09:30–09:50
Do., 2. JuliFestival Opening: Welcome to the Festival der Zukunft 2026
Details coming soon.
Herbert is a founding partner at Vsquared Ventures. He was also part of the founding team of the predecessor fund Vito Ventures. Prior to working in the venture capital industry Herbert was a researcher with the LadHyX at École Polytechnique in Paris, the Large Graphs and Networks Group at UCL in Louvain-la-Neuve, and the Information-Oriented Control Group at TUM in Munich. He is trained in mechanical and aerospace engineering and an alumnus of the technology management program at the CDTM in Munich. Together with the former WIRED Germany lead team he is also co-founder of 1E9.
Sessions (3)
13:00–16:00
Do., 2. JuliDeepTech Ripples: Debating Europe’s Breakthrough Future
DeepTech Ripples bring an interactive, discussion-driven format to the Festival der Zukunft, focused on the future of European deeptech. In small, curated conversation circles, up to 20 participants – from founders and investors to corporates, policymakers, and research instituti…
DeepTech Startups
16:00–16:50
Do., 2. JuliWho Owns the Moon? Europe and the New Space Race
Artemis II changed something. For the first time since Apollo, humanity looked at the Moon again not as a memory, but as a destination. Millions followed the mission live, captivated by the idea that humans are truly returning to deep space. But this new lunar age is about more …
DeepTech StartupsTech & Society