Happened · 28 Sep 2026
100 minutes of AI use cases at full throttle.Followed by a relaxed beer or a lemonade.
Monday, 28 September 202617:00–20:00Munich
During Bits & Pretzels in Munich, speakers from real companies showed in 100 minutes what actually worked with AI. After that: beer, lemonade and time to talk. Here’s how the evening went.
The lineup
Who took the stage. Real use cases from real companies.
Jan Henning
E.ON
VP Data, Automation & AI
Felix Ernestus
Vodafone
CoE AI
Franz Hofmann
Aerofoils GmbH (Spin Off AUDI AG)
CEO & Co-Founder
Max Meister
Ludwig Meister
Co-CEO & Head of Local Partner
Dr. Sara Marquart
Planet A Foods
CTO & Co-Founder
Marc Ohrendorf
YPOG
Product Partner
Melchior Neumann
Neuplaner
CTO & Co-Founder
Nik von Hesler
Siemens
Head of People & Organization Data & Analytics
Martin Eggert
Maison
Founder
Timetable
Who's on, and when.
- Martin EggertMaison
- Dr. Sara MarquartPlanet A Foods
- Felix ErnestusVodafone
- Melchior NeumannNeuplaner
- Nik von HeslerSiemens
- Jan HenningE.ON
- Max MeisterLudwig Meister
- Franz HofmannAerofoils GmbH (Spin Off AUDI AG)
- Marc OhrendorfYPOG
· End of talks
Two editions so far: Munich during Bits & Pretzels, and our sold-out first night in Hamburg. Photos and stories from both.