27 - 29 October 2025
Hotel Okura Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Martin Ebel, PhD, is Head of Strategic Partnerships at the Center for Engineering Smart Product-Service Systems (ZESS) at Ruhr University Bochum, where he also serves as a Senior Researcher. Alongside his academic role, he pursues a part-time career in practice, connecting research with real-world application at Becker. Martin completed his PhD on smart service innovation and is passionate about industrial services, i.e., service design, digital service innovation, and sustainable service growth in B2B. Before he joined Becker as Digital Service Expert he served as Manager Global Service Business at TKE. His research interests include service ecosystems and organizational change processes. He has been published in renowned international journals on numerous topics including sustainable servitization, multi-actor service innovation, smart service retrofitting, and pattern-based business model design.
What will field service look like in 2030 and beyond? This forward-looking session explores the convergence of science, technology, and industrial innovation that is reshaping the service landscape.
From AI-driven diagnostics to autonomous field operations, Ivo and Martin – with more than 50 years of combined experience in field services -- will examine the trends, tools, and transformations that will define the next era of service excellence.
They will share how:
No need to fear the future, Ivo and Martin will share their vision of how to build a future-ready service strategy that balances innovation with operational excellence.
This session is ideal for leaders who want to stay ahead of the curve, challenge conventional thinking, and position their organizations to thrive in a rapidly evolving service economy.
Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Martin.
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