START-UP DAYS 2022
Join us in Bonn 27th and 28th September 2022 when the four major non-university research institutions – Leibniz Association, Fraunhofer Society, Helmholtz Association and Max Planck Society – jointly celebrate the tenth succession of their Start-up Days. Get coached by experienced experts in workshops and receive important input on all aspects of founding a company from inspiring personalities from the start-up scene. The Start-up Days offer you the opportunity to network with entrepreneurs from non-university research institutions and to revel in becoming a founder.
Conference language: German (with the exception of one interactive workshop)
Date:
27. September 2022
From 10:00
Registration
10:30 - 10:45
Welcome & introduction
- Christine Wennrich, Leibniz Association
- Julian Alexandrakis, Helmholtz Association
- Andreas Aepfelbacher, Fraunhofer Venture
- Sebastian Meyer-Borchert, Max Planck Innovation
10:45 - 11:30
Keynote Speech
Dr. Christian Rauch
Founder and Managing Director STATE Studio
11:30 - 12:30
Introductions
Presentation of participants and start-up ideas
Group A
Christine Wennrich & Angelika Daniel
Leibniz Association
Group B
Julian Alexandrakis
Helmholtz Association
Group C
Andreas Aepfelbacher & Susanne Weber
Fraunhofer Venture
Group D
Sebastian Meyer-Borchert & Elke Heller
Max Planck Innovation
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 15:45
The ABC of Founding
Parallel Sessions
13:30 - 14:15
Session I
Business Plan Competitions and Awards
Marco Winzer
HTGF
Session II
Business Model Development with Lean Startup
Madeleine Krenzlin, Exzellenz Start-up Center, University of Cologne
14:15 - 15:00
Session I
Marketing, Communication and Social Media
Mihnea Vlad
Fraunhofer AHEAD
Session II
Financing and Finance Planning
Sebastian Meyer-Borchert
Max Planck Innovation
15:00 - 15:45
Session I
Network - Create an online Platform and then it works? Nearly!
A little Introduction
Christian Lüdemann
Fraunhofer PR-Network/Communication
Session II
What Investors want
Dr. Nikolaus Raupp
HTGF
15:45 - 16:15
Coffee Break
16:15 - 17:15
Parallel Sessions
First steps and spin-off support in the research institutions
- Angelika Daniel, Leibniz Association
- Julian Alexandrakis, Helmholtz Association
- Andreas Aepfelbacher, Fraunhofer Venture
- Sebastian Meyer-Borchert, Max Planck Innovation
16:15 - 17:15
Panel Discussion
Moderation: Andreas Aepfelbacher & Sebastian Meyer-Borchert
Founders of the respective Organizations report on their Experiences
- Leibniz Association:
Dr. Slim Chiha
Prosion GmbH - Helmholtz Association:
N.N. - Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft:
Jochen Schon
Convit GmbH - Max Planck Society:
Dr. Moritz Horn
Acus Laboratories GmbH
Fron 19:00
Rhine shipping
Date:
28. September 2022
09:00 - 09:15
Short Lecture
The Challenge of Start-up Financing
Dr. Marcel Bücker
Founder and Managing Director
Evolime GmbH
09:15 - 10:15
Presentation of Funding and Financing Options
Pitches from sponsors and financiers (15 minutes each)
- High-Tech Gründerfonds
- EXIST-Gründungsförderung
- NRW.BANK Förderbank für Nordrhein-Westfalen
- Stadt Bonn
10:15 - 11:00
Speed Ddating with Start-up and Financing Experts
11:00 - 12:30
Interactive Practical Workshops Part I
- Intellectual Property for Start-ups
Dr. Julia Linke
Kalluweit und Uhlemann, Patentanwälte - Pitch Training
Young Entrepreneurs in Science (YES) / Falling Walls Foundation - Understanding my user´s needs Value Proposition Design
Shamira Miller
Strategyzer, Head of Business Development
(in English) - Business modelling with Business Canvas
Leonard Rinser
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, AHEAD
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch& Networking
13:30 - 15:30
Interactive Practical Workshops Part II
Fortsetzung
15:45 - 16:30
Final Highlight
From 16:30
Coffee, Beer und Exchange
From 17:00
Departure
Register here using the online form of the Leibniz Association.
If you have any questions about the event, please get in touch with your organization’s contact person:
Leibniz Association
Christine Wennrich
Stabsstelle Leibniz-Transfer
Chausseestraße 111
10115 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 206049-310
wennrich@leibniz-gemeinschaft.de
Helmholtz Association
Julian Alexandrakis
Transfer und Innovation
Anna-Louisa-Karsch-Straße 2
10178 Berlin
Phone: +49 30 206 329-77
julian.alexandrakisl@helmholtz.de
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Susanne Weber
Fraunhofer Venture
Hansastraße 27c
80686 Munich
Phone: +49 89 1205-4502
susanne.weber@zv.fraunhofer.de
Max Planck Society
Sebastian Meyer-Borchert
Max Planck Innovation GmbH
Amalienstraße 33
80799 Munich
Phone: +49 89 29 0919-42
meyer-borchert@max-planck-innovation.de
Elke Heller
Max Planck Innovation GmbH
Amalienstraße 33
80799 Munich
Phone: +49 89 29 0919-25
heller@max-planck-innovation.de
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