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In this special edition of Steinbeis Lunchbreak live from the Steinbeis Campus Event 2025, we talk to the winners of the Steinbeis Foundation's Transfer Prize – Löhn Prize about their award-winning project “New Mittelstand – Digital Platform Transport (DPT)”. Our guests: Christoph Müller (Sick AG)Alexander Bonk (Leadec)Michael Messer (Liebherr)Michael Köhnlein (Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute)Dr. Patrick Weber (Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute) In conversation with our moderator Dr. Michael Ortiz, the discussion will focus on how New Mittelstand is shaping the future of transport. The focus will be on the origins, benefits, and prospects of the project, as well as exciting insights and first-hand experiences. Do you have any questions for our discussion partners? Then please contact the project manager: Dr. Patrick Weber | patrick.weber@ferdinand-steinbeis-institut.de 

This Steinbeis Lunchbreak focuses on a project that is an excellent example of a successful development partnership: Steinbeis entrepreneur Prof. Dr.-Ing. Markus Kley (Steinbeis Transfer Center for Innovative Drive Technology and Waste Heat Utilization (IAA)) and Dominik Maier (3X3 by H+B Hightech GmbH) have jointly developed a test bench for an innovative hub gear system. They talk to host Dr. Michael Ortiz about their passion for bicycles and the role that chance played in this collaboration. Do you have any questions afterwards? Then you can contact Markus Kley at SU1502@stw.de.

Climate-neutral urban district – New Weststadt Esslingen October 6, 2021 | Transfer Award Project partners: Berlin Institute for Social Research (BIS)Green Hydrogen Esslingen (GHE)Esslingen University of Applied Sciences with the Institute for Sustainable Energy Technology and MobilityHyEnTec, Zell unter AichelbergmondayVision, StuttgartPolarstern, MunichEsslingen Municipal Transport Company (SVE)City of EsslingenSteinbeis Innovation Center energieplus, StuttgartBraunschweig University of Technology with the Institute for Building Climate and Energy in ArchitectureCenter for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg (ZSW), Stuttgart/Ulm

22. April 2015 | Max Syrbe Symposium | Stuttgart Discussants: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf-Jürgen Ahlers (CEO Forum Luft- und Raumfahrt Baden-Württemberg e. V.), Prof. Dr. Werner G. Faix (Managing Director and Partner School of International Business and Entrepreneurship GmbH (SIBE) of Steinbeis University Berlin), Miriam Kamal-Specht (Founder and Managing Director Yellow Frog, lecturer at university of Stuttgart), Bernd Kußmaul (Managing Director Bernd Kußmaul GmbH), Christine Regitz (Vice president SAP SE), Albrecht Stäbler (CEO NovaTec Holding GmbH) Co-discussants: Nadine Antic (Managing Partner GlobalFlow GmbH), Sonja Fritze (Head of Development for Display Instruments and Head-up Displays, Robert Bosch GmbH, Car Multimedia), Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Jivka Ovtcharova (Head of the Institute for Information Management in Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Susanne Peter (Managing director Finanz IBM Deutschland GmbH), Jochen Wirth (Project manager of the online business simulation game “Jugend gründet” (Youth Start-ups) at the Steinbeis Innovation Center for Business Development at Pforzheim University) Moderation: Tina Kraus (SWR), Marcel Wagner (BR, Regio TV)

Speakers: Prof. Dr. Hugo Hämmerle (NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen), Ministerialdirigent Günther Leßnerkraus (Ministry of Finance and Economy Baden-Württemberg), Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schneider (Aalen University of Applied Sciences – Technology and Economics), Thomas Vetter (ARADEX AG), Prof. Dr. habil. Achim Walter (Christian Albrecht University of Kiel)  Co-Speakers: Dr. Ralf Kindervater (BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH), Wolfgang Müller (Steinbeis Transfer Center Infothek), Volker Schiek (Network Mechatronik BW), Dr. Stefan Senitz (Karlsruhe Chamber of Industry and Commerce), Oskar Vogel (Baden-Württembergischer Handwerkstag e.V.)  Moderation: Prof. Stephan Ferdinand (University of Media, Stuttgart), Christiane Delong (institute for moderation, Stuttgart)

25. September 2015 | Stuttgart

25. September 2015 | Stuttgart

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September 25, 2015 | Steinbeis Day | Steinbeis House for Management and Technology (Stuttgart)  Panelists: Claudia Gläser | Managing Director of Gläser GmbH, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Gisela Lanza | Chair of Production Systems and Quality Management at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Director of the Institute for Production Technology (wbk), PD Dr. Heiner Lasi | Director of the Ferdinand Steinbeis Institute of the Steinbeis Foundation, Johannes Matheis | Managing Director of Jomatik GmbH, Johann Peter Pfeifer | Member of the Executive Board, Information Technology and Finance Department, Baden-Württemberg Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Association, Dirk Slama | Director of Business Development at Bosch Software Innovations (SI), Klaus Dietrich Wachlin | Pastor, presenter, publicist, Roman Zitzelsberger | District Manager of IG Metall Baden-Württemberg  Moderators: Marcel Wagner (BR/Regio TV) and Tina Kraus (SWR).

