{"id":11413,"date":"2026-03-12T09:41:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/?p=11413"},"modified":"2026-03-16T10:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:36:10","slug":"rewire-live-2026-ai-that-actually-works-event-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/en\/resources\/blog\/rewire-live-2026-ai-that-actually-works-event-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"AI that actually works: four lessons from Rewire LIVE 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--69e8deb72bcee\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--69e8deb72bcee {\n    height: 80px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72bcee {\n        height: 80px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72bcee {\n        height: 60px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72bcee {\n        height: 40px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section class=\"container-block   \"  style=\"\" >\r\n        <div class=\"block  container  container--default  width-under--mobile width-under--tablet width-under--laptop  wysiwyg\">\r\n        \n\n<p>Last week, on March 5, 2026, business leaders from across the DACH region gathered in Frankfurt for <strong><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/en\/resources\/event\/ai-that-actually-works\/\">Rewire LIVE<\/a><\/strong>. Together they shared their experience with AI, and how it is transforming industries, from energy and retail to emergency services and manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are four lessons that emerged throughout the day.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--69e8deb72bf38\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--69e8deb72bf38 {\n    height: 30px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72bf38 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72bf38 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72bf38 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lesson 1: While jobs will evolve in the future, the &#8220;human in the loop&#8221; will remain essential.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Agustin Tenorio Bilbao<\/strong>, Senior Vice President at <strong><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.siemens-energy.com\/global\/en\/home.html\">Siemens Energy<\/a><\/strong>, opened the day by discussing how AI is transforming the power industry. His main advice centred on leadership: empower people to use AI and refuse to let business units opt out of the transition. His human-centric strategy emphasizes the importance of fostering curiosity at all seniority levels to ensure the technology is understood and genuinely embraced rather than just mandated. Not least because \u201cyou cannot blame AI agents when things go wrong\u201d. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--69e8deb72c0c3\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--69e8deb72c0c3 {\n    height: 30px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72c0c3 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72c0c3 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72c0c3 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lesson 2: Many AI use cases are already delivering million-euro benefits in companies that know how to seize the opportunity. The conclusion is clear: AI is here to stay.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry leaders went on to share how they move AI from the lab to the factory floor:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Dr. Michael Sch\u00e4fer (<a href=\"http:\/\/I accept cookies If you use this site, you agree to our use of cookies. More information  Logo  Holding Unternehmen Presse Karriere Kontakt Links Pure Steel+ Deutsch  slides2 Aktiv f\u00fcr die saarl\u00e4ndische Stahlindustrie F\u00fcr Dillinger und Saarstahl Vorsprung sichern und ausbauen, wo immer es geht und Neues entwickeln, was andere nicht k\u00f6nnen.   Ab 2030: 4,9 Mio. t\/Jahr weniger CO2. Gemeinsam schaffen wir das. Mit Pure Steel+  Power4Steel Der Weg der CO2-Transformation ist klar definiert.  Wir erschaffen Stahl f\u00fcr eine klimafreundliche Zukunft. Stahl von Dillinger und Saarstahl ist Teil der Klimawende. Die nachhaltige Gewinnung von erneuerbaren Energien aus Wind, Wasser und Sonne ist ohne Stahl nicht denkbar. Aktuelle Meldungen 19. Dezember 2025 Pressemitteilung  H\u00f6chster Standard beim Klimaschutz: SHS-Gruppe wieder auf A List von CDP Die Umweltschutzorganisation CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project) zeichnet die SHS-Gruppe (SHS - Stahl-Holding-Saar, Saarstahl Aktiengesellschaft und Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger H\u00fcttenwerke) wiederholt f\u00fcr ihr verantwortungsbewusstes Handeln im Bereich Klimaschutz aus. CDP vergibt auch in diesem Jahr einen der weltweit anerkannten Pl\u00e4tze auf der \u201eA List\u201c an die Unternehmen der SHS-Gruppe. Die j\u00e4hrliche Vergabe der Pl\u00e4tze erfolgt durch CDP anhand von Daten, die von den Unternehmen zur Verf\u00fcgung gestellt werden.  