Impact Entrepreneurship Day

LMU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center

Location: Große Aula der LMU, Geschwister-Scholl-Platz 1, 80539 München

Join us for Impact Entrepreneurship Day hosted by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center (IEC) of LMU. We are excited to welcome you to an inspiring event packed with insights and networking opportunities designed to explore and promote impact-driven innovation, along with startup pitches to inspire your entrepreneurial journey.

Program

14:00-16:00

Unite! for Transforming the Future — Keynotes & Panel by Impact Allianz

Immerse yourself in the emerging network of impact-driven entrepreneurial thinkers and doers. Dive into the topic through inspiring keynotes and panels with experts from research and practice, sketching the future by rethinking the economy sustainably with an impact focus. As a special highlight, we will bring future changemakers to the stage and announce the winning student team of the current START with Business Modelling Class! Afterward, take the chance to connect with like-minded individuals and exchange ideas in our networking area with light refreshments.

Speakers:

• Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Bernd Huber, President - LMU Munich
• Zarah Bruhn, Commissioner for Social Innovation - Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) & Founder - socialbee
• Prof. Dr. Ali Aslan Gümüşay, Professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability - LMU Munich
• Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol, Professor & Chair of the Institute of Innovation Management - LMU Munich

Panel:

• Prof. Dr. Britta Gossel, Professor of Social Business Management - Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, featuring:
• Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons, Professor of Sustainable Business and Chief Sustainability Officer - Universität Hamburg
• Dr. Carsten Gerhardt, Chairman - Circular Valley Foundation & Partner - EY
• Julian Jantke, Director - ARC Accelerator & Member - Shape Impact Kollektiv, Oxford
• Felix Oldenburg, Co-Founder - bcause & Chairperson of the Executive Board - gut.org gAG
• Ellinor Schweyer, Founder & Managing Director FASE - Funding Agency for Social Entrepreneurship
• Prof. Dr. Christine Volkmann, Professor and UNESCO Chair for Entrepreneurship and Intercultural Management - University of Wuppertal

Partners: Bertelsmann Stiftung & Hans Weisser Stiftung

16:00-17:00

From Universities to Society: Strategies on Knowledge Transfer — Workshop

Learn new insights from our research project on the strategic anchoring of knowledge transfer at universities and engage in an active exchange on transfer strategies, structures, and practice.

Speakers: Fiona Witzigmann, Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol

16:00-17:00

Networking

Connect with other entrepreneurs, students, scientists, and investors over light snacks and refreshments.

17:00-21:00

LMU Innovation Incubator Demo Day #5 — Startup Pitches

The LMU IEC Innovation Incubation program aims to enhance the entrepreneurial skills of our participants from diverse academic backgrounds in science and assists them in pursuing their business ideas. Witness our participants bring their research to life through six compelling pitches to potential investors and key stakeholders, and engage in valuable networking afterward.

Startup Pitches:

• Aicendence (Incubator #3) - LMU Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics
• Sleep Well Guardian - LMU Medicine
• Garbometer - LMU Geosciences
• EpiCure - LMU Chemistry and Pharmacy
• BaryonBib - LMU Physics
• ZEUS Analytics - LMU Faculty of Mathematics, Informatics and Statistics

Sponsor: MUG - Münchener Universitätsgesellschaft