On August 20, 2020, the "Future Dialog Smart Region" was a virtual guest in Kassel. It is organized by the Hessian Minister for Digital Strategy and Development, Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus. This time, it was hosted by the city of Kassel.

Dr. Christoph Peters, project and research group leader at the Department of Business Informatics of Professor Leimeister, gave a presentation at this event together with Peggy  Niering from the City of Kassel in the thematic section "Digitales Miteinander" (Digital togetherness) entitled "Weck den Herkules in Dir" (Awaken the Hercules in You), which was based on results of the "Civitas Digitalis" project funded by the BMBF and supervised by PTKA. 

At this event, various topics related to the state of digitization in the Kassel region were on the agenda. After a welcoming address by Minister Prof. Dr. Kristina Sinemus and a representative of the city of Kassel, Prof. Dr. Klaus Davidofthe University of Kassel gave a presentation on applications, technologies and challenges in the context of digitization and smart city. In addition to the presentation by Dr. Christoph Peters and Peggy  Niering, other presentations followed on the topics of "Expansion of the digital transport infrastructure in Kassel," "Personal mobility assistants," "Fiber optics for Kassel," "Digital youth participation in Kassel" and "Digital city hall.