MAINSTAGE PROGRAM (CEST)
Moderation: Dr. Dora Dzvonyar
14:00 – WELCOME
Prof. Thomas Hofmann (TUM President)
14:15 – PANEL
What key ingredients does a start-up need to become a successful European player?
Dr. Florian Becke (Xplore), Dr. Barbara Mehnert (Xpreneurs), Dominik Wee (Google Cloud), Felix Poernbacher (DeepDrive)
14:50 – SHOWCASE
How hardware prototypes can change the world
Florian Küster (MakerSpace), Bilal Tariq (Angsa Robotics)
15:05 – FIRESIDE CHAT
Diversity in the innovation and start-up ecosystem
Amanda Birkenholz (UVC Partners), Dr. Alina Gales (TUM)
15:30 – START-UP PITCHES
Pitch Perfect - Pitch Competition: The Finalists
16:00 – Q&A
TUM Venture Labs off the ground: Where we are and what’s next
Philipp Gerbert (TUM Venture Labs)
16:15 – PANEL
Challenges and Opportunities for research-based deep tech entrepreneurship
Christopher Trummer (TUM Venture Labs), Prof. Stephan Sieber (TUM), Robin Allert (Quantum Diamonds), Teresa Krabbe (Fusix Biotech)
17:00 – KEYNOTE
Leveraging fundamental research to enhance industrial growth
Prof. Volker Gass (EPFL)
17:20 – PANEL
Technological sovereignty and autonomy: how Europe can increase the capability for commercialization inside
Katja Pahnke (TUe), Prof. Thierry Rayna (École Polytechnique), Michael Persson (DTU), Prof. Nicola Breugst (TUM), Ekaterina Grib (Kewazo)
18:00 – KEYNOTE
Commercializing Innovation within the Israeli Ecosystem
Prof. Jacob Rubinstein (Technion)
18:20 – START-UP PITCHES
A journey through the European Venture Program
Philippe Blasquez (Manitty), Freek van Welsenis (Hable), Patrick Oehler (Retorio), Xavier Pantet (Pindex), Maksym Plakhotnyuk (Atlant), Valerie Schegk (TUM)
18:50 – PANEL
Challenging the Munich Innovation Ecosystem – The ‚Isar Valley’ on the Rise
Gyri Reiersen (Tanso), Prof. Hana Milanov (TUM), Daniel Wiegand (Lilium), Erik Muttersbach (Forto) , Prof. Matthias Notz (German Accelerator)
19:35 – AWARD CEREMONY
Pitch Perfect - Pitch Competition 2022
19:45 – AWARD CEREMONY
TUM Presidential Entrepreneurship Award 2022
20:00 – END