Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries. Accenture offers Strategy and Consulting, Technology and Operations services and Accenture Song — all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. 721,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. Accenture embraces the power of change to create value and shared success for their clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities.

There are many health insurance companies who just manage sickness – we promote health. For 140 years, AOK has been the largest and most well-known brand of statutory health insurance in Germany, standing for health, security, proximity, and responsibility for comprehensive, quality-oriented medical care. Over 4.6 million people in Baden-Württemberg and more than 27 million insured individuals nationwide trust AOK and see it as an indispensable community of solidarity within the healthcare system. AOK Baden-Württemberg supports its members in all life situations, whether in illness, care, health prevention, or prevention programs.

AOK Baden-Württemberg is the fifth-largest statutory health insurance provider in Germany and the largest in Baden-Württemberg. It is divided into 14 district offices and, together with its headquarters in Stuttgart, employs over 10,500 staff. Its budget in 2023 amounted to approximately 21 billion euros.

Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall is the largest institution in Germany to offer contractual savings for housing. With about 7 Mio. people it also has the largest customer base in Germany.

Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall was pioneer in exporting Bausparen modeled after the German system and has been active in the international arena since 1992. The amendment of the Building and Loan Associations Act in 1991 made it possible for the first time to establish affiliated companies in foreign countries.

 BayWa r.e. is a leading global developer, service supplier, distributor and solutions provider and have brought over 6 GW of energy online and manage over 10.5 GW of assets. We are also an Independent Power Producer with an expanding energy trading business. BayWa r.e. works with businesses worldwide to provide tailored renewable solutions. Through our Climate Contribution approach, that aligns with the best practices for climate action and the Paris Agreement, we are taking significant steps forward on our own sustainability journey. Our shareholders are BayWa AG, a €23.9 billion global business, and Energy Infrastructure Partners, a leader in energy infrastructure investment.

As the competence center of migration and integration in Germany, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees is not only responsible for carrying out migration procedures and protecting refugees, but is also the driving force behind the nationwide promotion of integration. In addition, the BAMF provides numerous IT solutions that make the Federal Office fit for the future in terms of digital transformation. In particular, the exchange with IT research instituions is of central importance here (Digitization agenda and IT research).

From Aachen to Zittau and from Stade to Weilheim, the German Aerospace Center (DLR) is represented by institutes and facilities at more than 30 locations across Germany. One of the latest waves of establishments took place in several steps starting in 2017 with a total of 15 new institutes. Thematically, they complement the existing institutes and, in cooperation with them, are dedicated to the future topics of relevance to society – from green energy and new forms of mobility to artificial intelligence and quantum computing, to name a few.

We at the Institute of Networked Energy Systems (DLR-VE) are one of these new institutes and are pursuing an overarching goal: we want to make the energy transition in the economy and society successful through our research. We develop transformation strategies and technical solutions to link the electricity, heating, transport and industrial sectors efficiently. To this end, we work together with our partners from industry and research to develop a holistic understanding of the system and effective system solutions.

Our research teams consider all levels of the energy system in their work - from centralised large-scale infrastructures such as storage caverns to the electricity and gas grids and the technical equipment of buildings. We take into account technical, economic, political, ecological and social framework conditions and create valuable synergy effects through co-operation between our technical and systems analysis research groups.

As a result, we are able to address two key transfer levels: Technology transfer through our technical solutions and knowledge transfer with the results of our internally developed modelling and analysis tools.

The Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG) at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) focuses on researching and developing advanced material systems and interfaces for various applications. The Department Bioprocess Engineering and Biosystems (BEBS) integrates expertise from engineering, chemistry, biology, modelling and materials science to develop innovative solutions in areas such as surface modification, bioreactor development, sensor technologies, and bioanalytics.

BEBS places a strong emphasis on interdisciplinary collaboration and translating fundamental research into practical applications. Advanced analytical techniques, including mass spectrometry and high-throughput screening, are employed to study and optimize bioprocesses, including enzymatic conversion, molecular purification or the analysis of food samples, amongst others. The division actively promotes the integration of robotics and automation paired with artificial intelligence in analytical and experimental workflows to achieve highly autonomous research. Autonomous self-driving laboratory platforms have transformative potential for enhancing reproducibility, efficiency, and data quality in fundamental and applied research.

