What it is

The MUNICH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Meetup is our annual flagship event, bringing together leaders from business, academia, startups, venture capital, and politics.
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Designed as a curated, high-trust environment, the MUNICH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Meetup fosters meaningful exchange across sectors and strengthens Munich’s position as one of Europe’s leading innovation hubs.

Why We Host it

Strengthen collaboration across the Munich innovation landscape
Bridge corporates, SMEs, startups, academia, and policymakers
Address strategic challenges such as AI transformation
Shape Bavaria’s long-term innovation agenda

What makes it unique

Curated & Invite-Only
Participation is limited to ensure depth of dialogue and quality of exchange.
Cross-Sector by Design
Corporates, founders, researchers, investors, and policymakers at one table.
Focused on Impact
Not just ideas, but collaboration, partnerships, and concrete next steps.

Highlight SPEAKERS

Christoph Angerbauer

Member of the Executive Board

IHK for Munich and Upper Bavaria

Dr. Philipp Baaske

Vice President

Entrepreneurship LMU, Co-Founder NanoTemper

Markus Blume

Minister of State for Science and Arts

Dr. Laura Dornheim

CDO

City of Munich

Prof. Dr. Michael Dowling

Chairman of the Board of the MÜNCHNER KREIS

Frizzi Engler-Hamm

CEO

Munich Innovation Ecosystem GmbH

Emily Kate Genatowski

Experimental AI Researcher

Tobias Gotthardt

Vice Minister in the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs

Regional Development and Energy

Dr. Manfred Gößl

Managing Director

IHK for Munich and Upper Bavaria

Dr. Wieland Holfelder

Vice President for Cloud Engineering

Google Engineering Center

Bernhard Kowatsch

Director Global Accelerator and Ventures

UN World Food Programme

Dominik Krause

Deputy Mayor of Munich

Fabian Mehring

Bavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs

Stefan Mesken

Chief Scientist

DeepL

Prof. Matthias Notz

CEO

Start2 Group GmbH

Thomas Oehl

General Partner

Vsquared Ventures

Dr. Frederik G.Pferdt

Future Optimist, Educator, Entrepreneur, Award-Winning Author

Daniela Rittmeier

Head of Data & AI Center of Excellence

Capgemini

Prof. Dr. Klaus Sailer

CEO

Strascheg Center for Entrepreneurship GmbH

Thomas Sattelberger

Angel Investor, Member of Parliament 2017–2022, former Parliamentary State Secretary

Romy Schnelle

Managing Director

HTGF

Dr. Oliver Schoppe

Partner

UVC Partners

Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger

CEO

UnternehmerTUM GmbH

Prof. Dr. Yasmin Weiß

Professor, supervisory board member, author & speaker

Sarah Wittlieb

Vice President Sales and Innovation

LabCampus GmbH

Who Attends

C-Level & Senior Executives
Founders & Scaleup Leaders
Venture Capital & Investment Professionals
University Presidents & Research Leaders
Political Decision-Makers

A Platform for Collaboration

Rooted in our vision of Shaping the future together – in Munich, the MUNICH INNOVATION ECOSYSTEM Meetup brings together the right people across sectors to drive tech-based, impact-driven innovation with global relevance.