Keynote Speakers

The Fraunhofer Direct Digital Manufacturing Conference 2025 is proud to present six distinguished keynote speakers from research and industry. These experts will share exclusive insights into the latest developments, trends, and challenges in additive manufacturing. See below for more information.

Keynote Speakers Fraunhofer DDMC 2025

 

Chair of Space Technology TU Berlin / 12.3.2025

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Enrico Stoll

»The Challenges of In-Space Manufacturing and Assembly Using Small Satellites«

Time: 9:15 am

 

Technology Manager & Founder at Quantica / 13.3.2025

Ben Hartkopp

»The Building Blocks of Digital Manufacturing: Functional Materials and Precise Deposition«

Time: 9:00 am

 

Department Lead Additive Manufacturing at Siemens Energy / 12.3.2025

Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Piegert & Dr. Cynthia Wirth

»The future of additive manufacturing - Vision and challenges on setting up a global manufacturing network at Siemens Energy«

Time: 5:15 pm

 

Professor in MIT's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / 12.3.2025

Prof. Wojciech Matusik

»Can Computers Beat Humans at Design?«

Time: 10:00 am

 

Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Politecnico di Milano (Italy) / 13.3.2025

Prof. Bianca Maria Colosimo

»In-situ Monitoring in AM: Challenges and Opportunities to Unlock Real-time Qualification«

Time: 9:45 am