Dataflor Company Days

The Dataflor Company Days are back for another round—on March 17 and 18, 2027, at the VELTINS Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Rudi-Assauer-Platz 1. Together, we’ll address the key question: How can companies in the gardening and landscaping industry prepare to move up to the next level?
 

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FC Schalke 04, SC Preußen Münster, 2. Bundesliga, Saison 2024/2025, VELTINS-Arena, 28.02.2025
Topic

The demands placed on companies in the landscaping, earthworks, civil engineering, and landscape architecture sectors are growing—and with them, the need for clear structures, efficient processes, and a strong position as an employer.

The 2027 Company Days will focus on precisely these topics:

  • Employer Branding
  • Employer Brand

  • Efficient Workflows Through Digital Processes

     

Program
  • Inspiring presentations and hands-on workshops
  • Ideas for modern and future-proof business management
  • Networking with colleagues from the industry
  • Exclusive stadium tour

  • Joint evening event

     

Two days full of new ideas, valuable contacts, and fresh perspectives.

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Look forward to concrete ideas, real-world examples, and valuable discussions with colleagues and industry experts.

Event address: VELTINS-Arena, Rudi-Assauer-Platz, 45891 Gelsenkirchen

The event costs 349 euros, including the evening program.

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Schedule

Wednesday, March 17, 2026

12:30 p.m. Welcome and Introduction

12:45 p.m. Presentation by Laura Knappmann and Lena Yigen, Knappmann GmbH & Co. Landschaftsbau KG

“Technology changes processes. People change companies—Why digital transformation starts with corporate culture.”

1:30 p.m. Presentation by Fabio Casalnuovo, Head of Sports Technology at FC Gelsenkirchen Schalke 04 e.V.

“The Invisible Teammate: Data in Professional Soccer”

2:15 p.m. Presentation 3 (to follow)

3:00 p.m. Coffee break

3:30 p.m. Keynote (to be announced)

5:00 p.m. Arena tour

7:00 p.m. Evening event in the Tibulsky Room

Thursday, March 18, 2026

9:00 a.m. Welcome and presentation

"Dataflor today and tomorrow: solutions, innovations, perspectives"

10:00 a.m. Workshops, round 1

  • Self-assessment: recruiting staff in landscaping (Beate Teschner)
  • The paperless company (Thies Rose)
  • Business development (Nico Sollazzo)
  • Retaining young talent (René Pütz)

11:00 a.m. Break

11:30 a.m. Workshops, round 2

  • Change to the second workshop of your choice.

12:30 p.m. Lunch break

1:30 p.m. Excursion with a guided tour of the IGA grounds at the Zukunftsgarten Gelsenkirchen (registration required)

Lectures

Image source: © Knappmann Group, https://www.knappmann.de
Laura Knappmann and Lena Yigen: Technology is changing processes.

In their presentation, Laura Knappmann and Lena Yigen, managing directors of the Knappmann Group, provide insights into the importance of digital transformation for modern companies. Under the title “Technology Changes Processes. People Change Companies—Why Digital Transformation Starts with Corporate Culture,” they will explain why digital transformation is not merely a matter of technology and what role leadership, collaboration, and corporate culture play in the process.

Image source: © FC Schalke 04, https://schalke04.de
Fabio Casalnuovo: The Invisible Teammate: Data in Professional Soccer

From data collection and visualisation through to comparing performance in sport: how is data gathered, prepared and used to make performance measurable and to support well-founded sporting decisions?

Workshops

Image source: © Beate Teschner, https://corpus2.com
Beate Teschner: Self-Assessment for Landscaping Contractors

Would you want to work for yourself?

This workshop offers you a fresh perspective. Let’s cut to the chase. It’s all about specific reasons for changing employers in the landscaping and gardening industry—an excerpt from Beate’s collection of 150 reasons. The self-assessment quickly makes it clear where you’re already better than you think. When you know your strengths and make them visible, you stop searching and start getting noticed.

 

René Pütz: Successful Recruitment of Trainees

How can companies not only attract talented young professionals but also retain them in the long term?

This workshop offers practical, first-hand insights. Pütz GaLaBau GmbH will demonstrate how they succeed in attracting motivated and suitable trainees and retaining them with the company over the long term. Managing Director René Pütz will discuss how this is implemented within the company, and Luca Burghof, a former trainee, will share a personal account of his experiences.

Thies Rose: From Paper to Digitization

How Can I Make the Transition to a Paperless Organization?

At Jens Müller GmbH in Holzminden, Thies Rose completed the entire transition in just three years: moving away from paper and toward digital workflows. In his presentation, he’ll show how this transition was achieved—and what a noticeable impact it had on morale and collaboration within the company.

Nico Sollazzo: Business Development

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