The STRABAG INNOVATION DAY
With the STRABAG INNOVATION DAY (ID), we are creating our own event format within STRABAG for the exchange of ideas and knowledge on the topics of innovation and digitalisation. The ID was launched in 2014 and has since been held every two years at a different STRABAG location. We use the format to inform our employees about the Group's latest innovations and give them the opportunity to network across national borders.
After INNOVATION DAY 2022 took place in Pruszków, it will stop in Cologne in 2024. Around 1,200 people will take part in INNOVATION DAY 24 (ID24 for short) - the motto: ‘Progress becomes Reality’. Over 50 teams will present their projects and, in addition to numerous interactive formats, make STRABAG's innovative strength tangible for visitors.
Space for ideas as the basis for innovation
With Strategy 2030, we are showing that we want to actively tackle the ecological and economic challenges of our time - for people, the environment and progress. To ensure that ‘Work On Progress’ does not remain an empty promise, we need - more than ever - forward-looking ideas with which we can successfully master these challenges.
The good news is that STRABAG employees have exactly these ideas. Ideas that make everyday working life easier, make processes more efficient and help us to shape the future in a more sustainable and resource-efficient way. In order to utilise these ideas, we first need a space in which visions can be discussed and their feasibility put to the test. STRABAG offers one of these spaces through the INNOVATION DAY: At the event, ideas, prototypes and innovations can be discussed in a joint exchange or even improved through new perspectives and professional feedback.
The content of the INNOVATION DAY is presented in as varied and tangible a way as possible for all visitors. In this way, everyone can effectively acquire and pass on the knowledge of the innovations on show. After all, one of the most important goals of the ID is to spread STRABAG's innovative spirit - preferably directly to the construction site.
More for People. Planet. Progress.
ID24 is all about our strategic pillars ‘People. Planet. Progress.’ More than 50 teams will present their innovative projects and show how they are making a positive contribution to people, the environment and progress. In tours through the exhibition areas, experienced colleagues will provide exciting insights into how these projects are linked to the pillars of Strategy 2030, offering the opportunity to expand knowledge and exchange ideas about innovations that create real added value for the future. Interactive formats such as workshops and a panel discussion will also provide innovative impetus for the more than 1,000 participants during the two-day event. The ID will also provide the stage for the adASTRA Demo Day for the first time.
Impressions of previous events
INNOVATION DAY 24 in Cologne is now the fifth in a successful series of events that began in Vienna in 2015 and was subsequently continued in Pruszków (2022), Bratislava (2017) and Stuttgart (2019).
2022 in Pruszków
After a somewhat longer break, the fourth INNOVATION DAY took place at the STRABAG headquarters in Poland, where we welcomed around 1,500 visitors. In addition to numerous innovation projects, the programme also included a keynote speech by futurist Aleksandra Przegalinska, STRABAG talks with the SE board members and various live shows and pitch presentations by the exhibitors.
2019 in Stuttgart
More than 1,000 innovation enthusiasts were treated to a concentrated display of our innovative strength at the third INNOVATION DAY in Stuttgart. The 39 booths showcased new developments, building materials, processes and equipment that are set to play a greater role on the construction sites of the future. An especially large number of exhibitions were devoted to developments in the field of digital construction processes as well as more resilient, more sustainable and more precisely processable building materials.
2017 in Bratislava
Invited by STRABAG SE board member Siegfried Wanker, innovation enthusiasts met in October 2017 to learn about exciting ideas from other fields. The concept of the event in Bratislava: The almost 40 teams presented themselves and their developments at exhibition booths and in three-minute pitches in which the focus was on the added value of their respective innovations.
2015 in Vienna
The first STRABAG INNOVATION DAY was held at the corporate headquarters in Vienna in November 2015. Employees from 40 corporate units engaged in lively discussions around the question: How can we remain competitive as a technology group for construction services in the future?