Intershop Communications AG

11/15/2023 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/15/2023 04:35

Intershop Communications AG is part of the Digital Summit 2023

  • On November 20 and 21, the Federal Government's Digital Summit will be held in the innovation hub Jena
  • Intershop takes part in the main program, the "market of digital opportunities" and the theme tour "e-commerce location Jena"
  • Interested citizens can find out more about the innovative, AI-based tool "Intershop Copilot"

Jena, November 15, 2023 - The Federal Government's Digital Summit (Digital-Gipfel der Bundesregierung) will take place in Jena on November 20 and 21, 2023. The motto of this year's event is: Digital transformation at the turn of an era. Sustainable. Resilient. Future-oriented.

Intershop Communications AG is represented in both the main program and the supporting program "market of digital possibilities" (Markt der digitalen Möglichkeiten) and offers interested citizens the opportunity to visit the Intershop headquarters as part of the "e-commerce location Jena" (E-Commerce-Standort Jena) theme tour to learn more about the company.

In the panel discussion "Innovation hub Jena: A city as a driving force for digital transformation at the turn of an era" (Innovationsstandort Jena: Eine Stadt als Impulsgeber für die digitale Transformation in der Zeitenwende), Intershop's CEO Markus Klahn will talk about sustainability and digitalization together with Stephanie Hänsch, Managing Director at Accenture DACH. Other topics on the panel include sustainability and digitalization as well as resilience and digitalization. The discussion will take place on November 21 at 1 p.m. in the Ernst-Abbe-Saal in the Volkshaus Jena and can only be attended with prior registration.

Program of the Digital Summit 2023

Besides the main program, a new format for the supporting program has been created with the "market of digital possibilities". Intershop will be represented at the Friedrich Schiller University and will provide exclusive insights into a current AI project: The Intershop Copilot as Sustainability Assistant. The public fair is open on November 21 and 22 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Program of the market of digital possibilities

In addition to the main and supporting program, Intershop is also part of the "e-commerce location Jena" theme tour and will be opening its doors to interested citizens. Other stops on the tour include dotSource SE and rooom AG. The tour starts at 1 p.m. at Friedrich Schiller University and places are limited.

Register for the theme tour

Furthermore, a special edition of the "Digitalmonitor" commissioned by the Thuringian Ministry of Economics, Science and Digital Society has been published to mark the Digital Summit 2023. In it, Markus Klahn speaks in a double interview with Christian Schädlich, expert for digital economy at the Thuringian ZeTT, on the topic of "AI to reduce the carbon footprint in B2B e-commerce".

Special edition of Digitalmonitor

"I am delighted that the Federal Government's Digital Summit is taking place in the high-tech location Jena this year. Thanks to our strong network under the umbrella of Jena Digital, we have been able to prominently position the city as the innovative digital and science location that it has long been. On the annual focus topic 'Digital transformation at the turn of an era. Sustainable. Resilient. Future-oriented.' Intershop as the e-commerce pioneer has a lot to contribute and I am looking forward to welcoming the numerous digital savvy guests from business, science and civil society", says Markus Klahn, CEO at Intershop.

Pictures and further information about Intershop can be found here.