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 an example 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 and breathe innovation come together to boldly shape the future!
The event is aimed at:
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Employees from technology transfer offices, technology, innovation, and startup centers; representatives from chambers of commerce and associations; clusters and networks
Share insights about the initiatives you’re creating for academia and industry to strengthen collaboration and foster expertise. -
Representatives from universities, colleges, and research institutions: professors, research staff, and students
Share your forward-looking approaches to continuing to prioritize knowledge transfer 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
Present your practical approaches and experiences in embedding future technologies and digital skills within your organizations.
Dr. Tanja Jovanovic
Bayern Innovativ GmbH, Nuremberg
Head of Marketing & Innovation, Member of the Executive Board
Lisa Eckhardt,
Lisa Eckhardt
Sturmerprobte Krisenmanagerin, Unternehmerin
T.J. Graebe,
TJ Graebe
Isento GmbH
Junianna Zatsarnaja,
Junianna Zatsarnaja
BMW Group
Doctoral Candidate, Technical Product Design Energy, Sustainable and Urban Mobility
Foto aus DiMOS Archiv,
Prof. Christian Arbinger
DIMOS Maschinenbau GmbH
Networks Are People—The Werksviertel Principle: Why Innovation Requires Proximity, and How Can You Strategically Benefit From It?
Caroline Colsman_TUM,
Caroline Colsman
Technische Universität München & Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum Augsburg
Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am Institut für Werkzeugmaschinen und Betriebswissenschaften (iwb) der Technischen Universität München (TUM), Abteilung Produktionsmanagement und Logistik
A Glimpse into the Practice
Designing pib: Technology makes it possible. Design makes it meaningful.
T.J. Graebe,
TJ 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.
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)