22. April 2015 | Max Syrbe Symposium | Stuttgart Discussants: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Rolf-Jürgen Ahlers (CEO Forum Luft- und Raumfahrt Baden-Württemberg e. V.), Prof. Dr. Werner G. Faix (Managing Director and Partner School of International Business and Entrepreneurship GmbH (SIBE) of Steinbeis University Berlin), Miriam Kamal-Specht (Founder and Managing Director Yellow Frog, lecturer at university of Stuttgart), Bernd Kußmaul (Managing Director Bernd Kußmaul GmbH), Christine Regitz (Vice president SAP SE), Albrecht Stäbler (CEO NovaTec Holding GmbH) Co-discussants: Nadine Antic (Managing Partner GlobalFlow GmbH), Sonja Fritze (Head of Development for Display Instruments and Head-up Displays, Robert Bosch GmbH, Car Multimedia), Prof. Dr. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h. c. Jivka Ovtcharova (Head of the Institute for Information Management in Engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), Susanne Peter (Managing director Finanz IBM Deutschland GmbH), Jochen Wirth (Project manager of the online business simulation game “Jugend gründet” (Youth Start-ups) at the Steinbeis Innovation Center for Business Development at Pforzheim University) Moderation: Tina Kraus (SWR), Marcel Wagner (BR, Regio TV)

Speakers: Prof. Dr. Hugo Hämmerle (NMI Natural and Medical Sciences Institute at the University of Tübingen), Ministerialdirigent Günther Leßnerkraus (Ministry of Finance and Economy Baden-Württemberg), Prof. Dr. Gerhard Schneider (Aalen University of Applied Sciences – Technology and Economics), Thomas Vetter (ARADEX AG), Prof. Dr. habil. Achim Walter (Christian Albrecht University of Kiel)  Co-Speakers: Dr. Ralf Kindervater (BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg GmbH), Wolfgang Müller (Steinbeis Transfer Center Infothek), Volker Schiek (Network Mechatronik BW), Dr. Stefan Senitz (Karlsruhe Chamber of Industry and Commerce), Oskar Vogel (Baden-Württembergischer Handwerkstag e.V.)  Moderation: Prof. Stephan Ferdinand (University of Media, Stuttgart), Christiane Delong (institute for moderation, Stuttgart)

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Feldmann is a Steinbeis entrepreneur at the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Mechatronics and Robotics (NectOne). How justified is the fear of job losses due to the use of AI and robots? In this issue, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Feldmann explains the actual impact of automation and artificial intelligence on the labor market – and where common misconceptions lie. He also discusses strategies that society, business, and politics can use to respond to change and trends that will shape the future of work. More information is available in the online edition of Steinbeis Transfer Magazine: Steinbeis: Künstliche Intelligenz: Der unsichtbare Tsunami in der Arbeitswelt

Prof. Dr. Thomas Breyer-Mayländer is a Steinbeis entrepreneur at the Steinbeis Consulting Center for Leadership in Science and Education. How can effective leadership development truly be achieved? In this issue, Prof. Dr. Thomas Breyer-Mayländer discusses the typical mistakes companies make—and what they can learn from them. He also explains how modern human resources development is responding to new challenges and which strategies can be used to achieve sustainable success. More information is available in the online edition of Steinbeis Transfer Magazine: https://transfermagazin.steinbeis.de 

Maria Rigal (WiR GmbH Ravensburg District) and Vera Holzner (WiR GmbH Ravensburg District & Steinbeis Transfer GmbH at Ravensburg-Weingarten University of Applied Sciences) are guests in a new edition of “3 Questions for...”. In this episode, they talk about what motivated Maria Rigal to take over the management of WiR, why the topic of economic development is particularly close to Vera Holzner's heart, and what developments will shape the future of economic development. More information is available in the online edition of Steinbeis Transfer Magazine: https://transfermagazin.steinbeis.de 

Prof. Dr. med. habil. Dr. rer. nat. Markus Kipp is a Steinbeis entrepreneur at the Steinbeis Research Center ProMyelo and director of the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Rostock. As a guest on this episode of Lunchbreak, he talks to our host Dr. Michael Ortiz about multiple sclerosis – one of the most common neurological autoimmune diseases. In Germany alone, around 280,000 people live with MS. However, research has made enormous progress in recent years. Together with Professor Kipp, we explore key questions such as what exactly multiple sclerosis is, what new therapeutic and medication approaches are available, and how those affected can be helped in concrete terms. Filmed in a special location: in the middle of the anatomy exhibition in Rostock – where research becomes visible. Do you have any questions afterwards? Then you can contact Prof. Dr. med. habil. Dr. rer. nat. Markus Kipp at markus.kipp@stw.de.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Griesinger is a Steinbeis entrepreneur at the Steinbeis Transfer Center for Thermal Management in Electronics, professor at DHBW Stuttgart in the field of mechanical engineering, and head of the Center for Thermal Management. As a guest on the latest Lunchbreak episode, he talks to our host Dr. Michael Ortiz about one of the core topics in modern electronics: thermal management. Among other things, he explains how effective thermal management works, which factors are crucial, and why it plays a central role in the safety and longevity of electronic systems. Do you have any questions after listening? Then you can contact Prof. Dr.-Ing. Andreas Griesinger at andreas.griesinger@stw.de. 

Dr. Christoph Soukup (Steinbeis Consulting Center Circular Economy, Stuttgart) and Rüdiger Senft (Steinbeis Consulting Center Sustainable Transformation, Frankfurt) are guests on the latest edition of Lunchbreak, which focuses on sustainability. Both are also partners in the Steinbeis Consulting Group Sustainability – an association of Steinbeis entrepreneurs who pool their expertise to provide practical and comprehensive support to companies in the areas of strategy, implementation, and transformation in the field of sustainability. In conversation with our moderator Dr. Michael Ortiz, they talk about the latest changes in European sustainability regulation – in particular the European Commission's omnibus procedure and the amendments to the CSRD Directive. What are the consequences for companies, what opportunities are opening up, and what risks need to be considered? Do you have any questions afterwards? Then you can reach our guests as follows: Dr. Christoph Soukup: christoph.soukup@stw.de Rüdiger Senft: ruediger.senft@stw.de