When: 05.07.2016 9:30
Where: SO 418 ("Bahnhofsturm")
Bismarckstrasse 42
68131 Mannheim

You can find a description of how to get there here.

Preliminary Agenda

9:30 Welcome
    Prof. Dr. Tracy (Pro Rector of research, equal opportunities und scientific procreation) University of Mannheim
9:45 until 10:15 Overview "ForDigital"
    Prof. Dr. Heinzl und Prof. Dr. Mädche
10:30 till 12:00 Disciplinary perspectives on digitalization:
  • Computer Science: Prof. Dr. Martina Zitterbart, KIT
  • Law: Prof. Dr. Thomas Fetzer, University of Mannheim
  • Business Administration: Prof. Dr. Florian Stahl, University of Mannheim
  • Psychology: Prof. Dr. Georg W. Alpers, University of Mannheim
12:00 till 12:30 Coffee break
12:30 till 13:00 Poster session and informal exchange
13:00 till 13:30 The Excellence Initiative III - Status of the excellence cluster proposal on digitalization
starting 13:30 Informal get-together and lunch

You can find the Agenda for the kick-off event here as printable PDF.



Key Notes



Prof. Dr. Martina Zitterbart
Research area telematics | Institute of Telematics
Karlsruher Institute for Technologie (KIT)

Topic: "Internet of Everything – Opportunities & Challenges"


Prof. Dr. Florian Stahl
Chair for Quant. Marketing und Consumer Analytics
University of Mannheim

Topic: "From Big Data to Insights - Research Priorities in Marketing"


Prof. Dr. Thomas Fetzer
Chair for public law, regulation law and tax law
University of Mannheim

Topic: "Digital world - analogue law? Challenges of the digitalization
 for the legal framework?"


Prof. Dr. Georg W. Alpers
Chair for clinical and biological psychology and psychotherapy
University of Mannheim

Topic: "Clinical Psychology Goes Digital: Ambulatory Assessment with Digital Devices"

You can find the presentation of the kick-off event at the UniConnect plattform in the folder "Kick-off Veranstaltung am 05.07.2016"