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Dritte Netzwerkkonferenz des TechHUB SVI 2025

The event is fully booked.

8. July 2025 - 9. July 2025

09:00 - 18:00

Wappenhalle
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 7
81829 München
Deutschland
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Experience the SVI Future Congress on July 8, 2025 in the Wappenhalle Munich-Riem. This is where experts from the security and defense industry come together to discuss innovative solutions and technologies for the future. In our accompanying exhibition, you can gain exciting insights into tangible solutions based on military dimensions. On July 9, 2025, an impressive SVI Defence TechDay awaits you in Erding, opening up new perspectives on the battlefield of tomorrow.

Important notes
This event is aimed exclusively at
  • Decision-makers in the security and defense industry
  • Experts in defense research
  • Politicians, ministries and subordinate authorities
  • Users (soldiers, members of the police, civil protection, etc.)
Please note that admission to the event is only permitted in accordance with the lists of states within the meaning of § 13 para. 1 no. 17 SÜG of the BMI. If your nationality is the same as one of the nationalities listed, participation is unfortunately not possible. We ask for your understanding.
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Welcome to the SVI Network Conference 2025!

On July 8, 2025, the Future Congress of the SVI Network Conference will take place in the impressive Wappenhalle in Munich-Riem.
On July 9, 2025, the Defence TechDay will take place at the former airbase in Erding.

Discuss the future of defense technologies with us!
The SVI Networking Conference offers you the opportunity to network with experts, innovators and decision-makers from the industry. High-ranking representatives from SVI and the German Armed Forces will discuss current trends, challenges and the technologies of tomorrow. Be inspired and discover which solutions will shape the security policy requirements of the future.

Exhibition on military dimensions
In our outdoor area, we present current topics in the fields of space, air, cyber, ground and maritime technologies. Here you can get to know tangible (system) solutions that are important for the battlefield of the future. The demonstrations and simulations offered by our exhibitors will be particularly exciting and will give you a direct impression of innovative technologies.

Defence TechDay on July 9, 2025
On July 9, 2025, we are moving the conference to the former airbase in Erding for an impressive SVI Defence TechDay. Here you can expect a captivating presentation of the latest technologies and solutions that will give participants unique insights into the battlefield of tomorrow.

Networking and exchange
Take the opportunity to make valuable contacts! As part of the conference, we offer you the opportunity to network at our get-together. Meet like-minded people, exchange ideas and find new partners for future projects.

Secure your place!
Mark the dates in your calendar and be part of this groundbreaking event!

Please be aware that the event is hold in German. 

 

Participation fee

* inkl. gesetzlicher MwSt.
Category Price (gross)*
Price (net)
Business/Research organizations: Future Congress & Defence TechDay 618,80 €*
520,00 €
Business/Research Organizations: Future Congress 499,80 €*
420,00 €
Universities, educational institutions, public institutions: Future Congress & Defence TechDay in Erding 309,40 €*
260,00 €
Universities, educational institutions, public institutions: Future Congress 247,52 €*
208,00 €
Start-ups (founded after 01.01.2019) Future Congress & Defence TechDay in Erding 309,40 €*
260,00 €
Start-ups (founded after 01.01.2019) Future Congress 247,52 €*
208,00 €

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We look forward to shaping the future of security and defense technologies together with you

08:00 - 09:00 a.m.

09:00 - 09:15 a.m.

Check-in

Welcome and introduction

Dr. Rainer Seßner
Managing Director | CEO, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg
Tobias Gotthardt, Staatssekretär Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie,
Tobias Gotthardt
State secretary, Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

09:15 - 09:30 a.m.

Christoph Heinen
Head of Innovation network Security, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg
Prof. Dr. mont. Dr.-Ing. habil. Eva-Maria Kern
MBA, Präsidentin der Universität der Bundeswehr München
Profilbild Alexander Sagel Alexander Sagel,
Dr. Alexander Sagel
Vorstandsvorsitzender der RENK Group AG

09:30 - 09:50 a.m.

Opening impulse

Brigadier General Michael Bender, Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw)

09:50 - 10:10 a.m.

Impulse from the application

10:10 - 10:30 a.m.

Impetus from research

PD Dr. Frank Sauer, Head of Research, Metis Institute for Strategy and Foresight, University of the Federal Armed Forces Munich

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Network break

11:00 - 11:20 a.m.

Impuls from the industry

Ralf Ketzel, CEO, KNDS

Ketzel, KMW,
Ralf Ketzel
CEO, KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

What are the framework conditions for the defense technology of tomorrow?

