Vibe Coding and AI agents are transforming the way we think about, develop, and use software. Companies are suddenly faced with a flood of AI artifacts—without clear lines of responsibility or evaluation criteria. People who take responsibility and know how to use AI to create value are thus becoming a key factor for success.
EO Day 2026, held on June 18 in Stuttgart, offered exciting ideas, candid insights, direct exchanges with like-minded people—and answers to the question on everyone’s mind: Who keeps track of everything when everyone’s vibing?
Practice Sessions – The Owners' Stories
In four practice sessions, BARMER, Bosch eBike Systems, Finanz Informatik, and Siemens demonstrated how they transitioned AI initiatives from the experimental phase to routine operations—including everything that goes with it: decisions, setbacks, and what actually worked.
From Hype to Vibe
"The vibe is democratic, but value creation isn’t"—Kai Müller, CEO of Experience One, opened his keynote address at EO Day 2026 with this thesis. Coding has become a commodity; prototypes are created in minutes. But what makes a quick impression rarely lasts without structure: Those who deploy artifacts into production without testing them risk high costs and dwindling trust in AI initiatives. The path to genuine business value involves three clear steps: consciously narrowing the scope, establishing binding rules—and above all, taking ownership.
This was also the focus of the panel discussion that followed. Human Nagafi (1789 Innovations), Dionysios Satikidis (Mercedes-Benz), and Prof. Dr. Lutz Göcke (Nordhausen University of Applied Sciences) discussed with Kai Müller how companies can learn from experiments, capture knowledge, and build trustworthy AI workflows, rather than remaining stuck in a trial-and-error cycle.