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. We especially encourage women and students from all disciplines to apply. 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 Summer Semester 2025:
Thursday, 24.04.2025, 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 München. Co-Founder and CEO, UnternehmerTUM
From Clueless to CEO: My Journey Building SUMM.AI
Flora Geske, CEO and Co-founder, SUMM.AI
Thursday, 08.05.2025, 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, 15.05.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Leading to Thrive - Mastering Strategies for Sustainable Success in Business and Life
Dr. Klaus Kleinfeld, Entrepreneur | Investor | CEO | Chairman | Author
Interviewed by Andreas Loy, Co-Founder & Partner of The Yope Foundation, Founder & Vice Chairman of the Board of KONUX
Thursday, 22.05.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Hybrid Session at Campus Garching Forschungszentrum
Beyond Borders: The Future of Home Appliances through Innovation
Hans-Joachim Gast, Executive Vice President - Corporate Operations Steering, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
Thursday, 05.06.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
From uni lab to cancer diagnosis startup - How to found in healthcare
Negar Shahmoradi, Founder of Exosphere
& TUM Venture Lab Healthcare
Thursday, 12.06.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Speed Dating with our Ecosystem
Thursday, 26.06.2025, 10.00-21.00 - TUM main campus
TUM Entrepreneurship Day
Thursday, 03.07.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Revolutionizing the Legal Sector
Legal Tech Colab
Thursday, 10.07.2025, 17.30-19.00 - Hybrid Session at Munich Urban Colab
Sustainable transport solutions through digital services
Friedrich Baumann, Member of the Executive Board, MAN Truck & Bus SE - Head of Sales & Customer Solutions
Kerstin Rummel, Head of Commercial Service Operations, MAN Truck & Bus SE - Head of Sales & Customer Solutions
Thursday, 17.07.2024, 17.30-19.00 - Online Session via Zoom
Sprint to Protopia - Mini-Hackathon
Kriti Thakur-Pohlmann
Expert in Educational Design & Facilitation, UnternehmerTUM Academy for Innovators
Luisa Bergander
Expert Educational Design, UnternehmerTUM Academy for Innovators
Thursday, 24.07.2025, 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
Guest listeners welcome (contact christine.schuster@unternehmertum.de). Please note, Registration for the Summer Semester 2025 is closed.
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