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Conferences, workshops, white papers, specialist articles. In the Holisticon Knowledge hub, we share the latest content and dates on technology and strategy trends and important transformation topics.

Roman Schloemmer appointed new Co-CEO of Holisticon AG

Björn Serving has been appointed as the new Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) of Holisticon AG. Serving has been Head of Growth at Holisticon for several years and, in this role, has already been responsible for the future direction of the company. →

26/06/2026
Björn Serving appointed new Co-CEO of Holisticon AG

Björn Serving has been appointed as the new Co-Chief Executive Officer (Co-CEO) of Holisticon AG. Serving has been Head of Growth at Holisticon for several years and, in this role, has already been responsible for the future direction of the company. →

16/02/2026
Clean code alone is not enough: When micro measures fail to solve macro problems

Knowledge

technology, Software architecture

Tickets take months, features struggle through three branches, and testing is practically impossible. And that's despite clean code initiatives. Why technical quality alone isn't enough – and how a comprehensive architecture review at the right time can make all the difference. →

12/02/2026
Paul Kwaziwai Deuster
RAG – blind on one eye? Why multimodal RAG puts an end to OCR hell

Knowledge

AI, Innovation, technology

Conventional RAG is blind to diagrams, tables and visual structures, but help is at hand. Why multimodal RAG such as Qwen3-VL could change everything – including a working demo to try out. →

21/01/2026
Bennet Krause
Tech conferences in 2026

Conferences

Software, Agile, BPM, Security, AI

The 2026 event year promises once again to feature a wide range of exciting tech conferences, meetups, and trade events. Our overview of more than 35 events covering topics such as digitalization, transformation, AI, software development, agile, and security will help you keep track of everything. →

09/01/2026
Product Owner Days 2026

Conferences

Cologne

The Product Owner Days in Cologne are entering their next round. Concentrated expertise in over 20 talks and networking with like-minded product owners and product managers—what more could you want? Johannes Schartau will be there! →

06/05/2026
Johannes Schartau
More engineering, less magic: How Agentic AI is finding its way into production

Knowledge

Agentic AI quickly makes an impression – but the step from demo to reliable reality is greater than many companies expect. This is precisely where it is worth taking a look at the mechanisms that turn spontaneous magic into real stability. →

11/12/2025
Bennet Krause
From unstructured documents to structured data: How Spring AI and Tesseract OCR simplify data extraction

Knowledge

Spring, AI, KI, Technologie

Invoices, parts lists, scanned forms – valuable data is hidden everywhere in unstructured documents. We tested how Spring AI and GenAI models can be used to extract structured JSON data from PDFs and images. The result: ready for production and surprisingly easy to implement. →

09/12/2025
Jan Weinschenker
Trust is good, architecture is better: Why AI agents need a security strategy

Knowledge

KI, Agentic AI, Software, Security, IT-Security, Technologie

AI agents have arrived in the strategy departments of German companies. Everywhere, preparations are being made to deploy autonomous systems in order to leverage their enormous potential. But in the excitement surrounding the possibilities, a dangerous blind spot is emerging: security. →

11/11/2025
Bennet Krause
Transform together – the Podcast Meetup

Knowledge

Transformation, Innovation, Change Management, Agile

Listen, learn, apply, network: In our unique mix of podcast and meetup, host Johannes Schartau talks to inspiring guests, while participants can apply and discuss what they have learnt immediately afterwards. →

12/08/2025