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.
Following INNOVATION DAY 2024 in Cologne, the event will stop in Prague in 2026. Around 1,120 people will take part in INNOVATION DAY 26 (ID26). Under the motto “Progress that matters”, more than 70 teams will present their projects. At the same time, numerous interactive formats will invite participants to experience STRABAG’s innovative strength. Together, they show how ideas become concrete solutions. In this way, progress is created that helps address the key challenges of our time.
Space for ideas as the basis for innovation
With Strategy 2030, we are actively addressing the ecological and economic challenges of our time for people, the environment and progress. For “Work On Progress” not to remain an empty promise, we need forward-looking ideas more than ever to help us successfully overcome these challenges.
The good news is that STRABAG employees have exactly these ideas. Ideas that make everyday work easier, improve processes and help us shape a more sustainable and resource-conscious future. To put these ideas to use, however, we first need a space where visions can be discussed and their feasibility assessed. One of these spaces is provided by STRABAG through the INNOVATION DAY. During the event, ideas, prototypes and innovations can be discussed and even improved through the exchange of 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.
Ideas alone do not create progress. What matters is their implementation.
INNOVATION DAY 2026 will bring together around 1,120 participants from across the Group and demonstrate how STRABAG uses innovation to provide concrete answers to the challenges of our time.
Seventy-nine exhibitors will present a total of 57 projects across two halls and a Machine Area, demonstrating how innovative ideas are translated into concrete solutions. For the first time, 80 local students as well as professors will take part in the ID. In addition, foremen and site managers will contribute their perspectives from operational practice.
With seven event formats, we create opportunities for networking, knowledge transfer and the further development of skills and performance. Particular highlights include interactive formats such as workshops and Tour & Talk, as well as a panel discussion with CEO Stefan Kratochwill and a keynote speech by Daniel Süsskind. Over the course of two days, this creates a lively exchange that makes innovation visible and tangible through concrete progress.
Highlights from previous events
INNOVATION DAY 2026 in Prague is already the sixth edition of a successful event series that began in Vienna in 2015 and subsequently continued in Bratislava (2017), Stuttgart (2019), Pruszków (2022) and Cologne (2024). An overview of the individual events can be found here.
2024 in Cologne
ID24 focused on the strategic pillars “People. Planet. Progress.” More than 50 teams presented innovative projects that make a positive contribution to people, the environment and progress. Tours through the exhibition areas, interactive workshops and a panel discussion provided more than 1,000 participants with inspiring ideas and valuable innovation impulses. For the first time, the ID also served as the stage for the adASTRA Demo Day.
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?