FZI Open House

IT-Innovation made in Baden-Württemberg

FZI Open House 2026

Where research meets practice, IT innovations emerge that drive Baden-Württemberg forward. That’s exactly what you can expect at the FZI Open House. On February 26, 2026, experience technological excellence from Karlsruhe in forums and live demonstrations on digital security, urban robotics, and Artificial Intelligence.

The FZI Open House brings together decision-makers and visionaries from business, public administration, and research. Learn from our experts about the challenges we can help you with, or use the day to gain new inspiration and do some networking. Let us show you what we’re all about: research that works in practice.

See how non-experts train robots on construction sites. How you can analyze data in the cloud without compromising confidentiality. Or how Artificial Intelligence gives our partners, from medicine to steel production, a competitive edge.

We tailor solutions made in Baden-Württemberg to your specific application.

Registration

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Opening & Keynote

9:00 a.m.

Following the official opening by FZI Executive Director Jan Wiesenberger, Dr. Christian Schmidt from Siemens Digital Logistics will provide an inspiring insight into how Artificial Intelligence is changing the core value creation processes of companies.

Opening

IT Innovation made in BW

Jan Wiesenberger

Executive Director

FZI Research Center for Information Technology

Keynote

Industrial AI bei Siemens

Dr. Christian Schmidt

CTO

Siemens Digital Logistics

Forums

In three forums, we will examine questions about the future from different perspectives and show how innovative technologies are already being put into practice today.

We will announce further speakers and topics in the coming weeks.

Forum

Digitale Sicherheit
Produkte jetzt sicher machen:
Vom Gesetz in die Praxis

(Digital security: Make products secure now:
From law to practice)

Moderation: Dr. Dirk Achenbach

Soon to come

Forum

KI im Einsatz
Innovationen in Industrie und
öffentlicher Verwaltung

(AI in action: innovations in industry and public administration)

Moderation: Stefan Otten

Soon to come

Forum

Urbane Robotik
Wie autonome Serviceroboter Teil
des öffentlichen Raums werden (Urban robotics: How autonomous service robots are becoming a part of public space)

Moderation: Tristan Schnell

Soon to come

Will we see you in Karlsruhe?

The best ideas don't wait for you at trade shows –but right where they are born.

Spotlights & FZI Living Labs

In Spotlights, FZI scientists summarize in 10 minutes what they are currently working on, what challenges they are tackling, and why the topic is relevant for business and society.

You can also discover the whole range of topics covered by the FZI on guided tours of the FZI House of Living Labs.