CWIEME Berlin 2026

As the only event of its size, CWIEME Berlin enables you to network with transformer & generator and automotive & e-mobility industry leaders, discover the latest innovations in coil winding machines, transformer components, electric motors and e-mobility, and be part of driving the industry forward. Enjoy relaxed, high-impact connections with industry peers across the three days. The Community Welcome Party, Happy Hour in the Beer Garden, and exclusive AfterWinding Party are the perfect settings to spark powerful partnerships.In 2025, we welcomed over 90 speakers, including influential figures like Prof. Dr. Stefan Bratzel, to our designed content areas. Our stages and live content give you access to expert insights with strategic takeaways on e-mobility, sustainability, the future of electrical engineering, and more.CWIEME Berlin supports the next generation and champions diversity through two core programmes; Women in Engineering, a dynamic platform for female professionals, students and industry leaders to connect and Future Engineers, a programme designed to bridge the talent gap and empowers students with skills and guided industry engagement

From factory floors to boardrooms across three continents, Wayne Johnson has lived the lamination and motor industry end-to-end.

In this CWIEME Talks conversation with Alexandra da Fonte Martins, Senior Content Manager at CWIEME Berlin, the industry strategist reflects on a career shaped by global cultures, hands-on manufacturing, and a passion for developing people.Wayne’s start was anything but conventional: a management-trainee role inside a small UK lamination business that rotated him through almost every department while he studied economics, accounting and management at night. That grounding—driving a one-tonne truck for a critical delivery one day, reviewing macroeconomic data the next—set a theme that has defined his approach ever since: understand the work before you try to lead it.He went on to senior roles inside a fast-growing private lamination group expanding in the UK, Germany, the USA and Central Europe, and later helped build out North American market presence for a European manufacturer—acquiring capacity, opening new facilities and turning a small foothold into a recognised player.

The lesson: investment plus proximity to customers beats scale alone—and the bold marketing moments (like getting a brand in lights above a major venue) matter when you’re signalling intent to a new market.