Innovative Tuesday – RWTH Business School

An Interactive Innovation Talk

“Innovative Tuesday” is a networking format between the local economy, researchers and students in the field of innovation. On a Tuesday evening a month we welcome all those interested in innovation and innovation management at the INC Invention Center at the RWTH Aachen Campus. We are looking for exciting discussions with speakers from business and science as well as other participants from the region of Aachen on various aspects of the topic of technology and innovation management. All events will be held in English to promote the exchange even beyond the national border and involve the students of RWTH Business School.

Founded in 2016 RWTH Business School provides management education for executives and young professionals.

The IHK Aachen is a public corporation and represents the interests of around 76,000 member companies from industry, commerce and services.

Six formerly independent research groups at RWTH Aachen University joined forces establishing the TIME Research Area.

Who?

Local economy,
researchers
and students

Where?

INC Invention Center
(when on Campus)
or Online Session via Zoom

When?

A Tuesday evening a month
Start 6:00 PM

Sign up.

Event is open to public, participation is free. Advance registration
is requested.

December 13, 2022

Daniel Becker
Director Innovation HUB 110
INNOVATION HUB 110 der Polizei Hessen

Innovation Hub 110 – Rethinking public safety and security

Digitization and globalization impose unrivaled challenges on policing, pertaining every branch from patrolling the streets to combatting new and advanced crime phenomena. Therefore, state-of-the-art police work must constantly evolve and adapt while still securing reliability and compliance in a tightly regulated environment. The presentation explains how INNOVATION HUB 110 implements Digital Transformation and enables Innovation in the partly ambiguous field of police work.

Upcoming Events

January 17, 2023

Frank Michalski
Digital Consultant / Product Lead Six Sense

Heraeus Consulting & IT Solutions GmbH

How Heraeus innovates processes with new digital technology

Customer demands are increasing, energy savings are a must and specifications are becoming stricter, processes need to be improved, and we need to innovate to meet future requirements. This presentation tells the story of how Heraeus innovates processes with new digital technologies like IoT and AI. You will also learn how Heraeus deals with the shortage of skilled data experts and how a company can develop its own human resources to innovate their own processes.

February 07, 2023

Nikhil Kulkarni
Data Scientist

Emma Sleep GmbH

How Emma’s innovations make it the #1 global sleep brand

Why the core of our success is our team and its DNA. At Emma, every team is constantly finding ways to improve and innovate. The award winning product innovations, the branding strategy, technological improvements of website and data platform – learn how all of them combined contribute to Emma’s success.

March 14, 2023

Mario Ortegón-Cabrera
Azure IoT Mobility

Microsoft

Using open innovation and innovative digital technologies to drive digital transformation in mobility

This presentation introduces the concept of the Software Defined Vehicle of the future, developed by the Eclipse Software Defined Vehicle Community, a growing cooperation of Microsoft, 26 other mobility companies and the Eclipse foundation, with open source and open standards. It also shows different archetypes to leverage data and digital technologies with real-life examples.

Our Hosts

Prof. Dr. Frank T. Piller

Founding Dean & Academic
Director Executive MBA
RWTH Business School

Thomas Wendland

Head of Unit
Technology & Innovation
IHK Aachen

Prof. Dr. Stefanie Paluch

Head of Group
Service and Technology Marketing
RWTH Aachen University

Our Venue

The INC Invention Center supports innovators with a wide range of services. It is the first point of contact for innovators to find and get in touch with contact persons for specific technological questions. Moreover the INC Invention Center offers acceleration, education, knowledge transfer and a large cross-industrial community. They host different events, like the Technology and Innovation Summit, and also offer creative spaces for innovators to work, connect and exchange ideas.