  • What drives the defense technology industry to be "innovative"?
  • How is the procurement process of the Bundeswehr as a primary customer structured and how is research and technology reflected in it?
  • What framework conditions are required to deal with increasingly rapid changes in requirements?

11:20 - 12:00

Panel discussion

Dr. Hans-Christoph Atzpodien, Managing Director, Federal Association of the German Security and Defence Industry
Marie-Christine von Hahn, Managing Director, Federal Association of the German Aerospace Industry
Ralf Ketzel, CEO, KNDS

Profilbild von Carolin Schweizer Carolin Schweizer,
Dipl.-Ing. Caroline Schweitzer
Geschäftsführerin, Fraunhofer VVS
Ketzel, KMW,
Ralf Ketzel
CEO, KNDS Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Marie-Christine von Hahn
Hauptgeschäftsführerin, Bundesverband der Deutschen Luft- und Raumfahrtindustrie e. V.

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

14:00 - 14:20

Resilient and redundant: war-ready thanks to combined space capabilities

Portraitbild von Sabine von der Recke, eine Frau mit dunkelbraunen Haaren, die in einem Zopf nach hinten gebunden sind. Sie trägt ein dunkelblaues T-Shit mit einem schwarzen Blazer darüber. OHB, Hannes von der Fecht,
Sabine von der Recke
Mitglied des Vorstands, OHB System AG
Mannheim,
Harald Mannheim
Managing Director, Head of Defence Digital & Cyber, Airbus Defence and Space

14:20 - 14:40

European air defense umbrella

14:00 - 15:20

Innovation with a difference

Zimper, MBDA,
Dr.-Ing. Dirk Zimper
Director Future Systems Germany, MBDA Deutschland GmbH

The dilemma between innovation and exnovation

15:00 - 15:20

Network break

15:20 - 15:50

Impulses from "Defense technologies of tomorrow"

Sabine von der Recke, Member of the Management Board, OHB System AG

Harald Mannheim, Managing Director, Airbus Defense & Space

Helmut Rauch, CEO, Diehl Defense

Dr. Dirk Zimper, Member of the Executive Board, MBDA Deutschland GmbH

 

Mannheim,
Harald Mannheim
Managing Director, Head of Defence Digital & Cyber, Airbus Defence and Space

15:50 - 17:00

Impulse: Software-Defined Defense

15:50 - 16:10

Impulses

Sven Kruck, Co-Founder & CEO Quantum Systems GmbH

Wolfgang Gammel, CEO Helsing GmbH

 

Profilbild von Martin Karkour Martin Karkour,
Martin Karkour
CSO, Quantum-Systems GmbH

17:00 - 18:00

Get-together

On July 9, 2025, the conference will turn into an impressive SVI Defence TechDay at the former airbase in Erding. Experience an exciting presentation of innovative technologies and solutions that provide exclusive insights into the future battlefield.

08:00 - 09:00 a.m.

Check-in

09:00 - 09:15 a.m.

Welcome and introduction

Dr. Rainer Seßner
Managing Director | CEO, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg
Tobias Gotthardt, Staatssekretär Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie,
Tobias Gotthardt
State secretary, Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

Moderation

Sven Rochier
Innovation network Security, Project Manager, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg
Porträt von Patrick Albrecht
Patrick Albrecht
Innovation network Security, Project Manager, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Munich, Bayern Innovativ GmbH

09:00 - 09:15 a.m.

Welcome and introduction

Das Logobild der Skyeton Germany GmbH Skyeton Germany GmbH,
Logo von Rheinmetall Rheinmetall AG,

09:00 - 09:15 a.m.

Welcome and introduction

Logo von Rheinmetall Rheinmetall AG,
Das Logobild der Skyeton Germany GmbH Skyeton Germany GmbH,

09:00 - 09:15 a.m.

Welcome and introduction

Das Logo des Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR),

12:00 - 14:00

Lunch break

09:00 - 09:15 a.m.

Welcome and introduction

Dr. Rainer Seßner
Managing Director | CEO, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg
Tobias Gotthardt, Staatssekretär Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft, Landesentwicklung und Energie,
Tobias Gotthardt
State secretary, Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy

The Future Congress on 08.07.2025 will take place in the Wappenhalle Munich:
Wappenhalle
Konrad-Zuse-Platz 7
81829 Munich
Germany

The Defence TechDay on 09.07.2025 will take place at the air base in Erding.
Fliegerhorst Erding
Landshuter Str. 70
85435 Erding

There will be a free shuttle service between Munich and Erding for the Defence TechDay before the start and at the end of the event.

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