9 am–10 am

Welcome and Coffee (Foyer) + Student Research Posters

10 am–11 am

Keynote Talks (30 mins each): Understanding how organizations imagine, negotiate, and enact sustainable futures.

• Ali Aslan Gümüşay, Professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Sustainability at LMU Munich: Future-Making in Times of Transformation
• Merle Schmidt-Brunn, Chief Financial Officer of Hamburger Hochbahn AG

11 am–12 pm

Panel Discussion: Climate Transition Strategies 

Corporate climate strategies, Scope 3 measurement challenges, Supply-chain transparency, Climate transition planning, Data-driven decarbonization

Panelists:

• Patrick Liebmann, Climate Change Strategy at BOSCH
• Martin Kampffmeyer, Decarbonization, Aurubis Group
• Britta Luger, Abteilungsleitung Klimaschutz und Nachhaltigkeit, Fördern und Wohnen
• Janin Aden, Director Sustainability, Hapag-Lloyd
• Gunther Glenk, Mannheim Institute for Sustainable Energy Studies

Moderation: Theresa Rötzel, CLICCS Researcher, University of Hamburg and Virginie Cauderay, Hasso Plattner Institut

12 pm–1 pm

Lunch Break: Soup & Pretzels + Student Research Posters

1 pm–2 pm

"Nerdy Encounters – Research Incubation Lab" 
An interdisciplinary research incubation experiment

• Tilo Böhmann, Vice President Research, University of Hamburg

2 pm–3 pm

Impulse: Tobias Luecke, Director of Corporate Strategy and Innovation, Haspa

Panel Discussion: Data & AI for Sustainability

Sustainability data infrastructures, ESG data management, AI-enabled sustainability solutions, Digital traceability systems, Data quality and accountability

Panelists:

• Yannick Gehrke, Professor of Managerial Accounting and Digitalization, University of Hamburg
• Sarah Jastram, Vice President Research & International Affairs, Professor of International Business Ethics and Sustainability and Business Administration, Hamburg School of Business Administration
• Frauke Burmeister, Solution Advisor Sustainability, SAP
• Georg Ringe, Professor of Law and Finance, University of Hamburg
• Christian Thies, Resilient and Sustainable Operations and Supply Chain Management, TUHH
• Dirk Lumma, CTO Körber

Moderation:

• Simone Neumann, Professor of Sustainable Logistics and Mobility, University of Hamburg
• Tatjana Minulla, Postdoctoral Researcher at Otto-von-Guericke Universität Magdeburg

3 pm–3:30 pm

Coffee Break + Student Research Posters

3:30 pm–4:30 pm

Panel Discussion: Impact Measurement & Valuation: Promise, Practice, or Illusion?

Science-based impact measurement, Impact valuation methodologies, Organizational decision-making, Value to Society and Value to Business, Critical reflections on monetization approaches

Panelists:

• Dr. Christian Priemer, Head of Sustainability Management, Hamburger Hochbahn AG
• Fabien Dalaere, Sustainability Impact & Value Director at Danone
• Sabine Tächl, Project Manager Impact Valuation at Rewe
• Sofia Dume, Manager Climate & Environmental Data Strategy, Henkel
• Sabina Günther-Bals, Policy Advisor Climate and Energy WWF

Moderation:

• Felizia von Schweinitz, Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Hamburg
• Frederic Kohlhase, Postdoctoral Researcher at Leuphana University Lüneburg

4:30 pm–5:30 pm

Interactive Session: Making Nature Visible, Measurable and Investable

Biodiversity Data & Monitoring, Nature-Related Risk & Opportunity Assessment, Natural Capital & Biodiversity Finance, AI & Digital Solutions for Nature

Keynote Talks:

• Judith Stroehle, Professor of Sustainability Governance, University of St. Gallen: AI, Sustainability Data and Corporate Governance
• Oksana Tiedt, CEO of Clementine Capital

5:30 pm–6 pm

Networking & Get-to-know

6 pm–8 pm

Speakers’ Reception at Haus der Informatik, Bundesstraße 56b

9 am–10 am

Welcome and Coffee (Foyer) + Student Research Posters

10 am–11 am

Keynote: Petra Scharner-Wolff, CEO of the Otto Group

“Transformation Without Hesitation: Turning Change into Action”

11 am–12 pm

Lightning Talk: Nina Schoenian, Managing Director of Greenpeace Germany: Digital Sovereignty as Change: How to Make It Work 

Panel Discussion: Digitalization, AI and the Future of Teams

VR, AI in Team Interactions, Remote work, Hybrid Teams

Panelists:

• Nale Lehmann-Willenbrock, Professor of Organizational Psychology and Director of the Center for Better Work, University of Hamburg
• Frank Steinicke, Professor of Human-Computer Interaction, University of Hamburg
• Nina Schoenian, Managing Director of Greenpeace Germany
• Julia Zeller-Lanzl, Professor of Information Systems, University of Hamburg

Moderation: Clara Hemshorn de Sánchez, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Hamburg

12 pm–1 pm

Break: Soup & Pretzels + Student Research Posters

1 pm–2 pm

Space Economy: Impulse Talks by

• Per Braig, Nova Space
• Peter Mosch, Albedo Consult and Investor

Founder Talk: 

• Frank Rattey, Founder of Planeteers

2 pm–3 pm

Panel Discussion: Digital Solutions, Deep Tech & Impact Entrepreneurship

Startup ecosystems, Science-based ventures, Climate-tech innovation, Deep-tech applications, Impact measurement

Panelists:

• Florian Grüner, Professor of Physics, University of Hamburg
• Felizia von Schweinitz, Board Member Social Entrepreneurship Alliance HH
• Arwen Pearson, Professor of Experimental Biophysics, University of Hamburg
• Kerstin Kuchta, Circular Resource Engineering and Management, TUHH
• Kea Glass-Vorhauer, Head of Knowledge Exchange Agency University of Hamburg

Moderation: Claire Gallacher, Impossible Founders

3 pm–3:30 pm

Coffee Break (Foyer) + Student Research Posters

3:30 pm–4:30 pm

Challenge Marketplace: Participating organizations present real-world transformation challenges

Students, researchers, startups, and practitioners jointly explore potential approaches and future collaboration opportunities.

Closing: What Should We Build Together Next?

Identifying future research opportunities, collaborations, and innovation projects.

Note: Short pitch of Impossible Founders on Upcoming Formats and Offers

4:30 pm–5:00 pm

"From Sparks to Collaborations"

Closing Drinks & get together (Foyer)