Conference language English (some presentations in German)
Thursday, 17.10.2024
From 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 - Parallel Sessions
Introduction to financing of Start-ups
Dr. Florian Kirschenhofer, Max Planck Innovation
The Marketing Toolbox for Start-ups (German)
Markus Berninger, Max Planck Innovation
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:00
ABC of Founding Session II - Parallel Sessions
Start-IT-UP: The Legal Tookit
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
Getting to a Tech Transfer Agreement - Understanding Perspectives from Startup, Research Organisation and VC
Anna-Lena Schindl, Positron Ventures
VC-Sicht bei Selektion/Due Diligence von DeepTech Startups
Christoph Wirth, Bayern Kapital (German)
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 - Pitch Training
tbd
11:45 – 12:00
Break
12:00 – 13:00
Interactive Workshops Part II – Parallel Sessions
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch & Networking
14:00
Conclusion and Individual Departure