NEXT HORIZONS 2026, a new cross-industry technology conference, will take place on November 17 and 18, 2026, at the Vector Campus in Stuttgart. The event is aimed at executives, software architects, and development engineers from the automotive, industrial automation, robotics, aerospace, and medical technology sectors. It will focus on challenges and solutions related to software-defined systems and their development.
The conference program focuses on key topics for the future, such as the management of complex software-defined systems, the trustworthy use of artificial intelligence, the acceleration of engineering processes, and the scaling of software platforms beyond individual projects.
The program includes six keynote speeches by renowned experts from the technology and business sectors, as well as four topic-specific technical tracks that offer practical insights into current developments and technologies. In addition, the cross-industry exchange is intended to promote knowledge transfer among industrial sectors facing similar challenges in the digitalization of their products and development processes. (oe)
