Third Weltmarktführer Innovation Day again very successful
Representatives of research, politics and economy meet in Erlangen for third Weltmarktführer Innovation Day
September 15, 2022
Prestigious guests including the member of the German Council of Economic Experts and FAU professor Dr. Veronika Grimm, the CEO of the BMW Group Oliver Zipse or Sabina Jeschke, the former member of the board of Deutsche Bahn and CEO of KI Park e.v., met on September 13 in the Heinrich Lades Halle in Erlangen to discuss sustainable mobility.
It is the third time that representatives from academia, politics and industry have met in Erlangen for Innovation Day, which is well on the way to becoming an established tradition, as the editor in chief of WirtschaftsWoche Beat Balzi commented in his welcoming speech. FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger stressed the importance of platforms such as this for exchanging ideas. “Innovation is crucial for us to secure our prosperity. FAU is one of the most innovative universities in the world, nowhere has more patents than the Nuremberg Metropolitan Region. This success is born from close partnerships between FAU and industry.”
As the initiator of the Global Market Leaders Innovation Day, FAU is itself contributing to research into and advances in sustainable mobility. As Joachim Hornegger said, “with our new degree program in electromobility, we are laying the foundation for developing innovative ideas for mobility.” Together with the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy, the University is developing hydrogen technologies for sustainable mobility ranging from basic research to practical applications.
What is the future of mobility?
One of the highlights was the round table discussion on the strength of innovation for sustainable technology with a panel consisting of the member of the German Council of Economic Experts and Chair of Economic Theory Dr. Veronika Grimm, FAU alumnus Eric Bach, Senior Vice President Product and Chief Engineer Lucid Motors, and Uwe Wagner, Chief Technology Manager at Schaeffler AG. Other panels discussed the competitive factors for SMEs, partnerships between start-ups and SMEs and digital mobility.
Bavarian Minister President Markus Söder was patron of the event.
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Check-in at Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2022
(Image: Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2002 | Stefanie Hergenröder)
On 13 September 2022, WirtschaftsWoche hosted the third
Weltmarktführer Innovation Day (world market leader innovation day) in Erlangen, initiated by FAU. Depicted: Beat Balzli, chief editor at WirtschaftsWoche welcomes the guests begrüßt die Gäste. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
FAU president Prof. Joachim Hornegger welcomes the guests. (Image: Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2022 | Stefanie Hergenröder)
FAU president Joachim Hornegger, Uwe Wagner, board member R&D at Schaeffler AG, Johannes von Hebel, chairman at Sparkasse Erlangen, Oliver Zispe, CEO at BMW Group, Prof. Siegfried Balleis, chairman at Unibund Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU VP Outreach Prof. Kathrin Möslein, FAU professor Kai-Ingo Voigt, and Beat Balzli, chief editor at WirtschaftsWoche. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
FAU president Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger (right) and Oliver Zispe, CEO der BMW Group present the book cover of joint publication (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
Panel discussion on the force of innovation when it comes to sustainable mobility: How will we commute in the future? Participants (from left): Martin Seiwert, editor of WirtschaftsWoche; FAU professor and economy sage Prof. Veronika Grimm; Uwe Wagner, board member R&D at Schaeffler AG,
and FAU alumnus Eric Bach, Senior Vice President Product and Chief Engineer Lucid Motors. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
Welcome to the Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2022 (Bild: Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2002 | Stefanie Hergenröder)
FAU professor and economy sage Veronika Grimm discussing the future of sustainable mobility. (Image: Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2022 | Stefanie Hergenröder)
Guests in the audience at the Weltmarktführer Innovation Day on 13 September, 2022 in Erlangen
(Image: Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2022 | Stefanie Hergenröder)
Prof. Sabina Jeschke, member of the CxO Council of FAU and former chairwoman for digitization and technology at Deutsche Bahn (Bild: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
Sabina Jeschke, member of FAU's CxO Council and former chair woman at Deutsche Bahn. (Image: Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2022 | Stefanie Hergenröder)
The Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2022 was initiated by FAU and hosted by der WirtschaftsWoche. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
FAU Professor and economy sage Prof. Veronika Grimm (middle) speaks with FAU VP Outreach Kathrin Möslein and WirtschaftsWoche chief editor Beat Balzli. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
FAU president Prof. Joachim Hornegger is being interviewed. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
Prof. Sabina Jeschke, member of FAU's CxO Council and former chair woman at Deutsche Bahn and FAU president Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger (2. f. r.). (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
Depicted form left: FAU-VP Outreach Prof. Kathrin Möslein, Prof. Kai-Ingo Voigt und Prof. Markus Beckmann. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
FAU booth at the Weltmarktführer Innovation Day 2022. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
FAU booth that offered space, e.g. for the start-up uRyde to demonstrate their app. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
FAU booth where High Octanes presented their work. (Image: FAU/Kurt Fuchs)
