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WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO REGISTER FOR OUR 14TH VDMA CHINA MECHANICAL ENGINEERING SUMMIT 2025๏ผ

Come and join us for the annual members gathering on September 26th in Shanghai.


The VDMA China Mechanical Engineering Summit has become our most prominent event of the year, which gathers the machinery and equipment community of all sectors to network, share best practices, and discuss new trends and developments. We are looking forward to seeing you.


ๆˆ‘ไปฌ่ฏšๆŒšๅœฐ้‚€่ฏทๆ‚จๆŠฅๅๅ‚ๅŠ ๅฐ†ไบŽ9ๆœˆ26ๆ—ฅๅœจไธŠๆตทไธพ่กŒ็š„็ฌฌ 14 ๅฑŠ VDMA ไธญๅ›ฝๆœบๆขฐๅณฐไผš!


VDMA ไธญๅ›ฝๆœบๆขฐๅณฐไผšๅทฒๆˆไธบๆˆ‘ไปฌไธ€ๅนดไธญๆœ€้‡่ฆ็š„ๆดปๅŠจ๏ผŒๅฎƒๆฑ‡่šไบ†ๅ„่กŒๅ„ไธš็š„ๆœบๆขฐๅทฅ็จ‹็•Œไบบๅฃซ๏ผŒๅ…ฑๅŒไบคๆตใ€ๅˆ†ไบซๆœ€ไฝณๅฎž่ทตใ€ๆŽข่ฎจๆ–ฐ่ถ‹ๅŠฟๅ’Œๆ–ฐๅ‘ๅฑ•ใ€‚ๆˆ‘ไปฌๆœŸๅพ…ๆ‚จ็š„ๅ‚ไธŽ๏ผ


14th VDMA China Mechanical Engineering Summit 2025!

็ฌฌ 14 ๅฑŠ VDMA ไธญๅ›ฝๆœบๆขฐๅณฐไผš


Date: September 26th, 2025

ๆ—ถ้—ด๏ผš2025ๅนด9ๆœˆ26ๆ—ฅ


Location: Hotel Indigo Shanghai Jing'An, Diamond Room

ๅœฐ็‚น๏ผšไธŠๆตท้™ๅฎ‰่‹ฑ่ฟชๆ ผ้…’ๅบ— ้’ป็ŸณๅŽ…



Lead Topic / ไธป้ข˜

AI in Mechanical Engineering: Transforming Machines into Smart Systems

AI่ต‹่ƒฝๆœบๆขฐ่ฎพๅค‡ๅˆถ้€ ๏ผš่ฟˆๅ‘ๆ™บๆ…ง็ณป็ปŸ็š„ๅ…จ้ข่ถๅ˜

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Introduction ไป‹็ป

The sudden rise of DeepSeek, along with robots dancing on stage during the Chinese New Year gala, highlights AI's increasing presence in real-world applications. AI will also have a major impact on mechanical engineering, transforming the way we work on the shop floor. It enables self-optimizing production systems, enhances human-machine collaboration, and unlocks many more innovations that drive efficiency and productivity but also can bring a competitive advantage.

 

With China, alongside the USA, emerging as a global AI powerhouse, it is crucial to stay ahead of these developments, identify key innovation hotspots, and adapt strategies that leverage AI for sustainable growth and competitive advantage. As AI continues to reshape industries, the question is no longer if companies should adopt it, but how quickly and effectively they can integrate AI into their processes. Now is the time to explore opportunities, collaborate with key players, and position us for the future of intelligent manufacturing.


