13th Annual exida Symposium
Be part of the discussion. Build your professional network and share insights with peers from across industries—all within a stunning natural setting designed to inspire innovation and reflection.
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Excellence in Dependable Automation
The process and automation industry is undergoing a rapid digital transformation, pulling functional safety, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence into a single, unified orbit.
Registration & Lodging
€ 1,610.75 + tax
Onsite: June 8 - 10
Early Bird Cost (prior to March 29)
€ 1,895.00 + tax
Regular Cost (March 30 and later)
Price includes symposium, hotel accomodations, food and beverages.
*Meals or beverage consumed outside of the planned dining will be billed separately to your own expenses.
Symposium Attendance
13th Annual exida Symposium
We are providing an exclusive, in-depth look at the upcoming Third Edition of IEC 61508. Gain critical insights into the latest developments and understand how these changes will fundamentally reshape:
- Future safety standards: Navigating the evolving compliance landscape.
- AI-enabled system design: Integrating machine learning without compromising safety.
- Next-generation automation architectures: Building robust automation frameworks for tomorrow’s demands.
Dr. Timo Burggraf, Varta AG
Solving Complex Safety Engineering Problems through AI Orchestration, Evidence-Based Artifacts, and Human-in-the-Loop
Am I Ready for AI? Preparing Professionals in the Process Industry for What Comes Next
André Roßbach, exida
Quo Vadis CRA
Peter Sieber, HIMA Group
From IEC 62443 to CRA: How to leverage IEC 62443 certification for CRA Compliance
Mike Medoff, exida
Tuesday Afternoon, June 9th
Dr. Claudia Nowak, Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
CSM meets FSM – “When Safety and Security finally start talking to each other"
The application of IEC 61508 for robot joints
Martin Tschöpe, MESCO Engineering GmbH
STPA in practical use to support safety for collaborative mobile robots
Stefan Braun, FSQ Functional Safety & Quality Experts GmbH
VDMA 69242-1: Guideline on requirements for H₂ plants and systems – Part 1: Safety engineering analysis
Christoph Weishaar, Pilz
Wednesday Morning, June 10th
Marco Knödler, Rösberg
KISS - Keep It Simple - Stupid or Safe
Are your SIS Performance Assumptions Realistic? Let’s find out.
Iwan van Beurden, exida
Wednesday Afternoon, June 10th
Functional Safety, Cybersecurity, and AI in the Process & Automation Industry
The Next Era of Trustworthy & Resilient Industrial Systems
As AI-driven solutions enter safety-related and security-critical applications, the industry faces unprecedented challenges.
- Verification & Validation: Redefining how we prove system reliability.
- Robustness: Ensuring resilience against evolving digital threats.
- Lifecycle Management: Integrating cybersecurity requirements into established functional safety concepts.
Learn how to address these intersecting challenges from our panel of industry experts.
June 8 - 10, 2026 | Spitzingsee, Germany
This symposium addresses these intersecting disciplines by providing practical, real-world strategies designed to build trustworthy and resilient industrial systems in an increasingly automated landscape.
Conference Presentations & Presenters
Michael Kindermann, Pepperl+Fuchs SE / Stephan Aschenbrenner, exida
Update / latest developments regarding to IEC 61508 3rd Edition
Overview of IEC 61508-2-1 and how to apply it during product development
Tom Meany, Analog Devices
Overview on ISO/IEC TS 22440 and Nvidia’s approach to tackle it
Alexander Hirsch, NVIDIA
The challenge of using AI in the safety domain
Holger Laible, Siemens
Tuesday Morning, June 9th
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