Huawei IDI Forum 2025

April 28 – 29, 2025 | Munich, Germany

Innovative Data Infrastructure Forum 2025

Data Awakening, AI Rising

Munich, Germany ｜ April 28 – 29, 2025

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Huawei IDI Forum 2025

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What You Can Expect

A Technical Journey

Gain insights from global experts on the latest trends and innovations in AI and data.

In-Depth Peer Communication

Join around 600 technical experts as they exchange ideas on AI, data, storage, and talent development.

First-Hand Information on New Products

Discover cutting-edge storage solutions, including the new Huawei OceanStor Dorado series, A series, and OceanStor Pacific series.

A Night to Remember

Make unforgettable memories while enjoying incredible music and shows.

Agenda

April 28（UTC+2/CET）

April 29（UTC+2/CET）

16:00–17:30

Talent Ecosystem Session: Data Storage Certifications for Industry Influence and Career Development

Bogenhausen 1, Ground Floor, Sofitel Munich Bayerpost

16:00–16:05

Welcome Speech

Leon Zhang
| Director of European Enterprise Partner Development Mgmt Dept, Huawei

16:05–16:20

Emerging Data Infrastructure Trends in the Large AI Model Era

Dr. Ning Wu
| Chief Architect of Global Solution

16:20–16:30

Data Storage Certifications: Equipping Talent for the Data Awakening

Christian Axel De la Mora Reidel
| Director of European Learning & Certification Services Dept, Huawei

16:30–16:40

Success Case: Navigating Data Storage Certifications and Beyond

Lorenzo Passarini
| Director of K Labs

16:40–16:50

OceanClub Community: A Tech Hub for Storage Professionals

Robin Ding
| Director of the OceanClub Community

16:50–17:20

Roundtable: Data Storage Certifications for Industry Influence

17:20–17:25

OceanClub Elite Experts Certification Ceremony

17:25–17:30

Award Ceremony

Keynote

Session

Roundtable

Gala Dinner

Exhibition

10:00–10:10

Welcome Speech

Willi Song
| President of European Enterprise Business, Huawei

10:10–10:25

How to Embrace the Enterprise AI Era

Thomas Meyer
| General Manager and Group Vice President, IDC Research EMEA

10:25–10:45

Data Awakening: Accelerating Intelligence with AI-Ready Data Storage

Dr. Peter Zhou
| President of Data Storage Product Line, Huawei

10:45–11:00

How Could Data and AI Compose a Personalized Soundtrack to Your Life?

Pierre Barreau
| Co-Founder and CEO, AIVA Technologies

11:00–11:15

Data-Driven Intelligent Upgrade of Insurance Services

11:15–11:30

Optimizing Scalable LLM Inference: System-Level Strategies for Proactive KV Cache Management

Lei Chen
| Fellow of ACM and IEEE; Dean of the Information Hub, Director of the Big Data Institute, HKUST

11:30–11:45

Formula 1: Driving Strategy, Performance, and Championships with Data

Neil Martin
| Formula 1 Strategist; Data Scientist

13:30–13:45

How AI Is Reshaping the Future of Storage

Philippe Nicolas
| Founder and Lead Analyst, Coldago Research

13:45–14:00

New-Gen All-Flash Storage, Empowering the AI Era

Liming Xie
| Flash Storage Domain, Huawei

14:00–14:15

Accelerating the Transformation with All-Flash Data Center in the AI Era

Ingrid Collu
| Infrastructure Director, Engineering D.HUB

14:15–14:30

Storage Consolidation and Innovative Backup Practices in Multiple Data Centers

Stefan Schneider
| Storage Leader, Abraxas Informatik AG

14:30–14:45

Simplified All-Flash Data Center: Flash4All in the Commercial Market

Michael Georgi
| CTO of IT Solution, Huawei Germany

14:45–15:00

Technology Innovations of Huawei Data Storage

Andy Kowles
| Chief Scientist of Data Storage, Huawei Zurich Research Center

15:30–16:15

Education Session: Unleash Data Potential and Accelerate Education Innovation

Studio 6, Ground Floor, Eisbach Studios

15:30–15:35

Open Speech

Yuan Chao
| Director, European Enterprise Government & Public Utilities Development Dept, Huawei

15:35–15:45

Best Practices

15:45–15:55

Collaborating with Huawei to Accelerate Digital and Intelligent Innovation in Higher Education

