Media coverage of Evonik Digital

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The virtual talk focused on how companies can increase their implementation strength of innovations through targeted cooperation. Innovation and growth have long since ceased to lie in isolated systems, but in structures that, in open cooperation, overcome the barriers of competition and shorten innovation cycles - ecosystems. Since 2018, the pilot project of the co-creation hub "Gründerallianz Ruhr" has successfully demonstrated how companies of all types and sizes are finding new strength in curated networks.

After the presentation, the participants had the opportunity to exchange their experiences live with Hendrik Hahn, CDO at Evonik, and Alexander Weihe, Head of Innovation at Vonovia.

Evonik is expanding its cooperation with IBM in digitalization. The two companies are extending their strategic partnership until 2025. The early decision creates more opportunities for further longer-term projects. In addition, Evonik will be involved in the research and development of artificial intelligence at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): As the world's first chemical industry company, Evonik participates in the MIT-IBM Watson AI Lab.

The laboratory of the future is a visionary concept: a goal that evolves as technology advances. Predictions are made, skeptics respond, and the vision reboots. The future offers few guarantees. But it also tends to develop over time rather than spring up, shockingly new, overnight.

Evonik Digita is taking on the digital transformation, developing new digital business models and building up digital competences within Evonik. A conversation with Henrik Hahn, who as Chief Digital Officer coordinates the digitalization activities at Evonik.

Henrik Hahn is responsible for digitalization at the specialty chemicals company Evonik. The 49-year-old is Chief Digital Officer and he told us why digitalization offers a challenge for companies but at the same time a great opportunity. With Evonik Digital GmbH, the company has broken new ground in 2017.

After about two years of development, COATINO® is leaving the Early Access Phase: The digital assistant is now available free of charge to the entire paint & varnish industry.

Evonik is breaking new ground in the world of work: Evonik is the first company in the chemical industry in Germany to agree on a digital mission statement with the works council.

Henrik Hahn, Chief Digital Officer at Evonik and Chairman of the Management Board of Evonik Digital GmbH, spoke at the Founder's Forum NRW about the entrepreneurial spirit and its importance for the region.

"Good analogue and digital networking between employees as well as between employees and external partners becomes vital."

"If you want to recognize new things, you have to break through existing thought schemes."

"Making B2B business models B2C-capable": This is what Evonik-CDO Henrik Hahn is tinkering with. "By the way, he is fighting not to lose the power of innovation to Internet companies"

"Minister Pinkwart also used the visit and the background discussion to find out about the strategies of the chemical industry on the topic of "Industry 4.0"