HARTMANN is a leading and globally active provider of medical and healthcare solutions for many years. In its more than 200-year history, the company has reinvented itself time and again. It is currently undergoing the next transformation step. The status quo of the international healthcare system is being put to the test: in many countries, the demographic trend is moving toward an increasingly aging population - and the resulting rise in healthcare costs is leading to ever greater financial challenges. This makes the digitization of the health care sector all the more important. It enables patients to receive care that is as personalized and evidence-based as it is efficient and convenient. How is HARTMANN dealing with the situation? In what way is HARTMANN driving digitalization in the direction of patients and consumers and how is it using digital technologies internally to increase efficiency? Digital Transformation Stage H | 03:10 - 03:30 pm | Impulse Session

User centricity is crucial for any future business success. Fully focusing on the needs and preferences of users is a decisive factor in success, especially where data and technology interact. Companies that implement strategies that are both strategically internalized and end-to-end will be the leaders of their industries in the future. But why is this interaction so decisive for success? In this introductory presentation you will learn about the influence of user-centered action as a measure that differentiates you from the competition. You’ll also gain insight into how data and technology can become profitable enablers for product and service success. Get to grips with the relevance of user centralization with a simple example from everyday life and increase your awareness of user-centric business processes. Personal Development Stage P | 03:10 - 03:30 pm | Personal Development

Digital continuity is becoming a decisive criterion for success – across all industries. Digital twins expand the spectrum and bring forth new potentials and challenges in equal measure – for example, in engineering, production planning, and the respective supporting systems. To enable 24/7, seamlessly integrated and bi-directional data connections, far-reaching scenarios are therefore necessary. Once these are established, innovative approaches such as closed-loop manufacturing, circular economy and shared mobility can also be implemented. We will show how advanced some startups in the automotive sector already are in these areas. Look forward to the new digital continuity. Engineering, Intelligent & Flexible Manufacturing, Supply-Chain Stage H | 12:40 - 01:00 pm | Impulse Session