AI Meets Entrepreneurs: Media Innovations Impact Bootcamp

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Dear impACTors,

Our impACTup! Bootcamp is happening next week, so please register now to save your spot!

We are happy to invite you to participate in the AI Meets Entrepreneurs: Media Innovations Impact Bootcamp, a two-day program for those interested in Art, Media Design, Machine Learning, and Artificial Intelligence to explore what it means to think and act entrepreneurially.

How can artificial intelligence, media innovation, and entrepreneurship come together to create real-world impact?

Through expert keynotes by Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol and Prof. Dr. Phil. Frizz Lauterbach, hands-on collaboration, and a hackathon format, participants from all disciplines will explore the contrast between traditional research paths and founder journeys, and learn how ideas can be transformed into impactful projects.

What to expect:
• Expert talks on AI, media innovation, and entrepreneurship
• Hands-on ideation and collaborative project work
• Hackathon-style team development
• Founder insights, accompanied by pizza and drinks 😊
• Coaching and peer feedback
• Final pitches to a jury of experts
• Networking with the media, innovation, and impact community

Program & Locations

Friday, January 23, 2026 | 17:30–20:30
@ Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film München (HFF)
Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1, 80333 Munich

• Welcome
• Keynote: “Media Innovations and Artificial Intelligence – A Disruptive Force” – Prof. Dr. Phil. Frizz Lauterbach
• Keynote: “How Innovation & Entrepreneurship Transform Society” – Prof. Dr. Jelena Spanjol
• Ideation session and team formation
• Founder Talk with pizza and drinks

Saturday, January 24, 2026 | 10–17:30
@ WAVELab – Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
Barer Straße 19, 80333 Munich

• Keynote & challenge introduction
• Hackathon work sessions
• Progress pitches and feedback
• Final project pitches to a jury
• Awards and closing remarks

Language: English
Participation: Open to all LMU students and researchers
Registration deadline: January 23, 2026
Register here!
(Limited spots available)

This bootcamp is organised in collaboration with LMU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, ImpACTup!, LMU Media Informatics Group, MCML, WAVELab, HFF, and HMTM.

We warmly invite you to join us for two days of interdisciplinary learning, building, and exchange at the intersection of AI, media, and entrepreneurship.

Please feel free to also share this event with your LMU friends who could be interested in the event.

See you all next week at the closing events and hopefully at the Bootcamp,
Your impACTup! Team