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RUSSIA–GERMANY: IMPROVING THE COMPETITIVE EDGE OF THE RUSSIAN AND GERMAN ECONOMIES VIA COOPERATION IN INDUSTRY 4.0 APPLICATIONS

Congress Centre, Conference Hall D4

Trade and investment relations between Russia and Germany are among the most fruitful for Russia and EU countries, led by automotives, transport and infrastructure, energy and energy efficiency, machine engineering, and other manufacturing sectors. Industry 4.0 initiatives herald a potential revolution in approaches to production, but to harness the advantages and maintain competitiveness companies must invest in multiple areas simultaneously. What are the challenges and opportunities in adopting Industry 4.0 approaches to production? What strategies, standards, and business models should companies embrace in order to remain competitive? How might Russian and German industrial sectors collaborate more closely to implement the most modern and efficient means of production?

Moderator:
Klaus Mangold , Chairman of the Supervisory Board, TUI

Panellists
Dr. Wolfgang Buchele , Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Executive Board, Linde AG
Aleksandr Grankin , Co-Founder, Commercial Director, Internet of Things Platform GO+
Alexey Mordashov , Chairman of the Board of Directors, Severstal
Alexander Morozov , Director of Research and Forecasting Department, Central Bank of the Russian Federation
Victor Polyakov , General Director, Tibbo Systems
Stefan Hoechbauer , President for Middle and Eastern Europe, SAP SE
Vadim Chekletsov , Executive Director, Russian Research Centre on the Internet of Things
Dr. Hans Martin Schabert , Chairman of the Management Board, Vossloh AG
Harald Schwager , Member of the Board of Executive Directors, BASF SE
Klaus Schaefer , Chairman of the Management Board, Uniper AG
Gunther Herman Oettinger , Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society at the European Commission

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