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Software Excellence Network · Retreat · May 2026 · German

Klausurtagung Software-Management 2026

KI, Software-Governance und unternehmerische Kontrolle. Software production has moved to the center of corporate leadership: as AI reshapes how software is built and deployed, decisions once delegated to engineering teams now require board-level attention. The Klausurtagung brought senior decision-makers from European industry together for a closed, invitation-only forum on how to govern software production under AI conditions, how to secure transparency and quality, and where the new dependencies will form.

7–8 May 2026Schloss Fürstlich Drehna, BrandenburgTwo days, invitation onlyEight talks, moderated discussionOff the record; this page is published with speakers’ consent
Convened by
Software Excellence Network · Hasso Plattner Institute · German Deep Tech Group · Seerene
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Klausurtagung Software-Management 2026
Convened by Hasso Plattner Institute · German Deep Tech Group · Software Excellence Network · SeerenePhotographs from seerene.com, shown with the consent of the people pictured.
Presentations

Talks and discussions

Titles in the language they were given. The retreat is off the record; summaries are not published.

AI Applied: schnelle KI-Transformation als Schlüssel zur industriellen Wettbewerbsfähigkeit
Dr. Jürgen Sturm, Digital Transformation Advisor; former CIO ZF Group, BSH Hausgeräte, Grundig
Autonome Agenten als (k)ein Teil der Belegschaft
Dr. Jürgen Müller, entrepreneur; former CTO SAP
Digitale Souveränität, oder wie die Henne ins Ei beißt
Dr. Henrik Hahn, Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Evonik
C-level governance as key for successful transformation into the age of AI coding
Dr. Johannes Bohnet, Founder and CEO, Seerene
Guilty until proven innocent: SAP AI turnaround
Tobias Naumann, CFO, SAP
Thoughts on complex systems and software development paradigms
Dr. Stefan Poledna, CTO, TrustMotion
Kooperation und Kollaboration als Wegbereiter einer gelungenen Transformation
Sebastian Koch, Chief Business Development Officer, DATEV eG
Die Spielregeln von morgen: ist Europa nur noch Markt?
Dirk Wollschläger, CEO W& Consulting; former IBM General Manager Global Automotive, Aerospace and Defense
Zwischen Abhängigkeit und Kontrolle: Souveränität in der Cloud- und KI-Ära
Lars Neumann, SVP T Cloud, Deutsche Telekom Geschäftskunden
On stage

Speakers and panelists

Dr. Jürgen Sturm
Dr. Jürgen Sturm
Digital Transformation Advisor, former CIO ZF Group
Dr. Jürgen Müller
Dr. Jürgen Müller
Entrepreneur, former CTO SAP
Dr. Henrik Hahn
Dr. Henrik Hahn
Chief Digital Transformation Officer, Evonik
Dr. Johannes Bohnet
Dr. Johannes Bohnet
Founder & CEO, Seerene
Tobias Naumann
Tobias Naumann
CFO, SAP
Dr. Stefan Poledna
Dr. Stefan Poledna
CTO, TrustMotion
Dr.-Ing. Sven-Kelana Christiansen
Dr.-Ing. Sven-Kelana Christiansen
SVP IT & Process Services, Aurubis
Sebastian Koch
Sebastian Koch
Chief Business Development Officer, DATEV eG
Dirk Wollschläger
Dirk Wollschläger
CEO W& Consulting, former IBM General Manager Global Automotive
Lars Neumann
Lars Neumann
SVP T Cloud, Deutsche Telekom Geschäftskunden & CEO ITENOS
Christof Schmidt
Christof Schmidt
Head of Strategic Alliances and Partnering, Deutsche Telekom Geschäftskunden
Marc Hildebrandt
Marc Hildebrandt
Chairman & Founder, German Deep Tech Group
Oliver Viel
Oliver Viel
CMO, German Deep Tech Group & Seerene
Impressions

From the event

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Where this sits in the series

Thirteen gatherings since 2021, at the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam, in Berlin and at Schloss Fürstlich Drehna. The next retreat is announced to members first.

Photographs from the event are shown only with the consent of the people pictured.

Klausurtagung Software-Management 2026

Retreat · 7–8 May 2026 · Schloss Fürstlich Drehna, Brandenburg

KI, Software-Governance und unternehmerische Kontrolle. Software production has moved to the center of corporate leadership: as AI reshapes how software is built and deployed, decisions once delegated to engineering teams now require board-level attention. The Klausurtagung brought senior decision-makers from European industry together for a closed, invitation-only forum on how to govern software production under AI conditions, how to secure transparency and quality, and where the new dependencies will form.

Program

Speakers