Press Release [ENG] Save the Date: Heilbronn Slush'D on 24.10.2024

Save the Date: Heilbronn Slush'D on 24.10.2024

  • Startup Festival Heilbronn Slush’D on October 24, 2024
  • Early Bird Tickets available online only until July 12, 2024
  • Keynotes, Workshops, and Networking in the AI Hub Heilbronn
  • Press Accreditation via this Online Form

Heilbronn, July 3, 2024 – For the third consecutive year, the Campus Founders are organizing the renowned Heilbronn Slush'D, an event already well-established in the German and European startup scene. On October 24, 2024, ambitious founders, investors, and business decision-makers will once again gather at the Theresienwiese in Heilbronn. The focus is on innovative technologies, sustainable business models, and networking between startups, established companies, and investors. Early Bird tickets for the innovation festival are available on the website until July 12, 2024.

1,000 Founders, Startups, Companies, and Investors

The Startup Festival Heilbronn Slush’D has enriched the German and European innovation ecosystem for two years. Organized by the Campus Founders, the Heilbronn startup and co-innovation hub, the event offers a diverse program and a vibrant community. Heilbronn Slush'D provides an international platform that brings together all movers and shakers in one place.

With over 1,000 visitors in 2023, featuring national and international speakers from Aleph Alpha, Audi, Redalpine, Earlybird, and Morpheus VC, last year's Heilbronn Slush’D was a highlight. This year, the startup festival and exclusive side events will once again attract key decision-makers and investors from the European tech and startup scene. Beyond mere inspiration, the event aims to deliver real value to the various visitor groups, significantly expanding opportunities for workshops and networking.

Highlights of Heilbronn Slush’D 2024

  • Startups: Startups can present their innovative solutions on stage and impress the audience. They can make new contacts and network with other founders, experts, and like-minded individuals.
  • Investors: (Pre-)Seed and early-stage investors can learn about the latest trends in Heilbronn, the European center for artificial intelligence, and establish personal contacts with founders, startups, and established companies.
  • Companies: Forward-thinking companies explore the latest technologies to gain an informational and innovative edge. They network with professionals, startups, and investors, gain exciting insights firsthand, and showcase their own innovation capabilities.
  • Research Institutes: Researchers and scientists discuss the practical application of their latest technologies in exchange with practitioners, companies, and startups.

The startup festival offers a unique opportunity to experience innovations and the latest technologies up close. Participants can stay informed about the latest trends and developments, exchange ideas, and network through an exciting stage program, startup pitches, exhibition spaces, and workshops.

Early Bird Tickets available only until July 12, 2024

The range of topics will be expanded again this year. In addition to the dominant theme of AI, other globally relevant topics such as sustainability, security, and the future of society will be on the agenda. The official program of Heilbronn Slush’D 2024 will be published soon. Last year's keynote speakers included Scott Chacon (Co-Founder GitHub), Miriam Wohlfarth (Founder & Co-CEO Banxware), Carsten Maschmeyer (Founder & Investor Maschmeyer Group), and Jonas Andrulis (CEO & Founder Aleph Alpha).

The Early Bird tickets are limited and available only until July 12, 2024, on the Heilbronn Slush’D website. Updates and news are available to participants and interested parties via LinkedIn and Instagram.

"With Heilbronn Slush'D, Heilbronn is well on its way to becoming one of the most significant startup ecosystems in Germany. Startups are the driving force for our future economy. Our startup festival in 2024 will be even more diverse and exciting. Heilbronn Slush’D provides an excellent platform for networking with founders, investors, and established companies from Germany and Europe," says Oliver Hanisch, CEO of Campus Founders, looking forward to the third edition of Heilbronn Slush’D.

About Heilbronn Slush’D:

Heilbronn Slush’D is the startup festival in Heilbronn, which has been specifically targeted at founders, startups, medium-sized companies, and investors since 2022. The focus of Heilbronn Slush’D is on technological and societal topics, particularly collaboration and networking between founders and companies. With the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), the largest AI center in Europe is growing in the successful mid-sized region of Heilbronn-Franconia. Thanks to the Rise Europe initiative, the Campus Founders, the organizers of Heilbronn Slush’D, are closely connected with leading innovation centers such as Oxford, Zurich, and Paris.

More information: Heilbronn Slush’D

About Campus Founders:

Campus Founders is the startup and co-innovation hub in Heilbronn. The programs combine practical experiences, advanced methods, financial start-up aids, a pool of mentors, and an international network. The programs are tailored to all phases of the entrepreneurial journey: from initial idea generation, validating the problem-solution fit, achieving product-market fit, to sustainable scaling of the business model. Thus, Campus Founders enable early-stage startups to make rapid progress and advance their (international) growth.

As a platform, Campus Founders brings together students, founders, investors, and companies, fostering collaboration and co-innovation. A vibrant community with over 1,000 members regularly exchanges ideas through various event and networking formats. Campus Founders also specifically supports female founders through special exchange and mentoring offers. By being part of the RISE Europe network of the leading 20 European startup ecosystems from 14 countries, Campus Founders bridges the gap to international markets and experts.

For the third time, Campus Founders is organizing the startup festival Heilbronn Slush'D, which attracts over 1,000 curated participants from the European innovation and startup ecosystem.

More information: Campus Founders

Images: Heilbronn Slush'D Gallery

Press Contact:

PIABO Communications

Lukas Pfeiffer

+49 1522 1780249

slushd@piabo.net

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