Entrepreneurship Roundtable

About the initiative

To inspire an entrepreneurial mindset among our future leaders

The WHU Entrepreneurship Roundtable is a platform to discuss ideas, gain valuable business skills and receive expert advice on start-ups and the entrepreneurial journey. We want to connect MBA students with entrepreneurial institutions within WHU network as well as the German start-up network – Founders, VCs, etc.

Go with us through each step of the entrepreneurial journey to be ready for your challenges after the MBA – regardless of an entrepreneurial or corporate career!

Opportunities & Product Market Fit
Team & Skills Buidling
Business & Pitch Planning
Prototyping
Pitching
Funding

Upcoming event

Prepare yourself for our biggest event of the year!
Pioneering the Generative AI Generation!!

Join us on September 22^nd, at campus Düsseldorf!

Highlights:

Engaging Talks: Gain insights from leading experts from Google, Microsoft, Open AI, and other cutting-edge companies as they share their pioneering AI research.
AI Showcase: Witness the latest advancements and innovations transforming industries.

Explore Innovation:

Experience a conference that's set to understand the AI landscape from a business perspective. Get ready to be inspired by thought-provoking discussions and visionary insights that will shape the AI frontier.

Connect and Network:

This event is an opportunity to connect with fellow AI enthusiasts, professionals, and curious minds. Engage in conversations that matter, share ideas, and build relationships that could shape your AI journey.

Shape the Future:

The AI revolution is underway, and we invite you to participate. Mark your calendar and stay tuned for more details. Together, let's witness the future of Generative AI.

Powered by our event sponsor, Dentons.

The speaker line-up will be announced soon on our social media platforms! LinkedIn

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We are always looking for volunteers and future potential board members.
Get in touch with us if you are interested or would like further information on any of our events.
We are also open to other forms of corporation with various institutions/parties and would love to hear from you.
If you are interested, please contact us.

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Past events

Snippets of our past events:

April 2019

Mobile Banks and FinTech Startups:
Transforming Financial Markets

Wednesday, 10 April 2019 in Düsseldorf:

Following the success of our event on the future of mobility in December 2018, we held this conference on the developments on the financial markets.

Once again we were able to attract an interesting line-up to offer our participants the perspective of startups, traditional banks and politicians who shared their insights. We covered upcoming trends and technologies and their impact on traditional banks, Banking Startups and InsureTech Startups.

Check out our speakers to see the amazing line up that took part in our event.

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Mobile Banks and FinTech Startups: Transforming Financial Markets

December 2018

Shaping the future of mobility –
How will the future of mobility look like?

Friday, 7 December 2018 in Düsseldorf:

After the overwhelming success of our event in summer 2018, we went back to present a deep dive on the topic of mobility.

We have invited a number of internationally renowned speakers, including corporate executives, successful entrepreneurs and experienced investors. Our speakers provided their insights into the future of mobility. We focused on the topics of electrification, connectivity, autonomous driving, and vertical mobility. We discussed upcoming trends and how corporates evaluate these investment opportunities.

WHU Entrepreneurship Roundtable '18 Dec: Shaping The Future of Mobility

Sayalee Shende (ER Vice Chairman 2018), Andreas Pinkwart (State Minister for Economic Affairs, Digitization, Innovation and Energy), Prof. Dr. Markus Rudolf (Dean of WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management), Thomas Roth (ER Chairman 2018)

May 2018

Corporate venturing and innovation –
Lessons learned from startups.

Thursday, 24 May 2018 in Düsseldorf:

After a deep dive focus on US and Israel in the past years, this year we took a look at the German innovation ecosystem. What are the lessons to be learned from startups that will aid corporate innovation? Alternatively, what can startups learn from corporates?

We have invited a number of internationally renowned speakers, including corporate executives, successful entrepreneurs and experienced investors. Our speakers provided their insights into the corporate venturing and innovation scene by relating their experience in digitalisation, B2B negotiations, corporate accelerators, evaluating investment opportunities and much more!

In the second part of the event, we heared from successful entrepreneurs and investors on how they overcome the challenges of acquiring and integrating startups to boost corporate innovation. We have taken a look at deal flow generation, innovation accounting, and discuss the upcoming trends in the food industry and how corporates evaluate these investment opportunities.

Check out our speakers to see the amazing line up that took part in our event.