Event agenda
Monday, 5 October 2026
08:00 - 08:30
Check In
08:10 - 08:25
Early Bird B2B Matchmaking
- Tech Arena
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
08:30 - 08:50
Welcome Note
08:50 - 09:30
Model-Based Inference and Deep Representations in Concert for Robot Perception and Planning
Model-Based Inference and Deep Representations in Concert for Robot Perception and Planning Speaker:Ivan Marković 08:50 a.m. | Europasaal
1 speaker
09:30 - 10:00
Who Governs the Machine? Europe’s Wake-Up Call for the Agentic Age
Who Governs the Machine? Europe’s Wake-Up Call for the Agentic Age Speaker:Christina Wilfinger 09:30 a.m. | Europasaal
1 speaker
10:00 - 10:45
Coffee Break & Exhibitor Time
10:15 - 10:45
AI in Industrial Systems: From Engineering Automation to Intelligent Communication
4 speakers
10:15 - 10:30
B2B Matchmaking
- Tech Arena
- Innovation Stage
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
10:45 - 11:15
Applied robotics and AI at CRTA: From science to industrial innovation
1 speaker
11:15 - 12:15
Parallelsession: Intelligent Automation and Autonomous Systems - From Global Trends to Industrial Practice
5 speakers
Parallelsession:The Choreography of Cargo: Balancing Hardware and AI in Modern Intralogistics
4 speakers
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch
13:00 - 13:15
B2B Matchmaking
- Tech Arena
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
13:15 - 14:00
14:00 - 14:30
Coffee Break & Exhibitor Time
14:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:50
Parallelsession: AI and Systems Integration - Best Practice and Discussion
3 speakers
15:50 - 16:30
16:15 - 16:30
B2B Matchmaking
- Innovation Stage
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
16:30 - 17:30
Exhibitor Time
16:30 - 17:30
Parallelsession: Autonomous systems for public and military safety
4 speakers
16:30 - 17:30
Tour: Laboratories of the Department of Automation Technology
Discover the laboratories of the Department of Automation Technology at the University of Applied Sciences Campus 02.
1 speaker
16:30 - 18:00
B2B Matchmaking
- Tech Arena
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
17:30 - 17:45
17:45 - 19:00
A Taste of Styria: Wine & Culinary Closing
A convivial closing moment celebrating Styrian wine, culinary culture and international connections, followed by acknowledgements and an outlook on ERAT 2027 – Italy as Partner Country.
2 speakers
Tuesday, 6 October 2026
08:00 - 13:30
Company Tour: Siemens Energy & Smart Factory of TU Graz
We will depart together by bus from WKO Steiermark (meeting point: welcome area) at 8:15 a.m. for the company tours and return to WKO at around 1:30 p.m. There is also an option to be dropped off at the train station.