START-UP DAYS

With the event we continue a long tradition. For the eleventh time, the joint Start-up Days organized by the transfer offices of the Fraunhofer Society, the Helmholtz Association, the Leibniz Association and the Max Planck Society will take place in October 2024.

The four major German research organizations invite those of their scientists who are interested in founding a company. The event offers a wide range of information on all relevant topics of profit and non-profit start-ups. In interactive lectures and practical workshops, the participants learn from experienced „scienpreneurs“ and experts how to set out on the path to their own company.

Don't hesitate any longer and secure your place now, because the number of participants is limited! The registration deadline ends on September 24, 2024

When: 17.-18. October, 2024
Where: Fraunhofer Society, Munich

Thursday, 17.10.2024

Ab 10:00
Registration

11:00 – 11:30
Welcome and Introduction
By the 4 Organizers

11:30 – 12:15
Keynote: Building Deep-Tech-Companies –  Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger, CEO UnternehmerTUM GmbH

12:15 – 13:15
Investors in focus: financing partners introduce themselves

• Christoph Wirth, Bayern Kapital
• Dr. Ute Fink, Gründungsförderung Exist
• Niels Sharman, High-Tech Gründerfonds
• tbd, SPRIN-D

13:15 – 14:15
Lunch & Networking

14:15 – 14:30
Introduction Round

14:30 – 15:30
ABC of Founding Session I

Introduction to financing of Start-ups
Dr. Florian Kirschenhofer
Max Planck Innovation

The Marketing Toolbox for Start-ups*
Markus Berninger
Max Planck Innovation

15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break

16:00 – 17:00
ABC of Founding Session II

Start-IT-UP: The Legal Toolkit
Friederike Krämer-Plath
Fraunhofer Venture

Conquering Peaks - Team Development
Lisa Hofer
Fraunhofer Venture

17:00 – 17:45
First Steps and Support for Spin-offs by the Research Institutions – Parallel Sessions

• Sebastian Meyer-Borchert & Kathrin Schelbaum, MPG
• Andreas Aepfelbacher & Susanne Weber, FHG
• Angelika Daniel & Christine Wennrich, Leibniz
• Dr. Julian Alexandrakis, Helmholtz

17:45 – 18:00
Break

18:00 – 19:00
Panel Discussion with Experienced Founders
Moderation: Viktor Deleski

• Dr. Francesco Sciortino, CEO & Co-Founder Proxima Fusion GmbH
• Thomas Stuchly, CEO & Founder Sunbloom GmbH
• Natalie Garzorz-Stark, PhD, CEO & Cofounder Dermagnostix GmbH
• Dr. Slim Chiha, CEO & Co-Founder PROSION GmbH

From 19:00
Dinner & Networking

Friday, 18.10.2024

09:00 – 9:45
Product-Market-Fit
Tilmann Petersen, High-Tech-Gründerfonds

9:45 – 10:30
IP Strategy in the Context of Corporate Management
Anna-Lena Schindl, Positron Ventures

Parallel Session
VC Perspective on Selection/Due Diligence of DeepTech Startups*
Christoph Wirth, Bayern Kapital

10:30 – 10:45
Break

10:45 – 11:45
Interactive Workshops Part I – Parallel Sessions

• How to talk to corporate customers
  Achim Wolf, Max Planck Innovation
• Business Modell Canvas and Value Proposition
  Kathrin Schelbaum, Max Planck Innovation / MAX!mize Incubator
• Finance 101
  Maximilian Ender, DLR Startup Factory
• Pitch Training, TBD

11:45 – 12:00
Break

12:00 – 13:00
Interactive Workshops Part II – Parallel Sessions

13:00 – 14:00
Lunch & Newtorking

14:00
Conclusion and Individual Departure

*German

Don't hesitate any longer and secure your place now, because the number of participants is limited! The registration deadline ends on September 24, 2024. The participation fee is 60 euros per person.

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