TECHimpulse: Academic-Industry Partnerships

Collaboration between industry and academic institutions holds enormous potential for translating research findings into practice more quickly and developing innovative solutions together. But how can this partnership be optimized? What best practices are there and how can companies and universities benefit equally?

In our TECHimpulse, experts from both worlds shed light on the opportunities and challenges of such collaborations. Find out how research collaborations can be established and successfully managed in the long term, what funding opportunities exist and how joint projects can have a positive impact on innovative strength.

Take the opportunity to gain practical insights and make valuable contacts for future partnerships. The format is aimed at companies, scientists, students and anyone interested in the interface between research and business.

Agenda:
– Welcome and introduction
– Keynote speeches (approx. 10 minutes each)
 

Dr. Tobias Majdanski, KIT Business Club, Germany
Patrick Popa, Global Head of Portfolio & Innovation Cybersecurity at Siemens Energy, Germany
Dr. Azeezat Yishawu, Founder of ZenoSwap, Nigeria
Alain Kajangwe, Founder and CEO of WiredIn, Software Developer, Entrepreneur, and Financial Systems Expert, Rwanda
 

– Q&A sessions: ask questions and gain personal insights

Join us and shape the future through collaboration between science and industry! To receive updates on this event, please register >>here.
 

TECHimpulse is a module of TECH4Transition, developed at KIT and implemented in cooperation with GIZ.