Attendees Procurement Summit 2026

Airbus SE (known as EADS, European Aeronautic Defence and Space, from 2000 to 2013) is Europe's largest aerospace company and (after BAE Systems) the second-largest defence contractor. With a turnover of around €52 billion, Airbus was the third-largest aerospace company in the world in 2021.

Airbus is a leader in designing, manufacturing and delivering aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a worldwide scale. Airbus strives to provide the most efficient helicopter solutions to its customers who serve, protect, save lives and safely carry passengers in demanding environments. Its helicopters are in service across more than 150 countries worldwide, performing nearly every type of vertical flight task imaginable. The company’s product line offers the full spectrum of rotary-wing aircraft solutions for civil, government, military, law enforcement and parapublic uses.

Allianz ONE - Business Solutions GmbH offers a wide range of products and services in the areas of IT, operations, human resources, real estate management and building/catering services. It thus makes a very important contribution to the sustainable economic success of Allianz companies in Germany.  

With our many years of experience and wide-ranging expertise, we offer the opportunity to quickly and pragmatically implement ideas developed together with our partners and to grow with existing and new tasks. After all, security and trust are the foundation of a strong, digital insurance company and the cornerstone for an attractive, customer-oriented and sustainable service in the future.

The ALTANA Group is a global provider of specialized chemical products and related services for various industries and fields of application.

At American Express, we know that with the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. Whether we’re supporting our customers’ financial confidence to move ahead, taking commerce to new heights, or encouraging people to explore the world, our colleagues are constantly striving to uphold our powerful backing promise to our customers and each other every day.

Founded in 1969, Arabella Hospitality SE stands for more than five decades of experience in the hotel industry - as an owner, developer, lessor and operator of city hotels, family resorts and luxury hotels in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Mallorca. The Munich-based company's hotel portfolio currently includes 17 hotels with more than 3,400 rooms. The portfolio is complemented by ten golf courses, four of which are managed by Arabella Hospitality under the umbrella brand Arabella Golf on Mallorca. For the other six courses, Arabella Hospitality is the licensor of the Arabella Golf brand in Germany and Switzerland. Arabella Hospitality is part of the Schörghuber Group - a Bavarian family-owned company which, in addition to the hotel business, also operates successfully in the areas of development, real estate, beverages and seafood, both nationally and internationally.

Bâloise Holding AG is a Swiss insurance holding company headquartered in Basel. The company employs approximately 9,000 employees across Europe and is the third-largest Swiss all-industry insurance service provider for individuals and businesses.

We are one of the largest health insurance companies in Germany, and there are many reasons to work with us. But our more than 15,000 employees have one thing in common: those who work with us dedicate themselves every day to the health of millions of people. We help people live healthier lives, ensure the best possible care in times of illness, and support preventive measures. With this mission, we continue to develop—into a dynamic company in a digital market, offering room for new ideas and social responsibility. Our unique culture makes this possible: we stand up for each other across locations, disciplines, and career levels. We work together, because only together can we preserve humanity’s greatest asset and continue to advance health.

Heinrich Bauer Verlag KG is the parent company of the Bauer Media Group (formerly Bauer Publishing Group) based in Hamburg. The publishing group produces and distributes consumer magazines in Germany and abroad. It also has interests in private radio and private television.

Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (formerly Berliner Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft), or BVG for short, is a public transport company operating local public transport (ÖPNV) in Berlin in the legal form of a public-law institution. In Berlin and the surrounding area, BVG operates the Berlin underground, the Berlin tram, bus transport in Berlin and ferry transport in Berlin, but not the S-Bahn. The BVG is a member of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg (VBB) and the Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV).

That's us: Leaders in Chemicals! We are the leading B2B specialist and innovative manufacturer of chemical products. Furthermore, we deliver over 100.000 premium products for repair, care and maintenance to our customers in the mobility, construction and industrial sectors to keep their business winning and running. In addition, with our strong brands BERNER, BTI by BERNER and CCS, we offer industry-leading services that enable our customers to focus on their business and drive it forward.

As BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme, they are part of the Berlin state family. Their mission is to reliably supply the capital with heat and energy at all times. To achieve this, they provide district heating and cooling as well as decentralised energy solutions. Whether district heating from Berlin's combined heat and power plants or heat contracting with decentralised technologies - climate-friendly generation and supply is at the heart of their activities as a heat and energy provider.

For Berlin, they are also tackling one of the biggest issues of our time: the heating transition. For our common goal - a climate-neutral capital by 2045. 

The Burda Procurement GmbH is responsible for the strategic and operational procurement of products and services for Hubert Burda Media and its companies.

CLAAS is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of agricultural engineering equipment. Our modern harvesters, tractors, balers and farming information technologies help to serve the rising demand for food, energy and commodities. High-tech products from CLAAS are used in 140 countries. With around 12,000 employees at our sites worldwide we generate turnover of 4.9 billion euros. Harvesting the Future: this is our shared objective. Committed to an international outlook and family values, CLAAS offers an environment shaped by mutual respect and scope for individual development.

Contitech AG (written as ContiTech AG) is a manufacturer of rubber and plastic products outside the tyre industry, based in Hanover.

The company is a subsidiary of Continental AG. ContiTech AG operates under the name Continental Industry. The company is active in 40 countries.

Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited is an international company in the business sector. It provides auditing, risk advisory, tax advisory, financial advisory and consulting services for companies and institutions from all sectors of the economy; legal advice is provided in Germany by Deloitte Legal.

With a global network of subsidiaries in more than 150 countries and over 450,000 employees, Deloitte generated revenue of USD 59.3 billion in the 2021/2022 financial year. Deloitte is the world's largest management and strategy consulting and auditing firm in terms of revenue and the largest of the Big Four companies in terms of market share.

The German Electron Synchrotron DESY, or DESY for short, is a research centre for basic scientific research based in Hamburg and Zeuthen. DESY's mission is to research the structure, dynamics and function of matter.

Deutsche Bahn AG (DB AG for short, often referred to colloquially as DB or the railway) is a federally owned railway group.

Many banks don’t even know what they truly stand for — we do! Since our founding in 1990 as Deutsche Kreditbank, we have stood by our name: loans for Germany. For everything people need to live. Our aspiration: to be a #moneyimprover Risky investment banking has never been an option for us — and it never will be. Even today, with more than EUR 52 billion (approximately 73% of our loans to business customers), we make a significant contribution to the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. More than 5.2 million customers trust our services and are happy to recommend us to others.

DZ BANK is the second largest bank in Germany. It is the central institution in the cooperative financial network and serves around 700 cooperative banks, each of which is a stakeholder in DZ BANK AG and which together own the majority stake. As “DZ BANK. Die Initiativbank”, it is also active as a corporate bank and is the holding company for the specialised service providers in the DZ BANK Group: Bausparkasse Schwäbisch Hall (building society), DZ HYP (real estate and public sector financing), DZ PRIVATBANK, R+V Versicherung (insurance company), TeamBank (consumer finance), Union Investment Group (asset management), VR Smart Finanz and various other specialised institutions. 
 

Engel Austria GmbH is a globally active manufacturer of injection moulding machines and associated automation systems with its headquarters in Schwertberg, Austria.

ERGO is one of the major insurance groups in Germany and Europe. Worldwide, the Group is represented in around 30 countries and focuses on the regions of Europe and Asia. 

 

Georg Fischer AG is an industrial company founded in 1802 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, where it is still based today. It operates 187 companies in 45 countries, including 76 production facilities. GF is a partner for the safe transport of liquids and gases, for lightweight cast components in vehicles and for high-precision manufacturing technology.

Goldbeck GmbH (proper spelling: GOLDBECK) is the parent company of the Goldbeck Group, a construction company based in Bielefeld.

It is mainly active in commercial and public building construction. It has over 100 locations, including 15 plants in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Denmark.

Hamburger Sparkasse AG is the leading bank for private customers and medium-sized corporate customers in the Hamburg metropolitan region. 

 

Hapag-Lloyd AG is a transport and logistics company headquartered in Hamburg.

Hertha, Berliner Sport-Club (Hertha B.S.C.) e. V. – usually referred to as Hertha BSC for short, colloquially also known as ‘the old lady’ – is a sports club from Berlin.

The club is based in Berlin's Westend district in Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf and is best known for its football division, whose first men's team has won the German championship twice.

IMS Gear is a leading company in Gear Technology in the automotive and industrial sectors, with an international presence, serving as a partner for globally operating customers, and driving consistent innovation. We specialize in crafting tailored solutions for diverse sectors, including industrial applications, medical engineering and pioneering e-mobility concepts. From development to manufacturing and logistics, we realize both components and complete gear solutions at the highest level. Our commitment to setting new standards extends beyond the automotive industry, as we empower our partners to propel forward with purpose and precision. 
 

KAEFER’s mission is clear: to be the most reliable and efficient provider of technical industrial services. KAEFER specialises in insulation, access, surface protection, passive fire protection, as well as interior outfitting. The company turns over approximately €2.3 billion per year across its Industry, Marine & Offshore and Construction divisions. Headquartered in Bremen, Germany, KAEFER is active at more than 5,500 sites around the world with a workforce of 33,000. The associated technical expertise and our cultural diversity are only some of our strengths.

