9 September 2026 • 10:00 - 21:00 | Tübingen

Cyber Valley Day 2026

Celebrating ten years of the Cyber Valley Innovation Campus

On September 9, 2026, we are celebrating our ten-year anniversary at the Cyber Valley building in Tübingen.

Cyber Valley Day will shine a spotlight on the scientific backbone of our ecosystem, the Cyber Valley Innovation Campus, while bringing together the people, ideas, and organizations that make Cyber Valley what it is today. Throughout the day, you can look forward to inspiring talks from leading researchers and innovators, an exhibition showcasing cutting-edge research projects, a Start-up Basecamp where start-ups are showcasing their excellent work, an investor speed dating session, plenty of opportunities to connect across disciplines and organizations, and an evening event with lots of time for networking while enjoying refreshments from food trucks.

The exhibition will highlight the diversity of the Cyber Valley community and offer a space for participants to discover new projects, exchange ideas, and start conversations with researchers, entrepreneurs, and partners from across the ecosystem. Start-ups from the Cyber Valley network will present their work at a Start-up Basecamp and connect with visitors, while networking opportunities and an investor speed dating program will help foster new collaborations and future ventures.

Beyond the stage program, the anniversary celebration is designed as a meeting point for our entire community. Our shared goal is to strengthen Cyber Valley, create new connections, and further grow the sense of community that has shaped the ecosystem over the past decade. We are all Cyber Valley, and this celebration is something we create together.

Join us to network with distinguished guests from science, politics, industry, and society, enjoy the exhibition and start-up showcase, and end the day with refreshments from a food truck food court.

Agenda

Main Stage

10:00

Welcome adresses

Cem Özdemir (Minister President of Baden-Württemberg)
Boris Palmer (Mayor of Tübingen)
Karla Pollmann (President of the University of Tübingen)
Simone Schwanitz (Secretary General of the Max Planck Society)
Florian Mayer (Managing Director Cyber Valley GmbH)

10:45

Keynote by Manuela Veloso (JPMorganChase AI Research)

11:30

Cyber Valley Voices

Bernhard Schölkopf (ELLIS Institute Tübingen)
Matthias Bethge (University of Tübingen)

12:00

Lunch break

13:15

Cyber Valley Voices

Katherine J. Kuchenbecker (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems)
Steffen Staab (University of Stuttgart)
Tamim Asfour (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
Werner Kraus (Fraunhofer IPA)

14:15

Talk by Rafael Laguna de la Vera (Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIN-D))

14:30

Break

15:00

Panel Discussion "Building what's next - How bold ideas move from research to impact"

16:00

Cyber Valley Start-up Voices

Prashanth Halady (Bosch)
Mario Krenn (Feyer)
Jonas Müller (Black Forest Labs)

17:00

Networking with food and drinks

PLUS

an exhibition showcasing projects from Cyber Valley, a Start-up Basecamp with start-up presentations, an investor speed dating session, and much more!