Cyber Valley Day 2026

On September 9, 2026, we are celebrating Cyber Valley's tenth anniversary at the Cyber Valley building in Tübingen.

The event shines a spotlight on the scientific backbone of our ecosystem, the Cyber Valley Innovation Campus, while bringing together the people, ideas, and organizations that make Cyber Valley what it is today. Throughout the day, you can look forward to inspiring talks from leading researchers and innovators, an exhibition showcasing cutting-edge research projects, and plenty of opportunities to connect across disciplines and organizations.

The exhibition will highlight the diversity of the Cyber Valley community and offer a space for participants to discover new projects, exchange ideas, and start conversations with researchers, entrepreneurs, and partners from across the ecosystem. Start-ups from the Cyber Valley network will present their work and connect with visitors, while dedicated networking opportunities and an investor program will help foster new collaborations and future ventures.

Beyond the stage program, the anniversary celebration is designed as a meeting point for the entire community. Our shared goal is to strengthen Cyber Valley, create new connections, and further grow the sense of community that has shaped the ecosystem over the past decade. We are all Cyber Valley, and this celebration is something we create together.

Join us to network with distinguished guests from science, politics, industry, and society, enjoy the exhibition and start-up showcase, and end the day with refreshments from a food truck food court.

AGENDA

Main Stage

10:00

Welcome adresses from Cem Özdemir (Minister President of Baden-Württemberg), Boris Palmer (Mayor of Tübingen), Karla Pollmann (President of the University of Tübingen), Simone Schwanitz (Secretary General of the Max Planck Society), and Florian Mayer (Managing Director Cyber Valley GmbH)

10:45

Keynote by Manuela Veloso (JPMorganChase AI Research)

11:30

Cyber Valley Voices: Bernhard Schölkopf (ELLIS Institute Tübingen), and Matthias Bethge (University of Tübingen)

12:00

Lunch break

13:15

Cyber Valley Voices: Katherine J. Kuchenbecker (Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems), Steffen Staab (University of Stuttgart), Tamim Asfour (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology), and Werner Kraus (Fraunhofer IPA)

14:15

Input talk by Rafael Laguna de la Vera (Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIN-D))

14:30

Break

15:00

Panel Discussion "Building what's next - How bold ideas move from research to impact"

16:00

Cyber Valley Start-up Voices: Prashanth Halady (Bosch), Mario Krenn (Feyer), and Jonas Müller (Black Forest Labs)

17:00

Networking with food and drinks

PLUS

an exhibition showcasing projects from Cyber Valley, a Start-up Basecamp with start-up presentations, an investor speed dating session, and much more!

When registering, please indicate whether you will be staying for networking and refreshments from 17:00.

Please note that a shuttle bus from KIT to Tübingen is planned. Further details and timings will be communicated closer to the event.

We look forward to celebrating this special anniversary with you.