Bits & Pretzels 2026

September 2026

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  28

  Sep

  Registration & Check-in

  09:00 – 10:00

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  28

  Sep

  Opening Ceremony

  10:00 – 10:30

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  28

  Sep

  German Startup Monitor

  10:30 – 11:00

  Verena Pausder

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  28

  Sep

  The Price of the Spotlight

  11:00 – 11:30

  Trevor Noah, Joko Winterscheidt

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  28

  Sep

  Coffee Break

  11:30 – 12:00

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  28

  Sep

  Applied Intelligence & AI: From Experiment to Impact

  12:00 – 12:30Inspiration Stage

  Fabian Kamberi, Hakob Astabatsyan

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  28

  Sep

  Physical AI: The Next Frontier

  12:00 – 12:30Startup Germany Stage

  Dr.-Ing Ralf Gulde, Lukas Köstler, Prof. Dr Milan Allan

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  28

  Sep

  Defence & Resilience Tech

  12:30 – 13:00Inspiration Stage

  Ido Bar-On, Julian Geist

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  28

  Sep

  Space Tech & Orbital Infrastructure

  12:30 – 13:00Startup Germany Stage

  Julie Böhning, Sebastian Klaus, Dr Luisa Buinhas

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  28

  Sep

  Lunch Break

  13:00 – 14:00

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  28

  Sep

  Building a Modern Empire

  14:00 – 14:45

  Steven Bartlett, June Sarpong OBE, Karim Jalbout

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  28

  Sep

  Networking Break

  14:45 – 15:15

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  28

  Sep

  Startup Pitches – Inspiration Stage

  15:15 – 16:00Inspiration Stage

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  28

  Sep

  Startup Pitches – Startup Germany Stage

  15:15 – 16:00Startup Germany Stage

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  28

  Sep

  Coffee Break

  16:00 – 16:30

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  28

  Sep

  Workshops & Roundtables – Startup Germany Stage

  16:30 – 17:30Startup Germany Stage

• Mo

  28

  Sep

  Workshops & Roundtables – Inspiration Stage

  16:30 – 17:30Inspiration Stage

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  28

  Sep

  Closing Keynote Day 1

  17:30 – 18:00

• Mo

  28

  Sep

  Afterparty & Networking

  18:00 – 21:00

• Di

  29

  Sep

  Registration & Check-in

  09:30 – 10:30

• Di

  29

  Sep

  Good Morning & Welcome Day 2

  10:30 – 11:00

• Di

  29

  Sep

  Fireside Chat: Dara Khosrowshahi

  11:00 – 11:45

  Dara Khosrowshahi

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  29

  Sep

  Coffee Break

  11:45 – 12:15

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  29

  Sep

  Future of Mobility & Urban Tech

  12:15 – 12:45Inspiration Stage

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  29

  Sep

  Deep Tech & Quantum Computing

  12:15 – 12:45Visionaries Stage

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  29

  Sep

  HealthTech & Biotech Innovation

  12:45 – 13:15Visionaries Stage

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  29

  Sep

  Climate Tech & Sustainability

  12:45 – 13:15Inspiration Stage

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  29

  Sep

  Lunch Break

  13:15 – 14:15

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  29

  Sep

  Scaling Global: European Startups Going International

  14:15 – 15:00

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  29

  Sep

  Networking Break

  15:00 – 15:30

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  29

  Sep

  Future of Work & AI Tools

  15:30 – 16:00Visionaries Stage

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  29

  Sep

  VC Panel: The State of European Venture

  15:30 – 16:00Inspiration Stage

• Di

  29

  Sep

  Coffee Break

  16:00 – 16:30

• Di

  29

  Sep

  Startup Pitches – Inspiration Stage

  16:30 – 17:15Inspiration Stage

• Di

  29

  Sep

  Startup Pitches – Visionaries Stage

  16:30 – 17:15Visionaries Stage

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  29

  Sep

  Closing Keynote Day 2

  17:15 – 18:00

• Di

  29

  Sep

  Evening Networking & Drinks

  18:00 – 21:00

• Mi

  30

  Sep

  Oktoberfest Check-in & Dirndl/Lederhosen Welcome

  12:00 – 13:00

• Mi

  30

  Sep

  B&P Founders Tent Opening – Prost!

  13:00 – 14:00

• Mi

  30

  Sep

  Lunch & Networking at Oktoberfest

  14:00 – 16:00

• Mi

  30

  Sep

  Oktoberfest Free Time & Rides

  16:00 – 20:00