DECHEMA FORUM – Defossilizing the Process Industry: Creating Competitive Solutions
Welcome to the DECHEMA FORUM – our dynamic new format designed for interaction, inspiration, and networking!
One topic, three days, countless ideas: The DECHEMA FORUM brings together experts from industry, academia, and research to tackle the pressing question – how can the process industries defossilize and stay competitive at the same time?
The event offers more than just talks – you can expect keynotes, interactive panel discussions, workshops,as well as a poster and company exhibition. Each element is designed to highlight real-world approaches and spark new ideas.
Did you miss DECHEMA Forum 2024? Catch up on all the highlights in our event report!
Organizing Commitee |
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Dr. Carsten Bornhövd |
WACKER Chemie AG, Technologie Scout |
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| Dr. Florian Huber | hte GmbH, Head of New Technologies & Incubation and Senior Scientist |
| Dr. Ralph Kleinschmidt | thyssenkrupp Uhde, Head of Technology and Innovation |
| Guido König | Samson AG, Head of Focus Industries Management und Segment Manager Sustainable Industries |
| Dr. Manfred Nagel | Evonik Industries AG, Vice President |
| Dr. Kathrin Rübberdt | DECHEMA e.V., Head of Department Science and Industry |
| Dr. Rüdiger Schneider | Siemens Energy, Head of Chemical Processes |
| Dr. Karsten Schürrle | |
| Mona Steurenthaler | Cytiva Europe GmbH, Global Product Management & R&D Leader |
| Ildikó Terebesi | INVITE GmbH, Managing Director |
| Caroline von Wulffen | DECHEMA e.V., Pharma |
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Dr. Christoph Blöcher |
Covestro Deutschland AG, Head of Infrastructure Processes, Materials & Corrosion |
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Prof. Hannsjörg Freund |
TU Dortmund, Reaction Engineering and Catalysis |
| Prof. Marcus Grünewald |
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Institute for Thermodynamics and Fluid Dynamics |
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Prof. Dirk Holtmann |
Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT), Head of Chair Electrobiotechnology |
| Prof. Norbert Kockmann |
TU Dortmund, Equipment Design |
| Prof. Udo Kragl | University of Rostock |
| Prof. Stephan Schunk | hte GmbH / BASF SE, Executive Expert / Vice President |
| Prof. Ralf Takors | University of Stuttgart, Institut für Bioverfahrenstechnik |
| Prof. Roland Ulber |
TU Kaiserslautern, Chair of Bioprocess Engineering |
From September 2025 - 15.02.2026: Call for Papers
In May 2026: Programm release and Registration opens
15.-17.9.2026: DECHEMA Forum 2026
The DECHEMA FORUM is supported by VDI.
