Porsche

Fireside Chat

Talent and Startups: The Engine of Future Growth

Andreas Haffner and Saeed Amidi discuss the collaboration between large corporations and startups, using the automotive industry as an example. They highlight how corporations offer scalability, large markets, infrastructure, and financial strength, while startups provide agility, flexibility, and innovation. The discussion also covers the impact of AI and automation on jobs, with a focus on how AI can increase productivity and create new opportunities, even if some jobs are replaced. The speakers emphasize the importance of embracing technology and change for future growth and competitiveness, especially in the face of global economic pressures. They also touch upon key skills for the future, such as execution and relationship-building.

Pilot

Pilot Presentation by Blockbrain, Porsche & Motherson

Antonius from Blockbrain, Kim from Porsche, and Kerstin from Motherson discuss their collaboration on piloting industrial-grade knowledge digital twins. They aim to combat Germany's declining competitiveness by optimizing company and expert knowledge, which is currently draining from organizations due to retiring subject matter experts. The speakers explain how their partnership uses AI to empower procurement, streamline manual work, and enhance technical verifications and contract analysis. They also highlight how Blockbrain's technology improves efficiency, reduces risk, and increases service quality by providing instant access to combined expert knowledge, ultimately fostering innovation and better decision-making.

Panel

Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry

Delve into a collaborative project focused on increasing the use of recycled materials in vehicles, aiming for a car-to-car circularity vision. Discover the challenges and advantages of this ambitious goal, including the need for resilient European supply chains and environmental benefits. Hear from experts from AGC, Porsche, Motherson and Novelis on their roles and visions within this initiative, emphasizing the importance of collaboration, high-quality recycled materials, and "design to recycle" principles for plastics and aluminum. Learn how industrial-scale recycling solutions and a shift in mindset are crucial to achieving a more circular automotive industry.

Pitch Session

Pull Systems - Program Startup Pitch

Henry, founder of Pull Systems, introduces their AI platform for quality, which helps quality departments move beyond spreadsheets by using telematics, diagnostic, and repair logs to train AI models. These models automatically identify patterns indicating potential quality problems. He notes that Porsche is saving 3,000 to 6,000 hours in 2025 by using their Workbench for the Taycan and Macan launches.

Pitch Session

Sensigo - Program Startup Pitch

Rakesh Hegde, founder and CEO of Sensigo, presents their AI-powered application designed to help service technicians and other personnel in the repair ecosystem. Developed in partnership with Porsche, UP Partners, and UPLabs, Sensigo aims to provide faster, better tools for diagnostics and repair cycles. The product has been in development for two years, is currently being piloted in the US, and is showing success.

Pitch Session

Neura Robotics - Program Startup Pitch

Neura Robotics is developing cognitive robotics, capable of seeing, hearing, and feeling, to enable robots to understand their environment and react autonomously and safely in real-time. Their vision is to extend robotics beyond repetitive industrial tasks into cities, homes, and everyday life, with the goal of building the largest robotics platform in the world. They are also working on a project with Porsche, focusing on humanoids.