Event
TRANSFERleben: The Community Summit – Building Digital Skills with Optimism for the Future
13. October 2026
10:00 - 16:00
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At the Community Summit—the flagship event of the TRANSFERleben series—inspiring presentations and practical insights from the transfer community come together to shape a digital future collaboratively. Technology transfer intermediaries and experts from academia and industry will share forward-looking ideas and bold strategies on how to drive technological innovation in Bavaria by building digital competencies. Look forward to exciting presentations and interactive sessions focused on technology transfer and competency development.
On October 13, the Community Summit will focus on the theme: “Strengthening Digital Skills with Optimism for the Future,”and will set the stage for actively and positively shaping the future. Inspiring presentations and a panel discussion will explore the extent to which optimism about the future and positive visions of the future are strategically leveraged to embed future technologies and digital skills. Practical approaches and best practices from the business world will be presented, highlighting pathways for the transfer of future technologies and the accompanying development of skills within companies. Interactive sessions will delve deeper into formats, experiences, and strategies for shaping the transfer process between technology transfer intermediaries, academia, and the business sector. This event plays a special role within the TRANSFERleben event series. The Community Summit marks the conclusion of the 2025 TRANSFERleben “Breakfast Club – Strengthening Digital Skills.”
TRANSFERleben: The Community Summit—where people who live innovation and boldly shape the future come together!
The event is aimed at:
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Staff from technology transfer offices, technology, innovation, and startup centers; representatives from chambers of commerce and associations; clusters and networks
Share insights on the initiatives you’re creating for academia and industry to strengthen collaboration and skills development. -
Representatives from universities, colleges, and research institutions: professors, research staff, and students
Share your forward-looking approaches to keeping the focus on knowledge transfer—including collaboration with transfer intermediaries and the business sector—even within academic work. -
Start-ups & founders, companies (large corporations, SMEs): CEOs, innovation managers, R&D staff, and others
Please present your practical approaches and experiences in embedding future technologies and digital skills within your organizations.
Lisa Eckhardt,
Lisa Eckhardt
Sturmerprobte Krisenmanagerin, Unternehmerin
A Glimpse into the Practice
Designing pib: Technology makes it possible. Design makes it meaningful.
Daniel Nusser,
Daniel Nusser
Studiengangsleitung Prozess- und Produktdesign (B.A.), DIPLOMA Hochschule
T.J. Graebe,
T.J. Graebe
Isento GmbH
Humanoid robotics is changing not only technology—but also the role of design. pib represents a new generation of intelligent products: Drawing on their practical experience and a concrete best-practice example of successful transfer work, Mr. Graebe and Mr. Nusser shed light on how new design languages and human-robot relationships emerge, and what roles designers take on in the age of AI and Physical AI.
T.J. Graebe,
T.J. Graebe
Isento GmbH
Junianna Zatsarnaja,
Junianna Zatsarnaja
Doctoral Candidate, Technical Product Design Energy, Sustainable and Urban Mobility, BMW Group
Networks Are People—The Werksviertel Principle: Why Innovation Requires Proximity, and How Can You Strategically Benefit From It?
Fabian Heil,
Dr. Fabian Heil
Group Lead Operations, WERK1 Startup Hub, München
Justine Frioux,
Justine Forest
Referentin im Bereich Changemanagement, Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Augsburg
Emilie Gastinger,
Emilie Gastinger
Strategic Partnerships Manager, Corporate Innovation & Venture Clienting, UnternehmerTUM
A Space for Ideas on Germany's High-Tech Agenda—Exploring Areas of Opportunity and Shaping Knowledge Transfer Together
Tanja Würthner
+49 911 20671-262
Innovationsmanagement, Projektmanagerin, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nürnberg
Directions by public transportation:
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Nordfriedhof | 500 m (U6 | Lufthansa Airport Bus)
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Anni-Albers-Straße | 400 m (Tram 23)
Directions by car:
viathe A9 or Mittlerer Ring
Parking:
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Customer parking available by reservation only (underground parking garage in the basement of the Tower)
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PARK ONE (Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Straße 8)
Photo and Audio Recordings
Photo and audio recordings are routinely made during our public events. Photos or recordings taken by Bayern Innovativ GmbH will be used for media purposes without further consultation and published in print media or presented in electronic media related to the company. Such publication is always intended to promote a positive public image; therefore, the selection of images and audio recordings ensures that only positive impressions are reflected.
Cancellation
If you need to cancel your participation at the last minute, please notify us at katja.reichel(at)bayern-innovativ.de.
Technical Contact:
Tanja Würthner
+49 911 20671-262
Innovationsmanagement, Projektmanagerin, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nürnberg
Organizational Contact:
Katja Reichel
+49 911 20671-248
Innovationsmanagement, Projektorganisation, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nürnberg
Marketing Contact:
Denise Günner
091120671-346
Innovationsmanagement, Marketingkoordination, Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg