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.

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

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. 

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Starcar Europa Service Group AG is a German company operating in the car hire sector. The public limited company operates throughout Europe and has been headquartered in Solingen, North Rhine-Westphalia, since 1998. It is a mobility service provider with more than 1,500 partner stations in Europe.

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.

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.

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.