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Bridging the gap: software production and sustainability

By SeerenePublished 26 May 2025
Software Excellence Network · Master class · March 2022
Softwareproduktion & Sustainability · Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam · Article published 26 May 2025
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On 10 March 2022 the Software Excellence Network’s masterclass Softwareproduktion & Sustainability brought CIOs, CTOs and board members from ABN AMRO, KfW, Festo, ZF Group, ERGO, Raiffeisen Software, DekaBank and Siemens to the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam. The question: how can software production contribute to sustainability — in the production process itself and in the environmental impact of software in operation.

Program, speakers and impressions are documented below.

Article excerpt. The talk, recording, slides and the gathering below are documented from the Network’s event page.

From the gathering · Softwareproduktion & Sustainability
Impulsvortrag
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Döllner · Hasso Plattner Institute
Sustainability in Software Engineering – a Point of View and Call for Action
Bernhard F. Kraft · Chief Architect, ERGO Group
Digital Age Management und Sustainability aus Sicht einer Software Factory
Prof. Dr. Hermann Sikora · CEO, Raiffeisen Software GmbH
Das entscheidende Jahrzehnt – IT als Treiber der nachhaltigen Transformation
Melanie Kehr · Board Member, KfW Bankengruppe
Sustainability – a Driver for Software Innovation in Industry
Dr. Frank Melzer · CTO, Festo SE
A Threefold Transformation Towards Data Company
Dr. René Deist · SVP, ZF Group
Nachhaltigkeit in der IT: Neue Anforderungen oder nur neue Prioritäten?
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Plewan · DekaBank
Paneldiskussion
Rainer Karcher · Siemens · Prof. Dr. Bastian Halecker · German Deep Tech Institute
In the room · speakers and panelists
March 2022 · Hasso Plattner Institute, PotsdamSeven recordings and six slide decksParticipants from banking, insurance, industry and technology
Dr. Johannes Bohnet
Dr. Johannes Bohnet
Founder & CEO, Seerene
Dorothée Appel
Dorothée Appel
CIO Personal & Business Banking and Functions, ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Döllner
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Döllner
Professor of Computer Science, Hasso Plattner Institute
Prof. Dr. Hermann Sikora
Prof. Dr. Hermann Sikora
CEO, Raiffeisen Software GmbH
Oliver Viel
Oliver Viel
CMO, Seerene & German Deep Tech Group
Bernhard F. Kraft
Bernhard F. Kraft
Chief Architect, ERGO Group
Melanie Kehr
Melanie Kehr
Board Member, KfW Bankengruppe
Dr. Frank Melzer
Dr. Frank Melzer
CTO, Festo SE
Dr. René Deist
Dr. René Deist
SVP, ZF Group
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Plewan
Dr. Hans-Jürgen Plewan
DekaBank
Rainer Karcher
Rainer Karcher
Siemens
Prof. Dr. Bastian Halecker
Prof. Dr. Bastian Halecker
German Deep Tech Institute
Impressions

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Bridging the gap: software production and sustainability

Perspective · 2025-05-26

On 10 March 2022 the Software Excellence Network’s masterclass Softwareproduktion & Sustainability brought CIOs, CTOs and board members from ABN AMRO, KfW, Festo, ZF Group, ERGO, Raiffeisen Software, DekaBank and Siemens to the Hasso Plattner Institute in Potsdam. The question: how can software production contribute to sustainability — in the production process itself and in the environmental impact of software in operation.

Program, speakers and impressions are documented below.

From the gathering

Softwareproduktion & Sustainability · March 2022 · Hasso Plattner Institute, Potsdam

Event page: Softwareproduktion & Sustainability

Program

Speakers and panelists