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Hybrid seminar: Entrepreneurship Meets AI: Reflections on the Last 10 Years and Today

Hybrid seminar: Entrepreneurship Meets AI: Reflections on the Last 10 Years and Today

AI is no longer just a trend—it’s redefining how businesses start, grow, and compete. For today’s entrepreneurs, understanding AI is key to unlocking new opportunities and staying ahead. This hybrid event brings together seasoned founders and emerging voices to share how AI is reshaping entrepreneurship in practice and vision. Join us to gain insights, exchange ideas, and explore how AI can power your entrepreneurial journey.

About this event

In today’s world, where technologies like AI and related digital skills are becoming increasingly vital, this event seeks to enhance our understanding of how AI is shaping entrepreneurship, both conceptually and practically.

Hosted as part of the CURATE project, which empowers migrant students to become future entrepreneurs, this hybrid event provides a space to critically reflect on AI’s transformative role in entrepreneurship.

Our speakers will offer diverse perspectives on the role of AI in entrepreneurial contexts. With Tobias Brandt and Thomas Schäper, two founders of AI-driven start-ups, we will reflect on the transformative impact of AI over the past ten years. Yannick Wenger, an emerging entrepreneur, will contribute a fresh perspective on how AI is shaping the early-stage entrepreneurial process.

This hybrid event will be hosted by the Chair of Digital Innovation and the Public Sector at the REACH – EUREGIO Start-up Center, with moderation by Shariga Sivanathan. Join us to learn, exchange ideas, and connect with peers exploring how AI continues to reshape the future of entrepreneurship. On-site participation is limited, so early registration is highly recommended.

Programme

14:15 – 14:45 PM | Speakers’ Insights: Perspectives and Experiences
14:45 – 15:15 PM | Open Discussion with audience Interaction

Speakers

Tobias Brandt

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Prof. Dr. Tobias Brandt is Professor of Digital Innovation and the Public Sector at the Department of Information Systems, School of Business and Economics, University of Münster.

His research focuses on smart cities and digital innovation at the intersection of business, the public sector, and civil society.
Before joining Münster, he was Assistant Professor at the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and previously worked in research and teaching at the University of Freiburg. He is also co-founder of the urban data science start-up Geospin GmbH.

Prof. Brandt is a member of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS), and the Association for Information Systems (AIS). His research has been published in leading journals such as the Journal of Operations Management, the European Journal of Information Systems, Decision Sciences and the Journal of Management Information Systems.

Thomas Schäper

Dr Thomas Schäper is an Assistant Professor at the Institute for Entrepreneurship at the School of Business and Economics, University of Münster. His research focuses on innovation management, artificial intelligence (especially natural language processing), digital strategy and entrepreneurship. Before his appointment in May 2023, Dr Schäper was co-founder and CEO of the AI start-up Pivoty, a German B2B venture specialising in innovation development and market research.

From 2017 to 2020, he worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Corporate Management at the University of Münster and co-founded MAP – Management Association for Perspectives e.V.

He holds a doctorate from the University of Münster and has also been a visiting scholar at the University of Cambridge and a study abroad fellow at the University of Turku. His recent work explores how digital alliances act as drivers of green innovations.

Yannick Wenger

Yannick Wenger is a Master’s student in Information Systems with a focus on Data Science at the University of Münster. He previously completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Informatics at the same university. His research interests include artificial intelligence and data science, EdTech, and digital platforms.

Alongside his studies, he gained practical experience as a working student at BBHT and is co-founder of the start-up MOTO, which is funded by the BMBF DATIpilot program. He is also actively engaged in the academic and entrepreneurial community, serving as Chair of WINet Münster e. V. since 2023 and leading the IT division at muenster.invest.

About CURATE

Curate “Co-created student centered incubator programme“ project brings together 5 partners of the Ulysseus European University Alliance, to co-create and co-design the Curate Incubator Curriculum and a step-by-step Incubator framework in close collaboration with the Ulysseus Innovation hub ecosystem.

CURATE will combine AI solutions related to the entrepreneurial process to develop an incubator programme that will provide migrant students with a challenge-based platform to better meet their learning styles and provide transferable forward-looking skills.

CURATE will actively engage those from the world of work to become key catalysts in the codesign of new learning and teaching practices with the aim of providing solutions to real world challenges presented by labour market actors.

Funding

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme under grant agreement No 101035809.

Duration of the project: 1.11.2023-30.4.2026

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