Events

June 11, 2026, Leer

In 2026, BIBA will once again be hitting the road on a digital tour of northwestern Lower Saxony in partnership with the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Bremen-Oldenburg. This year’s stops will include the district of Leer and the cities of Delmenhorst and Bremerhaven. The central focus of the event is artificial intelligence, but robotics and cybersecurity will also be explored. Through presentations, discussions, interactive sessions, and hands-on technology demonstrations, you will discover practical applications that can help your business move forward.

The 2026 Digital Tour kicks off on June 11, 2026, in Leer, East Frisia. BIBA will contribute to the event with the presentation “AI as an Opportunity for New Economic and Ecological Business Models” and the demonstrator “Intelligent Assistance System for Ships in Port.”

Take advantage of this platform to discover and harness new digital potential for your company.   

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June 13, 2026, Bremen

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On June 13, 2026, the University of Bremen invites everyone interested to its Open Campus. Under the motto “Opening Worlds – Sharing Knowledge,” a diverse program awaits you, offering insights into research, teaching, and campus life. BIBA will participate with two guided tours in the BIBA Shopfloor Lab.

In one tour, we’ll show how production and supply chains can be made more sustainable and energy-resilient throughout their lifecycle. Experience our model factory as a demonstration of energy-flexible production and see how renewable energy, efficiency measures, and smart connections between generation, storage, and consumption work together.

In the joint tour with the LogDynamics research cluster, practice and science are combined to achieve logistical precision. Learn how innovations are transforming the ports of Bremen into “smart ports.”

We look forward to your visit on June 13 at the University of Bremen campus—come by and discover hands-on research.

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June 17, 2026, online

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Turn your lunch break into a knowledge update! In a virtual workshop organized by BIBA in collaboration with the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Bremen-Oldenburg, we’ll show you how AI is already making tomorrow’s maintenance more efficient today. We’ll not only share the exciting results from our industry project on AI-supported maintenance, but we’ll also dive into the details with you.

In this compact session, we bridge the gap between theory and practice. We’ll guide you through the entire process of AI implementation. Among other things, you’ll gain exclusive insights into a real-world industrial project and the results achieved there, and learn everything from selecting the right sensors and ensuring clean data collection to the finished predictive model.

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June 25, 2026, Oldenburg

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How can small and medium-sized businesses successfully leverage artificial intelligence and digitalization—today and tomorrow? The WertNetzWerke Summit 2026 brings together decision-makers, practitioners, and innovators, offering a hands-on experience of digitalization, AI, and data-driven value creation networks. Register for free and look forward to an intensive day of forums featuring keynotes, interactive sessions, startup pitches, demonstrations, and networking— including an exclusive factory tour at BÜFA. The summit is organized by the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum WertNetzWerke and the German Association for Materials Management, Purchasing, and Logistics (BME) in cooperation with the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Bremen-Oldenburg, BIBA, and other partners. BIBA and the Digital Center Bremen-Oldenburg are contributing to the program with a keynote presentation on the topic “Data transparency as a lever for lower maintenance costs” and the demonstrator “AI-supported assembly workstation for human-robot collaboration.” 

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June 27, 2026, Bremen

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BIBA will be showcasing its work at Science Day in downtown Bremen alongside LogDynamics: The goal is to transfer research findings into the economy and society. The focus will be on digitalization and AI in logistics and port operations as part of the SmartPort Transfer (SPorT) project. From 4:00 to 9:00 p.m., we will be showcasing demonstrators and presenting applications from the SmartPort LivingLab at the LogDynamics booth in the House of Science. Everyone is warmly invited to attend!

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August 5, 2026, online

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The virtual impulse seminar in cooperation between BIBA and the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Bremen-Oldenburg offers an overview of the latest developments in the field of cobots in the manufacturing industry and their possible applications in small and medium-sized enterprises. Based on this, considerations on economic and technical feasibility will be presented. We also show how cobots are already being used successfully in various application areas and how you can use simple decision rules to quickly analyze whether the use of a cobot is worthwhile for your company.

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August 14, 2026, BIBA

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In August, the world will be looking to Bremen, where numerous events focused on artificial intelligence will take place. We, too, are addressing the topic of AI for small and medium-sized businesses and warmly invite you to the AI Barcamp.

The format is a flexible, open exchange with others that will provide you with inspiration for new approaches in your company. A Barcamp, also known as an “unconference,” has no fixed agenda. There is only one overarching theme: “Identifying and leveraging practical AI potential.” The specific topics to be discussed in depth during the subsequent sessions will be determined collectively at the start of the event. This takes place through so-called session pitches, where everyone can present their topic proposal to attract interested participants to the discussions in the sessions, where, for example, new solution ideas can be developed collaboratively or new projects launched.

The AI Barcamp is organized by the Mittelstand-Digital Center Bremen-Oldenburg and BIBA in cooperation with the German Association for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW) and the AI Navigator Bremen.

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September 1-4, 2026, Hamburg

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Digital transformation and the maritime energy transition call for groundbreaking, practical solutions—and they will take center stage at the SMM 2026 maritime trade fair. BIBA will be there with the LogDynamics research consortium at the joint booth of the State of Bremen, presenting research projects focused on the digitalization of the maritime industry. We warmly invite you to visit us in Hall B7.

Look forward to discovering innovative maritime-related projects and being inspired by examples of digitalization and AI in the port. Find out how you can use artificial intelligence to optimally plan and control port handling operations, or how autonomous driving processes and dynamic storage and logistics concepts can be implemented at automotive terminals in the future. You can also learn about the intelligent monitoring and assistance system that digitally tracks and monitors ships during their stay in port. 

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September 16, 2026, online

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The virtual impulse seminar provides an overview of technologies for increasing transparency in supply chains. We also give you an in-depth insight into the use of mobile sensor technology and artificial intelligence in the supply chain. You can look forward to an innovative technical solution for a networked, intelligent supply chain that integrates mobile sensors, gateways, 3D image processing, cloud platforms and digital services. As a result, quality-relevant environmental influences on the products as well as condition-relevant data from transports, such as geolocation, are continuously recorded and digitized with mobile and stationary sensors. Based on this data, digital services are provided for the companies involved, which help to identify transport problems at an early stage and provide further assistance in ensuring product and process quality.

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September 30 - October 1, 2026, Bremen

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For the fourth time, EnvoConnect is bringing together the port, logistics, and shipping industry community—once again in Bremen in 2026, the host city for the German Unity Day celebrations. Under the theme “Transformation needs commitment,” the focus is not on declarations of intent, but on attitude and implementation: from intention to action, from awareness to commitment, from individual projects to collective transformation. Two days packed with practical content, inspiring ideas, and concrete solutions bring change to life—for young professionals as well as experienced decision-makers.

Since sustainability plays a key role in logistics research to make a positive contribution to environmental and social responsibility, BIBA is participating in the accompanying trade exhibition with the LogDynamics research network. The latest research findings on improving environmental sustainability in the logistics industry will be presented, which help conserve resources, reduce emissions, and improve the efficiency of logistics processes.

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