Bits & Pretzels 2026

September 2026

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Registration & Check-in

  09:00 AM – 10:00 AM

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Opening Ceremony

  10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  German Startup Monitor

  10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

  Verena Pausder

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  The Price of the Spotlight

  11:00 AM – 11:30 AM

  Trevor Noah, Joko Winterscheidt

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Coffee Break

  11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Applied Intelligence & AI: From Experiment to Impact

  12:00 PM – 12:30 PMInspiration Stage

  Fabian Kamberi, Hakob Astabatsyan

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Physical AI: The Next Frontier

  12:00 PM – 12:30 PMStartup Germany Stage

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

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Defence & Resilience Tech

  12:30 PM – 01:00 PMInspiration Stage

  Ido Bar-On, Julian Geist

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Space Tech & Orbital Infrastructure

  12:30 PM – 01:00 PMStartup Germany Stage

  Julie Böhning, Sebastian Klaus, Dr Luisa Buinhas

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Lunch Break

  01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Building a Modern Empire

  02:00 PM – 02:45 PM

  Steven Bartlett, June Sarpong OBE, Karim Jalbout

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Networking Break

  02:45 PM – 03:15 PM

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Startup Pitches – Inspiration Stage

  03:15 PM – 04:00 PMInspiration Stage

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Startup Pitches – Startup Germany Stage

  03:15 PM – 04:00 PMStartup Germany Stage

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Coffee Break

  04:00 PM – 04:30 PM

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Workshops & Roundtables – Startup Germany Stage

  04:30 PM – 05:30 PMStartup Germany Stage

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Workshops & Roundtables – Inspiration Stage

  04:30 PM – 05:30 PMInspiration Stage

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Closing Keynote Day 1

  05:30 PM – 06:00 PM

• Mon

  28

  Sep

  Afterparty & Networking

  06:00 PM – 09:00 PM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Registration & Check-in

  09:30 AM – 10:30 AM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Good Morning & Welcome Day 2

  10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Fireside Chat: Dara Khosrowshahi

  11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

  Dara Khosrowshahi

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Coffee Break

  11:45 AM – 12:15 PM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Future of Mobility & Urban Tech

  12:15 PM – 12:45 PMInspiration Stage

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Deep Tech & Quantum Computing

  12:15 PM – 12:45 PMVisionaries Stage

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  HealthTech & Biotech Innovation

  12:45 PM – 01:15 PMVisionaries Stage

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Climate Tech & Sustainability

  12:45 PM – 01:15 PMInspiration Stage

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Lunch Break

  01:15 PM – 02:15 PM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Scaling Global: European Startups Going International

  02:15 PM – 03:00 PM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Networking Break

  03:00 PM – 03:30 PM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Future of Work & AI Tools

  03:30 PM – 04:00 PMVisionaries Stage

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  VC Panel: The State of European Venture

  03:30 PM – 04:00 PMInspiration Stage

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Coffee Break

  04:00 PM – 04:30 PM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Startup Pitches – Inspiration Stage

  04:30 PM – 05:15 PMInspiration Stage

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Startup Pitches – Visionaries Stage

  04:30 PM – 05:15 PMVisionaries Stage

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Closing Keynote Day 2

  05:15 PM – 06:00 PM

• Tue

  29

  Sep

  Evening Networking & Drinks

  06:00 PM – 09:00 PM

• Wed

  30

  Sep

  Oktoberfest Check-in & Dirndl/Lederhosen Welcome

  12:00 PM – 01:00 PM

• Wed

  30

  Sep

  B&P Founders Tent Opening – Prost!

  01:00 PM – 02:00 PM

• Wed

  30

  Sep

  Lunch & Networking at Oktoberfest

  02:00 PM – 04:00 PM

• Wed

  30

  Sep

  Oktoberfest Free Time & Rides

  04:00 PM – 08:00 PM