Every year again! 🎄 It has almost become a cherished tradition that the Xmas Edition of foundersXchange Darmstadt is all about Start-up F:CK UPS! Founders talk openly about their biggest missteps on their startup journey, their craziest decisions, and most expensive lessons—and why exactly these moments have helped them move forward. Also included: drinks, Christmas […]
The Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI) is bringing together international expertise from December 2–4, 2025, to help shape Europe's technological independence in the field of Artificial Intelligence. On December 2 and 3, the AI@HPI Conference 2025 will focus on the theme “Shaping AI Sovereignty,” highlighting questions around infrastructure, regulation, and responsible innovation. Expected speakers include Federal […]
Before new technologies transform our world, they often appear first in fiction. Films allow us to imagine futures, test ideas and ask questions long before real systems exist. The new film series “AI in Cinema – Between Fiction and Research” at Programmkino Rex in Darmstadt invites us to look at artificial intelligence through this cultural […]
How do innovations happen? When researchers and tech leaders connect.CTO meets Researcher brings together CTOs, startups, and AI researchers from the AI Startup Rising and hessian.AI ecosystems to share insights, research developments, and technical challenges. A short startup talk kicks things off, followed by open discussions and networking. The format adapts flexibly to the group […]
An event organized by the Protestant Academy Frankfurt in cooperation with hessian.AI Lecture and discussion Language models such as ChatGPT, learning AI systems, and highly developed robots make many things seem possible today. However, less attention is paid to the fact that the AI boom raises fundamental questions about our view of humanity and […]
Don't miss the first edition of foundersXchange in 2026 on the topic of ‘Funding: Founders just wanna have funds’. 💡 What to expect: 🔹 An overview of the funding jungle & presentation of various funding programmes from the foundersXchange network (including EXIST and StartUpSecure) 🔹 Open mic session for your ideas and questions 🔹 Exchange […]
An event organized by the Protestant Academy Frankfurt in cooperation with hessian.AI Lecture and discussion Artificial intelligence is changing the world of work. Lufthansa alone is cutting around 4,000 jobs to be replaced by AI systems. Will entire professions soon disappear? Will new jobs also be created? And how can politics, business and society […]
Before new technologies transform our world, they often appear first in fiction. Films allow us to imagine futures, test ideas and ask questions long before real systems exist. The new film series “AI in Cinema – Between Fiction and Research” at Programmkino Rex in Darmstadt invites us to look at artificial intelligence through this cultural […]
Before new technologies transform our world, they often appear first in fiction. Films allow us to imagine futures, test ideas and ask questions long before real systems exist. The new film series “AI in Cinema – Between Fiction and Research” at Programmkino Rex in Darmstadt invites us to look at artificial intelligence through this cultural […]
How does artificial intelligence transform our understanding of life, aging, and death? On March 19, 2026, Kultur einer Digitalstadt e.V. and the AI Theatre in das Theater Moller Haus Darmstadt invite you to Theater Moller Haus Darmstadt for an extraordinary improvisational performance featuring a human cast – and an AI as a stage partner. The event is part of the series “So […]
The event - Exciting presentations and space for networking: Digital transformation is advancing rapidly - and artificial intelligence is at the heart of a profound change in the world of work. AI technologies open up enormous opportunities to make work processes more efficient, develop new business models, and support employees in complex tasks. At the […]
On Thursday, 26 March 2026, the Ad Astra Summit 2026 will take place at the European Space Operations Centre (ESOC) in Darmstadt. Organised by the Centrum für Satellitennavigation Hessen (CESAH), the event provides a key platform for technologies and innovations from and for the space sector. The Ad Astra Summit is much more than […]