Weiter 12. Dezember 2025 Pressemitteilung  Wechsel im Vorstand von Dillinger und Saarstahl: Markus Lauer \u00fcbergibt seine Aufgaben \u2013 Jonathan Weber wird neuer Finanzvorstand Im Vorstand der Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger H\u00fcttenwerke (Dillinger) und der Saarstahl Aktiengesellschaft sowie in der Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrung der SHS - Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA (SHS) kommt es zu einem Wechsel: Markus Lauer, Vorstand f\u00fcr das Ressort Finanzen und Einkauf sowie Mitglied der SHS-Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrung, verl\u00e4sst die Unternehmensgruppe in bestem gegenseitigem Einvernehmen nach erfolgreich abgeschlossenen Projekten und wichtigen strategischen Weichenstellungen. Gleichzeitig haben die jeweiligen Aufsichtsr\u00e4te in ihren Sitzungen am 11. und 12. Dezember 2025 Jonathan Weber mit Wirkung ab 1. Januar 2026 zum Vorstand f\u00fcr das Ressort Finanzen von Dillinger und Saarstahl bestellt. Er hat derzeit bereits die Funktion des Transformationsvorstands inne und ist Mitglied der Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrung der SHS.  Weiter 10. Oktober 2025 Pressemitteilung  N\u00e4chster Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur klimaneutralen Stahlproduktion: 1,7-Milliarden-Euro-Finanzierung f\u00fcr Power4Steel erfolgreich abgeschlossen Die SHS \u2013 Stahl-Holding-Saar Gruppe (SHS-Gruppe) mit ihren Beteiligungen Dillinger (Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger H\u00fcttenwerke) und Saarstahl (Saarstahl Aktiengesellschaft) hat die Finanzierung ihres Transformationsprojekts Power4Steel, eines der gr\u00f6\u00dften Dekarbonisierungsprojekte Europas, erfolgreich abgeschlossen. Der Gesamtfinanzierungsumfang bel\u00e4uft sich auf rund 1,7 Milliarden Euro. Damit ist die Finanzierung \u00fcber die gesamte Laufzeit des Investitionsprojekts gesichert.  Weiter 08. Oktober 2025 Statement  Stahl-Holding-Saar zu den angek\u00fcndigten Ma\u00dfnahmen der EU-Kommission zur Ausweitung der Stahlz\u00f6lle Die SHS - Stahl-Holding-Saar begr\u00fc\u00dft die angek\u00fcndigten Ma\u00dfnahmen der EU-Kommission zur Ausweitung der Stahlz\u00f6lle. Gerne stellen wir Ihnen dazu ein Zitat von Stefan Rauber, Vorsitzender der Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrung der SHS - Stahl-Holding-Saar GmbH &amp; Co. KGaA und Vorstandsvorsitzender der Aktien-Gesellschaft der Dillinger H\u00fcttenwerke und Saarstahl Aktiengesellschaft, zur Verf\u00fcgung:  Weiter Mehr Meldungen im Newsarchiv  +49 6831 47 0Impressum | Datenschutz | Social Media Datenschutzerkl\u00e4rung | Sitemap\">SHS<\/a> &#8211; Steel Production) <\/strong>showcased how AI transforms processes \u2013 from oxygen content prediction, to surface inspection, and automated scrap classification.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Dr. Armin M\u00fcller (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaufland.de\/\">Kaufland<\/a> &#8211; Retail)<\/strong> stressed that successful AI transformation is about organizational change, with three pillars: AI Products, Governance, and Enablement. M\u00fcller\u2019s advice? Focus on solving the business problem rather than always reaching for the most advanced technology.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Helen Rijkes &amp; Freek Gulden (<a href=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/\">Rewire<\/a>) <\/strong>showed how businesses are becoming agent-dense organizations, where hundreds of specialized agents \u2013 grounded in codified company knowledge \u2013 handle specific tasks at scale.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--69e8deb72c2bd\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--69e8deb72c2bd {\n    height: 30px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72c2bd {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72c2bd {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72c2bd {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11433 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1709;width:1064px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-177x118.jpg 177w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-90x60.jpg 90w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1709\" src=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11433\" style=\"width:1064px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-2048x1367.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-177x118.jpg 177w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A0051-v2-90x60.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Helen &amp; Freek on unlocking synergies between Data Management and agentic AI<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--69e8deb72d2d4\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--69e8deb72d2d4 {\n    height: 30px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d2d4 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d2d4 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d2d4 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lesson 3: Technology is only half the battle; organizations must redesign processes to remove the vulnerabilities these tools expose.