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Complexity Management Congress

Complexity management in product development/manufacturing (systems, variants, org design)

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About this event

The Complexity Management Congress convenes product development and manufacturing leaders in Aachen for two days. Organised by Complexity Management Academy, the 2026 programme addresses managing complexity in product variants, systems architecture and organisational design, aimed at engineering and operations teams dealing with growing product portfolios.

Who it's for

PLM/Complexity Management LeadsInnovation ManagersProduct Portfolio StrategistsManufacturing/Production Planners

Genuinely useful for complexity-management, PLM, CPQ, and innovation-management professionals at large German industrial manufacturers, Siemens, Liebherr, Miele, Kärcher, and Viega are all represented among speakers. Not well suited for pure software/IT-asset-management audiences or non-German-speaking attendees, since the agenda is majority German-language with a regional Aachen/RWTH academic-industry focus.

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Speakers

MS
Mischa Schröder
Leiter Consulting und Business Development
IGH Infotec AG
SX Shopfloor eXcellence
LG
Leontin Grafmüller
Head of Innovation Lab
HIMA Group
Driving Corporate Entrepreneurship: HIMA Group's Innovation Lab "himalaya" after 5 years
MR
Michael Riesener
Direktor
WZL der RWTH Aachen
Keynote
MD
Marisa De Bellis
Management Consultant
Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
5 to Drive - Complexity KPI
MT
Markus Theilinger
Head of Production Planning & Logistics
Gebr. Heller Maschinenfabrik
SX Shopfloor eXcellence
CR
Christina Reuter
Chair of Sustainable Production Systems
TU Munich
Academia
Anforderungen erfüllen, Chancen nutzen – Gestaltungsprinzipien für die erfolgreiche Umsetzung der Kreislaufwirtschaft
AK
Alexander Keuper
Geschäftsführer
Complexity Management Academy GmbH
Opening/Closing
MK
Marcel Klein
Moderator
Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland
Host
GS
Günther Schuh
Gründer
Complexity Management Academy
Opening Keynote: Mastering Complexity. Enabling Sustainable Innovation.
AH
Alexx Henke
Director Innovation Management
Miele & Cie. KG
New Growth mit Innovation – echt jetzt? Und wenn, dann wie?
MH
Martin Hienzsch
VP Global Product Management Global Technology
Viega
Customer
A Transformation Journey – From Hardware Champion to Digital Solution Pioneer in Building Infrastructure
AH
Alfred Hauenstein
Corporate VP PLM and Innovation Excellence & PLM Learning
Siemens AG
Vendor
How to surf the wave of explorative innovation (within a large corporate)?
MO
Mathias Oppelt
Head of Customer & Startup driven Innovation
Siemens AG
Vendor
How to surf the wave of explorative innovation (within a large corporate)?
BS
Benjamin Ströbele
Head of Complexity Management
Liebherr Group
Customer
Komplexitätsmanagement im Brownfield
PR
Paul Reichenspurner
Project Manager Strategic Production Management
Liebherr Group
Customer
Komplexitätsmanagement im Brownfield

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