
Agenda
Preliminary agenda
C7 TBA
Thursday October 23, 2025 17:45 - 18:15 CEST Workshop Box 3
Workshop
TBA
Circles
Agata Hidalgo, Daniel Abbou, Frauke Goll, Henrike Luszick, James Pearson, Jens Horstmann, Petter Made, Stephan-Daniel Gravert
Thursday October 23, 2025 18:00 - 18:45 CEST Stage ONE
Circles
Collaborating in Heilbronn´s Innovation Ecosystem: Mutual Value for Startups & Investors
Jens Neuhüttler, Sarah Schwab-Jung
Thursday October 23, 2025 18:25 - 18:55 CEST Workshop Box 1
Workshop
The science of startups research project aims to disentangle the success drivers of startup ecosystems to identify better, evidence-based interventions to foster startups and entrepreneurship.
How to get to know your industry you don’t have a clue about?
Hendrik Susemihl
Thursday October 23, 2025 18:25 - 18:55 CEST Workshop Box 2
Workshop
How do you build something in an industry you know nothing about? You don’t start with a business plan. You start by listening.
Legal Lessons Learned
Oliver Köster, Philip Koch
Thursday October 23, 2025 18:25 - 18:55 CEST Workshop Box 3
Workshop
We will share our experience with founders and their first steps into the corporate world and discuss do and don’ts.
Impulse: ONE Hundred 100K Award
Thursday October 23, 2025 18:35 - 18:40 CEST Stage TWO
Impulse
ONE Hundred 100K Award - 10 Pitches
Thursday October 23, 2025 18:40 - 19:40 CEST Stage TWO
Pitches
Announcement by RISE Europe
Jana Golfmann
Thursday October 23, 2025 18:45 - 18:55 CEST Stage ONE
Announcement
Panel: Who is driving corporate co-innovation with startups?
Markus Merz, David Reger, Henning Löser, Stephan-Daniel Gravert, Timo Gessmann
Thursday October 23, 2025 18:55 - 19:25 CEST Stage ONE
Panel
Next-Gen Responsible AI Startups x AI Act: From Compliance Burden to Competitive Advantage.
Claudia Baumgartner
Thursday October 23, 2025 19:05 - 19:45 CEST Workshop Box 1
Workshop
European AI startups stand at a crossroads: comply with the EU AI Act or risk falling behind global competitors who move fast and break things. But what if compliance wasn’t a burden — what if it was your greatest competitive advantage?
STARTUPS MEET MITTELSTAND
Alexander Wonner, Mansoor Said, Sonja Sulzmaier
Thursday October 23, 2025 19:05 - 19:35 CEST Workshop Box 2
Workshop
We´re bringing together startups and medium sized companies (the „Mittelstand“) for a deep-dive into cooperation opportunities and an insightful mutual exchange of experiences.
Designing Real-Time AI Automations: A Hands-On Workshop in Visual Orchestration
Make.com, Roland Bätz
Thursday October 23, 2025 19:05 - 19:35 CEST Workshop Box 3
Workshop
In this interactive session, you’ll learn practical techniques to design and orchestrate real-time automations and AI agent workflows—no coding required.
Panel: How can corporates drive entrepreneurship?
Henrike Luszick, Ilma Bojadzic, Judith Schwarz, Sophia Escheu, Tim Solle
Thursday October 23, 2025 19:25 - 19:55 CEST Stage ONE
Panel
Keynote: Matt Domo (FifthVantage, Amazon Employee #17)
Matthew Domo, Clarissa Corrêa da Silva
Thursday October 23, 2025 19:55 - 20:25 CEST Stage ONE
Keynote
Award Ceremony
Thursday October 23, 2025 20:45 - 21:15 CEST Stage ONE
Announcement