Top speakers and lots of knowledge transfer
At eye level with the original trade fair business, this year's focus is on targeted, sustainable knowledge transfer. Trend-setting lectures and exciting discussions on the "stage" will be offered throughout the days of the fair. Here, well-known personalities from the world of design, the kitchen industry and the trade will have their say in panel discussions. With the Future Talks of our innovation partner Future+You, topics of the future are discussed daily with renowned experts and industry professionals. There will be discussion, animation, information and education - with a view to what moves the industry.
Lectures
| Time | Lecture | Speaker | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday, 16. September 2023 | |||
| 13:30 – 14:15 | Cooking Challenge with Carsten Dorhs | Carsten Dorhs Starkoch (MöFa Köln + Studierende N.A.) | |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | Design trends 2025 INNOVATION TALK powered by FUTURE+YOU | Barbara Busse (FUTURE + YOU), Lilly Grewe Interior Influencerin , Susanne Suntrup (Leitung Design Management Dornbracht) | |
| 15:30 – 16:00 | The kitchen as a digital living space | Richard Loch (Plaza Digital Innovation & Communication GmbH) | |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Impulse contract: Revenue despite decline in frequency | Markus Schomacker (Yvis Küchenglück - Kitchen Marketing) | |
| Sunday, 17. September 2023 | |||
| 10:30 – 11:30 | Kitchen of the Future 2030 INNOVATION TALK powered by FUTURE+YOU | Barbara Busse (FUTURE + YOU), Marcel Moritz Head of Design & Innovation (Blanco), Nadia Perziano (Trends & Innovation Dr. Oetker) | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Advantages of an integrated product world – Are you already selling or are you still managing? | Willi Paryschew (Cyncly) | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | When Smart Isn't Smart | Hanno Traulsen (Plaza Digital Innovation & Communication GmbH) | |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Sustainability & innovative product design in the kitchen | Thomas Beck (tb studio) | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Discover KPS. MAX: The future of kitchen design | Stefan Hoffmann (SHD Kreative Planungssysteme GmbH) | |
| 14:00 – 14:45 | Cooking Challenge with Carsten Dorhs | Carsten Dorhs Starkoch (MöFa Köln + Studierende N.A.) | |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Kitchen trends and novelties 2024 | Yvonne Zahn (Yvis Küchenglück) | |
| 16:00 – 17:00 | Guaranteed to make you a millionaire in 30 minutes with Murat | Murat Özcan (Sallys Welt) | |
| 17:45 – 18:30 | Ideas talk on the innovations of tomorrow with an international perspective followed by happy hour | Ana Relvao (Ligre-Design), Andreas Enslin Designchef von Miele (Miele), Eva-Charlotte Ernst (inside), Simon Felmer (inside) | |
| Monday, 18. September 2023 | |||
| 11:00 – 11:30 | Kezzel – The world's first automatic kettle for the induction cooker | Thomas Ifland (Xinco GmbH) | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | 5 practical tips to increase sales, guaranteed | Marcel Scholle (Garantiemax) | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Ingenious. Digital. The digital assembly and logistics network with software + app for digital kitchen and furniture assemblies nationwide | Christian Lenzhölzer Geschäftsführer (hey.kitchen GmbH) | |
| 12:30 – 13:15 | Cooking Challenge with Carsten Dorhs | Carsten Dorhs Starkoch (MöFa Köln + Studierende N.A.) | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Your digital showcase 2024: The 5 success factors for your online marketing | Max Wohlfahrt | |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | The myth of the mobile phone | Volker Schmidt (Plaza Digital Innovation & Communication GmbH) | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Space to Innovate – creating new spaces for innovation | Norbert Poppenborg (ambigence GmbH & Co. KG) | |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | FUTURE TALK AI - Artificial Intelligence Impact on Design and Sales INNOVATION TALK powered by FUTURE+YOU | Daniel Heitkamm (Republic of YES), Meike Bendel (Republic of YES), Patrick Mittmann (FUTURE + YOU), Prof. Dr. Marco Barenkamp Gründer (CEO) LMIS (FH Osnabrück) | |
| Tuesday, 19. September 2023 | |||
| 10:30 – 11:30 | FUTURE TALK Urbanization – the little luxury | Barbara Busse (FUTURE + YOU), Jens Keunecke (Vice Head of Design, Miele), Oliver Hans (Innovation & Foresight, SCHÜCO) | |
| 11:30 – 12:00 | Seamless integration: Expand your possibilities with the ERP connection of SHD ECORO and KPS.MAX | Jürgen Mainusch (SHD Einzelhandelssoftware GmbH) | |
| 12:00 – 12:30 | Consistent digitization | Katja Mayer (Plaza Digital Innovation & Communication GmbH) | |
| 12:30 – 13:00 | Studio + Showroom - Design Scope for customer requests | Herbert Lanzinger (STUDIODESIGN) | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Advantage of software change- A new kitchen planning software as a growth driver for your kitchen studio. | Willi Paryschew (Cyncly) | |
| Wednesday, 20. September 2023 | |||
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Kitchen faucets from KWC, milestones of innovation | Michael Lammel (KWC Group AG) | |
| 14:00 – 14:30 | Too much is too little | Richard Loch (Plaza Digital Innovation & Communication GmbH) | |
| 14:30 – 15:30 | FUTURE TALK Circular Kitchen – Circularity as a new imperative INNOVATION TALK powered by FUTURE+YOU | Barbara Busse (FUTURE + YOU), Christoph Pütgens Oberstudienrat (MöFa Köln + Studierende N.A.), Hendrik Fischer Assistent der Geschäftsführung (Rotpunkt Küchen), Susanne Dietl Head of Marketing & Product Management (Schock) | |
| Thursday, 21. September 2023 | |||
| 09:30 – 10:30 | Presentation of the Swiss interior expo | Claudia Weidner (trendfairs), Michael Rambach (trendfairs GmbH) | |
| 10:30 – 11:00 | NKBA Global Connect – Your Entry Into the North American Market | Suzie Williford EVP and Chief Strategy Officer (National Kitchen an Bath Association NKBA) | |
| 11:00 – 11:30 | NKBA Global Connect – North American Design Trends | Veronika Miller (National Kitchen and Bath Association NKBA) | |