From innovations to practical solutions

The key question is where new technologies create tangible value. That was precisely the focus of the TECHFORUM in Munich. Where does technology help to improve existing business models, produce more efficiently and open up new areas of business?

Munich, 9 October 2026. On 8 and 9 October, around 200 shareholders from family businesses gathered at the Munich Urban Colab alongside representatives from the academic world and the start-up scene. The TECHFORUM is a joint initiative of the Foundation for Family Businesses and UnternehmerTUM.

One key focus was artificial intelligence: how can it become a driver of innovation in family businesses? What role does it play in industrial transformation and innovation management?

Collaborations between family businesses and start-ups centred on autonomous systems and robotics, smart solutions for buildings and spaces, and more resilient supply chains.

Insights, discussions with entrepreneurs and Tech Practice sessions – the focus was always on practical implementation: What is already working? Where can processes be improved? The TECHFORUM provided insights and answers.

The Foundation for Family Businesses is collaborating with UnternehmerTUM on the TECHFORUM event series in Munich. Susanne Klatten, founder of UnternehmerTUM, and Stefan Heidbreder, managing director of the Foundation for Family Businesses, jointly launched the event. The aim is to bring together the next generation of larger German family businesses with start-ups so that they can learn from one another and develop new ideas together.