The Business Booster 2026
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28 October
Messe Munich, Hall A6
Agenda of Day 1
Main stage
Oct 28, 2026
10:00 AM
10:20 AM
Welcome & opening address
Speaker
:
Eric
Beißwenger
State of Bavaria
Minister of State for European Affairs and International Affairs
Elena
Bou
InnoEnergy
Cofounder & Executive Board Member
Main stage
Oct 28, 2026
10:20 AM
10:40 AM
Keynote address: Jean-Christophe Laloux
Keynote
:
Jean-Christophe
Laloux
European Investment Bank (EIB)
Director General – Head of EU Lending and Advisory Operations
Main stage
Oct 28, 2026
10:40 AM
11:30 AM
Keynote address: Mariana Mazucatto
Keynote
:
Mariana
Mazucatto
UCL
Networking area
Oct 28, 2026
11:30 AM
12:00 PM
Networking coffee break
InnoEnergy Booth
Oct 28, 2026
11:45 AM
12:30 PM
Clean Tech Skills Report: Trends Shaping 2027-2030 - Powered by The European Solar Academy
Networking area
Oct 28, 2026
1:00 PM
2:00 PM
Networking lunch
Track 1 stage
Oct 28, 2026
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 1A - Capital & Investment - Sponsored by Cleantech Group (For investors pass only)
Speaker
:
Andreas
Nelle
Raue
Attorney (Lawyer)
Mark
Windeknecht
World Fund
Principal
Richard
Youngman
Cleantech Group
CEO
Track 2 stage
Oct 28, 2026
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 2A - FOAK Risk Reduction
Speaker
:
Kenny
Vanreppelen
Act and Sorb
Industrial Transformation Leader | Founder & CEO | Manufacturing & Sustainability Expert
Track 3 stage
Oct 28, 2026
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 3A - Corporate & Startup Collaboration
Moderator
:
Helmut
Schönenberger
Technischen Universität München (TUM)
Co-Founder and CEO, UnternehmerTUM; Vice President Entrepreneurship
Speaker
:
Téma
Benhalima-Bouville
ENGIE
Global Innovation Director
Thomas
Hirth
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Vice President for Transfer and International Affairs, KIT; Chairman of the Executive Board, KIT Foundation
Track 4 stage
Oct 28, 2026
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
Track 4A - Energy Market Highlights - Sponsored by The European Solar Academy
Speakers
:
Araceli
Fernandez
International Energy Agency (IEA)
Head of Technology Innovation Unit
Networking area
Oct 28, 2026
3:00 PM
4:30 PM
Networking coffee break
Track 1 stage
Oct 28, 2026
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Track 1B - AI tools: How investors drive efficiency and better decision-making -Sponsored by...
Speaker
:
Alexey
Kovtunets
Better ventures
CTO
Richard
Youngman
Cleantech Group
CEO
Michael
Brehm
Redstone
General Partner and Founder
Track 2 stage
Oct 28, 2026
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Track 2B - FOAK Risk Reduction
Track 3 stage
Oct 28, 2026
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Track 3B - Corporate & Startup Collaboration
Moderator
:
Helmut
Schönenberger
Technischen Universität München (TUM)
Co-Founder and CEO, UnternehmerTUM; Vice President Entrepreneurship
Speaker
:
Karl-Georg
Schlesinger
Marvel Fusion
Co-Founder
Olav
Carlsen
SPRIND — Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation
Innovation Manager
Thomas
Hirth
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Vice President for Transfer and International Affairs, KIT; Chairman of the Executive Board, KIT Foundation
Alexander
Brem
Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Science (ENI)
Vice Rector for Transfer and International Affairs, University of Stuttgart; Institute Director, ENI,
Track 4 stage
Oct 28, 2026
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Track 4B - Energy Market Highlights - Sponsored by The European Solar Academy
Networking area
Oct 28, 2026
5:30 PM
6:30 PM
Networking drinks
Dinner hall
Oct 28, 2026
6:30 PM
10:00 PM
TBB Oktoberfest Dinner
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