December 2, 2026 · Hilton Cologne
28th Planungsfachkonferenz
Autopilot or co-pilot? The end of traditional planning
The leading German-language platform for planning, budgeting and forecasting. This year Valsight is a cooperation partner of Horváth - we look forward to meeting you in Cologne.
How is AI changing planning - and what role is left for people? Horváth invites you to experience the future of planning and forecasting through concrete practice cases: with talks from Mercedes-Benz, Bosch, MAN, trivago and other companies, and plenty of room for personal exchange. The conference is held in German.
Key topics
AI in planning and forecasting How artificial intelligence is changing planning and forecasting
Flexible processes How planning and steering processes become more flexible and efficient
Tools and automation How modern planning tools and automation work in practice
Mercedes-Benz: AI-based scenario modelling for better decisions
- Dialogue instead of spreadsheet ping-pong: direct exchange between finance and the business
- Automated driver models: using AI to identify the relevant levers per market and segment
- Real-time simulations: answering what-if questions quickly, without manual detours
Christian Doppler and Can Tunco, Mercedes-Benz AG
The agenda
Seven practice cases from manufacturing, retail, utilities and the digital economy - with time for discussion and questions in between. All talks are in German.
- 09:00
Welcome and introduction
Michael Kappes and Sascha Brosig, Horváth
- 09:10
Mercedes-Benz
AI-based scenario modelling for better decisions
Christian Doppler, Can Tunco
- 09:45
Stadtwerke Bochum
Planning in real time: integrated steering at Stadtwerke Bochum
Leena Albers, Nicole Färber, Bastian Kubik
- 10:20
Discussion, questions and break
- 11:00
Horváth
How much planning, and what kind, will your company need in 2030?
Michael Kappes, Sascha Brosig
- 11:35
Felix Schoeller
Integrated financial planning with Jedox and AI: steering efficiently in volatile times
Phillis Gertken, Felix Schoeller Group; Annika Henne, Orise Digital
- 12:10
Discussion, questions and lunch
- 13:30
Robert Bosch
Finance AI assistants: the path to agent-supported integrated planning
Sven Pieper, Holger Scherer
- 14:05
MAN Truck & Bus
Intent-driven controlling with AI agents in SAP Analytics Cloud
Patrick Schönig, MAN; Tobias Lohschelder, Windhoff Software Services
- 14:40
Discussion, questions and break
- 15:20
TEDi
End-to-end transformation: from silos to integrated corporate planning
Marc Kursawe
- 15:55
trivago
Hotel? trivago. Forecast? Pigment.
Hélène Rosenberg
- 16:30
Discussion, summary and closing remarks
- 16:50
Get-together
Meet us in Cologne
Running scenarios in real time, maintaining driver models instead of spreadsheets, bringing finance and the business to one table: that is what Valsight does every day. Talk to us at the conference or book a meeting in advance - to discuss your planning or for a short live demo on site.
Book a meeting on site
December 2, 2026
9:00 am to about 5:00 pm, followed by a get-together
Hilton Cologne
Marzellenstraße 13-17, 50668 Cologne, Germany
Evening event
December 1, 2026, 7:00 pm. Relaxed networking, limited places
Attendance
EUR 990 plus VAT, including presentation materials, lunch and conference drinks
Who is it for?
For specialists, managers and IT application experts who shape planning, budgeting and forecasting, whether on the methods side or the IT side.
- A wide range of inspiration from practice
- Approaches and lessons learned from the participating companies
- Insights into current topics, trends and developments
- Discussions with speakers and a growing network
- A sense of where you stand compared with other companies
In times of high volatility, we are able to react quickly to changing market conditions and other challenges. Thanks to Valsight.
We calculated scenarios in fractions of a second, where we used to need an entire day for this work. That was one of our biggest gains and massively increased acceptance for the driver-based approach.
Valsight is an important part of our controlling tool stack. We can model and manage the fluctuations of the VUCA world and the risks of transformation through driver-based scenario simulations.
With Valsight we avoid false precision and become faster.
Valsight is the perfect foundation for agile controlling.
As a user, I can quickly create driver trees across numerous dimensions and adjust them as needed to enable a targeted planning process.
