GUIDED TOURS & LUNCHES

At #Hinterland26 attendees were able to participate in exciting guided tours or to connect with other attendees at our lunches hosted by our partners! These exclusive events offered unique opportunities to dive deeper into innovative topics, connect with like-minded innovators, and engage with the startup ecosystem.

LUNCHES

FROM 12:30 UNTIL 01:30 PM

EXCLUSIVE MENU

INVITE ONLY

HOSTED BY VARIOUS PARTNERS

How Hidden Champions Reinvent Growth – Leaders Exchange hosted by PwC

In a rapidly changing environment, growth requires new thinking. This exclusive, invite-only lunch brings together leaders from family businesses and the Mittelstand for an exchange on how to drive innovation, build new business models, and unlock sustainable growth —enabled through collaboration across ecosystems beyond traditional industry boundaries.

From Hype to Human Impact: How AI Transforms Work in the Mittelstand

AI is everywhere in the headline – but for most Mittelstand leaders, the real question is simple: how do we turn AI from a buzzword into better decisions, more resilient organisations, and a better experience for our people?

This lunch session focuses on networking of forward thinking leaders and will be amended by practical impulses from Alexandra Hartung (VP Medium Enterprise, Workday) and William Ullbors (GTM Manager, Sana) sharing their human‑centric view on AI in the workplace. Building on Workday’s trusted data platform and Sana’s AI agents, they will elaborate how intelligent systems can support leaders and employees across HR, Finance, and IT – without adding complexity.

Lights. Capital. And ACTION

Every economic miracle has its driving force: capital that fuels courage; patience that sustains growth; partners who think in terms of generations

Ops Lessons for Growth

Join us for an informal lunch for founders, ops and HR leaders at startups, SMBs and mid-market companies – ambitious, and building for what’s next.
How do you build a stack that grows with you? How do you keep data clean across tools and teams? How do you set your people up for the next phase?
No slides. No pitches. Just an open conversation with peers who are facing the same challenges.

GUIDED TOURS

10:00 - 10:30

State of Agentic AI

for corporates

10:30 - 11:00

Hinterland Alliance Tour: Industrial Tech

for alliance

11:00 - 11:30

Currently raising in B2B Tech

for investors

12:00 - 12:30

State of Industrial Tech

for corporates

13:30 - 13:30

State of Agentic AI

for corporates

14:00 - 14:30

State of Industrial Tech

for corporates

14:30 - 15:00

Hinterland Alliance Tour: Productivity & AI

for alliance

15:00 - 15:30

Currently raising in B2B Tech

for investors