{"id":33686,"date":"2018-02-27T08:40:39","date_gmt":"2018-02-27T07:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/?p=33686"},"modified":"2019-03-27T09:47:10","modified_gmt":"2019-03-27T08:47:10","slug":"must-conference-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.munich-startup.net\/en\/33686\/must-conference-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCome together, mingle and meet!\u201d \u2013 the MUST Conference 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

The "MUST \u2013 The Munich Summit<\/a>" has established itself as a true "must-attend" event within three years. The conference aims to connect leading tech startups with established technology companies, investors, and academics. Open, multilingual, and packed with exciting content\u2014that's what the 2018 MUST conference was like.
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The annual three-day event in Munich aims to initiate new partnerships between key industry players. From February 20 to 22, 2018, MUST once again welcomed the latest generation of outstanding ideas and brought them together with the most important players in the Bavarian ecosystem.<\/p>\n

\u201cCome together, mingle and meet!\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

so welcomed Helmut Sch\u00f6nenberger<\/strong>, CEO of UnternehmerTUM<\/a>, and alongside the SCE and the LMU EC, one of the three founders of the MUST conference, the participants. Because that's exactly what the third summit should be about\u2014coming together and, more specifically, deal-making.<\/p>\n

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More than 100 startups from over 20 nations were present at the Eisbachstudio in Munich. The international startups had presented their ideas the day before as part of the Cashwalks <\/a>already through Invest in Bavaria <\/a>received a brief introduction to Bavarian culture and the local ecosystem. Right at the beginning, one of the first panels also clarified where in Germany startups should best establish themselves.<\/p>\n

Hidden champions or unicorns?<\/h3>\n

In the discussion about \u201cEcosystem & Innovation \u2013 Hidden Champions vs. Unicorns\u201d, Klaus Dittrich<\/strong>, CEO of Messe M\u00fcnchen:<\/p>\n

"Maybe Berlin has more startups than Munich. But Munich has the more successful startups."<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What Dan Ram<\/strong>, the moderator, then summarized:<\/p>\n

Do you want to have a startup? Go to Berlin! Do you want to have a really successful startup? Come to Munich!!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is a little insight into what others say about MUST and the Bavarian ecosystem:<\/p>\n