HHL Entrepreneurship Week 2025

Join us for an unparalleled week of entrepreneurship, research, and networking at HHL Entrepreneurship Week 2025!
Whether you’re a startup coach, researcher, investor, or corporate innovator, this is your chance to connect, collaborate, and accelerate your impact.

With the motto: Explore, Fuel, and Shape the Entreprneurship Week 2025 combines three days of exchange.

Travel Day and Community Evening | Tuesday, 20.05.
Kick off the week with an exclusive networking event where to together. Share ideas, exchange insights, and build connections that last beyond the event.

Transfer and Research Academy | Wednesday, 21.05.
Explore the intersection of cutting-edge research and startup creation at universities With two streams we focus on research of our Strategic Entrepreneurship Research Group and University Startup Creation on Entrepreneurship Centers and Incubators. Engage with leading academics and transfer experts to collaborate on research and transfer.

ACCELERATE Conference | Thursday, 22.05
The highlight of the week! Experience expert keynotes, startup pitches, panel discussions, and interactive sessions designed to propel businesses forward. Meet startups, top investors, thought leaders, and entrepreneurial pioneers who are shaping the future of industries.

HHL Entrepreneurship Week 2025: Events

Conference organized by HHL Students.

Enjoy and contribute to our core topics of

This conference is shaped with your contributions. Therefore, we are looking forward to have you on stage with a 20-minute presentation on startup programs, funding initiatives, community management approaches or other ideas like:

  • Building programs, coachings, and formats for startups
  • Creating ecosystems and communities while integrating alumni and partner
  • Building startups and strong teams to improve startups’ success
  • Forming and growing entrepreneurship centers

Please fill in the form to let us know about your contribution.

If you have any questions, please contact our team:

Prof. Dr. Dominik Kanbach
Chair of Strategic Entrepreneurship
Prof. Dr. Stephan Stubner
Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG Chair of Strategic Management and Digital Entrepreneurship
Prof. Dr. Alexander Lahmann
Chair of Mergers and Acquisitions
Jun.-Prof. Dr. Maximilian Schreiter
Junior Professorship in Entrepreneurship and Technology Transfer
Dr. Maurice Steinhoff
Managing Director HHL Digital Space
Niklas Schulte | Research Associate
Niklas Schulte
Research Associate & Project Manager

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