Bernd Postaremczak has been with the SMS group since 2000 and has been working with CADENAS since 2002, initially in his former position as CAD administrator at the then SMS Eumuco in Leverkusen. From 2006, he was responsible for parts management at the Hilchenbach site and built up an international team. Since 2021, he has been the Material Compliance Officer of the SMS group. In addition, he is a lecturer on the subject of data management in material compliance at Ingolstadt Technical University.

Dirk Langenohl is 2023 International Sales Development Manager at norelem Normelemente GmbH & Co. KG. Previously, he worked in the Key Accounting department since 2016, also at norelem Normelemente GmbH & Co. KG. Other positions he has held include Misumi Europa GmbH, THK GmbH, PRI-Automation, Synthetica GmbH, Kostal Ireland and Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG

Since 2003, Heiko Dehne has been managing partner of 4 media selling GmbH as well as staff member of the association ETIM Deutschland e. V. Previously, he worked for Siemens AG for 16 years.

Born in Hanover in 1986, Richard Linke has studied and worked at Bosch Rexroth since 2005. After his studies in electrical engineering, he took on various tasks within the company and has been responsible for the creation and publication of digital twins for their customers since 01/2020.

Peter Leipold, industrial engineer (FH), is responsible for product data communication for the Kermi and Arbonia brands in Europe at Kermi GmbH as Head of Product Management & HVAC Application Systems. As BIM project manager, he is responsible for the BIM portal as well as the processes involved in data preparation and data distribution to market partners.

Engelbert Blumenthal is Senior Product Manager at Siemens Digital Industries Software with a focus on mechatronic engineering. He draws his know-how from around 25 years of engineering experience in plant and mechanical engineering.

Josef Schmelter has been working at Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG since 1997 and is responsible for classification in the ERP and PLM systems. As part of his work, he is active in committees of ECLASS e. V., ETIM Deutschland e. V. and the IEC to ensure the provision of product data in the formats required by customers. In addition to the provision of data for e-procurement data in the standardized formats, the topic of data for the engineering tools, based on ECLASS Advanced data, the associated requirements and adaptations to the data models and the extensions to the product information management system, is an essential part of his task in the Phoenix Contact Group.

Steffen Schneider is an experienced design engineer and product manager with a degree in mechanical engineering technology. He has worked as a design engineer at various engineering firms and automotive suppliers and is currently a product manager at U.I. Lapp GmbH, responsible for various products in the field of industrial connectors.

Cornelia Thieme began her studies in aerospace engineering at the Technical University Munich in November 1991, graduating with a master's degree in May 1996. In the same year, she started as a CAE analyst at MAN Technologie AG (today: MT Aerospace), where she was responsible for thermal and thermomechanical calculations for Ariane 5 and re-entry vehicles. Cornelia Thieme has been working for Hexagon since 2001, first as Technical Support Coordinator, since 2020 as Manager Presales DACH. Her responsibilities here include supporting customers in the use of the software, presentations, events and close cooperation with product development.

Since May 2021, Matthias von Papen has been working as an Account Manager at Volume Graphics GmbH in southern Germany. For non-destructive testing, Volume Graphics develops software for the analysis and visualization of industrial 3D computed tomography data. Previously, Matthias von Papen has worked in the field of surface analysis and microscopy for 15 years.

If you always wanted to know how your BIM data and tender texts get into the tender, contact Ms. Peter. Paula Peter acts as team leader at AUSSCHREIBEN.DE since 2018. With 18 years of experience in system consulting and sales at ORCA Software GmbH, she knows exactly what planners need for the tender and is an expert in the routine conception of practical and innovative sales strategies.

Prof. Neumann was appointed to the professorship of "Engineering Informatics with a focus on engineering application systems" at HTW Berlin in April 2015. After studying mechanical engineering at the TU Ilmenau and automated production at ISMCM Paris, he held responsible positions in IT companies for many years. His research topics include mobile AR applications as well as 3D object reconstruction and recognition. As part of HTW Berlin's research strategy, Prof. Neumann is involved in the Industrial Production research cluster. He teaches in the areas of programming and software architectures, mobile app development, and product data management.

Felix Schulte is Head of Marketing & Business Development at CADENAS GmbH. In his role, he works intensively with eCATALOGsolutions customers in the area of marketing opportunities. He has a special focus on the further development and optimization of these.

John Joyce is an industrial marketer and conultant with over 20 years of ecperience. He’s a strategic and savvy marketing lead with deep digital expertise. As founder of Brijr.io, his software powerst he CADENAS data bridge, bringing CAD lead and activity data into your CRM.

Erich Markowitsch has been working for FIBRO GmbH Business Unit Standard Parts as a design engineer since 1985. Initially in the design office with focus on consulting and elaboration of customer-specific inquiries and special solutions for the use of the toolmaking standard parts. With the beginning of the cooperation with Cadenas in 1998 responsible for the content of the electronic product catalog.

Marc Schnierle is a mechanical engineer and has been a research assistant at the Virtual Automation Lab (VAL) at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences since 2016. His research fields include browser-based 3D visualization of machines, the industrial use of Mixed Reality as well as cloud and web technologies. He is co-founder of the geminiware start-up and played a key role in the concept development of the geminiware Digital Twin as a Service platform.

