Hannover Messe Edition

Official Side Event at Hannover Messe

CircularTech Forum Hannover Messe Edition 2026

Digital Product Passport

Standardisation & Market Adoption Forum
  • 22 April 2026
  • 15:00–19:00
  • Tagungsbereich Halle 19/20, Saal New York 2
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The Industry Platform Where Standards Meet Market Adoption

The CircularTech Forum – Hannover Messe Edition 

is a high-level standardisation and industry market adoption forum dedicated to the Digital Product Passport (DPP).

Hosted as an official side event within Hannover Messe, it serves as a strategic platform where:

  • Regulatory updates are presented and interpreted for industry
  • Progress on DPP standards and system architecture is communicated
  • Implementation challenges are addressed collectively
  • Market adoption strategies are discussed at decision-maker level
This is where regulation, standards, and industrial deployment converge.

Why This Forum Matters in 2026

Digital Product Passports are transitioning from regulatory framework to operational requirement across regulated product value chains. 2026 marks a decisive phase:
  • Delegated acts and regulatory updates are shaping implementation
  • Standardisation work is advancing toward operational frameworks
  • Industry must align system architecture, data models, and interoperability
The Hannover Messe Edition provides a structured platform to:
  • Understand upcoming regulatory announcements
  • Receive updates from standardisation processes
  • Align with industry peers on implementation strategies
  • Translate compliance into competitive advantage

Official Regulatory & Standardisation Update Platform

The forum is positioned as a key industry moment where:

 Updates on DPP regulation and ESPR developments are communicated

 Last Update on progress within CEN/CENELEC JTC 24 and related initiatives is discussed

 Interoperability and system architecture alignment are addressed

 Industry feedback loops with standards bodies are strengthened

 It provides clarity in a rapidly evolving regulatory and technical environment.

Industry & Market Adoption

Beyond regulation and standards, the focus is clear: Scaling Digital Product Passports Across Value Chains. This is where DPP becomes operational.

From pilot projects to industrial roll-out

Integration into enterprise IT and data ecosystems

Investment decisions & implementation roadmaps

Cross-sector interoperability

Enabling circular economy business models

This is where DPP becomes operational

Official Application Launch

Global DPP Award

The Hannover Messe Edition will mark the official opening of the Global DPP Award application process.

The Award recognises:

  • Leading industrial DPP implementations
  • Technological innovation in interoperability
  • Cross-sector collaboration excellence
  • Real-world circular economy impact
Launching the award process at Hannover Messe underscores the industrial and global relevance of DPP market maturity.
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A Unique Ecosystem Gathering at Hannover Messe

This edition offers a rare opportunity to meet the global DPP ecosystem in one place.

Participants include:

Industrial manufacturers & OEMs

Technology and DPP infrastructure providers

EU policymakers and regulatory experts

Standardisation bodies

Circular economy leaders

Digital transformation architects

The setting within Hannover Messe creates a powerful intersection between:
  • Industrial technology innovation
  • Standardisation progress
  • Regulatory evolution

  • Market deployment

Program Structure

Industry & Market Adoption

Implementation at scale & cross-value-chain deployment Includes:
  • Progress within CEN/CENELEC, JTC 24
  • DPP System architecture roadmap
  • What will be standardised — and what remains industry-driven
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Policy

Regulatory Direction & Strategic Framework
  • Global DPP Ecosystem landscape overview - year 2026
  • Regulation → Standards → Industry Implementation
  • Objectives of the forum
  • Ecosystem networking

Networking Lunch & Exhibition Area

  • Franziska Zibold - EC, DG GROW
  • Latest EU developments
  • Upcoming requirements and delegated acts
  • Implementation timelines

INDUSTRY & MARKET ADOPTION

Implementation, Scale & Circular Economy Impact

  • Sjoerd Rongen - TNO
  • Integration into industrial IT landscapes & Data Spaces
  • Investment and scaling decisions
  • From compliance to competitive advantage

Scaling Digital Product Passports Across Value Chains
Focus:

  • Moving from regulatory obligation to business opportunity
  • Cross-industry interoperability
  • Data governance and trust
  • Enabling circular economy business models
  • Speakers: Torsten Freund - BASF, Chem-X; Nikolaos Saklampanakis - CIRPASS-2, Fujitsu; Floris Schiks - Makersite; Alexander König – Gs1; Adrian Grüner - Neoception

STANDARDS

Implementation, Scale & Circular Economy Impact
  • Integration into industrial IT landscapes
  • Lessons from pilots
  • Investment and scaling decisions
  • From compliance to competitive advantage

STANDARDS

Implementation, Scale & Circular Economy Impact

  • Prof. Thomas Knothe - Chair JTC 24, CEN/CENELEC
  • Integration into industrial IT landscapes
  • Lessons from pilots
  • Investment and scaling decisions
  • From compliance to competitive advantage

Panel II – Applying DPP Standards in Industry
From Standardisation to Operational Implementation and Interoperability 
Focus:

