Future Founders Forum

8th November 2023

5 to 7 pm

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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

  • Sera Babakus
  • Amir Baradaran
  • Amin Ebrahim Bakhshipour
Closing words - what's next?

Bernhard Lorig 

Speakers

Dr.-Ing. Parya Memar

Dr.-Ing. Parya Memar

RPTU

Head of International Affairs (RefIntA)

Prof. Dr. Harald von Korflesch

Prof. Dr. Harald von Korflesch

Universität Koblenz

Expert in International Entrepreneurship

Katharina Neitzel

Katharina Neitzel

RPTU

Project Lead IDEENWALD

Frank Petry

Frank Petry

EuroTechInnovation

International Investor

Sera Babakus

Sera Babakus

Leyana Magazin

International Entrepreneur

(print magazine for international women in Germany)

Amir Baradaran

Amir Baradaran

Foldio (Creative Learning Techniques GmbH)

International Entrepreneur

Ina Chen

Ina Chen

Lawyer

Asmus Kamchen Koch Wermke GbR

Amin Ebrahim Bakhshipour

Amin Ebrahim Bakhshipour

Ziggurat (Sustainable Water Infrastructure Solutions GmbH)

International Entrepreneur

Martin Swierzy

Martin Swierzy

Entrepreneur and former CEO

Prof. Dr. Dennis Steininger

Prof. Dr. Dennis Steininger

RPTU

Expert in Digital Entrepreneurship

Bernhard Lorig

Bernhard Lorig

Gründungsbüro University of Kaiserslautern-Landau and University of Applied Sciences

Startup Coach – Contact for Internationals

Partners

International Affairs (RefIntA)

RPTU Kaiserslautern Landau

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International Office

Hochschule Kaiserslautern

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