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The ZEISS Ventures Day gives you the opportunity to exchange with the ZEISS Ventures portfolio companies, follow exciting keynote speeches, meet internal and external stakeholders, and share experiences around innovation and business building.

Driven by the ambition to build market-shaping innovations, we are determined to expand our horizon and follow various approaches to create innovation. We are convinced, that success requires numerous capabilities and therefore is a team effort. Together, we generate customer value and solutions that make a difference tomorrow. Let us share our knowledge and aspirations! We are looking forward to exciting discussions!

ZEISS Ventures Day 2024

08 October 2024 | Aalen, Germany

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Event location

Ostertag Events GmbH

Ostertag Events GmbH Ulmerstraße 45 D-73431 Aalen Germany

The strategic agenda of the ZEISS Group, the #agenda25, has three focus fields: shape markets, build networks and create impact for customer success. One of the aspirations is to build and scale new business models that will support ZEISS with shaping markets. To serve this goal and leverage the innovative strength of ZEISS, an innovation ecosystem has been set up consisting of ZEISS Corporate & Research Technology, ZEISS Digital Partners, ZEISS Ventures, and all the strategic business units. It is also supported by many external partners.

Dr. Karl Lamprecht

President & CEO – ZEISS Group

Patrons

Dr. Karl Lamprecht, CEO Carl Zeiss AG
Dr. Karl Lamprecht President & CEO ZEISS Group
Gerrit Schulte, Head of ZEISS Ventures ZEISS Group
Gerrit Schulte Head of ZEISS Ventures ZEISS Group

Exhibitors / ZEISS portfolio ventures

Speakers

Dr. Karl Lamprecht, CEO Carl Zeiss AG

Dr. Karl Lamprecht

President & CEO – ZEISS Group

As President and CEO of the ZEISS Group, Dr. Karl Lamprecht oversees Strategic Development, Brand & Communications, Human Resources, Research & Technology and the Venture Board. He is also responsible for the Asia-Pacific region. Dr. Karl Lamprecht has been a Member of the Executive Board of the ZEISS Group since 2018 and its President and CEO since 2020. Prior to this, he was President and CEO of the Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH. After different steps in his career, e.g. as a consultant at McKinsey or as investment director at AdAstra Venture , he joined ZEISS in 2005 as Vice President of Strategic Business Development at the ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology AG.

Gerrit Schulte, Head of ZEISS Ventures ZEISS Group

Gerrit Schulte

Head of ZEISS Ventures – ZEISS Group

As head of ZEISS Ventures, Gerrit Schulte manages the ZEISS investments in technology-driven startups. The mission of ZEISS Ventures is to actively enable and accelerate the development and commercialization of market shaping innovations between, beyond, and disruptive to current ZEISS strategic business units. It also aims to increase the attractiveness for bright talents by partnering with developers, entrepreneurs, and co-investors who build technology-driven businesses relevant to ZEISS. Previously, Gerrit worked at the Boston Consulting Group and lead the strategic business development department at the ZEISS’ Semiconductor Technology segment. He also founded two startups.

Prof. Dr. Boris Hofmann Beyond Innovation Senior Business Builder – ZEISS Group

Prof. Dr. Boris Hofmann

Senior Business Builder – ZEISS Group
Beyond Innovation

Prof. Dr. Boris Hofmann complemented the team at ZEISS Ventures in 2024 to build the Beyond Innovation Vehicle. With his broad experience in business development, corporate innovation, and board roles, he manages the high-risk corporate “Beyond Innovation Vehicle” and plays a crucial role in enabling the ZEISS business portfolio to grow into new markets. His passion for improving people's lives through innovative products has driven his professional career towards startup investments and corporate innovation. Drawing from his strong interdisciplinary scientific background, he has previously built and managed a venture portfolio and created corporate ventures during his tenure as Senior Vice President of B. Braun's Innovation Hub & Digital Innovation.

ZEISS Ventures Day 2023
ZEISS Ventures Day 2023

ZEISS Ventures Day 2023

In for the long run

The ZEISS Ventures Day 2023 took place on 28 September 2023 in Aalen with more than 150 participants from ZEISS, external investors, and the ZEISS portfolio companies.

ZEISS Ventures team

ZEISS Ventures team

Many thanks for your participation in the ZEISS Ventures Day 2023. We are proud to see our portfolio, innovator network and Ventures team grow and hope you enjoyed the event with exciting discussions around innovation, many networking opportunities and good learnings. We are looking forward to the ZEISS Ventures Day 2024!

Best regards,
Gerrit Schulte and the ZEISS Ventures team