Public keynote speech
Monday, 23rd March 2026, 6 p.m. (free admission)
Atrium in InformatiKOM, KIT Campus South, Geb. 50.19, Adenauerring 12
Please note that the keynote speech is only offered in German.
Programme
Greeting
Prof. Dr. Thomas Hirth
Vice President Transfer and International Affairs at KIT
Welcome
Prof. Dr. Senja Post
Professor of Science Communication, Scientific Director of the FORUM at KIT
Keynote Speech (in German)
Gebraucht und doch wie neu – das ewig innovative Produkt in der Kreislaufwirtschaft
Prof. Dr. Sven Matthiesen
Co-Speaker of the Collaborative Research Center 1574 "Circular Factory for the Perpetual Innovative Product" and Head of Institute at IPEK - Institute of Product Engineering, KIT