Entrepreneurship Summit 2026
Zwei Tage. Neue Perspektiven. Echter Wandel.
Keynotes / Impulse groups / Workshops / Networks
Experts from a wide range of entrepreneurial fields will take you on their personal journey and provide you with valuable insights for your start-up(s).
But it's not just about listening, it's also about getting involved and participating. Workshops will help you quickly put what you've learned into practice. You can pitch your start-up ideas to experienced founders and receive valuable feedback. Over 100 speakers will share their knowledge with you: from founders for founders. The Entrepreneurship Summit is the starting signal for an exciting start-up adventure.
Take advantage of the networking opportunities, Q&A sessions and workshops. We look forward to seeing you there!
Themen, die uns bewegen
Ehrlichkeit als Geschäftsmodell
Transparenz in der Food-Branche – was steckt wirklich hinter sauberen Labels?
Food & KonsumKlimaschutz als Chance
Wie Unternehmer aus ökologischer Verantwortung ein tragfähiges Business bauen.
ImpactKI & Entrepreneurship
Von KI-Agenten bis Gründungsideen: Wie Künstliche Intelligenz das Unternehmertum verändert.
KI & ZukunftEntrepreneurship lernen
Von der Schule bis zur Hochschule – wie wir die nächste Gründergeneration prägen.
BildungScheitern als Ressource
Wenn der Markt „Nein" sagt – was Gründer aus Fehlannahmen wirklich mitnehmen.
MindsetPitch & Wachstum
Live-Pitches, Expertenrunden und Finanzierungswege für skalierbare Ideen.
PraxisThe Entrepreneurship Summit programme has piqued your curiosity and you want more?
Then join us live and experience two days full of inspiration, practical workshops, powerful keynotes and real start-up energy.
Grober Ablauf
Samstag, 17. Oktober
| 10:00 Uhr | Eröffnung & Keynotes |
| 12:45 Uhr | Parallele Gruppen I |
| 15:00 Uhr | Penum & Impulse |
| 16:30 Uhr | Parallele Gruppen II |
| 18:30 Uhr | Abendprogramm & Netzwerk |
Sonntag, 18. Oktober
| 9:30 Uhr | Hallo Wach & Keynotes |
| 11:15 Uhr | Parallele Gruppen III |
| 12:30 Uhr | Parallele Gruppen IV |
| 15:00 Uhr | Parallele Gruppen V |
| 16:15 Uhr | Abschluss-Plenum |
AROUND THE SUMMIT
Speakers 2025
At the Entrepreneurship Summit 2025, you can expect inspiring speakers from the worlds of business, science, art and social entrepreneurship. Among others, Bodo Janssen, Cesy Leonard, Prof. Dr. Harald Welzer, Prof. Günter Faltin, Mona Katzenberger, Lukas Marzi, Tim Chimoy, Isabel Gomez, Dr. Mona Mirtsch, Florian Komm and Minever Zevker will be there – as well as many other voices who will show how start-ups can be creative, effective and socially relevant.
Pitch to experts
For anyone who wants to have their entrepreneurial design or start-up idea thoroughly reviewed, we offer the opportunity to pitch directly to experts.
Application period: 4 August – 29 September 2025 - Applications must be submitted in German only!
Proof of Concept 2026
Ideen werden Realität.
Der Proof of Concept zeigt, wie aus mutigen Ansätzen tragfähige Geschäftsmodelle werden. Entdecke Projekte, die zeigen, wie Entrepreneurial Design funktioniert – konkret, praxisnah und inspirierend.
Entrepreneurship Summit 2025: Our highlights
Entrepreneurship Summit 2025: Keynote Bodo Jansen
In his keynote speech ‘Leading with meaning and humanity,’ Bobo Janssen shows what it means to lead with heart and attitude – and why humanity is becoming the most important success factor for modern organisations. He highlights how managers can create a culture in which people not only perform, but flourish. In doing so, he combines personal experiences with inspiring examples from practice and the latest findings from psychology and organisational development.
Entrepreneurship Summit 2025: Keynote Prof. Günther Faltin
In his keynote speech, ‘Entrepreneurship for our future – AI redistributes economic opportunities,’ Prof. Günter Faltin shows how artificial intelligence is reshaping the playing field of entrepreneurship. He explains why now is the best time to launch a start-up – with creativity, a clear concept and entrepreneurial courage instead of large amounts of capital. An inspiring call to actively shape the future and make meaningful use of the opportunities offered by AI.
Entrepreneurship Summit 2025: Keynote Cesy Leonard
In her keynote speech ‘Machen.Macht.Mut’ (Do.Power.Courage), Cesy Leonard (Radikale Töchter) speaks passionately about political empowerment, civil courage and the power to take on social responsibility. It is a clear invitation not to stand on the sidelines, but to take action – for an economy and society in which courage and values play a central role.
Entrepreneurship Summit 2025: Keynote Harald Welzer
What if the greatest disruption is not technological – but emotional? Prof. Harald Welzer, one of the most exciting social psychologists and futurists of our time, talks in this keynote speech about how feelings such as fear, hope and solidarity shape our social behaviour – and why this is precisely where the key to real change lies. He shows how political action, entrepreneurship and social innovation are influenced not only by numbers, but above all by the emotional climate of a society. And why, as founders and changemakers, we need to create new analogue spaces to bring people back together.
Entrepreneurship Summit 2025: Keynote Till Behnke
In his keynote speech, ‘Law-as-Code and AI: How we can fix bureaucracy and finally make the state digital,’ Till Behnke, founder and CEO of Rulemapping Group, highlights technological and legal perspectives for digital administration: How AI and law-as-code can help automate processes, create transparency and make the state fit for the future. An inspiration for digital innovation in the public sector.
Entrepreneurship Summit 2025: Keynote Prof. Mike Richter
In his keynote speech ‘AI for Entrepreneurs – Suggestions for Use’, Prof. Mike Richter provides practical ideas for the use of artificial intelligence in everyday business life – with thoughts on how to use AI sensibly, make it work for you and remain ethically responsible at the same time.