Dr. Klaus Heihoff
| Regional Manager, Itiso GmbH

15:55–16:05

Huawei Education and Scientific Research RDM Solution

Anton Gohlke
| Senior Solution Sales Manager, Huawei Germany

16:05–16:15

Huawei DCS Virtualization Solution for Education

Gaetano Pastore
| Business Development Expert, Data Storage Product Line, European Region, Huawei

15:30–16:15

Healthcare Session: AI Enablement, Opening a New Era of Medical Technology Digital Intelligence

Room 1.3, 1st Floor, Eisbach Studios

15:30–15:45

Huawei DCS AI Solution in China's healthcare industry Joint innovation practice sharing

Tony Tang
| CTO and Chief Architect of Global Storage Solution

15:45–16:00

Best Practices

Michael Stahl
| Head of Consulting Data Center Solutions, WBS

16:00–16:15

From Digital to Intelligent Transformation: Huawei Builds a Reliable Data Foundation with Innovation Enablement for Healthcare

Michael Georgi
| Data Center CTO, Huawei Germany

15:30–16:30

New-Gen OceanStor Dorado Session: New-Gen OceanStor Dorado Converged All-Flash Storage Technology Interpretation

Studio 3, Ground Floor, Eisbach Studios

15:30–15:40

Resilience: Interpretation of CC EAL4+ Certification and How OceanStor Dorado Earned It

Rubén López Álvarez
| Engineer, SGS Brightsight

15:40–16:15

New-Gen OceanStor Dorado Converged All-Flash Storage Brings Mission-Critical Applications into the AI Era

Joey Liu
| Chief Architect, Huawei All-Flash Storage

16:15–16:30

FlashEver: Seamless Cross-Gen Upgrades for Ever-New Technologies

Brian Gallagher
| Executive Consultant of Global Solution

16:45–17:50

AI Data Lake Solution Session: DCS AI Solution Streamlines Data Lakes and Accelerates AI Adoption Across Industries

Studio 3, Ground Floor, Eisbach Studios

16:45–16:50

Welcome Speech

William Zhang
| President, DCS Domain, Huawei

16:50–17:05

DCS AI Solution Accelerates AI Adoption Across Industries

Gaetano Pastore
| Business Development Expert, Data Storage Product Line, European Region, Huawei

17:05–17:15

Naveum's Journey to Future-Ready Infrastructure: Exploring the New Virtualization Platform for Trusted Managed Services

Yves Lauber
| CTO, Naveum AG

17:15–17:30

AI Data Lake: Unlocking Data Potential and Leading the AI Era

Brian Gallagher
| Executive Consultant of Global Solution

17:30–17:40

Hosteur AI: Multi-Services, Multi-Instances, and Multi-Models

17:40–17:50

AI Agents in Education & DeepSeek

Christina Ng SH
| GM, ULearning International

16:45–17:35

Data Protection Session: All-Flash Accelerates Data Recovery, Building a Solid Data Protection Foundation for the AI Era

Room 1.3, 1st Floor, Eisbach Studios

16:45–17:00

Data Protection Challenges and Huawei's Strategy for the AI Era

Song Ke
| Chief Planning Expert, Data Protection Domain, Huawei

17:00–17:10

A Greener, Faster, and More Cost-Effective Backup Solution

17:10–17:20

All-Flash Accelerates Data Backup and Recovery, Building an Efficient Data Backup Platform

17:20–17:35

Huawei OceanProtect E8000 New Release and Technical Insights

Zheng Fengyuan
| Senior Solution Expert, Data Protection Domain, Huawei

16:45–17:30

Intelligent Collaboration Session: Leading the Future with Next-Gen AI Products

Studio 6, Ground Floor, Eisbach Studios

16:45–17:00

Intelligent Collaboration AI+ IdeaHub Launch

Gu Xuejun
| President, Intelligent Collaboration Domain, Huawei

17:00–17:15

AI in Education: Why and How

Christina Ng SH
| GM, ULearning International

17:15–17:30

European User Case of Huawei Smart Meeting Room Solution

Serdar Kuzyaka
| GM, MKS GlOBAL

15:30–16:30

Finance Roundtable: Resilience Empowers AI-infused Finance Together

Room 2.2, 2nd Floor, Eisbach Studios

16:45–18:00

SSD Roundtable: Huawei SSDs Unleash the Potential in Data

Room 2.3, 2nd Floor, Eisbach Studios

18:30–21:00

Gala Dinner

18:30–21:00

Enjoy the food and join lucky draw to win HUAWEI Mate X6, HUAWEI MatePad Pro and HUAWEI FreeBuds Pro!
* Huawei reserves the right to interpret and adjust the draw rules based on actual conditions.

