertise. Experienced industry experts , founders , and investors , together with our alumni in the accelerator program, contribute their expertise and coach our startups in the areas of business model, sales & marketing, legal, team, AI & IT, and fundraising. At Afterwork?Network!, you have the opportunity to meet our mentors in person.