<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>As machines become more human-like, <strong>Luzi Sennhauser (CEO, <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/aurigin.ai\/\">Aurigin.ai<\/a>)<\/strong> warned that our instinctive trust in human voices is becoming a liability. Bad actors now use synthetic voices to impersonate executives and trigger fraudulent transactions. While Aurigin.ai provides tools to detect these &#8220;synthetic signatures,&#8221; Sennhauser noted that this is an arms race that will require continuous (re)invention.  <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--69e8deb72d490\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--69e8deb72d490 {\n    height: 30px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d490 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d490 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d490 {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lesson 4: The most successful organizations will be those that prioritize causal reasoning, human oversight, and cross-functional enablement<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>The afternoon largely consisted of mastermind sessions \u2013 designed to move beyond the &#8220;what&#8221; of AI to the &#8220;how&#8221;. This is where the rubber meets the road; where small groups tackle complex, real-world problems &#8211; like how to handle the mental load of emergency dispatchers of the fire brigade in Cologne, who deal with over 300 thousand calls annually (an example brought to us by <strong>Sebastian Heitmann<\/strong>, the fire brigade\u2019s head of IT. Or why AI often fails in complex scenarios \u2013 a debate brought to us by <strong>Michael Haft from <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/xplain-data.de\/\">Xplain Data<\/a><\/strong>. The answer: it sees correlations but doesn&#8217;t understand causality. (With the group, Michael outlined workarounds that pinpoint the true &#8220;why&#8221; behind data anomalies without needing to run expensive real-world experiments.) <strong>Jonas Kari<\/strong> from <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/roxhealth.com\/\"><strong>RoX Health<\/strong><\/a> (part of pharmaceutical giant <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.roche.com\/\"><strong>Roche<\/strong><\/a>), brought to us one of the biggest challenges in clinical trials: identifying and recruiting suitable patients &#8211; a problem where AI-based matching using electronic health records can help. To top it off, the day concluded with a panel discussion featuring <strong>Michael Haft (Xplain Data)<\/strong>, <strong>Gunther Klobe<\/strong> (<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.supertext.com\/\"><strong>Supertext<\/strong><\/a>), and Professor <strong><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dieter_Heermann\">Dieter Heermann<\/a><\/strong>. If one consensus emerged, it is that the future of AI isn&#8217;t about building bigger models, but about contextual intelligence and specialized architectures. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--69e8deb72d59c\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--69e8deb72d59c {\n    height: 30px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d59c {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d59c {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d59c {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-src=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11435 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 2560px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 2560\/1707;width:1070px;height:auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-177x118.jpg 177w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-90x60.jpg 90w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11435\" style=\"width:1070px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-177x118.jpg 177w, https:\/\/rewirenow.com\/app\/uploads\/2026\/03\/BP3A9571-v2-90x60.jpg 90w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The mastermind session: powered by human intelligence<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"at-spacer at-spacer--69e8deb72d93a\" style=\"background-color: transparent\">\n<style>\n\/* Ultrawide *\/\n.at-spacer--69e8deb72d93a {\n    height: 30px;\n}\n\n\/* Desktop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1920px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d93a {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Laptop *\/\n@media (max-width: 1024px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d93a {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n\n\/* Mobile *\/\n@media (max-width: 767px) {\n    .at-spacer--69e8deb72d93a {\n        height: 30px;\n    }\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A note of thanks<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>We would like to extend our deepest gratitude to all our speakers for sharing their invaluable expertise and to every participant whose insightful questions and energy made Rewire LIVE 2026 a resounding success. 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