The Transfernale is an innovation festival that puts the innovative strength of the Braunschweig-Wolfsburg region in the spotlight over eight weeks at eight locations and is now taking place for the third time after 2023 and 2024.

We bring science and business together, strengthen collaborations and accelerate important transformation processes.

Dates:

August 13, 2026, Braunschweig, Siemens Mobility GmbH, “The course has been set: Full speed ahead towards the future!”

August 20, 2026, Gifhorn, Rapid Prototyping Technologie GmbH, “From Idea to Reality: Innovation You Can Touch”

August 25, 2026, Goslar, HC Starck Tungsten Powders GmbH, “Wolfram Works: Materials that charge the future”

03.09.2026, Helmstedt, Avacon AG, “Energy in Transition: Networks for Tomorrow”

September 10, 2026, Peine, HOFFMANN Maschinen- und Apparatebau GmbH, “Cool Solutions: Technology that creates clarity”

September 17, 2026, Wolfenbüttel, MKN Maschinenfabrik Kurt Neubauer GmbH & Co. KG, “Future Factory: Innovation served hot”

September 24, 2026, Salzgitter, PowerCo SE, "Batteries with positive power. Batteries for generations to come"

October 1, 2026, Wolfsburg, Volkswagen AG – Innovation Fund II, “Where Ideas Grow: Intrapreneurship in Practice”

Funded by the Rentenbank and commissioned by the Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection (BMLEH), the event "Nexus Bioeconomy - A Practical Approach to Transformation" aims to derive concrete courses of action through the interaction of diverse perspectives. High-caliber panels and keynote speeches will address the topics of infrastructure and financing, cooperation between agriculture and industry for feedstock procurement, and strategies for scaling innovative ideas. Workshops organized by Niedersachsen.Next will place a special emphasis on dialogue and the development of concrete solutions.

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Although the potential of industrial data spaces is widely recognized, there is limited empirical evidence to date on how economic added value is generated when many companies actively participate. The Data Space Accelerator study addresses precisely this question. As a large-scale study – coordinated by the International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) in collaboration with Catena-X – it examines how industrial data spaces develop when a critical mass of companies engages in productive data exchange. The reference data space for the study is Catena-X. In this webinar, you will learn which research questions guide the Data Space Accelerator study, what contribution participating companies make, and what participation in the study means in practice. We will also explain why participation is relevant for your company: which use cases are implemented, what added value is associated with them, and how remuneration of up to €30,000, linked to verified results, works. Finally, we will show what transferable insights the study is intended to generate for industrial data spaces.

Insights into high-tech materials for batteries and sustainable production. Discussions on the energy transition and raw material extraction.

Grab your crew and join the networking event "Startup Beats and Business", presented by Startup Osnabrück, right on the Theater-Beach in Osnabrück city center!

Experience the concentrated power of the Osnabrück startup ecosystem with regional partners such as WFO, IHK, WIGOS, ICO, and HWK, as well as the accelerators Seedhouse, OHA, and SmartCityHouse.

In 2025, (vaestro | Heating solution for apartment buildings) secured the title "Startup of the Year 2025"!

Grab your crew and join the networking event "Startup Beats and Business", presented by Startup Osnabrück, right on the Theater-Beach in Osnabrück's city center!

Experience the concentrated power of the Osnabrück startup ecosystem with regional partners such as WFO, IHK, WIGOS, ICO, and HWK, as well as the accelerators Seedhouse, OHA, and SmartCityHouse.

The Leading Congress of the Hydrogen Economy in Eastern Germany

The focus is on current developments along the entire hydrogen value chain – from generation, storage, and transport to industrial application and mobility. The congress offers a platform for professional exchange, strategic networking, and practical insights into innovative projects and technologies.

Eastern Germany plays a key role in building a powerful hydrogen economy. With its industrial locations, strong research landscape, and great potential in renewable energies, the region is predestined to take a leading role in the transformation of the energy system. The congress builds on these strengths and specifically promotes cooperation between established companies, start-ups, research institutions, and public institutions.

For a company and its external image, good presentation and manners of employees during conversations and contacts are of fundamental importance. Qualities such as appreciative, polite, and attentive behavior and the style of communication when dealing with other people (superiors, colleagues, and customers) will be examined in this seminar to ensure that the trainee leaves a professional impression. Content: • Why are there rules? • Etiquette tips in the workplace • Polite and appreciative behavior: How does it work? How can you remain polite even in difficult situations? • Why are first and last impressions so important? • Greetings and salutations in business and private life – what is the difference? • How can I support the company's image? (Dress code, behavior) • Verbal and nonverbal communication: Customer-oriented and positive language; confident appearance • Digital communication and its special features

The Leading Congress of the Hydrogen Economy in Eastern Germany

The East German Hydrogen Congress is the central meeting point for players in the hydrogen economy in Eastern Germany. As the leading congress of the industry, it brings together decision-makers from politics, business, science, and administration to actively shape the future of a sustainable energy supply.

The focus is on current developments along the entire hydrogen value chain – from production, storage, and transport to industrial application and mobility. The congress offers a platform for professional exchange, strategic networking, and practical insights into innovative projects and technologies.

Eastern Germany plays a key role in building a powerful hydrogen economy. With its industrial locations, a strong research landscape, and great potential in the field of renewable energies, the region is predestined to take a leading role in the transformation of the energy system.

In our workshop with graduate business psychologist Caroline Vulter, learn how to create branding that will be remembered!

Interchangeability, price pressure, marketing activities that fizzle out. This is what happens when companies/brands try to be everything to everyone.

In this 4-hour workshop, we will therefore go back to the basics: What do I stand for with my offer? What is the fingerprint of my brand/my company?

After a self-experiment to see if their positioning is already effective, steps will be shown on how participants can sharpen their brand DNA and what they can use to showcase it externally. At the end, participants will take away impulses for their very individual work on their brand/company core.

The event is aimed at managing directors, founders, and marketing managers.

The number of participants is limited – so secure your ticket quickly!

More info & booking here: Brand DNA Workshop with Caroline Vulter

We are participating again this year! 🙌

As part of the Founder-Friendly City initiative, you will find us at the Growmorrow Future Festival at the joint GFS stand. Take the opportunity to get to know the Oldenburg founding ecosystem, discover exciting startups, and exchange ideas with founders, companies, and innovation partners.