Manufacturing Month 2025

At Roland Berger, we take immense pride in celebrating Manufacturing Month, a time dedicated to honoring the U.S. manufacturing sector's innovation, resilience, and far-reaching contributions. Throughout October, our Partners Gareth Hayes and Apratim Sarkar actively engage with industry leaders to highlight the transformative changes shaping manufacturing today-driven by cutting-edge technologies, sustainability goals, and evolving global markets.

Read more

CORSIA: Navigating Complexity, Costs, and Change

Join our colleague Nikhil Sachdeva for an insightful webinar exploring one of the most pressing challenges facing airlines today: CORSIA.
As regulations evolve, costs remain uncertain, and financial stakes rise, understanding the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) is more critical than ever.
This session will offer practical insights, proven strategies, and expert analysis on how the outcomes of the upcoming ICAO Assembly could affect your business.
For more information, please contact Lucie Skokanova.

6. Roland Berger Distressed-M&A Roundtable Frankfurt

Join our colleagues Dr. Jörg Eschmann, Andreas Grille, Markus Held, Dieter Atzwanger, Christian Ruppert, and Tilman Gronau at the 6th Roland Berger Distressed M&A Roundtable in Frankfurt. Gain insights into current crisis industries, trends in the distressed M&A market, and practical solutions for transactions and financing. For further information, please contact Sabine Dellinger-Murnc.

Getting back to the top! Automation as the key to competitiveness in Europe

In collaboration with VDMA and Fraunhofer IPA, our Partners Bernhard Langefeld and Christian Böhler are hosting a webinar on how automation is driving competitiveness in Europe. The session will address key challenges facing manufacturers—such as rising costs and labor shortages—and explore how automation, robotics, and AI can help SMEs navigate these issues. For further details, please contact Antonia Fahlbusch.

Stuttgarter Panel discussion with StZ and L-Bank

Join our Global Managing Director Marcus Berret for a high‑profile panel discussion on “Automotive Industry in Transition”. Together with leading figures from politics and business, the discussion will address the profound changes shaping the automotive sector. The panel will feature, among others, Winfried Kretschmann, Minister‑President of the State of Baden‑Württemberg, Ola Källenius, CEO of Mercedes‑Benz Group, and Martina Merz, Supervisory Board Member of Robert Bosch GmbH and Member of the Board of Volvo Group. For more information, please contact Annette Martin .

Breakfast Networking Event during AAPEX/SEMA

Our Partners Neury Freitas , Barry Neal , Isaac Chan , and Brandon Boyle are co-hosting a breakfast event with Houlihan Lokey at the Grand Lux Café at The Venetian, Las Vegas during the AAPEX/SEMA in Las Vegas. This gathering will bring together industry leaders to discuss key automotive and mobility trends and share perspectives on opportunities shaping the sector.

Event details: November 6, 2025

By invitation only. For more information, please contact [email protected].

Executive Dinner at the Baird Global Industrial Conference

Our Partners Rebecca Marciniak , Gareth Hayes , Barry Neal , and Chris Hoyes are pleased to co-host an exclusive executive dinner with

Cantor during the Baird Global Industrial Conference in Chicago. This private gathering will bring together industry leaders to exchange perspectives on the future of the industrial sector and explore opportunities for collaboration.

Event details: November 10, 2025 | 6:30 PM

By invitation only. For more information, please contact [email protected].

AI in Action Webinar "AI in Procurement & Engineering"

Procurement and engineering teams are dealing with growing complexity, scattered data, and rising cost pressures. AI is now a practical tool that enables smarter decisions, better transparency, and improved collaboration. Join our exclusive virtual roundtable, hosted by our Partners Oliver Knapp and Pieter Niehues, to discover six AI tools with real use cases that are transforming operations and boosting efficiency. For more information, please contact Antonia Fahlbusch.

SZ-Wirtschaftsgipfel

Join our Global Managing Partner Stefan Schaible at the SZ-Wirtschaftsgipfel, one of the most important forums for economic and socio‑political dialogue in the German‑speaking world. Together with leading representatives from business, politics, and academia, he will discuss key future challenges: from global economic trends and geopolitical developments to the opportunities of transformation. For more information, please contact Anna Dieseldorff .

InnoNation Festival: Deep Tech - High Impact

Stefan Schaible, Marcus Berret, Carina Kiessling and David Born will be present at the InnoNation Festival 2025. Now in its third year, the festival will bring together leading figures from business, science, politics and society under the theme of 'Deep Tech – High Impact'. Key questions include: How can new technologies strengthen Germany's competitiveness as an industrial hub? How can research be successfully transferred into market-ready products? And how can cooperation between industry and start-ups be expanded? Further information is available from Anna Dieseldorff .

Roland Berger x CMS Frankfurt | "The Future of Hospitals: Transformation, Fusions, Legislation.”

In cooperation with CMS, our IMPEX colleagues Stefan Treiber, Michael Musick, and Dr. Alexander Schmithausen, together with our Healthcare experts Dr. Peter Magunia and Oliver Rong, are hosting an evening event in Frankfurt on the topic “The Future of Hospitals: Transformation, Mergers, Legislation.” Through expert presentations and a multidisciplinary panel discussion, distinguished speakers from clinical practice, consulting, and law will shed light on key aspects of hospital restructuring. For further information, please contact Pia Simat.

How to generate productivity gains with AI

Our partner Ambroise Lecat invites you to our event “AI and Productivity.” Artificial intelligence is no longer a far-off dream—it is already noticeably increasing productivity and changing companies forever. We will take a look at the current state of AI adoption, discuss how companies can achieve measurable productivity gains, and provide insights into proven strategies for large-scale implementation. For more information, please contact Mathieu Michelin.