Centre for Digitalisation and Digitality

The Center for Digitalisation and Digitality brings together the activities of all departments of the University of Düsseldorf in teaching, research, transfer and public dialogue on digital transformation.

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Opening of the ZDD

April 3, 2025, from 1:30 pm, program from 3:00 pm
(Admission/registration from 1:30 pm, program from 3:00 pm)

Program until 5:30 pm
afterwards: workshops in the laboratories, networking and buffet.

Schedule

from 1:30 pm	Admission / Registration / Reception at the ZDD (Building 11)
from 3:00 pm	Welcome, welcoming speeches: Ministry, State Capital Düsseldorf, HSD in the Audimax (Building 4). Digital greeting from Minister Ina Brandes, Minister for Culture and Science of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia Greeting from Olaf Wagner, Deputy Mayor of the State Capital Düsseldorf, Head of the Department for Digitalisation, Human Resources and Organization, Representation of the Mayor of the City of Düsseldorf Greeting from Stephan Schneider (Dipl. Ing.), Senior Manager Public Affairs at Vodafone Germany, Chairman of the Board of the Digital City of Düsseldorf Greeting from the President, Prof. Dr. Edeltraud Vomberg Introduction of the ZDD, Prof. Dr. Fernand Hörner, Head of ZDD
from 3:30 pm	Keynote speaker Jürgen Geuter (Computer scientist and philosopher) followed by a panel discussion on the topic „Future’s made of. Arbeit in/an der digitalen Transformation“, with Prof. Dr. Frank Marcinkowski (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf) Eva Wolfangel (Journalist and author) Thorsten Camin (Vice President Digital & Information Officer, Henkel) Moderation: Carmen Hentschel (Moderator and speaker, Managing Director of Future Shapers)
from 5:00 pm	Short presentation of research projects and laboratories, networking and buffet in the ZDD (Building 11)