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• Startup Festival Heilbronn Slush'D on 24 October 2024
• Early bird tickets only available online here until 12July 2024
• Keynotes, workshops and networking in the AI hotspot Heilbronn
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Heilbronn, 03 July 2024 - For the third time in a row, Campus Founders is hosting the renowned Heilbronn Slush'D, an event that has already established itself in the German and European startup scene. On 24 October 2024, ambitious founders, investors and decision-makers from the business world will once again come together at the Theresienwiese in Heilbronn. The focus will be on innovative technologies, sustainable business models and networking start-ups with established companies and investors. Early bird tickets for the Innovation Festival are still available until 12 July 2024 via the website.

1,000 founders, start-ups, companies and investors

The Heilbronn Slush'D startup festival has been enriching the German and European innovation ecosystem for two years. The event is organised by Campus Founders, the Heilbronn startup and co-innovation hub. In addition to its diverse programme and a lively community, Heilbronn Slush'D offers an international platform that brings all the movers and shakers and decision-makers together in one place.

With over 1,000 visitors, Heilbronn Slush'D was the highlight so far in 2023 with national and international speakers from Aleph Alpha, Audi, Redalpine, Earlybird and Morpheus VC. This year 2024, relevant decision-makers and investors from the European tech and startup scene are once again expected at the startup festival and exclusive side events. Beyond pure inspiration, the focus of the event is on providing real added value for the various visitor groups. This is why the opportunities for workshops and networking will be significantly expanded once again.

Highlights of Heilbronn Slush'D 2024

Startups: At Heilbronn Slush'D, startups can present their innovative solutions on stage and impress the audience. Here they can make new contacts and network with other founders, experts and like-minded people.
Investors: (Pre-)seed and early-stage investors can find out about the latest trends in Heilbronn, the European centre for artificial intelligence, and make personal contacts with founders, start-ups and established, often medium-sized companies.
Companies: Future-orientated companies explore the latest technologies and secure an information and innovation advantage. They network with specialists, start-ups and investors, gain exciting first-hand insights and present their own innovative strength.
Research institutes: In dialogue with practitioners, research-based companies and startups, researchers and scientists discuss the practical application of their latest technologies.

The Startup Festival offers a unique opportunity to experience innovations and the latest technologies at first hand. In addition to an exciting stage programme, startup pitches, exhibition areas and workshops, participants can find out about the latest trends and developments, exchange ideas and network.

Early bird tickets only until 12.07.2024

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

Early bird tickets are limited and only available until 12 July 2024 via the Heilbronn Slush'D website. Participants and interested parties will receive updates and news via LinkedIn and Instagram.

"With the Heilbronn Slush'D, Heilbronn is well on its way to establishing itself as one of the most important startup ecosystems in Germany. Startups are the driving force behind our future economy. In 2024, our startup festival will be even more diverse and exciting. Heilbronn Slush'D offers an excellent platform to network 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 the Heilbronn Slush'D:

Heilbronn Slush'D is the startup festival in Heilbronn that has been aimed specifically at founders, startups, medium-sized companies and investors since 2022. Heilbronn Slush'D focuses on technological and social topics, in particular collaboration and networking between founders and companies. With the Innovation Park Artificial Intelligence (IPAI), the largest AI centre in Europe is growing in the successful SME region of Heilbronn-Franken. Thanks to the Rise Europe initiative, the Campus Founders, the organisers of the Heilbronn Slush'D, are closely networked with leading innovation centres such as Oxford, Zurich and Paris.

Further information: https://heilbronnslushd.com

About Campus Founders:

Campus Founders is the startup and co-innovation hub in Heilbronn. The programmes combine practical experience, advanced methods, financial start-up support, a pool of mentors and an international network. The programmes are tailored to all phases of the entrepreneurial journey: they range from the initial idea generation to the validation of the problem-solution fit, the achievement of a product-market fit and the sustainable scaling of the business model. Campus Founders thus enables early-stage start-ups to make rapid progress and drive their (international) growth.

As a platform, Campus Founders brings students, founders, investors and companies together and thus promotes collaboration and co-innovation. A lively community of over 1,000 members regularly exchange ideas in various event and networking formats. Campus Founders also provides targeted support for female founders through special exchange and mentoring programmes. Through its membership of the RISE Europe network of the leading 20 European start-up ecosystems from 14 countries, Campus Founders builds bridges to international markets and experts.

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

Further information: https://campusfounders.de/de

Image material: Heilbronn Slush'D image gallery

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