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Program 2027

With a strong focus on innovation and industrial policy strategies, a broad spectrum of the aluminium industry will be covered at Forum Aluminium 2027. Particular emphasis is placed on the key questions:

  • Which technological and energy-related innovations—from new materials and processes to intelligent, autonomous production—will shape the aluminium industry of tomorrow?
  • How can European companies respond to new market dynamics such as tariffs, price pressure, and geopolitical uncertainties in order to maintain or regain their leading role in the global aluminium industry?

Program Overview 2027

Speakers & Experts

Günther Apfalter

Former President - Magna Europe and Asia

Emilio Braghi

COO - Novelis Inc. & President - Novelis Europe
Rob van Gils, Hammerer Aluminium Industries

Rob van Gils

CEO and Managing Partner - Hammerer Aluminium Industries

Angelika El-Noshokaty

CEO - Aluminium Deutschland

Kurt Satzinger

Senior Vice President Research & Development and Innovation - Voestalpine AG

Carina Schlögl

Deputy Managing Director & Senior Researcher - Light Metals Technologies Ranshofen

Cornelius Grupp

CEO - Tubex Group

August Grupp

CEO - Stölzle Group

Michael Strugl

CEO - Verbund AG

Jon Martin Haaland

Co-CTO and Head of R&D - Raufoss Technology

Andreas Kugi

Scientific Director - AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Katharina Schönauer

Partner in the Sustainability Services division & Head of ESG - KPMG

Mario Kuss

Open Innovation Manager - Neuman Aluminium

Bernd-Arno Behrens

Head of the Institute for Metal Forming Technology and Metal Forming Machinery - Leibniz University Hannover

Cecilia Poletti

Institute of Materials Science - Graz University of Technology

Christian Witsch

VP, Secondary Casting & Technical Sales - Emirates Global Aluminium

Erich Marchart

VP OPEX Extrusion Europe - Norsk Hydro

Ernst Kozeschnik

Head of the Materials Engineering Research Division - Vienna University of Technology

Helmut Antrekowitsch

Vice Rector for Research and Sustainability - Montanuniversität Leoben

Roland Pomberger

Director of the Institute for Waste Treatment Technology and Waste Management - Montanuniversität Leoben

Ruth Heuss

Senior Partner - McKinsey Berlin