Industry Track 2025
We cordially invite you to participate in the Industry Track of our Symposium on Foresight and Technology Planning. Take the opportunity to present your expertise, share insights and make valuable contacts. Present your best practices to a high-caliber audience from research and industry and show how your company is actively shaping the future!
The conference secretariat is already accepting proposals for the Industry Track 2025!
Important data
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Please submit your topic suggestions in 2-3 sentences to the conference secretariat. (svt@hni.upb.de) : May 31, 2026
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Further details will be discussed individually.
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Submission of the print version (optional, further information below): August 19, 2026
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Submission deadline for presentations (PPT): September 30, 2026
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Event dates: October 7th and 8th, 2026
Topic Overview
"Strategic foresight in times of radical uncertainty"
We are looking for exciting contributions that are central to the event. These include, but are not limited to, the following topics:
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Methods and tools of strategic foresight
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Digital transformation and networked value creation systems
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Human-technology interaction and the future of work
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Sustainable industries and the future of energy
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Approaches and instruments of security and resilience planning
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Exceptional approaches to foresight and technology planning
The practical perspective should include concrete application examples for the focus topics - where were there any obstacles during the project, what were the strengths and weaknesses of the method , the lessons learned, and where is further research needed?
The focus is on presenting your best practices on-site; there is no requirement for a scientific contribution to our conference proceedings. To give us an idea of the presentation content beforehand, we need a short paper . This should address the given guiding questions (see template on the website) and should not exceed five pages.
Your industry plays only a minor role in the selection process. Share your experiences and join the discussion. Send your topic suggestions in two to three short sentences to the SVT conference secretariat ( svt@hni.upb.de ).
Notes for Authors
Submitting contributions:
For all contributions we require a short CV of the authors, which will serve to introduce the speaker at the conference.
Please send your complete contribution by email to:
Submitting your presentations:
The papers presented at the symposium will be made available to participants after the conference. Please provide us with a version of your paper suitable for this purpose.
Optional publication:
We would be happy to offer you the opportunity to publish your contribution in a separate Industry Track booklet. This includes making the contributions available in digital form on the event website and distributing them to the conference participants.
We will ask you whether you are willing to publish your article during the submission process. hme
Guidelines and Templates
The submissions should meet the following requirements:
should not exceed approximately 5 pages (content).
be written in German or English
to be submitted as a Word file (see template)
The images and tables adhere to the specified page limits and are of high quality.