International
Entrepreneurs' Night

Mobility #Zurich

19.10.2022: Mobility #Zurich

At this event, we provided a stage for the city of Zurich and its innovations in the field of mobility by inviting interesting start-ups and experts to present their ideas and developments with us. The great speech of the Consul General of Switzerland reminded all of us once again of how important partnerships and innovations are, especially in the field of Start-ups. The event was about connecting the Munich startup ecosystem with one of the most livable cities in the world to learn from each other and to drive innovation through a valuable exchange.

Partner: BMWK, Invest in Bavaria, Digital Hub Mobility, Schweizerisches Generalkonsulat

Mobility #Europe

04.05.2022: Mobility #Europe

Mobility is a rising challenge nowadays! We have to deal with the entire climate situation and the decreasing traffic areas. In this edition, we got inspired about how to face those challenges. Including contributions from experts and a pitch event where start-ups from our European partner network presented their ideas of tomorrow's mobility, the International Entrepreneurs' Night aims to be a platform for the future of mobility and present our cities capable of meeting the challenges of the future.

Partner: BMWK, Invest in Bavaria, Digital Hub Mobility, EIT Urban Mobility

Special Edition #Africa

19.11.2021: African European Special Edition

UnternehmerTUM’s International Entrepreneurs’ Night – African European Special edition! Business For Purpose

In this special edition, we focused on Africa and wanted to explore what Munich can learn from the Digital Skills Accelerator Africa as a partner of our African European Digital Venture Program. We also wanted to build bridges across the continents and form connections with long distance partnerships.
We learned about local solutions from start-ups in Ghana and Rwanda, who participated in this year’s AEDV program and received mentorships in parallel from DSAA partner companies. They pitched about how they solve local problems using their digital capabilities.

Partner: German Cooperation, Invest for Jobs, GIZ, KfW, DSAA

Smart Cities #Copenhagen

08.07.2021: Smart Cities #Copenhagen

UnternehmerTUM’s International Entrepreneurs’ Night Copenhagen edition! Copenhagen makes us think directly about modern Scandinavia, known for its hygge lifestyle, which means coziness, happiness and peace. Nowadays it’s also known for their innovative city planning and implementation.
As an innovation powerhouse it is ranking third on the European Innovation Scoreboard.
But how to create cities worth living in by incorporating sustainable solutions in urban planning, the way of designing cities and creating communities within?

This edition gave us insights about new forms of collaboration, what we can learn from BLOXHUB in Copenhagen and how Munich is approaching Smart City solutions with the new Innovation and Business Creation Centre: The Munich Urban Colab. We welcomed start-ups from our Danish partners to present their innovations on sustainable urbanization.

Partner: BMWK, Invest in Bavaria, BLOXHUB, DTU Skylab

Smart Cities #Canada

25.03.2021: Smart Cities #Canada

UnternehmerTUM’s International Entrepreneurs’ Night Canada edition! Driving value for smart city challenges by Canadian tech innovation.
Six promising start-ups presented ideas for service and product applications for the automotive sector originating from Canada’s AutoTech landscape. This edition provided insights into the latest trends in urban mobility and to what extent start-ups contribute to new solutions and interdisciplinary cooperation in this challenging topic.
Part of the International Entrepreneurs’ Night #Canada were our friends from the Canadian Tech Accelerator with a cohort presenting inspiring tech ideas and visions for a smarter mobility.
As a major automotive producer and home to leading North American tech hubs, Canada is a unique North American nexus of the two industries. The vibrant Canadian start-up space in AutoTech is growing quickly and can help solve some of the new mobility challenges facing society.

Partner: BMWK, Invest in Bavaria, Canada, Canadian Technology Accelerators

Smart Cities #Singapore

20.07.2020: Smart Cities #Singapore

Have you ever been wondering how one of the top tech areas in the world solves its big city challenges with innovative ideas? The city-state Singapore shared its take on turning a crisis into an opportunity for cities worth living in. Our guests provided insights into the latest trends in urban innovation and why start-ups remain relevant in unprecedented times.
Living in a major city comes with certain challenges. During the first virtual International Entrepreneurs’ Night we highlighted opportunities brought by technology. Only through creativity, innovation and hard work can we tackle pressing issues like the current worldwide Covid crisis.

Partner: BMWK, Invest in Bavaria, SG Singapore, Enterprise Singapore, EDB Singapore, Scaler8

Smart Cities # Paris

04.02.2020: Smart Cities #Paris

UnternehmerTUM’s International Entrepreneurs’ Night Paris edition welcomed our friends from Paris to Munich and they explained all about the latest trends in urban innovation in the French capital.
Together with the HEC Incubator we invited Parisian startups from the fabulous startup campus Station F to pitch their ideas to you; ideas that are making our urban lives healthier, greener and simply more sustainable.

Partner: BMWK, Invest in Bavaria, HEC, AHK Frankreich

Smart Cities #Amsterdam

09.07.2019: Smart Cities #Amsterdam

Creating better cities, neighborhoods and streets. This is the mandate Amsterdam has been pursuing successfully for years and which has made it one of the early adopters of the smart city concept in Europe. Covering all relevant fields of action from sustainable urban mobility, integrated infrastructure and open data to knowledge sharing, citizen engagement and startup incentives, Amsterdam has become a model smart city for the rest of the world.
This edition of the International Entrepreneurs’ Night shed some light on Amsterdam’s smart city developments and looked at what Munich can learn from the Dutch capital and vice versa. We discussed how to create cities that we truly love to live in and listened to startup pitches from our partner ACE Amsterdam Center for Entrepreneurship.

Partner: BMWK, ACE

Smart Cities #Stockholm

14.11.2018: Smart Cities #Stockholm

By 2040, Stockholm wants to be the world’s smartest city. This ambitious plan is reason enough to take a closer look at how our Scandinavian friends face today’s challenges with extraordinary innovation power.
For this edition of the International Entrepreneurs’ Night we partnered up with KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden’s largest technical and engineering university. Five amazing tech startups from the Scandinavian startup-hub Stockholm presented their ideas. The teams are specialists in the fields of machine learning, hardware development, AI and VR and are looking to set foot into the Munich tech ecosystem.

Partner: BMWK, KTH, ACE