In her lecture, Professor Döring explored the topic of 'Organic Viticulture – What's Its Modern Meaning and Why Are We Pursuing It?'. In the process, she demonstrated that the system behind organic viticulture is greater than the sum of its parts: it represents an environmentally-friendly, sustainable approach to producing wine with a focus on the soil, biodiversity, and the quality of the final product. During the lecture, she showed why actively choosing this path is more important than ever and how it can contribute to developing new solutions and strategies for the future of viticulture. “I'm especially excited to play a part in shaping and implementing sustainable solutions for the organic viticulture of the future", said Döring.

In his lecture “When the Machines Take Over – Robots on the Construction Site,” Professor Thomas Muschkullus provided fascinating insights into how robots have been performing important tasks in manufacturing for decades, including in the automotive and mechanical engineering industries. Although these sectors are among Germany’s most important industries, the current level of digitization and automation in the field of construction has generally remained very low, and the industry's comparatively low productivity offers great potential for improvement. This raises the question of where robots can be deployed on construction sites and what this might means for the daily work of future leaders in landscape architecture. “I am committed to preparing students for the ‘Construction 4.0’ and ‘systemic project management’ megatrends through the consistent theoretical and practice-oriented teaching of digital systems,” emphasizes Muschkullus.

The event was broadcast via live stream. Afterwards, many guests took the opportunity to network during a small reception.