DeepSeek็š„ๅผ‚ๅ†›็ช่ตท๏ผŒ่ฟžๅŒๆ˜ฅๆ™š่ˆžๅฐไธŠๆœบๅ™จไบบๅ…ฑ่ˆž็š„ๅœบๆ™ฏ๏ผŒๅ‡ธๆ˜พไบ†ไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝๅœจ็Žฐๅฎžๅบ”็”จไธญๆ—ฅๆธๅขžๅผบ็š„ๅญ˜ๅœจๆ„Ÿใ€‚ไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝไนŸๅฐ†ๅฏนๆœบๆขฐๅทฅ็จ‹้ข†ๅŸŸไบง็”Ÿ้‡ๅคงๅฝฑๅ“๏ผŒไปŽๆ นๆœฌไธŠๆ”นๅ˜ๆˆ‘ไปฌ็š„่ฝฆ้—ดๅทฅไฝœๆ–นๅผใ€‚ๅฎƒ่ƒฝๆ‰“้€ ่‡ชไธปไผ˜ๅŒ–็š„็”Ÿไบง็ณป็ปŸ๏ผŒๅผบๅŒ–ไบบๆœบๅไฝœ๏ผŒๅนถๅ‚ฌ็”Ÿๆ›ดๅคšๆŽจๅŠจๆ•ˆ็އไธŽ็”ŸไบงๅŠ›ๆๅ‡็š„ๅˆ›ๆ–ฐ๏ผŒไปŽ่€Œๅธฆๆฅ็ซžไบ‰ไผ˜ๅŠฟใ€‚


้š็€ไธญๅ›ฝไธŽ็พŽๅ›ฝๅ…ฑๅŒๅผ•้ข†ๅ…จ็ƒไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝๅ‘ๅฑ•๏ผŒๆŠŠๆก่ฟ™ไบ›่ถ‹ๅŠฟใ€่ฏ†ๅˆซๅ…ณ้”ฎๅˆ›ๆ–ฐ็ƒญ็‚นๅŒบๅŸŸใ€ๅนถ่ฐƒๆ•ดๆˆ˜็•ฅไปฅๅˆฉ็”จไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝๅฎž็ŽฐๅฏๆŒ็ปญๅขž้•ฟๅ’Œ็ซžไบ‰ไผ˜ๅŠฟ๏ผŒๅ˜ๅพ—่‡ณๅ…ณ้‡่ฆใ€‚ไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝๆญฃๆŒ็ปญ้‡ๅก‘ๅ„่กŒๅ„ไธš๏ผŒๅฏนไผไธš่€Œ่จ€๏ผŒ้—ฎ้ข˜ๅทฒไธๅ†ๆ˜ฏ"ๆ˜ฏๅฆ"้œ€่ฆ้‡‡็”จไบบๅทฅๆ™บ่ƒฝ๏ผŒ่€Œๆ˜ฏ"ๅคšๅฟซ"ไปฅๅŠ"ๅคšๆœ‰ๆ•ˆ"ๅœฐๅฐ†ๅ…ถๆ•ดๅˆๅบ”็”จๅˆฐๆต็จ‹ไธญใ€‚ๅฝ“ไธ‹ๆญฃๆ˜ฏๆŽข็ดขๆœบ้‡ใ€ๆบๆ‰‹ๅ…ณ้”ฎๅ‚ไธŽ่€…ๅˆไฝœใ€ไธบๆ™บ่ƒฝๅˆถ้€ ๆœชๆฅๅธƒๅฑ€็š„ๅ…ณ้”ฎๆ—ถๅˆปใ€‚

