{"id":17430,"date":"2026-08-18T12:16:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T10:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/?p=17430"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T12:51:30","slug":"ignite-catalysing-global-innovation-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/en\/ignite-catalysing-global-innovation-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"IGNITE \u2014 Catalysing Global Innovation Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17430\" class=\"elementor elementor-17430 elementor-17429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ff0387 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ff0387\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10478b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10478b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdd3c94 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fdd3c94\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfce00a elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bfce00a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">from TUM-International<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd71f97 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fd71f97\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23212cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"23212cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f4e25f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8f4e25f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4753295 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4753295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:academy@tum-international.com\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17543\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design.png 2000w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-300x53.png 300w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-1024x179.png 1024w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-768x134.png 768w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Untitled-design-1536x269.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f7175c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f7175c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IGNITE \u2014 Catalysing Global Innovation Leadership <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-199c5dd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"199c5dd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c0d2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c0d2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Are you an innovation leader at a university, public agency, or technology hub? <\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Join us in March in Munich for our TUMint flagship executive training program on catalysing innovation ecosystems!<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b3906b elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0b3906b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ccf530 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ccf530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon eco\u00adsys\u00adtems don\u2019t hap\u00adpen by chan\u00adce. They are built by lea\u00adders who ali\u00adgn actors, con\u00adnect capa\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adties, and turn poten\u00adti\u00adal into impact.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p><p>IGNITE takes you insi\u00adde the Munich inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon model \u2014 Tech\u00adni\u00adcal Uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty of Munich (TUM), Unter\u00adneh\u00admer\u00adTUM, the Ven\u00adture Labs, anchor indus\u00adtry and poli\u00adcy \u2014 and sends you home with a road\u00admap for your own insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adon and the net\u00adwork to deli\u00adver it.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Who Attends?<\/strong><\/p><p>VPs Rese\u00adarch &amp; Inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon | Deans, Rec\u00adtors, Pro\u00advosts | Heads of Tech Trans\u00adfer | Govern\u00adment Inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon Leads | Regio\u00adnal Deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment Agen\u00adci\u00ades | Fun\u00adder Stra\u00adte\u00adgists<\/p><p><strong>Why Munich?<\/strong><\/p><p>Munich is Europe\u2019s most con\u00adcen\u00adtra\u00adted deep-tech eco\u00adsys\u00adtem \u2014 and TUM is its key\u00adstone insti\u00adtu\u00adti\u00adon. TUMint gui\u00addes lea\u00adders towards cus\u00adto\u00admi\u00adzing this know-how to own insti\u00adtu\u00adtio\u00adnal needs.<\/p><ul><li>Pro\u00adven entre\u00adpre\u00adneu\u00adri\u00adal uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty model<\/li><li>Seam\u00adless indus\u00adtry-sci\u00adence inte\u00adgra\u00adti\u00adon with glo\u00adbal anchor com\u00adpa\u00adnies at TUM<\/li><li>Prac\u00adti\u00adcal know-how from hands-on uni\u00adver\u00adsi\u00adty-dri\u00adven inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon and eco\u00adsys\u00adtem acce\u00adle\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon glo\u00adbal\u00adly<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae0b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6ae0b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The Jour\u00adney 15 \u2014 17 March 2027<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af687f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5af687f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1637\" height=\"497\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-08-25-um-10.40.14.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-17484\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-08-25-um-10.40.14.png 1637w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-08-25-um-10.40.14-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-08-25-um-10.40.14-1024x311.png 1024w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-08-25-um-10.40.14-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Bildschirmfoto-2026-08-25-um-10.40.14-1536x466.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1637px) 100vw, 1637px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03e5961 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"03e5961\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Con\u00adfirm\u00aded Con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtors<\/strong><\/p><p>Lear\u00adning from the peo\u00adp\u00adle who built the sys\u00adtem \u2014 the pro\u00adgram will enga\u00adge key stake\u00adhol\u00adders within the Munich inno\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon eco\u00adsys\u00adtem who have been pivo\u00adtal in deve\u00adlo\u00adping what we have today.<\/p><p>Below you see a pre\u00adview of con\u00adfirm\u00aded Munich hosts \u2014 plus rota\u00adting guests from anchor cor\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adtes, foun\u00adders, and poli\u00adcy part\u00adners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3f7331 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3f7331\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7694e1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7694e1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/helmut-schoenenberger\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17498\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7.png 800w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436440f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"436440f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/isabell-welpe-83a202\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17486\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1.png 800w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-863d480 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"863d480\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/gunther-friedl\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17490\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3.png 800w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/3-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d74624 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d74624\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/michaelklimke-baiosphere\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17500\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8.png 800w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/8-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef3997c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ef3997c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/friederike-hettinger-91201380\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17492\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4.png 800w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/4-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c8372a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4c8372a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thomas-kirchner-353071a0\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17494\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5.png 800w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/5-768x432.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ebb09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"33ebb09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-17488\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/tum-international.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/2.png 800w, 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