Event agenda
Tuesday, 19 January 2027
09:00 - 10:00
Registration & Coffee
- SSF (Main Hall)
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
10:00 - 10:45
Welcome & Plenary Session
Explore how strong innovation ecosystems are built through collaboration between academia, industry, and entrepreneurship, with insights from UnternehmerTUM followed by an interactive Q&A.
10:50 - 11:30
Structured Networking Session
11:45 - 12:45
Breakout Session: Beyond Job Creation - Embedding Impact in Tech and Entrepreneurship
Explore how social innovation can strengthen social and environmental impact, improve project proposals, unlock new sources of funding and become part of teaching and curricula.
Breakout Session: Building a Swiss-wide Ecosystem for Talent & Opportunity Matching
Uncover how Switzerland-wide talent matching initiatives can connect students, researchers, ideas and startups, examining their vision, real-world examples, feasibility and implementation.
Breakout Session: Female Founders – Fixing the System, Not the Women
Rethink how the innovation ecosystem supports female founders by exploring barriers to funding, support, networks and visibility, and developing concrete ideas for more equitable support structures.
Breakout Session: Postcards from 2030 - What Will Startups Need from Their Universities?
Imagine what university startup support could look like in 2030 and work backwards to identify the policies, programmes, partnerships and first steps needed to get there.
12:45 - 13:45
Standing Lunch & Networking
- SSF (Main Hall)
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
13:45 - 14:45
Breakout Session: AI Changes Entrepreneurship - How Can We Support It?
Discover how AI is reshaping entrepreneurship through current trends, an AI-native startup case study, and shared experiences on supporting startups with AI tools.
Breakout Session: Beyond the Buzzword - What Does It Really Mean to Be an Entrepreneurial University?
Together, we will examine what it means to be an entrepreneurial institution and identify practical ways to embed an entrepreneurial mindset across research, curricula and regional business ecosystems.
Breakout Session: Entrepreneurship Education in Practice - Inspiration, Experiences & Lessons Learned
Through expert insights and group discussions, participants will uncover cultural and institutional differences, share challenges, and generate ideas for collaboration.
Breakout Session: From Support Units to Ecosystem Builders
We will explore the roles of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Offices and exchange practices, challenges and ideas to strengthen their strategic responsibilities, support services and impact.
Breakout Session: International Best Practices – Beyond Switzerland
Details to follow.
14:45 - 15:00
1-1 / Coffee
- SSF (Main Hall)
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots
15:00 - 15:30
15:35 - 15:45
Closing Remarks
15:45 - 17:00
Apéro & Networking
- SSF (Main Hall)
Meeting duration:15 minutes time slots