The Future of Autonomous Operations - CDTM Trend Seminar, Fall 2026

​Dear CDTM Community & friends of the Center,

​Seven intensive weeks of the Trend Seminar are coming to an end, and the Class of Fall 2026 is ready to share what we found ✨🎉

​We explored The Future of Autonomous Operations: we asked how AI agents, robotics and connected industrial systems will change the way energy and natural-resource companies plan, operate and maintain critical assets by 2030 and 2035. That took us across power grids, oil and gas, mining and chemicals, from the substation to the seabed ⚡🛢️⛏️.
Along the way we spoke to dozens of experts from industry, research and venture capital, and the bottleneck they named was almost never the technology 🤖

​Together with our project partner SAP, we are excited to invite you to the final presentation of this semester's Trend Seminar at SAP Labs Munich. We will present our key trends, the scenarios we built from them, and the ventures that came out of them 🔋🏭🚀

​The Class of Fall 2026 is looking forward to seeing you there!

​Best, Your Class of Fall 2026