International Fall School
United by Ideas.
Driven by Innovation.
September 22 to 25, 2025
International Fall School
From September 22 to 25, 2025, you can look forward to four days full of insights, practical experience, and exchange in one of Europe’s most innovative regions: Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Whether generative AI, robotics, smart factories, or organizational development—we’ll show you how future technologies are already changing the world of work today. And you’ll be right in the middle of it.
Program
Sunday, September 21, 2025
As of 3 p.m. | Independent arrival at the hotel
6:00 p.m. | Welcome dinner at Paderborner Brauhaus
Monday, September 22, 2025
8:30 a.m. Pick-up at the hotel
9:00 a.m. | Welcome and introductions
10:00 a.m. | Lecture: GenAI in Systems Engineering | Zukunftsmeile Paderborn
Tommy Falkowski, Fraunhofer IEM
12:00 p.m. | Lunch break
1:00 p.m. | Departure to GEA Westfalia Separator Group GmbH | Oelde
2:00 p.m. | Tour of GEA
4:45 p.m. | Departure to brewery Josefs Bräu | Bad Lippspringe
6:00 p.m. | Brewery tour
9:00 p.m. | Return to the hotel
Tuesday, September 23, 2025
8:00 a.m. | Pick-up at the hotel
9:00 a.m. | Lecuture: AI & Automation in Production | Fraunhofer IOSB-INA/SmartFactoryOWL
Marc Brünninghaus & Nehal Soni, Fraunhofer IOSB-INA
1:00 p.m. | Transfer to CLAAS | Harsewinkel
2:00 p.m. | Get-together & lunch at CLAAS
2:30 p.m. Company visit at CLAAS
- AI & digitalization in production at CLAAS
- Factory tour
4:30 p.m. Transfer to Bielefeld
5:30 p.m. Geocaching tour & dinner
- Meeting point: Leineweberdenkmal
Route from parking to geocaching meeting point
10:30 p.m. Return to the hotel
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
8:30 a.m. | Pick-up at the hotel
9:00 a.m. | Getting to know the OWL start-up ecosystem
Constanze Obst, garage33
10:00 a.m. | Lecture: Transformation Management | Start-up Campus OWL
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Thommes, Paderborn University
12:00 p.m. | Lunchbreak
1:00 p.m. | Transfer to Miele | Gütersloh
2:00 p.m. | Company visit at Miele
5:00 p.m. | Transfer to Bielefeld
6:00 p.m. | Guided tour Dr. Oetker World + pizza tasting
8:30 p.m. | Transfer to the hotel
Thursday, September 25, 2025
8:30 a.m. | Pick-up at the hotel
9:00 a.m. | Lecture: AI in robotics and image recognition | CITEC / CorLab, Bielefeld
Prof. Dr. Klaus Neumann & Prof. Dr. Volker Lohweg
12:00 p.m. | Lunchbreak
1:00 p.m. | Transfer to Kannegiesser | Vlotho
2:00 p.m. | Company visit at Kannegiesser
4:00 p.m. | Wrap-up Session
5:00 p.m. | Return trip to Paderborn /Onward journey to Hanover
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Kirsten Thommes
University Paderborn
Tommy Falkowski
Fraunhofer IEM
Prof. Dr. Klaus Neumann
University Bielefeld
Marc Brünninghaus
Fraunhofer IOSB-INA
Nehal Soni
Fraunhofer IOSB-INA
Prof. Dr. Volker Lohweg
Institute Industrial IT
Accommodation
Date
25/09/21 – 25/09/25
Hotel
B&B Hotel Paderborn
Bahnhofstraße 31
33102 Paderborn, Deutschland
Tel.: +49 5251/ 69 30 -0
Mail: paderborn@hotelbb.com
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