“Great Women and Exciting Insights” – That Was the PANDA Future Mobility & AI Lab 2025 Presented by BMW Group
- Cynthia Jagomast
- Oct 19
- 3 min read
Last Friday, October 17, 2025, BMW opened the new Talent Campus for this year's PANDA Lab: On this day, around 60 female leaders from various disciplines in the mobility, IT, automotive, and AI sectors gathered – along with numerous partner and Collaborative Partner companies who shaped the day with us and made it an unforgettable experience for all participants. As with all PANDA events, shared professional and personal exchange, further development, and networking were once again the focus – but the fun was certainly not neglected in this great atmosphere!
Team collaboration, discussions, and presentations on the "Leadership Experiment" as well as exciting and exclusive Inspiration Sessions and Keynotes—all focused on Future Mobility & AI—repeatedly offered a wide selection of choices for the participants, combining professional with personal input. The numerous opportunities for relaxed networking between participants and our Collaborative Partners and corporate participants were also very well received. The result: Many new contacts, great conversations, and a wonderful atmosphere.
Truly a picture-perfect PANDA Lab!
"Thank you for such a great event! The people and the energy - unmatched!"
"Great opportunity to meet so many amazing women and a change of perspective in terms of: What are the problems/challenges/solutions of others?"
"Such a diverse program that was above all interactive."
"The exchange with other women, especially the networking chat with strong role models from the event day, was excellent!"
– Excerpt from the feedback of participants
A huge thank you goes, as always, to our speakers, who enriched the event so much with their expertise, time, and effort, making it what it is today:
Dr. Cornelia Nitsch (Head of HR Marketing & Recruiting, BMW Group) and Sabine Götte (Head of Training and Further Education, Junior Programs, BMW Group) for the warm welcome
Verena Held (Head of Digitalization, Data Management, Standards, BMW Group) for the fabulous keynote "THE NEW HOW IS NOW"
Eva-Maria Filser and Marina Warlich (Agile Project Manager, BMW Group) for the insights "On the Road to the New Class"
Regine Wieland (Senior Manager Manufacturing Global ABS/ESP, Robert Bosch GmbH) for her expertise on "Hybrid Leadership – Between Performance Pressure, People Needs, and Personal Boundaries"
Franziska Molnar (Head of Digital Competencies, Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG) for her tips on "Success Is No Coincidence – How You Continuously Develop Yourself and Your Own Team"
Dr. Linda Brinkhaus (Head of Electrics, Electronics & Software Battery System, Volkswagen AG) for her valuable words on "Empathy Meets Innovation. Is Change in the Automotive Industry Female?"
Regina Mehler (CEO, 1st ROW WOMEN SPEAKER SINCE 2012) for her great contribution to "More Visible and Successful Through Personal Branding. Build Your Own Brand"
Johanna Maria Schmitt (Program Manager Research & Innovation, Lufthansa Technik AG) for the professional input on "Cross-Innovation: How Lufthansa Technik Is Making Flying More Sustainable with Hydrogen."
Thank you to our Corporate and Collaborative Partners who made the day possible through their support!
BMW Group
Volkswagen AG
Robert Bosch GmbH
Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
MAN Truck & Bus SE
ESCP Business School
Lufthansa Technik AG
MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH
net4tec | 4 WoMen Careers in Technology
1ST ROW & WOMEN SPEAKER SINCE 2012
Gesa-Luise Rittinghaus, PANDA Ambassador from the "Mobility" Group
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