KNIME makes no-code, low-code software for creating and productionizing data science, appropriate for anybody working with data. It empowers domain experts to be self-sufficient and data experts to build more advanced models for their businesses. KNIME’s commitment to community-driven innovation means that it is always on the bleeding edge of modern data science. Providing 10,000+ analytics blueprints, users can quickly join and learn from a community of data scientists from world-leading organizations.

NPZ Innovation GmbH (NPZi) is a research service provider in the field of plant breeding. NPZi offers research and development services in the fields of plant material development, plant breeding, biotechnology, molecular genetics and digital technologies. Furthermore, NPZi develops stand-alone software solutions for digital phenotyping, both for use in field trials and in the laboratory. NPZi bundles research activities and thus enables the transfer of novel technologies and research results generated by universities and research institutes to the applied plant breeding and agricultural sector. NPZi is partner in a number of collaborative research projects dealing with the above mentioned topics.

Formed in 2021 following the merger of msgGillardon AG and BSM BankingSysteme und Managementberatung GmbH, msg GillardonBSM is part of the independent, international msg group of companies.

Working together to reinvent banking, we offer intelligent, innovative and platform-based digitalised solutions from a single source. For over 100 years, we have been supporting our customers optimise their corporate success and transform their business in response to the constantly changing financial markets. As the market leader in bank management and reporting, and a provider of first-rate consulting solutions, we are a reliable partner. Every day, more than 600 brilliant minds join forces with our customers to shape the future of banking.

Das Institut für Funktionelle Grenzflächen (IFG) am Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT) konzentriert sich auf die Erforschung und Entwicklung fortschrittlicher Materialsysteme und Oberflächen für verschiedene Anwendungen. Die Abteilung Bioprozesstechnik und Biosysteme (BEBS) integriert Fachwissen aus den Bereichen Ingenieurwissenschaften, Chemie, Biologie, Modellierung und Materialwissenschaften, um innovative Lösungen in Bereichen wie Oberflächenmodifikation, Bioreaktorentwicklung, Sensortechnologien und Bioanalytik zu entwickeln.

Die BEBS legt großen Wert auf interdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit und die Umsetzung von Grundlagenforschung in praktische Anwendungen. Fortgeschrittene Analysetechniken, einschließlich Massenspektrometrie und Hochdurchsatz-Screening, werden eingesetzt, um Bioprozesse zu untersuchen und zu optimieren, z. B. bei der enzymatischen Umwandlung, der molekularen Reinigung oder der Analyse von Lebensmittelproben. Die Abteilung fördert aktiv die Integration von Robotik und Automatisierung gepaart mit künstlicher Intelligenz in analytische und experimentelle Arbeitsabläufe, um eine hochgradig autonome Forschung zu erreichen. Autonome, selbstfahrende Laborplattformen haben das Potenzial, die Reproduzierbarkeit, Effizienz und Datenqualität in der Grundlagen- und angewandten Forschung zu verbessern.

msg Rethink Compliance is a consulting and technology firm specialising in the area of financial crime compliance by supporting organizations in implementing effective compliance strategies to help combat money laundering, terrorist financing, corruption and fraud. The company offers a broad portfolio of consulting services as well as process and technology support to facilitate, automate and sustainably change the workflow and experience of the Compliance function.

msg Rethink Compliance is a subsidiary of msg GillardonBSM AG and part of msg, an independent group of companies with more than 9,000 employees in 28 countries. The msg group operates in the banking, insurance, automotive, consumer products, food, healthcare, life science & chemicals, public sector, telecommunications, travel & logistics and utilities industries. msg develops holistic software solutions and advises its customers on all aspects of information technology.

A global leader in the field of analytics. SAS enables and inspires with the most trusted analysis solutions and helps to gain insights from data. Originally stemming from a project at North Carolina State University in the 1960s, SAS has evolved into a comprehensive software suite designed for advanced analytics, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics. With its innovative tools and solutions, SAS assists organizations in transforming data into actionable information, thereby driving progress and change.

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The Würth Group is the global market leader in its core business: the production and sale of assembly and fastening  technology. It currently consists of more than 400 companies in over 80 countries with more than 85,000 employees on its payroll. Approximately 43,000 of those employees in sales maintain close ties with our customers. According to the annual financial statements, the Würth Group generated EUR 19.9 billion in sales in the 2022 fiscal year. A new record.