MBS Summer School 2024

A total of 45 participants from Argentina, Australia, China, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, and the UK took part in the three modules offered on current business perspectives.

The core of the first module on Entrepreneurship and Innovation, attended by 14 students, included lectures by Dr. Andrew Isaak, Dr. Baris Istipliler, and Dr. Kateryna Nekit. The program was complemented by a pitch training session with Birka Wolff from NextMannheim and a company visit to Annimally / Good Goods GmbH in Heidelberg. A cultural highlight was a wine tasting at the Winzergenossenschaft eG in Schriesheim.

The 25 participants of the second module focused on Artificial Intelligence in Business, attending lectures by Prof. Dr. Dennis Steininger, Lena Erber, and Giuliano Ciavarrella. The accompanying program included a guided city tour with an emphasis on art and Bonega Coffee and a visit to Heidelberg Technology Park GmbH with Mathis Palm. Another inspiring company visit took the participants to GEHR GmbH.

The final module, titled “Designing Data-Driven Business Models,” was the most attended with 28 registrations and was led by Andreas Hamann and Victoria Meil. In addition to the lectures, the group visited the TSG Hoffenheim Research Lab, where they were welcomed by Jan Spielmann. Two great cultural events were also part of the module: the popular guided city tour and the brewery tour at Brauquadrat.