The FFplus Industry Forum will take place on 28 October 2026 in Munich
In today’s data-driven economy, supercomputing is no longer reserved for large corporations or research institutions. SMEs increasingly use HPC and AI to solve complex challenges, speed up development cycles, make smarter decisions, and create new business opportunities.
The FFplus Industry Forum offers a practical, collaborative environment where innovation meets real industrial needs, and where new ideas, partnerships, and opportunities can emerge.
SMEs, Industry End-Users, join us in Munich for the FFplus Industry Forum, a dedicated industry-focused event bringing together SMEs, technology providers, HPC experts, innovators, and policy representatives to explore how High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI, genAI and advanced digital technologies are already transforming business across Europe.
Registration is available here.
Two events. One community. One goal: driving industrial impact.
Taking place immediately after the DoITNow HPC Roundtableat the same venue, the Forum continues the conversation with a strong focus on practical industrial applications, real business challenges, and measurable impact.
While the HPC Roundtablehighlights the future of computing, AI Factories, data infrastructures, and emerging technologies, the FFplus Industry Forum brings the real-life business perspective to the stage showcasing how European SMEs and industry are already turning innovation into competitive advantage. The showcased experiments address real industrial challenges and demonstrate how technologies such as HPC, AI, LLM, Digital Twins, Simulations, Advanced Data Analytics, IoT, which can help companies accelerate innovation, optimize processes, improve products and services, and strengthen competitiveness in the global market. SMEs will also share valuable hands-on experiences from using HPC technologies, including access to the EuroHPC JU supercomputing infrastructure, together with practical insights, challenges encountered, and lessons learned throughout their innovation journey.
Participants will discover inspiring real-world success stories presented directly by SMEs and project partners who successfully implemented advanced HPC and AI solutions through FFplus experiments.
The programme will feature:
· FFplus success stories and practical AI/HPC applications;
· Interactive panel discussions with industry representatives and experts;
· Networking opportunities with companies, technology providers, and innovation stakeholders;
· Exchange of experiences, challenges, and future collaboration opportunities.
Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 Registration & Coffee Time
9:30 – 9:50 Welcome: Bastian Koller (HLRS, Managing Director), Mladen Skelin (EUROHPC JU, Programme Manager)
9:50 – 10:10 Fortissimo Decade: Ten Years of Bringing HPC to Business: tbd
10:10 – 10:30 Keynote: Mark Merkel (DOItNow)
10:30 – 10:50 Success Story: Improving AI models for antibody-antigen protein structure prediction with experimental data: Wouter Van Putte (PUXANO, CEO)
10:50 – 11:00 Video: Innovation Study: Generative AI-based co-Pilot Supporting Citizen in Energy Transition
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee break
11:30 – 11:50 Success Story: Guidance & Atmospheric INference for Station-keeping: Paolo Marcandelli (Involve Space)
11:50 – 12:30 PANEL: From Idea to Business: How SMEs and Industry Can Unlock the Value of HPC
12:30 – 12:50 Success Story: Turning Industrial Challenges in Critical Raw Materials Recovery into Solutions with HPC: Panagiota Stamatopoulou PhD, (MONOLITHOS, Project Manager)
12:50 – 13:00 Video: Aerodynamic and Structural Optimisation of Modular Bicycles Using HPC
13:00 –14:00 Lunch & Networking
14:00 – 14:20 Keynote: Mark Parsons (EPCC, Executive Director)
14:20 – 14:40 Success Story: AEC Sector Transformation Through AI: Mehmet Dolgan (B-Connector)
14:40 – 15:10 PANEL: Making AI Work in Europe: From Innovation to Responsible Business
15:10 –15:30 Success Story: How iMTED AI Energy assistant exploits HPC to diagnose energy anomalies and saves energy for SMEs: Shahnewaz Shuva (iMTED)
15:30 –16:00 Coffee break
16:00 – 16:20 Success Story: How HPC Turned a Weed-Detection Vision based camera solution into a Market-Ready Product: Sowjanya Kauzu (PerPlant ApS, Business Development Lead)
16:20 – 16:30 Success Story: NowcastAI - Solving short-term energy trading by AI driven weather forecasting: Daniel Gröger, Alitiq (Founder & CTO)
16:30 – 17:00 Open Stage: Lessons Learnt & Experiences Exchange
Whether you are already working with HPC and AI technologies or simply exploring how these technologies can support your business growth, this event is designed to inspire, connect, and open new possibilities.
Registration is available here.
Entry free of charge, seats are limited.