KERN LIEBERS, a medium-sized family company. The headquarter is based in southwest Germany. As the global market leader we have been setting standards for over 135 years. Our Smart Springs and Smart Parts are intelligent, functional components engineered to meet the highest technical specifications and to ensure maximum performance. Each spring and every part does not just have a single purpose - but rahter takes on responsibility for the functionality ans reliability of the entire system. The KERN LIEBERS group includes about over 40 locations around the world and develops and manufactures Smart Springs and Smart Parts of the highest quality. 
 

Körber Technologies GmbH is the lead company of the Körber Business Area Technologies. Körber is an international technology group with about 13,000 employees at more than 100 locations worldwide. In the Business Areas Pharma, Supply Chain, and Technologies, the Körber Group offers products, solutions and services that inspire. We, the Körber Business Area Technologies, develop customized solutions in the areas of machinery, equipment, software, measuring instruments, flavors, and services with a focus on the food and beverage industry. Beyond, our range of offerings includes innovative concepts for battery cell production. With our 25 global production, sales and service locations, we see ourselves as a strategic partner to our customers. Always keeping their goals in mind, we supply, deliver and integrate outperforming technologies with passion, precision and performance to help them reach their full potential.

Leopold Kostal GmbH & Co. KG is a family-owned company based in Lüdenscheid that develops and manufactures electronic and mechatronic products, particularly for the automotive industry.

Krones AG is a German manufacturer listed on the MDAX index that produces equipment and machinery for the production, filling and packaging of beverages and liquid foods in PET and glass bottles as well as beverage cans. The company is based in Neutraubling near Regensburg in Bavaria.

Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. is an Italian coffee company based in Turin. The company is active in the cultivation, processing and distribution of coffee beans and powder, as well as in the catering industry.

Lavazza was founded in Turin in 1895 by Luigi Lavazza. Initially, coffee was roasted and sold in a small retail shop. His grandson Emilio (1932–2010) expanded the company into one of Italy's largest coffee corporations. Today, Lavazza is best known for its espresso coffee and exports worldwide.

Lavazza S.p.A. is still family-owned today, now in its fourth generation. In recent years, Lavazza has also started opening its own coffee houses, mainly in large Italian cities and at motorway service stations, and is now also making a few forays into Germany. The company employs around 4,200 people worldwide and generated sales of around 2.7 billion euros in 2022.

Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Rietheim-Weilheim, Marquardt is one of the world's leading manufacturers of mechatronic switching and operating systems. The mechatronics specialist's products - including operating components, vehicle access, driving authorisation and battery management systems for electric vehicles - are used by many well-known customers in the automotive industry.

At Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, we are unified around our purpose: We use the power of leading-edge science to save and improve lives around the world. For more than 130 years, we have brought hope to humanity through the development of important medicines and vaccines. We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company in the world – and today, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals.

Rücker GmbH is a dairy based in Aurich. The family business was originally founded on Fehmarn in 1890.

The Samvardhana Motherson Group (SMG) has over 135,000 employees worldwide, generated revenue of US$10 billion in the 2019/2020 financial year and is one of the world's 22 largest automotive suppliers.

NASA is the US civil federal agency for space travel and aeronautics, founded in 1958. Its headquarters are located in Washington, D.C. NASA is also an important geoscientific research institution and provides most of the research funding for climate science research in the United States.

Nedschroef is considered one of the leading development and manufacturing partners in forming technology and can look back on more than 130 years of experience. The company is active worldwide and covers a wide range of services – from design and prototyping to trade, production and logistics. Its goal is to support customers in meeting current and future requirements.

Thanks to this comprehensive expertise, Nedschroef works with both established companies and young firms of various sizes in the manufacturing industry, for example in the automotive, racing, aviation and construction sectors. Together with its customers, the company develops ideas, puts them into practice and thus creates tailor-made solutions for their needs.

Regional telecommunications company in the area of Cologne and Bonn (Germany). Operator of an own telecommunications network and full service provider in all areas of communications – voice, data and Internet

Pilatus Aircraft Ltd. or Pilatus Flugzeugwerke AG is Switzerland's most important aircraft manufacturer. Training and smaller multi-purpose aircraft are manufactured at the company's headquarters in Stans. Pilatus also has subsidiaries in the USA and Australia. Another subsidiary for aircraft maintenance, Altenrhein Aviation AG at St. Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, was also part of the group from 2003 to 2015. In 2018, the Pilatus AG group generated sales of 1.09 billion Swiss francs with 2,283 employees worldwide.

For more than 50 years it has been our mission to provide our customers with the best tool for cooking. Starting out in 1973 with only 18 employees, our success has been built on an unwavering commitment to a shared goal of continually creating value for our customers.

Rheinbahn AG (until 2005 Rheinische Bahngesellschaft AG) is a transport company founded in 1896 and based in Düsseldorf. It is part of the Rhine-Ruhr Transport Association (VRR) and operates almost all light rail, tram and bus lines for local public transport in the cities of Düsseldorf and Meerbusch, as well as in large parts of the district of Mettmann.

RTL Television, or RTL for short (derived from Radio Télévision Luxembourg), is a German-language private broadcaster owned by the RTL Group and based in Cologne. It originated as an offshoot of the German-language radio station Radio Luxembourg.

With optimism and commitment. At Sanacorp, we actively shape the future of pharmacies — as a cooperative rooted in tradition and full of energy for tomorrow. At the heart of it all is togetherness.

WE DELIVER THE FUTURE We are Schwarz Produktion, one of Germany’s leading food producers, and we handle recycling for the retail sector. We supply food, sustainable materials, and packaging. We set the standard for quality and sustainability. And we get things done.

Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich and the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe with branch offices abroad.

 

Sportfive (2015 to 2020: Lagardère Sports, own spelling: SPORTFIVE) is an international sports rights marketing company based in Hamburg with additional international locations and subsidiaries. The company is active in the distribution of advertising rights in the sports sector, the organisation and implementation of various sporting events, and their media-related marketing, including sponsorship and advertising.

Swiss Life, proper spelling SwissLife, formerly Schweizerische Lebensversicherungs- und Rentenanstalt, is the largest life insurance group in Switzerland. The Zurich-based company was founded in 1857 and adopted its current name in 2002.

 

Telefónica S.A. (formerly Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España) is a Spanish listed telecommunications company.

Telefónica is primarily active in Europe and the predominantly still fast-growing markets of Latin America. The Group is the market leader on the Spanish domestic market and in Latin America and operates under the Movistar, Vivo and O2 brands. Group companies include the internet portal Terra Networks and the call centre operator Atento. Telefónica has a global network. Telefónica Germany maintains a nationwide backbone of around 40,000 kilometres with 329 dial-up nodes.

Tesa is a brand name (proper spelling tesa; also Tesafilm) and also the name of Tesa SE, a subsidiary of Beiersdorf AG, which forms an independently managed subgroup. Under the family brand, the Tesa Group develops, produces and markets adhesive tapes and other adhesive materials for consumers and industry. tesa is one of the best-known brands in Germany.

The word Tesafilm has been included in the dictionary as a brand name. In Austria, on the other hand, Tixo is the best-known brand for adhesive tape. This is also a brand name to which Beiersdorf AG owns the rights.

ThyssenKrupp AG is a German multinational conglomerate with focus on industrial engineering and steel production.

 

Trumpf SE + Co. KG is the parent company of the Trumpf Group, a German mechanical engineering group headquartered in Ditzingen.

It dates back to Julius Geiger's mechanical workshop, which was taken over by Christian Trumpf in 1923. His godson Berthold Leibinger (1930–2018) turned the medium-sized engineering company into a globally recognised industrial group. Today, Trumpf is one of the largest suppliers of machine tools and is also a leader in laser technology.

Uniper SE is a listed company that was formed in 2016 by spinning off the conventional electricity generation from coal, gas, hydropower (excluding nuclear energy) and global energy trading from E.ON. Uniper has been 99.12 per cent owned by the Federal Republic of Germany since December 2022.

The company employs more than 6,800 people in over 40 countries. The company is headquartered in Düsseldorf. The headquarters are located in the Capricorn building (Holzstraße 6) in the Medienhafen. One third of the employees work in Germany.

A total of 500 employees, employed full-time, part-time or on a temporary basis, shape the professional image of our family-run company through their actions. VfL Bochum 1848 is a Bochum boy. Blue and white are our colors, the Ruhrpott our region, Bochum our home and Castroper Straße our home! Deep in the west, we form a real community: the Kurve, members, employees, players and partners are fans. We accept all challenges and want to win every game - we work hard and honestly to achieve this.

Weleda AG is a Swiss group of companies specialising in certified natural cosmetics and anthroposophic medicines, headquartered in Arlesheim near Basel, Switzerland. The company was founded in 1921.

Zalando SE, based in Berlin, is a listed German online mail order company for shoes, fashion and cosmetics.