News and upcoming events

Professional dialogue, inspiration, and networking

The IREB Community Germany is meeting at adesso as part of #diwodo. The focus is on Digital Design, Requirements Engineering, and key topics related to digital transformation.

The event combines practical keynotes and interactive discussion formats and offers lots of opportunities for personal networking. Professional exchange meets future inspiration in an open, professional atmosphere.

Oliver Hehlert (IREB Community Ambassador) and Kim Lauenroth (Chairman of IREB e.V.) are two experienced voices from the IREB Community who will be on site to promote direct discussions.

Modern RE is all about modern requirements engineering with the aim of understanding key challenges and developing innovative solutions that sustainably increase the efficiency, quality, and success of software and systems projects.

As a platform for professional exchange, new perspectives, and practical inspiration, the event offers comprehensive insight into current methods and approaches in Requirements Engineering and Business Analysis. Experience reports from leading experts, interactive formats, and networking opportunities create an inspiring environment for anyone who wants to work and shape the future of RE in a professional and forward-looking way.

Use the code ModernRE_SB15 to receive a discount on your registration.

How is AI transforming Requirements Engineering? This question plays the central role of the new online conference insideRE: AI meets RE 2025!
Leading experts from industry and academia will share real-world insights into the opportunities, challenges, and practical uses of AI in Requirements Engineering. The participants will benefit from an interactive workshop and experience how generative AI can be applied hands-on in RE.

• Early bird pricing available until August 27, 2025
• IREB members save 20% – use code: 2025_INSIDERE_IREB_A8HK at checkout

The conference will be held in German.

The WeAreDevelopers World Congress offers a full overview of recent insights and future trends in modern software development.

Stand Bühne, Managing Director of IREB GmbH, will have a booth on site.

Register here!

How can design be perfectly integrated into development processes? What tools does modern UX design need? How do you create digital products that inspire?
The "DDUX - Conference for Digital Design & UX Professionals" offers concrete answers and best practices for product owners, designers and UX professionals. You will experience inspiring talks, exchange ideas with the community and gain valuable know-how for your next project.

The conference is divided into more than 25 talks on June 25 and 26, and four in-depth workshops on June 27.
The conference language is German.

Tickets

Take advantage of the early bird discount up to and including May 1, 2025! IREB members also benefit from a 15% discount. Enter the following code during the payment process: DDUX2025IREB

Order your ticket at dd-ux.de/tickets

Digital isn’t automatically sustainable

Many solutions consume too many resources, exclude users, or carry long-term risks. Truly sustainable systems – ecological, social, technical, economic – require early, intentional thinking.

How can we design digital solutions that are fair, low-carbon, inclusive, and still meet business needs?
How do we become drivers of change – at work and beyond?

This roundtable is about possibilities – and why mindset is our strongest tool.

Panelists

• Ingo Waclawczyk | UX & Sustainability, Capgemini
• Ian Brooks | Sustainable IT, University of the West of England
• Stan Bühne | CEO, IREB GmbH

Moderator

• Eddy Groen | Fraunhofer IESE & IREB SIGsus

Take an active part in this discussion.
The roundtable will be held in English and participation is free of charge.

Register now!

How can I prepare requirements in such a way that they are really understood and used by different target groups? When does prose make sense, when do drafts, diagrams, prototypes or formal models help? And above all: what works well for whom - and what doesn't?

Our panelists:

• Christian Bock | Ziehl-Abegg
• Alexander Fülbier | Lufthansa Industry
• Barino Basoum | AXA Versicherung AG

Join our online roundtable on June 4 at 4:00 pm when Kim Lauenroth (First Chaiur of IREB e.V.) discusses with our panelists how different forms of expression affect the practice of Requirements Engineering and Digital Design. It will also be a question of when which tool is best suited to convey content effectively and in a way that is appropriate for the target group.

The roundtable will be held in German. Participation is free of charge.

Register and be part of it!

The IREB Community Day for the Netherlands and Belgium will take place in Eindhoven on June 4, 2025.

At this event, we will celebrate the official kick-off of the Local Communities Netherlands and Belgium. The latest information about IREB, CPRE and DDP will also be exchanged.

The Community Day offers the opportunity to exchange ideas and network with other interested parties. Further information on the schedule and location will be published shortly.

For registration, please send an e-mail to info@ireb.org.

XP 2025 is the 26th International Conference on Agile Software Development. At XP professionals from research and practice come together to share knowledge and explore better ways to deliver valuable software – the spotlight is placed on various aspects of Agile and the evolving role of Requirements Engineering.

The event will be complemented by valuable workshops on topics like AI or Agile architecture.

IREB is supporter of the XP 2025.

The exploRE is a conference for Requirements Engineers, Business Analysts, Software- and System Engineers and everyone working with requirements. It is hosted by IREB, this year with the active support of our Community Poland.

You will benefit from the inspiring insights of top-class speakers from consulting, teaching and industry and from excellent networking opportunities.
Don't miss the opportunity for new perspectives and a fruitful exchange!

Conference language is English and Polish.

What are digitalization and AI doing to RE? Or is it the other way around?

The REConf 2025 addresses these and other trend-setting questions and thus offers an excellent platform for exchanging views on current developments and future priorities, focal points such as RE as an integral part of the Digital Design process.

As an association partner of REConf 2025, IREB® will be on site to actively support the ongoing discussions and answer your questions about the CPRE and DDP certification models. We want to show what future-oriented modern RE looks like and how you can benefit from it.

IREB Community members receive a 10% discount - just contact us for the code.
Register at https://www.hood-group.com/reconf/anmeldung

Join the leading European Requirements Engineering conference – REFSQ!

Since 1994, REFSQ has been at the forefront of shaping high-quality software, systems, and services. This is your chance to connect with top researchers and industry experts, share innovative ideas, and explore cutting-edge RE techniques.

With interactive sessions, an engaging industry track, workshops, posters, tool demos, and a doctoral symposium, REFSQ is more than a conference - it is a vibrant community!

IREB is sponsor of the REFSQ 2025.

Register at 2025refsq.org

Conflicts are superfluous because they hinder the preparation of good and sustainable solutions? No, certainly not. Conflicts are even necessary, as they represent different needs, perspectives and expectations. From this point of view, they provide valuable information and starting points for achieving high-performance results.

Our panelists will report on strategies for recognizing conflicts at an early stage and using them productively. They use differences of opinion between companies and individual departments as a breeding ground for constructive progress - on a human and technical level.

Meet

• Isabella Deutsch | Expert for project management and collaboration
• Matthias Puschert | Expert for transformation and organizational development
• Patrick Steiger | Expert for requirements engineering and risk management in projects

and perceive conflicts from an even more positive perspective in future.

Register for the free IREB Roundtable!