About the User Forum
The Event for PLANTA Users – Experience project management and the PLANTA software live!
On May 06-07, 2026 at Hotel Novotel in Karlsruhe.
PLANTA is looking forward to a personal exchange with you. Take the opportunity to get to know yet unreleased software features, exchange ideas and connect with other project managers and learn more about the software and PLANTA.
Reserve your room at the Novotel, Arthotel ANA Eden or at Motel One.
Inspiration for your project management
Experience success stories
Find out how other companies successfully use our software – and get inspiration for your projects.
Get more out of PLANTA
Discover new features, practical tips and solutions to make your work more efficient. Test the latest versions on site.
Exciting expert presentations
Be inspired by speakers on current project management trends and expand your specialist knowledge.
Exchange and Networking
Make valuable contacts at exciting presentations, industry tables and networking opportunities.
Program
The program for the User Forum will be published at the beginning of 2026.
Take matters into your own hands and become a speaker at the user forum. Send your idea proposal to anwenderforum@planta.de.
Program
Wednesday, May 14
| 01:00 pm |
Check-In Welcome aperitiv |
| 01:45 pm
– 02:15 pm |
Opening and Business Development Snezana Spasenovic, Jochen Geißer, Max Kuhn – PLANTA |
| 02:15 pm – 03:00 pm |
New Features of the PLANTA-Software Markus Schreyer, Jana Ganter – PLANTA |
| 03:00 pm
– 03:45 pm |
Coffee break
Meetings at the demo counters and industry desks |
| 03:45 pm
– 04:45 pm |
Project Management in the Era of Disruption: from Controlling to Adaptivity – the Digital Dimension Keynote
Prof. Dr. Helge Fischer – FOM Hochschule für Ökonomie und Management |
| 05:00 pm | Departure tram |
| 05:20 pm | Accompanying program
Guided tour of the old abattoir: historical traces and current use |
| from 07:30 pm | Dinner followed by an evening drink |
Thursday, May 15
| 08:45 am |
Welcome coffee at the foyer outside the conference room |
|
| Stream 1 | Stream 2 | |
| 09:00 am
– 09:35 am |
How Can Human-Centered and Transparent AI Design Succeed?
Prof. Dr. Steffen Kinkel – Kompetenzzentrum KARL |
Efficient Budget and Cost Planning with PLANTA Live Demo
Jochen Geißer and David Simmonds – PLANTA |
| 09:40 am
– 10:15 am |
Resource Management – Pilot for IT Capacity Planning at Stadtwerke Rostock Customer Presentation
Anne Plischke – Stadtwerke Rostock |
Intelligent Project Management: KI and Other Helpful Features Live Demo
Irina Zieger – PLANTA |
| 10:15 am
– 11:00 am |
Coffee break
Meeting at the Demo Counters |
|
| 11:00 am
– 11:35 am |
Back to the PLANTA Standard: an Update Based on the Greenfield Approach Customer Presentation
Theresa Leite and Benjamin Müller – Julius Blum |
Hybrid Project Management in Practice – Challenges and Solutions Live Demo
Mareike Richers and David Simmonds – PLANTA |
| 11:40 am
– 12:15 pm |
PLANTA – an opportunity for harmonization Customer Presentation
Ueli Huldreich Trafelet – Siegfried AG |
PLANTA Software in Containers: Efficient, Scalable,
Flexibel Live Demo Thiemo Lüthi – PLANTA |
| 12:30 pm
– 01:30 pm |
Lunch together at the hotel restaurant | |
| 01:30 pm
– 02:30 pm |
Platon und Aristoteles – Learning from Project Failures Keynote
Mehrschad Zaeri Esfahani – parsQube GmbH |
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| 02:40 pm
– 03:00 pm |
Outlook/Roadmap
Snezana Spasenovic and Markus Schreyer, PLANTA |
|
| 03:00 pm
– 04:00 pm |
Coffee break
Meeting at the demo counters |
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We reserve the right to modify the program.
Copyright: Novotel Karlsruhe City
Location
How to get there by public transport:
There are several trams that take you from the Central Station to Kongresszentrum (ride of approximately 5 minutes).
Parken:
There is a public underground parking garage below the Novotel Karlsruhe City with approx. 500 available parking spaces. Fees: 2€ per hour or part thereof, 24€ per day.
