With TECH, the German business newspaper Handelsblatt is offering a new platform for Europe's most influential leaders across technology, industry, politics and science. The core of the initiative is a technology conference that took place for the first time in May 2025 in Heilbronn, where Europe's largest cluster for artificial intelligence is currently being built.
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Our contribution to TECH
Horváth is a topic partner of TECH and represents the topic “From AI to EBIT”. We will be also part of the main program of the conference with a panel discussion featuring high-profile executives and an in-depth, interactive session. Our aim is to highlight how European companies in particular can benefit from the AI revolution and achieve measurable success as implementation champions. The focus is on data-driven leadership and using AI to make better management decisions and achieve real financial outcomes. In addition to the TECH conference, our experts will appear at various side events and in other formats organized by Handelsblatt.
Upcoming events
May 31 - June 2, 2026: TECH by Handelsblatt, Heilbronn
News
Handelsblatt Industrie-Gipfel, November 4 - 5, 2025
What drives the “German Mittelstand” – and what does it take to ensure its competitiveness? Horváth CSO Heiko Fink addressed this question in a keynote speech at the exclusive TECH Side Event of the Industrie-Gipfel 2025. He presented insights from the CxO News "Tradition under pressure - the German Mittelstand in a global field of tension" (german-only issue).
TECH 2025 – Review
Three days of TECH - full of energy, momentum and exciting discussions about Europe's technological future. Our time is full of disruptive innovations and geopolitical challenges and at the TECH it became clear: Europe has the potential to become a leading tech hub. We are proud to have been represented as a Topic Partner with a keynote, panel discussion and masterclass and to have contributed our perspective to the debate.
Being part of the TECH podcast “The Optimist"
Frank Göller, automotive expert and partner at Horváth, was a guest on the TECH podcast “The Optimist” and spoke with host Felix Zeltner about the challenging situation in the automotive industry. Nevertheless, we can be optimistic, because Europe offers great potential as a technology hub, says our expert. You can find the episode in full length here: Apple, Spotify, YouTube, Podigee.
Horváth goes TECH!
Horváth CEO Helmut Ahr discusses the strategic partnership at the TECH conference in Heilbronn (May 25-27, 2025).
Click here for the interview.
Handelsblatt Industrie-Gipfel 2024, December 12 - 13, 2024
As part of the Road to TECH, a side event took place at the Handelsblatt Industrie-Gipfel, at which Horváth and other partners of the initiative shared their views on Europe's technological development and discussed them with the audience. Horváth expert Svenja Stöveken was a speaker and presented the latest findings from the CxO News Growth.
Handelsblatt Summit Künstliche Intelligenz, November 20 - 21, 2024
How can companies turn progress through artificial intelligence into real benefits? With the Horváth 5-point plan, our partners and AI experts Rainer Zierhofer and Matthias Emler provided a solution approach at the Handelsblatt event, which they presented in a keynote speech and explored in greater depth using use cases in a masterclass.
Web Summit, November 11 - 14, 2024
As member of a delegation of TECH partners, our colleague Matthias Emler took part in this year's Web Summit. The event, which is one of the largest and most influential in the field of technology, brought together over 70,000 tech experts and big names from industry, politics and business.
Centillion Summit, September 19, 2024
Matthias Emler, partner and BI expert, was a guest at the Centillion Summit organized by Handelsblatt and WirtschaftsWoche. “Future Scenarios & New Realities” was the headline under which decision-makers from various industries discussed the technology-driven future.
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