Future Founders Forum

8th November 2023

5 to 7 pm

enter the event

17:00 - Check-In

A brief “Hello” from the Gründungsbüro/Entrepreneurial Office and a look at the agenda for the Forum – Bernhard Lorig

17:05 - Opening Greetings

The Head of International Affairs at RPTU welcomes you to the first Future Founders Forum – Dr.-Ing. Parya Memar

17:10 - Keynote "Perspectives on How to Start-up Internationally"

The talk will shade light on different perspectives on how to start-up internationally, based on experiences of the StAfrica project.

What have we learned from international projects, where do international teams work out best and why YOU should start up in Germany – Prof. Dr. Harald von Korflesch

17:30 - Essential info "how the EXIST program can help"

Funding of innovations by EXIST – who can apply, what do you get and who helps you in the process – Katharina Neitzel

17:40 - Impulse Talk "how investors tick"

Money is needed, always. Why investors prefer divers teams with internationals and what makes the investors tick for a business idea and team – Frank Petry

18:00 - Choose yours: 2 parallel Sessions "how to start up in Germany"

Session 1: How to start up in Germany – legal facts

As an international, especially non-EU, there are some steps to take before being able to start up in Germany – what are those and who can help you:

Ina Chen
Sera Babakus

Session 2: How to start up in Germany – the best team wins

Why is it so important to have a clear vision and to know WHY you wanna start up in Germany and how a good team helps immensly:

Martin Swierzy
Amir Baradaran

18:30 - Discussion panel "experiences combined"

Stories from Internationals and their journey in Germany – how was it for you, what were the hurdles, how did you overcome them and what are your tipps for others?

Lead by Prof. Dr. Dennis Steininger