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diconium

Diconium is your digital business transformation partner: We master complexity and increase competitiveness. With 30 years of transformation experience in various industries, we ensure that digital innovations generate added value through software, data and AI. Our clients are multinational companies such as Volkswagen, Stihl, Bechtle, Trumpf and Zeiss.With locations in Europe, North America and Asia, our 2,500 experts contribute comprehensive expertise in the areas of data & AI, software engineering, integration & testing, cybersecurity and digital advisory. As a wholly owned subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group, we live digital excellence.

diconium.com/en

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McKinsey & Company

McKinsey is a global management consulting firm that helps organizations achieve sustainable, inclusive growth. We work with clients in the private, public and social sectors to solve complex problems and create positive change for all stakeholders. We combine bold strategies and transformative technologies to help organizations make innovation more sustainable, achieve lasting performance improvements and build workforces that will thrive for this generation and the next. In Germany and Austria, McKinsey has offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Cologne, Munich, Stuttgart and Vienna. Worldwide, McKinsey teams work in more than 130 cities and 65 countries. McKinsey was founded in 1926, the German office in 1964. Global Managing Partner since 2021 is Bob Sternfels. Fabian Billing has been Managing Partner for Germany and Austria since 2021.

www.mckinsey.de

Schmitz Cargobull AG

Schmitz Cargobull is the leading manufacturer of semi-trailers for temperature-controlled freight, general cargo and bulk goods in Europe, and a pioneer in digital solutions for trailer services and improved connectivity. The company also manufactures transport cooling units for refrigerated box body semi-trailers for temperature-controlled freight transport. With a comprehensive range of services from financing, spare parts supply, service contracts and telematics solutions to used vehicle trading, Schmitz Cargobull supports its customers in optimizing their total cost of ownership (TCO) and digital transformation.

Schmitz Cargobull was founded in 1892 in Münsterland, Germany. The family-run company produces around 50,000 vehicles per year with over 6,000 employees and generated a turnover of around €2.16 billion in the financial year 2024/25. Its international production network is made up of factories in Germany, Lithuania, Spain, Turkey and the UK.

Schmitz Cargobull is the leading manufacturer of semi-trailers for temperature-controlled freight, general cargo and bulk goods in Europe and a pioneer in digital solutions for trailer services and improved connectivity. The company also manufactures transport refrigeration units for refrigerated semi-trailers for temperature-controlled freight transport. Schmitz Cargobull supports its customers in optimizing their total cost of ownership (TCO) and digital transformation with a comprehensive range of services from financing, spare parts supply, service contracts and telematics solutions to used vehicle trading. Schmitz Cargobull was founded in 1892 in Münsterland (Germany). The family-run company produces around 50,000 vehicles per year with over 6,000 employees and generated a turnover of around EUR 2.16 billion in the 2024/25 financial year. The international production network includes plants in Germany, Lithuania, Spain, England and Turkey.

Corporate presence

DAF Trucks

DAF Trucks is part of PACCAR Inc., a global technology group that develops and manufactures light, medium and heavy-duty trucks. With a comprehensive range of tractors and commercial vehicles, DAF offers the right vehicle for every transportation requirement. DAF is also the leading provider of services, including multi-support repair and maintenance contracts, financial services from PACCAR Financial and a world-class parts supply service from PACCAR Parts.

Host of the plant tour and dinner at MAN Truck & Bus

Cooperation partner

DSLV | German Federal Association for Forwarding and Logistics

www.dslv.org/en/

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Presentation options. Your direct route to the customer

Become part of the Annual Commercial Vehicle Conference and put your company and your experts in the spotlight.

Use this established industry conference to sharpen your company's profile and raise your profile as an innovative thought leader and reliable partner. Get yourself talked about, increase your company's presence and demonstrate your expertise on topics that move your (potential) customers.

Our quality promise

We don't just stream - we have developed new live formats of interaction and information for you and the participants. As a partner, we offer you - also digitally - the opportunity to position your company in a high-quality environment and enter into a targeted dialog with your customers of tomorrow.

Branding - Increase your brand awareness

Benefit from the Handelsblatt cosmos: We offer you unique opportunities, e.g.

Advertisements in the Handelsblatt or specialist articles in the Handelsblatt Journal alongside renowned guest authors
Specialist sessions or exchanges on the live stage with leading business leaders
Image videos in live stream and on-demand
Logo placement for several months in our Handelsblatt channels (e.g. website, event platform, e-mail campaigns, social media activities)

Know-how transfer - show your expertise

Convince (potential) customers with your expertise: We actively involve you in our conference and enable direct access to the community with an increased digital reach:

Content keynote in the main program and discussions with leading business leaders
Expert interview in the live stream and beyond the conference
Individual breakout sessions during the conference
Professional positioning with your target group with a one-hour „Digital Session“ even before the conference
With an article in our Handelsblatt Journal, as an objective platform, you benefit from the reach and circulation strength of the Handelsblatt.

Lead generation - shorten the path to the customer

High-caliber top decision-makers from the industry, gathered in one place: We help you to establish value-adding business relationships and achieve maximum ROI - digitally too!

Match-making: You define the profile of your desired matching contacts and the platform automatically identifies promising leads for you
With the appointment scheduling function, you can meet suggested matches via 1to1 video chat to exchange ideas
Use relevant content to generate leads directly on the platform (with opt-in request)
Use our multi-level content campaigns to market studies, white papers or other specialist content via our channels and generate new leads

We work with you to develop customized packages for the optimal presence of your company according to your ideas and objectives.
Let's get talking!

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I would be happy to coordinate an individual presentation concept with you according to your ideas and objectives.