Deeptech Innovation Conference
The Deeptech Innovation Conference brings together leading figures from the fields of science, politics, industry, and startups to discuss how deeptech innovations can be accelerated – through keynote speeches, panel discussions, and the presentation of the 2026 Joachim Herz Award.
- Date: August 27, 2026
- Location: Curio-Haus, Rothenbaumchaussee 11, 20148 Hamburg, Germany
- Moderators: Elena and Martin Lichtenthaler, Mighty Real
- Audience: Selected guests from the worlds of policy, industry, academia, and startups
Program
11.00 am: Welcome & Opening Remarks
Dr. Dorothea Ringe, Joachim Herz Foundation
11.20 am: Opening Keynote
Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger, Founder & CEO UnternehmerTUM
From Science to Startup: Innovation Ecosystems as Deeptech Accelerators
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst, Joachim Herz Foundation
- Martin Weber, Founder of one.five
- Prof. Dr. Helmut Schönenberger, Founder & CEO UnternehmerTUM
- Dr. Jakob Lingg, Vsquared Venture Capital
12.30 pm: Lunch & Networking
14.00 pm: Keynote “Water - our most precious resource”
Impact Entrepreneur Benjamin Adrion, Founder of Viva con Agua
14.15 pm: From Vision to Scale: Success Strategies for Scaling Deeptech Impact
- Benjamin Adrion, Founder of Viva con Agua
- Dr. Gisela Philipsenburg, Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space
- Dr. Valentin Piëch, Marlene Porsche Foundation
15.15 pm: Networking Break
16.00 pm: Award Ceremony Joachim Herz Preis
- Laudation: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Sabine Kunst, Joachim Herz Foundation
- Remarks by the laureate
- Keynote: Prof. Dr. Antje Boetius, President and Chief Executive Officer, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
17.00 pm: Conference closing
From 18.00 pm: Birthday Celebration with Dinner at Altonaer Kaispeicher, Hamburg
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