Industrial Management

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22APR 2026
Teaching
A great start to our Summer Seminar with Dr. Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG!
Today, on April 22, 2026, Prof. Dr. Kai-Ingo Voigt kicked off the latest edition of our Master Seminar “Strategies of Technology-Based Industry Firms” together with Dr. Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG. For the twelfth time in a row, we are bringing together academic insight and managerial practice to explore key challenges and […]
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10APR 2026
Teaching
Kicking Off Summer Term 2026 – Welcome Back!
The Chair of Industrial Management at FAU is thrilled to kick off the summer term 2026! Once again, we’ve prepared an exciting program of lectures, seminars, and guest speeches. We are happy to welcome you to our courses, starting on Monday, April 13nd! Prof. Dr. Kai-Ingo Voigt and his entire team wish all students a […]
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17MAR 2026
Teaching
APPLY NOW! Our Top-Management Seminars for the upcoming summer semester!
For the upcoming summer term the Chair of Industrial Management by Prof. Voigt was once again able to gain leading personalities from renowned international companies for our seminars. Do not miss the opportunity to work together with these outstanding leaders and discuss current issues. The application period for the summer term 2026 has already started! […]
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15MAR 2026
Teaching
“How AI Changed Everything” – Thought-provoking guest talk by Khaleeq Aziz (Founder and CEO of Symanto Research)
We had the great pleasure of welcoming Khaleeq Aziz, founder and CEO of Symanto Research, as a guest speaker in the MBA Digital Business & AI module “Digital Innovation and Business Models” at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, led by Kai-Ingo Voigt, Lukas Maier, and Christian Baccarella. Khaleeq shared the story of Symanto’s journey—which began in a garage […]
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18FEB 2026
Teaching
More Than Carnival: Plenty of Reasons to Celebrate at FAU
While it’s Carnival season (Fasching) here in Germany, we also had some very special non-costumed reasons to celebrate at the Chair of Industrial Management at FAU. Over the past weeks, Lothar Czaja, Felix Naake, and our head of the chair Prof. Dr. Kai-Ingo Voigt all celebrated their birthdays – which called for a small joint […]
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10FEB 2026
Teaching
Analyzing the green energy transition of global energy corporations in our seminar with Prof. Heinrich v. Pierer
Driven by climate targets and ESG reporting obligations, global companies are under pressure to redesign their business models to transition to green energy. In our 41st (!) seminar with former Siemens CEO Prof. Heinrich von Pierer, students analyzed how large energy companies are managing this transition. Presentations on BP, Saudi Aramco, and Ørsted showed that […]
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