Web-Talk Series on German Start-up and Entrepreneurship Scene: Connect with Germany to grow your start-up

Programme for Day 1: 05.05.2020

Start-up and Entrepreneurship in Germany

Speakers

– Justus Gätjen, Head of Internationalization at RWTH Innovation, RWTH Aachen University

– Maiia Deutschmann, Project Lead for EXIST, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

– Dr. Thorsten Lambertus, AHEAD- Fraunhofer Venture

– Marc Kley, GATEWAY – Start-up services, University of Cologne

Moderation: Dr. Katja Lasch, DWIH New Delhi

Programme for Day 2: 06.05.2020

Start-up initiatives connecting India and Germany

Speakers

–  Amrita Gandikota, GINSEP

–  Prof. Dr. Reza Asghari, Entrepreneurship Hub, TU Braunschweig

– Shubha Sudheer, Start-up Incubations, Infineon Technologies

–  Mayur Shetty, Blackfrog Technologies

Moderation: Aadishree Jamkhedkar, DWIH New Delhi

Entrepreneurship and start-ups have become, over the last decade, an important part of the national economic development strategies of countries worldwide, as they are key drivers of innovation. Higher education and research institutions play a central role in the innovation process as major facilitators of the transfer of research results into innovative products and processes. In Germany as well as in India, public bodies are strongly supporting innovation activities within higher education and research institutions, including research based start-ups. In addition to fostering the innovation system within national boundaries, the international dimension of entrepreneurship and start-ups is also gaining importance. International entrepreneurship – the conducting of activities by an entrepreneur across national boundaries – opens new opportunities for entrepreneurs in an early stage.