--- title: "Gallery: Transform or Face Disruption: A Day of Bold Ideas & Real Solutions" description: Discover key insights from the “Transform or Face Disruption” executive summit in Berlin, hosted by KPMG, Seerene, the Hasso Plattner Institute, and the German Deep Tech Group—bringing together top IT leaders to discuss the future of software, AI, and enterprise strategy. image: https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Blog%20Preview%20Example%201-4.png --- [![Seerene](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Logo-Seerene-colour.svg "Seerene")](https://www.seerene.com/home2020?hsLang=en) [![Platform Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4856350/9c6b0b6e-2bcb-40dd-aa8f-78210e3a0b80.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4856350/9c6b0b6e-2bcb-40dd-aa8f-78210e3a0b80) [![Book a Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4856350/dc92cb11-7387-494f-90a4-be6cd41d7efd.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4856350/dc92cb11-7387-494f-90a4-be6cd41d7efd) ** ** [![Seerene](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Logo-Seerene-colour.svg "Seerene")](https://www.seerene.com/home2020?hsLang=en) [![Platform Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4856350/9c6b0b6e-2bcb-40dd-aa8f-78210e3a0b80.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4856350/9c6b0b6e-2bcb-40dd-aa8f-78210e3a0b80) [![Book a Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4856350/dc92cb11-7387-494f-90a4-be6cd41d7efd.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4856350/dc92cb11-7387-494f-90a4-be6cd41d7efd) ** ** [![Logo-Seerene-White](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Seerene_April2019/Logos/Seerene%20logo/Logo-Seerene-White.svg "Logo-Seerene-White")](https://www.seerene.com/?hsLang=en) ** ** [![Platform Login](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4856350/9c6b0b6e-2bcb-40dd-aa8f-78210e3a0b80.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4856350/9c6b0b6e-2bcb-40dd-aa8f-78210e3a0b80) [![Book a Demo](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/4856350/dc92cb11-7387-494f-90a4-be6cd41d7efd.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/4856350/dc92cb11-7387-494f-90a4-be6cd41d7efd) Search ![](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Blog%20Preview%20Example%201-4.png) [News](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/news-research/tag/news) | [Events/Webinars](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/news-research/tag/events-webinars) | 2 min read # Gallery: Transform or Face Disruption: A Day of Bold Ideas & Real Solutions [![Brandon M. Lewis](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/hubfs/Brandon%20M.%20Lewis%20Profilbild.jpeg)](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/news-research/author/brandon-lewis) Written by [Brandon M. Lewis](https://seerene-4856350.hs-sites.com/news-research/author/brandon-lewis) Jun 6, 2025 3:36:00 PM ## **Transform or Face Disruption: A Day of Bold Ideas and Real Solutions*** * #### *Thank you to everyone who made it unforgettable.* This Wednesday in Berlin, we hosted *Transform or Face Disruption*—an executive summit that brought together visionary minds from across industries to tackle the most pressing question facing corporate IT today: **How can top leadership maintain strategic oversight as software and AI reshape the very core of their organizations?** We extend our deepest thanks to our incredible partners who made this summit possible: **KPMG**, the [**German Deep Tech Group**](https://www.germandeeptech.com/), and the **Hasso Plattner Institute**. Their commitment to shaping the future of enterprise technology enabled us to gather some of the brightest leaders and boldest thinkers in one room. Our special thanks also go out to Holger Pott, Partner and CTO at KPMG, for hosting the event. A special thank you to our outstanding speakers, who delivered insights from the very frontier of digital transformation: - Prof. Dr. Jürgen Döllner – Hasso Plattner Institute - Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Pree – CEO, AI2 - Dr. Johannes Bohnet – CEO, Seerene - Alexander Springer – Vice President, Bosch - Dr. Henning Heitkötter – VP & Head of AI Core, SAP - Dr. Bernd Lohmann – CTO, Bayer - Dr. Jürgen Sturm – ZF Group - Stephan Bauer – Catena-X - Olaf Kuhmann – EnBW - Karin Schweizer – Microsoft - Moderated by Oliver Viel, CMO of the German Deep Tech Group Their presentations sparked deep conversations about the shift from SaaS to AI-as-a-Service, software transparency in boardroom strategy, and how AI will transform not only production pipelines, but also executive decision-making itself. We were honored to welcome guests and contributors from an impressive list of companies and institutions, including (but far from limited to): **Volkswagen · Bayer · SAP · Microsoft · Bosch · ZF Friedrichshafen · Lufthansa Industry Solutions · Allianz · Siemens Healthineers · ProSiebenSat.1 · Zalando · AOK · Catena-X · Deutsche Börse · PwC · Cognizant · Stellantis · Hella · DLR · Riverty · Nvidia · BASF · EDAG · Zürich Versicherung · Roland Berger · Otto Group · Österreichische Post · EnBW · KION Group · SoftwareOne · QAware · MaibornWolff · IAV · Chrona · grandcentrix · HelloFresh · Horn & Company · Humboldt-Universität · Manager Magazin · and many more.** It was truly inspiring to see leaders from software, automotive, finance, energy, pharma, logistics, and public sector exchange ideas, challenge assumptions, and align on how to lead their organizations through disruption—not react to it. Explore the photo gallery here: [![Transform or Face Disruption](https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54569255863_f4ae0084b1_h.jpg)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/194291657@N08/albums/72177720326665019) We look forward to continuing the conversation and building on the momentum from this remarkable day. 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