Discovery Day by Dunia

Discovery Day: AI × Materials Innovation Summit

An exclusive, invite-only technical deep dive convening leaders in chemicals, energy, advanced materials, AI, and industrial R&D at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie.

This one-day summit, Discovery Day, brings together ~100 C-level executives, VPs, and directors to explore the future of materials innovation through simulation-driven workflows, autonomous labs, and AI-enabled design loops. Attendees gain a front-row seat to the historic transformation reshaping how breakthroughs are created, validated, and scaled in the materials and chemicals sectors.

In the room will be senior leaders across chemicals, materials, energy, and tech, from innovators at hte, Ginkgo Bioworks, Azelis, Schrödinger, Fritz Haber Institute, and other world-class institutions.

The summit features expert-led sessions on the evolution of materials R&D, current industrial challenges, and frontier AI4Materials technologies; a tour and live demonstration of Dunia’s autonomous lab and facilities; open discussions with technical leaders and domain experts; and multiple networking sessions, including evening social events.

Tentative agenda: 9:00 AM - Doors open and registration9:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Welcome Remarks + How We Got Here: The Traditional Materials R&D Playbook11:30 AM - 1:00 PM - Reality Check: The Biggest Industrial Challenges Today1:00 PM - 2:30 PM - Lunch and informal networking2:30 PM - 3:30 PM - Frontier Tech Deep Dive: How AI4Materials Is Changing the Game4:00 PM - 5:00 PM - Closing note 5:00 PM - 8:30 PM - Evening networking social + Tour & live demonstration of Dunia’s autonomous lab and facilities8:30 PM - Event concludes