Highlighting how the Future Engineers programme at CWIEME Berlin is connecting students with real-world electrical manufacturing, strengthening the talent pipeline and turning early industry exposure into measurable career impact.
At CWIEME Berlin 2025, the Future Engineers programme proved something important.
When students are given direct access to industry, they do not just observe. They engage, question and step forward.
Designed to open the door to the electrical manufacturing value chain, Future Engineers gave students and academic institutions the opportunity to experience the sector first-hand. As one participant shared, the programme reveals “the depth and breadth of this sector and all of the sectors that are a part of it”.
From aerospace engineering to coil manufacturing, students were able to see practical technologies up close. Complex systems. Real thermal challenges. Real engineering problems being solved on the show floor.
For many, it was more than a visit. It was a catalytic moment.
“Attending conferences like these are so important because it gives us a chance to connect with professionals and different industries,” one student explained
Another described it as “your best one stop shop for young people who are interested in the sector to meet a wide range of different companies working regionally, nationally, globally”
In an industry facing skilled labour shortages across motors, transformers and grid infrastructure, early exposure matters. Manufacturers need engineers who understand design-for-manufacture, automation, efficiency trade-offs and system-level thinking. Universities need stronger bridges into industry.
Future Engineers is where that connection begins.
A returning voice, now award-winning
In 2026, that connection comes full circle.
Clifford Ondieki, who took part in the Future Engineers programme in 2025, will return to CWIEME Berlin as a speaker after achieving award-winning success over the past year. His journey reflects exactly what the programme is designed to do: create visibility, build confidence and accelerate real careers.
Students attending in 2026 will not just see industry leaders on stage. They will see someone who stood where they stand now.
That matters.
CWIEME Berlin brings together the companies, innovators and engineers shaping the future of electrification.
Register nowA stronger academic presence in 2026
As CWIEME Berlin evolves further into Europe’s power and distribution hub, the role of academia becomes even more critical. With the expansion into Transmission and Distribution and deeper engagement across the motor and transformer value chain, the need for research collaboration and future talent has never been clearer
CWIEME Berlin 2026 will strengthen engagement with faculties, research groups and technical institutions, creating clearer pathways between study, research and industry application.
For universities, this is a platform to:
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Expose students to real manufacturing environments
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Connect with OEMs and suppliers working on live projects
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Build partnerships across electrification, energy systems and digital manufacturing
For students, it is direct access to the companies shaping electric motors, transformers, EV charging infrastructure and grid systems.
CWIEME Berlin is where the next generation of engineers meets the people building the future.
And in 2026, that bridge will be stronger than ever.
