This was the Future Conference 2022: 2 days, 13 hours of programme, 30 speakers, 30 exhibitors and one award presentation. Check the article to find out more and see photos of the event.
Due to their broad and application-oriented research, universities of applied sciences (UAS) are unbeatable when it comes to quickly developing tailor-made solutions to socially relevant problems from research results. Together with their partners from research and industry, they form a powerful engine for innovation and progress in Germany.
The Future Conference 2022 served as a networking and meeting platform for the UAS community from universities of applied sciences, companies, associations, and research institutions. The participants discussed visions and ideas for the future in inspring debates and panels. We thank all our contributors for their input and dedication!
Programme:
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
12:00 - 13:15
Check-in, lunch snacks, time to visit the exhibition
13:15 - 13:35
Welcome
13:35 - 14:15
Keynotes
Prof. Dr. Uwe Cantner, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena: "The deck is being reshuffled - Challenges for Germany's research and innovation system"
Marina Heimann, futureSAX: "Building blocks for a strong innovation ecosystem - shaping Saxony's innovation culture"
14:15 - 15:15
Future Talk: "How do we move from knowledge to action? Why we so often ignore scientific findings - and how we could do better"
Prof. Dr. Sylvia Heuchemer, TH Köln
in a dialogue with our host and guests
15:15 - 15:45
Coffee break, time to visit the exhibition
15:45 - 16:45
HAW Talks
Prof. Dr. Karl-Herbert Schäfer, Hochschule Kaiserslautern: "Parkinson's, Alzheimer's & Co: The intestinal nervous system suffers as well!"
David Ahmed, Gründer und CEO von HexaFarms: "Building a successful startup as a grad student" (in English)
Dr. Tobias Urban, Alumnus des Promotionskollegs NRW: "The front row in research transfer: scientific careers at HAW"
16:45 – 17:30
Coffee break, time to visit the exhibition
17:30 – 19:00
Kickstart pitch with audience voting
ab 19:00
Dinner, Get Together
Thursday, 29 September 2022
09:00 - 09:15
Welcome
09:15 - 10:30
Panel discussion: "Creating innovations together - but how? Successfully combining social and technical innovations"
Prof. Dr. Gundula Barsch, Hochschule Merseburg
Prof. Dr. Erwin Prassler, Hochschule Bonn-Rhein-Sieg
Dr. Katrin Hochberg, Steinbeis-Europa-Zentrum (SEZ)
Dr. Eric Weber, SpinLab Leipzig
Norbert Kunz, Social Impact Lab
Zarah Bruhn, BMBF-Beauftragte für Soziale Innovationen
10:30 - 11:15
Coffee break, time to visit the exhibition
11:15 - 13:30
Parallel sessions:
Best Practice Session: "Career paths in, at, and from HAW" (with livestream)
Speaker:
Prof. Dr. Susanne Nonnast, OTH Regensburg
Dr. Peter-Georg Albrecht and Franziska Lutzmann, Hochschule Magdeburg-Stendal
Prof. Dr. Marlene Haupt, Hochschule Ravensburg-Weingarten
Heike Tillmann and Dr. Marc Lindart, Fachhochschule Münster
Host: Prof. Dr. Christine Böckelmann, Hochschule Luzern
World Café 1: "Cooperation as a success factor"
World Café 2: "Social Innovation: From research to practice"
Info Session: "Successfully managing research projects"
13:30 - 15:00
Lunch break, time to visit the exhibition
15:00 - 16:00
Presentation of results, summary
16:00 - 16:15
Closing words and outlook
16:15
End of the conference, departure
(as of 26 September 2022)
In addition to networking and cooperation, the Future Conference focused on the question of how UAS can position themselves strategically and what career paths they can open. We also discussed the topic of business start-ups and looked at the start-up ideas that bright minds at UAS are developing. The programme was complemented by an inspiring on-site exhibition at the Kongresshalle Leipzig.