  • Translating standards into real systems
  • Phased DPP implementation approach
  • Cross-sector alignment
  • Industry feedback to standards bodies
  • Interoperability & data models
  • Speakers: Daniel Pacner – VDA; Dr. Stefan Schork– ZVEI; Prof. Thomas Knothe - JTC 24, CEN/CENELEC; Stefka Dzhumalieva - EC, DG Grow
  • Key takeaways for industry
  • Regulatory and standards outlook
  • What happens next in 2026
  • Preview of CircularTech Forum 2026 (Autumn) & DPP Award Gala
  • Closing and Networking

Become a DPP Ecosystem Supporter

Position Your Organisation at the Core of DPP Standardisation & Market Adoption
The Hannover Messe Edition offers a strategic platform for organisations that want to:
  • Demonstrate leadership in DPP implementation
  • Align with regulatory and standardisation developments
  • Increase visibility within the global DPP ecosystem
  • Engage directly with industrial decision-makers
  • Shape the future of Digital Product Passport market deployment
Become a Supporter

Our Partners

Featured speakers

We add our speakers on a rolling basis. There will be more within the next weeks.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Thomas Knothe


@
Fraunhofer IPK; CEN/CENELEC

Daniel Pacner


@
VDA-German Association of the Automotive Industry

Franziska Zibold


@
EC; DG GROW

Elliana Jensen-Abieva


@
CTF

Torsten Freund


@
BASF; CHEM-X

Stefka Dzhumalieva


@
EC; DG GROW

Alexander König


@
Gs1 Germany

Stefan Schork


@
ZVEI; SCALE-MX

Floris Schiks


@
Makersite

Adrian Grüner


@
Neoception

Sjoerd Rongen


@
TNO, Centre of Excellence for Data Sharing & Cloud

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Wegener

Vice President & Head of External Cooperation
@
Siemens Technology

Nikolaos Saklampanakis


@
CIRPASS-2; Fujitsu

Femke Zijlstra

Senior Sustainability Manager
@
Avery Dennison Smartrac

Dr. Iain Woebcken Fraser

Head of Digital Solutions
@
RCS Global

Dr. Lukas Moschko

Business Unit Development Manager
@
Bosch Connected Industry; Platform Industry 4.0

About CircularTech Forum

CircularTech Forum is a neutral global ecosystem platform accelerating the adoption of Digital Product Passports and digital circular economy solutions. Through structured collaboration between policy, standards, and industry, CircularTech supports the transition from regulatory framework to operational market deployment.

Let’s Shape the Next Phase of DPP Market Adoption

Hannover Messe 2026 will mark an important moment in the evolution of Digital Product Passports.

Join the forum where:

  • Standards are aligned
  • Regulation is interpreted
  • Industry is mobilised
  • Market adoption is accelerated
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Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dieter Wegener

Vice President & Head of External Cooperation at Siemens Technology

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Dieter Wegener is VP & Head of External Cooperation at Siemens Technology since 2016.

After four years as consultant for McKinsey he joined Siemens in 1996 as Head of Gas Turbine Engineering at “Power Generation”. He held various positions, as a personal Assistant for an Executive Board Member, as Chief Technology Officer for the Business Division “Industry Solutions” and as VP & Head of R&D -Organization “Advanced Technologies & Standards” for the Industry Sector.

Furthermore, he is chair of the BDI Taskforce DPP and Chair of the ZVEI Management Circle “Industry 4.0”. He graduated in Aeronautical and Aerospace Technology and worked as a scientist at the German Aerospace Center (DLR).

Femke Zijlstra

Senior Sustainability Manager – Avery Dennison Smartrac

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Born and raised in the Netherlands with a background in material science, product and business development, Femke is a motivated business leader in the international (textile) industry, working with technology driven companies like Nike, PVH and DyeCoo textile dyeing systems.

Femke has always been passionate about using technology for a more sustainable future that enables circularity and contributes to carbon footprint reduction. Femke enjoys building bridges between commercial and technical professionals, because she speaks the language of technique and business. Femke is ambitious to collaborate with purposeful leaders (big and small) to create sustainable value and impact.

 

Dr. Iain Woebcken Fraser

Head of Digital Solutions, – RCS Global, Program Advisor, Germany

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Iain brings extensive experience in the automotive, public sector and consulting industries to drive digital product development at RCS. Iain acquired expert industry and academic knowledge on responsible sourcing, human rights due diligence, implementing and managing sustainability in supply chain management, as well as strategies for technology and innovation as enablers and drivers of transparency and improved sustainability in multi-tier supply chains.

Dr. Lukas Moschko

Business Unit Development Manager – Bosch Connected Industry & Platform Industry 4.0

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Lukas works for Bosch Connected Industry, the IIoT software house of Bosch, in business unit development and portfolio management, including strategic positioning towards new technologies and products. With his expertise and interest in (digital) innovation and technology management, he is committed to driving digital transformation and Industry 4.0. He wants to further develop how they create value for companies and society, e.g. in emerging B2B ecosystems and through appropriate business models. Lukas is actively involved in associations such as the German “Platform Industry 4.0” and ZVEI (Electro and Digital Industry Association), where he participates in the “Forum DPP4.0”, which coordinates collaborations for the design and implementation of digital product passports.