Events

  • The Price of AI: Data Centers, Clickworkers, and Global Digital Exploitation

    Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt Römerberg 9, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    On October 14, 2025 the Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt will host the event “The Price of AI: Data Centers, Clickworkers, and Global Digital Exploitation”, which will also be available via livestream. Experts from academia, business, and civil society will discuss who benefits from digital progress – and who pays the price. The focus will be on […]

  • InnoDay 2025

    darmstadtium - Wissenschafts- und Kongresszentrum Schlossgraben 1, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany

    On October 30, 2025, the Darmstadtium will become the meeting point for start-up enthusiasts, investors, and innovation lovers. At INNODAY25 – Start-up & Innovation Day, entrepreneurial spirit meets scientific excellence. Together with the innovation and start-up center HIGHEST, TU Darmstadt will bring together more than 100 start-ups, deep-tech teams, and stakeholders from science, business, and […]

  • Co-Founder Wanted 7.0 | Frankfurt School x Technical Universities

    FS Entrepreneurship Centre 4th Floor, Tower A Adickesallee 32-34, Frankfurt am Main

    The 7th Edition of the Co-founder wanted event by Frankfurt School Entrepreneurship Centre! This event is your opportunity to find your perfect match. Are you looking for a business mind to join your team? Or are you in search of a talented coder to develop the back-end for an App? This event is for you! […]

  • foundersXchange Xmas Edition

    Café 221qm Alexanderstraße 2, Darmstadt, Germany

    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 […]

  • AI@HPI Conference | meet hessian.AISC

    Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Digital Engineering gGmbH Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Str. 2-3, Potsdam, Germany

    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 […]

  • AI in Cinema: Between Science and Storytelling

    programmkino rex Wilhelminenstraße 9, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

    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 […]

  • CTO meets Researcher – where research meets technology

    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 […]

  • AI changes everything: humans, machines, ethics

    Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt Römerberg 9, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    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 […]

  • foundersXchange: „Funding: Founders just wanna have Funds“

    Frauenhofer SIT Rheinstraße 75, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

    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 […]

  • AI and the future of the world of work Job security, meaning, participation

    Evangelische Akademie Frankfurt Römerberg 9, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    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 […]

  • AI in Cinema: Between Science and Storytelling

    programmkino rex Wilhelminenstraße 9, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

    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 […]

  • AI in Cinema: Between Science and Storytelling

    programmkino rex Wilhelminenstraße 9, Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany

    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 […]