Johannes Hoos is a computer engineer and has been working at Festo SE & Co. KG since 2005. As a project manager in the Research & Innovation department, Mr. Hoos focuses on industrial control technology and new digital engineering concepts in automation technology based on the digital twin.

Dani Küchler, MBA Marketing, has been Managing Director of buildup AG since 2021. As a "digital enthusiast", he has been committed to digital solutions in the construction industry for over 10 years in order to create added value - added value in processes, communication and efficiency. Through his work with manufacturers and distributors of building products, he knows exactly the needs of his customers.

Dipl.-Ing. Anton Strahilov studied mechanical engineering at KIT Karlsruhe, with a focus on mechatronics and microsystems technology. His doctoral thesis at DAIMLER AG investigates the use of real-time physics engines from the gaming industry for the mechatronic safeguarding of automated assembly lines in the automotive industry. Since 2015, he has led research activities in SMEs focused on plant engineering for the automotive industry. He works closely with companies to develop innovative automation solutions, aiming to improve production processes and increase efficiency and quality. Since 2021, he has been the Head of Research at let's dev GmbH & Co. KG, responsible for developing new technologies and solutions for customers in different sectors of industries.

Constantin Liepert received his Bachelor of Engineering degree upon graduation from the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in 2019. That same year, he attended Steinbeis University, where he graduated with his Master of Science degree in September 2021. Also in 2019, he started working as a Presales Solutions Consultant for Siemens Digital Industries Software. Since October 2021, Mr. Liepert has been working there as a PreSales Account Development Specialist - Digital Transformation. Since October 2022, he has been attending Johannes Kepler University Linz on the side, where he expects to receive his PhD, Business Informatics in September 2025.

Markus Hettig has been with Schneider Electric since 2016. Starting as Vice President Partner Projects & Buildings Germany, he was promoted to Vice President Building Business DACH one year later. Since 2022, he has been a member of the Leadership Board DACH, responsible for Offer Management in the Building Business, Strategy for the Development of the Digital Energy Offer, Energy Infrastructure Low Voltage and Building Automation Projects and Service. Markus Hettig is also an active member and chairman of committees and associations such as the VDMA FA AMG, VDI 3805 Elektrotechnik & Gebäudeautomation and the Task Force Gebäude in the ZVEI Leiter Arbeitskreis BIM.

Since 2018 Ersin Ibram has been working for Oventrop GmbH & Co. KG, until July 2019 as a research/development employee, now as Product Data Manager and BIM Professional. As an expert in product data exchange in technical building equipment (VDI3805 and ETIM), he is responsible, among other things, for the development of digital tools and services and also performs active association work for the further development and optimization of standards.

Thomas Müller holds a degree in mechanical engineering (Technical University of Kaiserslautern, Germany) and works in Frankfurt, Germany. He has more than 25 years of experience in the field of building automation and is responsible for technology, standardization, economics, trade fairs and public relations at the European association eu.bac and at the VDMA in the technical association for building automation.Since September 2022, he has been managing director of the working group BIM Building Automation + Electrical Engineering in the VDMA, which has set itself the task of better installing the entire building technology and thus also electrical engineering and building automation in the BIM process and consolidating knowledge on the subject of BIM in the industry.

Stefan Kaufmann was Managing Director of the TUM Center of Digital Methods for the Built Environment, one of the world's leading research centers in the field of digitalization of construction. He helped develop the BIM strategy of the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Today, Stefan Kaufmann is responsible for the BIM strategy, new technologies and the innovation network in the product management of the German BIM pioneer Allplan. He is a lecturer in the BIM advanced training program at TUM and a member of the Advisory Board of Building Smart Germany.

Ralf-Stefan Golinski, M.A. is editor-in-chief of the BIM trade magazine Build-Ing. and initiator of the BIM Days Germany.

Peter Leipold, industrial engineer (FH), is responsible for product data communication for the Kermi and Arbonia brands in Europe at Kermi GmbH as Head of Product Management & HVAC Application Systems. As BIM project manager, he is responsible for the BIM portal as well as the processes involved in data preparation and data distribution to market partners.

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Dr. Christian Scheifele has been Managing Partner of ISG Industrielle Steuerungstechnik GmbH since 2021 and was also appointed as its Managing Director in 2021 with the foundation of TwinStore GmbH. Previously, he headed the research and development department Simulation Technology at ISG from 2019 and was responsible for the product development of ISG-virtuos as well as accompanying research and innovation projects, in particular for the TwinStore. After studying mechatronics at the University of Stuttgart, he worked as a research assistant at the ISW Institute for Control Engineering at the University of Stuttgart and was responsible for the area of virtual methods in production engineering.

Thorsten Frank studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Karlsruhe. He then worked as an assistant and team leader at the Heinz Nixdorf Institute at the University of Paderborn. From there he joined the Executive Board of UNITY AG in 1995 as co-founder and responsible for the PDM, VR and Internet Applications business units. In 1999 he additionally took over the management of the newly founded subsidiary myview technologies GmbH. Since 2004, he has continued these business activities as managing partner in myview systems GmbH.

Lennart Brüning has been employed as a Software Support Engineer at CoreTechnologie since 2020. During this time, he has worked in Germany as well as in Tokyo, Japan, successfully supporting important customer projects. His specialties at CoreTechnologie are the 3D_Evolution Simplifier and the 3D printing software 4D_Additive.