TimeTable SmartForest 2025
SmartForest 2026 will take place on the 12th and 13th of March, 2026, at the Technical University of Munich’s campus in Freising, at the Zentrum Wald-Forst-Holz Weihenstephan.
You can find a more detailed overview of the conference programme here.
Further information about our speakers can be found here.
Thursday, March 12th 2026
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Arrival and Registration |
| Time | Auditorium H21 | Auditorium H22 |
|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 09:10 | Greeting and Conference Opening | Greeting and Conference Opening |
| 09:10 – 10:00 | Keynote: Rethinking Forest ecosystem understanding and management with 3D Artificial Intelligence Stefano Puliti, NIBIO Language: English | Keynote: Digitales Ökosystem Wald: Wie weit sind wir? Thorsten Reitz, wetransform GmbH Language: German |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| Time | Auditorium H21 | Auditorium H22 | Room SR04 | Room SR05 | Outdoor Session 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Keynote: Digitaler Wald. Analoges Denken. Schluss mit den Kästchen! Günther Bronner, Umweltdata GmbH Language: German | Keynote: Kein technischer Wandel ohne sozialen Wandel. PD Dr. Tobias Schlechtriemen, Universität Freiburg | Thomas Breunig, Forst Direktion Freiburg Language: German | In-Depth Session: Strategies for Climate-resilient Forests Moderation: Dr. Mirela Beloiu Schwenke, ETH Zurich Language: English | Data Ecosystem Laboratory Moderation: Thorsten Reitz, wetransform GmbH & Dr. Benjamin Kowalski, FFI Sprache: German/English | Inventur mit Handheld Scanner – Hands-on Erfahrung im Lehrforst Martin Keuschnigg, Umweltdata GmbH Language: German/English |
| 11:00 – 12:00 | Themenblock 1: Forstwirtschaft im Wandel – Aktuelle Erkenntnisse und Praxisperspektiven Moderation: Prof. Dr. Andreas Rothe, Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf Language: German | In-Depth Session: Kommunikation, Vernetzung und Wissenstransfer Moderation: Nancy Lazecky, FNR Sprache: Deutsch | In-Depth Session (continued) | Data Ecosystem Laboratory (continued) | Inventur mit Handheld Scanner (continued) |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 12:00 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| Time | Auditorium H21 | Auditorium H22 | Room SR04 | Room SR05 | Outdoor Session 1 | Outdoor Session 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 – 15:30 | Themenblock 5: Innovative Forstpraxis hautnah Moderation: Martin Roth, Wood.In.Vision Language: German | Block 4: Digital Twins and Data Spaces Moderation: Franziska Hochenegger, wetransform GmbH Language: English | In-Depth Session: Hindernisse, Erfolgsfaktoren und Lösungsansätze Moderation: Nancy Lazecky, FNR Language: German | Data Ecosystem Laboratory (continued) | Das Management der Waldökosysteme einfach gemacht dank TBk, WIS.2 WEB und MSC Moderation: Prof. Dr. Christian Rosset, BFH Sprache: German | English | Smart im Wald – So optimieren mobile Anwendungen die Forstpraxis Ina Wilken, palos GmbH Sprache: German |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| Time | Auditorium H21 | Auditorium H22 | Room SR04 | Room SR05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16:00 – 17:30 | Block 3: Forest Practice 4.0: AI for Sustainable Forestry Moderation: Prof. Dr. Fabian Fassnacht, BOKU Wien Language: English | In-Depth Session: Datenräume, Standards und Infrastruktur Moderation: Thorsten Reitz, wetransform GmbH Language: German | In-Depth Session: Künstliche Intelligenz, digitale Zwillinge & Best Practices Moderation: Ramona Resch, wetransform GmbH Language: German | Data Ecosystem Laboratory (continued) |
After the sessions, there will be enough time to check in at the hotel before the day ends with the conference dinner.
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 19:00 – 23:00 | Conference Dinner Bräustüberl Weihenstephan Weihenstephaner Berg 10 85354 Freising www.braeustueberl-weihenstephan.de |
Friday, March 13th 2025
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 08:00 – 09:00 | Arrival and Registration |
| Time | Auditorium H21 | Auditorium H22 | Room SR04 | Outdoor Session 1 | Outdoor Session 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 – 10:30 | Focus Session: Bridging remote sensing and modelling: Benchmark data for future forests Moderation: Dr. Mirela Beloiu Schwenke, ETH Zurich | Dr. Lars Waser, WSL Language: English | In-Depth Session: New Methods in Forest Inventory Moderation: Dr. Werner Rammer, TU Munich Language: English | In-Depth Session: Digitale Werkzeuge und Apps Moderation: Ronald Kilian, wetransform GmbH Language: German | Plenterwald-App Vorarlberg Moderation: Stephan Philipp, Vorarlberger Landesregierung Sprache: Deutsch | Digitaler Zwilling im Holzeinschlag Moderation: Martin Roth, Wood.In.Vision Sprache: Deutsch |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 10:30 – 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| Time | Auditorium H21 | Auditorium H22 | Room SR04 | Room SR05 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 – 12:30 | In-Depth Session: Artificial Intelligence as an Analytical Tool in Forestry Moderation: Prof. Dr. Thomas Purfürst, TU Dresden Language: English | Block 2: The Forest of the Future Moderation: Franziska Hochenegger, wetransform GmbH Language: English | World Café Moderation: Dr. Lars Waser, WSL Language: German | World Café Moderation: Petra Adler, FVA BW Language: English |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 12:30 – 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| Time | Auditorium H21 | Auditorium H22 | Room SR04 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14:00 – 15:30 | In-Depth Session: KI-gestützte Fernerkundung in der Praxis Moderation: Prof. Dr. Fabian Fassnacht, BOKU Wien Language: German | In-Depth Session: Drones, Sensor Technology, and Remote Sensing Moderation: Petra Adler, FVA BW Language: English | In-Depth Session: Von der Datenerhebung zur Anwendung Moderation: Ramona Resch, wetransform GmbH Language: German |
| Time | Activity |
|---|---|
| 15:30 – 15:45 | Break |
| Time | Auditorium H21 | Auditorium H22 |
|---|---|---|
| 15:45 – 16:15 | Closing Keynote: Earth observation for European forest monitoring: what has been achieved and where are we heading? Prof. Dr. Cornelius Senf, TU München Language: English | N/A |
| 16:15 – 17:00 | Wrap-Up & Closing Thorsten Reitz, wetransform GmbH Language: German | N/A |