Innovative Entrepreneurs
Join us for an inspiring lecture series featuring outstanding founders, managers and executives from a variety of industries. Our guest speakers will share their wealth of knowledge on various aspects of entrepreneurship and leadership, from identifying opportunities to managing innovation and growth. By gaining practical insights into the diversity of entrepreneurial life, personalities, skills and motivations, you will be equipped to think outside the box and develop an entrepreneurial mindset.
In our courses, we believe in active learning, and we want you to take the first step towards becoming an entrepreneurial leader - whether you will have found your own company or will be employed. The final exam is an individual project that challenges you to step out of your comfort zone and explore your potential. By developing your personality alongside your studies, you will be better equipped to positively influence others and make a meaningful impact on the world. As such, our course aims to equip you with the skills and mindset to tackle novel and complex challenges across a range of fields.
Target Groups: PhD Students, Students
Area of Focus: Business Design, Leadership & Enablement, Scalable Tech
Next Date: April 24, 2025 - July 24, 2025
Times offered per year : Every semester, beginning of April or October
Duration: 1 semester (12 weeks)
ECTS : 3 ECTS (accreditation depends on the study program, Campus TUM ID: WI000285)
Language: English
Learning Goals: Understand the entrepreneurial mindset, personality development through a self-leadership challenge, develop and strengthen self-reflection as an important leadership competence
Registration Requirements : The lecture is open to everyone - TUM students and researchers can get credit points. Guest listeners are welcome. To join the lecture sessions as a guest listener, please email Christine.Schuster@unternehmertum.de
About the program
Outstanding founders, managers, and investors covering a wide range of industries talk about their entrepreneurial career paths. During the lecture, students can ask guest speakers questions and discuss with them.
Project work:
In addition to listening to our entrepreneurial guest speakers, attendees will engage in an inner-development project. This allows participants to develop new ideas and discover new skills.
Schedule Winter Semester 2024:
Thursday, 17.10.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Hybrid Session in Munich Urban Colab and via Zoom
Munich Ecosystem and UnternehmerTUM
Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger
Vice President Entrepreneurship, Technische Universität MünchenCo-Founder and CEO, UnternehmerTUM
3 Start-ups, 2 Exits - the personal journey of the TUM & Manage and More Almunus Felix Harteneck
Felix Harteneck, Founder and CEO, InPlanet
Thursday, 24.10.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Growth Mindset Challenge - Project Start Workshop
Kriti Thakur-Pohlmann
Expert in Educational Design & Facilitation, UnternehmerTUM Academy for Innovators
Thursday, 31.10.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Understand founding before you start - The benefits of a career in Venture Capital for future entrepreneurs
Jana Petry, Investment Manager, UVC Partners
Carolin Hecking-Veltman, Founder and CTO, econvio
Thursday, 07.11.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Managing the AI Revolution
Tristan Post, Lecturer in AI for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Technische Universität München
Thursday, 14.11.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Entrepreneurial Leadership
Claudia Liebethal, Executive Director, Manage and More, UnternehmerTUM
Thursday, 21.11.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
TBA
Thursday, 28.11.2024, 18.00-19.30 - Online Session via ZoomTUM
IDEAward - On-site event at TUM main campus
Thursday, 05.12.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Hybrid Session in Munich Urban Colab and via Zoom
MAN Truck & Bus SE – An Industrial Company in Transition
Hubert Altschaeffl
Chief Human Resources Officer & Labor Director, MAN Truck & Bus SE
Larissa Knödler
Head of HR Controlling & Analytics, MAN Truck & Bus SE
Thursday, 12.12.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Sprint to Protopia - Bringing sustainable mobility futures to life
Kriti Thakur-Pohlmann
Expert in Educational Design & Facilitation, UnternehmerTUM Academy for Innovators
Luisa Bergander
Expert Educational Design, UnternehmerTUM Academy for Innovators
Thursday, 16.01.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Hybrid Session in Munich Urban Colab and via Zoom
"Innovators' Night: Hear the Ideas, Be the Jury, Join the Action – with Special Guest" Academy for Innovators
Thursday, 23.01.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Revolutionizing the Legal Sector
Legal Tech Colab
Thursday, 30.01..2025, 17.30-19.00 - Hybrid Session in Munich Urban Colab and via Zoom
No Entrepreneurship without Procurement
Murat Aksel
Chief Purchasing Officer, MAN SE and MAN Truck & Bus AG
Thursday, 06.02.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Your Pathways to Progress: Reflection, Inner Development, and Growth Mindset
Kriti Thakur-Pohlmann
Expert in Educational Design & Facilitation, UnternehmerTUM Academy for Innovators
Registration
Winter Semester 24/25 registration is closed. Guest listeners welcome (contact christine.schuster@unternehmertum.de).
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