09:00–18:00

Expo

* The agenda is subject to change

Featured Speakers

Willi Song

President of European Enterprise Business, Huawei

Thomas Meyer

General Manager and Group Vice President, IDC Research EMEA

Dr. Peter Zhou

President of Data Storage Product Line, Huawei

Lei Chen

Fellow of ACM and IEEE
Dean of the Information Hub, Director of the Big Data Institute, HKUST

Philippe Nicolas

Founder and Lead Analyst, Coldago Research

Xie Liming

Flash Storage Domain, Huawei

Ingrid Collu

Infrastructure Director, Engineering D.HUB

Stefan Schneider

Storage Leader, Abraxas Informatik AG

Michael Georgi

CTO of IT Solution, Huawei Germany

Dr. Klaus Heihoff

Regional Manager, Itiso GmbH

Michael Stahl

Head of Consulting Data Center Solutions, WBS

Lorenzo Passarini

Director of K Labs

Yves Lauber

CTO, Naveum AG

Special Guest Speaker

Neil Martin

Formula 1 Strategist, Data Scientist

A pioneer in the use of data analytics in Formula 1 motor racing, Neil Martin has spent the last 25 years developing world-class solutions as a member of the senior technical leadership team at McLaren, Red Bull Racing, and Ferrari. Don't miss his thoughts on how data influences the performance of motor racing.

Special Guest Speaker

Pierre Barreau

AI Music Composer

Pierre Barreau is the co-founder and CEO of AIVA, the artificial intelligence music composer. Barreau is considered one of the most innovative minds at the intersection of art and technology. He will come on-site to share how data and AI change the way to compose emotional soundtracks. Don't miss out!

Plan Your Trip

Hotel Reservation

Transportation Guide

Venue Layout

Hotel Reservation

We recommend the following 5 hotels during your stay in Munich, as it is more convenient to reach the venue from these hotels. Alternatively, you can use your preferred booking portal.

Hotel Motel One München-East Side

Address: Orleansstraße 87, 81667, Munich, Germany

Distance to Venue: 5.2 km to Eisbach Studio, 9 mins by car / 5.8 km to Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, 13 mins by car

Reference Room Rate: €134-190 per night

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Moxy Munich Messe

Address: Otto-Hahn-Straße 21, 85609 Aschheim Munich, Germany

Distance to Venue: 4.2 km to Eisbach Studio, 6 mins by car / 6.6 km to Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, 20 mins by car

Reference Room Rate: €87-110 per night

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Sofitel Munich Bayerpost

Address: Bayerstraße 12, 80335 München, Germany

Distance to Venue: 4.2 km to Eisbach Studio, 18 mins by car

Reference Room Rate: €230 per night

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Hilton Munich City

Address: Rosenheimer Strasse 15, 81667 Munich, Germany

Distance to Venue: 6 km to Eisbach Studio, 14 mins by car / 3.6 km to Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, 13 mins by car

Reference Room Rate: €135-243 per night（Group Code: HUZ）

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Holiday Inn Munich City Centre

Address: Hochstrasse 3, Munich 81669 Germany

Distance to Venue: 5.9 km to Eisbach Studio, 14 mins by car / 3.5 km to Sofitel Munich Bayerpost, 13 mins by car

Reference Room Rate: €107-€189 per night

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Eisbach Studios

Grasbrunner Str. 20, 81677 MUNICH, Germany

Directions

Arriving by car

Coming from the city, take the A94 towards Messe Riem and take the third exit, "Daglfing." After 150 meters, turn right onto Grasbrunner Straße. Eisbach Studios is at the end of the street.

Driving towards the city, take Daglfing exit on the A94 and continue to the roundabout. Take the first exit on the roundabout and you'll be on Grasbrunner Straße. Drive under the A94 and follow the road to the end.

Arriving by public transport

Take the MVV 190 bus to Burgauer Straße stop which is 150 meters from Eisbach Studios.

Coming from the city center, you can take the bus from Ostbahnhof Friedenstraße stop (S-Bahn and U5) or from Messestadt Ost stop (U2 and Park + Ride).

Sofitel Munich Bayerpost

Bayerstrasse 12, 80335 MUNICH, Germany

Directions