Impressions of the Summit ๅพ€ๅฑŠๅ›ž้กพ

ๆดปๅŠจๆ—ฅ็จ‹

September 26, 2025

Main Schedule

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Participants Registration
2:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Opening Speech by VDMA China
2:10 PM - 2:20 PM
Keynote Speech
Dr. Norbert Riedel, Consul General of Germany
Dr. Norbert Riedel (German Consul General at Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Shanghai)
Dr. Norbert Riedel
2:20 PM - 2:35 PM
Keynote Speech: European Industry and the China Challenge
Mr. Bertram Kawlath, President, VDMA
Mr. Bertram Kawlath (President of VDMA)
Mr. Bertram Kawlath
2:35 PM - 2:55 PM
Interactive Session: Industry and Diplomacy in Dialogue: Non-Tariff Measures and VDMA China Position
Moderator: Mr. Christian Sommer, CEO & Chairman,
German Centre for Industry and Trade Shanghai Co. Ltd.
Dr. Norbert Riedel, German Consul General
Mr. Bertram Kawlath, President, VDMA
Mr. Haiying Chen, APAC President, HAHN Automation Group Holding GmbH
Mr. Christian Sommer (CEO & Chairman of German Centre for Industry and Trade Shanghai Co. Ltd.)
Mr. Christian Sommer
Dr. Norbert Riedel (German Consul General at Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Shanghai)
Dr. Norbert Riedel
Mr. Bertram Kawlath (President of VDMA)
Mr. Bertram Kawlath
Mr. Haiying Chen (APAC President of HAHN Automation Group Holding GmbH)
Mr. Haiying Chen
2:55 PM - 3:15 PM
Coffee Break
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
AI-based Digital Solution Drives Industrial upgrading
Mr. Rui Wang, VP of Product Management,
Festo (China) Co., Ltd.
Mr. Rui Wang (Vice President of Product Management at Festo (China) Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Rui Wang
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
AI-driven: New Momentum for Sustainable Industrial Development
Mr. Ian Shih, President, Rockwell Automation China
Mr. Ian Shih (President of Rockwell Automation China)
Mr. Ian Shih
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
From Industry 4.0 to GenAI, from Tools to Roles
Mr. Steven Gao, Co-Founder and CEO, IndustrialMind.ai
Mr. Steven Gao (Co-Founder and CEO of IndustrialMind.ai)
Mr. Steven Gao
4:45 PM - 5:05 PM
Coffee Break
5:05 PM - 5:20 PM
Interactive On-site Survey with Mentimeter
5:20 PM - 6:00 PM
Mini Panel: How is AI transforming the mechanical engineering industry โ€“ whatโ€™s hype, whatโ€™s real?
Moderator: Dr. Lucas Bretz,
General Managerย atย KIT/GAMI
Mr. Yuchao Luo, CEO, MappingSpace
Mr. Zoltan Nemeth, Executive VP Asia, IMS Gear
Mr. Thomas Zimmerle, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of Greater China Region, Infineon Technologies China Co., Ltd.
Dr. Lucas Bretz (General Manager at KIT/GAMI)
Dr. Lucas Bretz
Mr. Yuchao Luo (CEO of MappingSpace)
Mr. Yuchao Luo
Mr. Zoltan Nemeth (Executive VP Asia at IMS Gear)
Mr. Zoltan Nemeth
Mr. Thomas Zimmerle (Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer GC of Infineon Technologies China Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Thomas Zimmerle
6:00 PM - 6:10 PM
Closing Remarks
6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Dinner Party

Standard Price

Standard PriceRMB 980

Speakers

Dr. Norbert Riedel (German Consul General at Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Shanghai)

Dr. Norbert Riedel

German Consul General at Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Shanghai

Mr. Bertram Kawlath (President of VDMA)

Mr. Bertram Kawlath

President of VDMA

Mr. Christian Sommer (CEO & Chairman of German Centre for Industry and Trade Shanghai Co. Ltd.)

Mr. Christian Sommer

CEO & Chairman of German Centre for Industry and Trade Shanghai Co. Ltd.

Mr. Haiying Chen (APAC President of HAHN Automation Group Holding GmbH)

Mr. Haiying Chen

APAC President of HAHN Automation Group Holding GmbH

Mr. Rui Wang (Vice President of Product Management at Festo (China) Co., Ltd.)

Mr. Rui Wang

Vice President of Product Management at Festo (China) Co., Ltd.

Mr. Ian Shih (President of Rockwell Automation China)

Mr. Ian Shih

President of Rockwell Automation China

Mr. Steven Gao (Co-Founder and CEO of IndustrialMind.ai)

Mr. Steven Gao

Co-Founder and CEO of IndustrialMind.ai

Dr. Lucas Bretz (General Manager at KIT/GAMI)

Dr. Lucas Bretz

General Manager at KIT/GAMI

Mr. Yuchao Luo (CEO of MappingSpace)

Mr. Yuchao Luo

CEO of MappingSpace

Mr. Zoltan Nemeth (Executive VP Asia at IMS Gear)

Mr. Zoltan Nemeth

Executive VP Asia at IMS Gear

Mr. Thomas Zimmerle (Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer GC of Infineon Technologies China Co., Ltd.)

Mr. Thomas Zimmerle

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer GC of Infineon Technologies China Co., Ltd.

Venue

Venue

Hotel Indigo Shanghai Jing'An ไธŠๆตท้™ๅฎ‰่‹ฑ่ฟชๆ ผ้…’ๅบ—
Diamond Room
้’ป็ŸณๅŽ…

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