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title: R&D and VC Conference 2025
description: Join our annual R&D and VC Conference 2025 in Munich powered by Motius and Spacewalk!
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# R&D and VC Conference 2025
# Annual Motius + Spacewalk Conference
8.5.2025 - Munich | 09:00 - 17:00 | Highlight Towers Design Offices, Tower 1, 32.OG
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- [Deutsch](https://lp.motius.com/de/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025)
### Join our R&D and VC Conference 2025
Our full-day R&D and VC Conference will be on May 8th at Highlight Towers, Tower 1, 32. OG in Munich. Attend this exclusive event to exchange ideas and knowledge with the brightest minds in the deep tech industry. From discussing the future of AI to space investments or sustainability as a business, [this year's agenda](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#agenda) is packed with inspiring talks and discussions.
This event is tailored to innovation enthusiasts and decision-makers who want to stay ahead of the curve and find practical solutions for real-world problems. Come along to share opinions and build lasting relationships.
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Highlight Towers, Tower 1, 32.OG | Design Offices
Mies-van-der-Rohe-Straße 6, 80807 Munich
### [Secure Your Spot Today:](https://www.eventbrite.de/e/the-rd-and-vc-conference-2025-tickets-1072918711749?aff=oddtdtcreator)
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### Confirmed Speakers 2025:
###### Thore Graepel
###### SVP and Distinguished Fellow, AI/ML at Altos Labs, Co-Inventor of DeepMind’s AlphaGo
###### Matthias Spott
###### NewSpace Entrepreneur & Investor, Advisor, Board Member, Speaker, Manager of Various Investment Platforms, Business Angel
###### Prof. Dr. Peter May
###### Member of the FamCap 50 Advisors (top advisors in the world of family businesses)
###### Michael Durach
###### CEO at Develey Senf & Feinkost
###### **Suveer Kothari**
###### Head of UK at Sierra, Former VP of Product Management at Google, Board Fellow at British Business Bank, Deep Tech Investor, and Advisor
###### Anmol Manohar
###### Co-Founder & CEO at Greenjets | Former R&D Lead at Rolls-Royce
###### Emil Eifrem
###### Founder & CEO at Neo4j
###### **Uwe Johnen**
###### Chief Transformation Officer at Eberspächer Group
###### Jason Whitmire
###### General Partner at BlueYard Capital
###### Karim Beguir
###### Co-Founder & CEO at InstaDeep
###### Marie Tai
###### General Partner at Spacewalk VC
###### **Zièd Bahrouni**
###### CEO at Motius & Founding Partner of Spacewalk VC
| ##### Time | ##### Topic |
| --- | --- |
| ###### 9:00 | ###### Doors Open & Coffee |
| ###### 10:00 | ###### Welcome Zièd Bahrouni: CEO at Motius & Founding Partner at Spacewalk VC Marie Tai: General Partner at Spacewalk VC |
| ###### 10:10 | ###### What Comes After The Stochastic Parrots: The Future Of AI Beyond LLMs Thore Graepel: SVP and Distinguished Fellow, AI/ML at Altos Labs, Co-Inventor of DeepMind’s AlphaGo [Suveer Kothari: Head of UK at Sierra,](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all)Former VP of Product Management at Google [Emil Eifrem: ](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all)Founder & CEO at Neo4j [Karim Beguir: ](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all)Co-Founder & CEO at InstaDeep Zièd Bahrouni: CEO at Motius & Founding Partner at Spacewalk VC |
| ###### 11:10 | ###### Investing In Space Is Both An Opportunity And A Necessity [Matthias Spott:](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all)NewSpace Entrepreneur & Investor, Advisor, Board Member |
| ###### 11:40 | ###### Networking "Color your interest" - Discussion & Break [All Speakers + Motius & Spacewalk Experts:](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all)Get the opportunity to connect with ~ 150 tech leaders from industry, venture capital/private equity, startups, and academia. |
| ###### 12:10 | ###### The Future Of Deep Tech Is Similar To The Past Of The Mittelstand [Prof. Dr. Peter May: ](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all)Member of the FamCap 50 Advisors (top advisors in the world of family businesses) Zièd Bahrouni: CEO at Motius & Founding Partner at Spacewalk VC |
| ###### 12:40 | ###### Lunch Break |
| ###### 13:40 | ###### Sustainability As Business Before And After It Was Cool [Michael Durach:](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all) CEO at Develey Senf & Feinkost |
| ###### 14:10 | ###### How Governments Can Sometimes Make (And Often Break) Innovation-Driven Markets [Uwe Johnen:](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all) Chief Transformation Officer at Eberspächer Group [Jason Whitmire:](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all) General Partner at BlueYard Capital [Zièd Bahrouni:](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all) CEO at Motius & Founding Partner at Spacewalk VC |
| ###### 14:40 | ###### Break & Networking |
| ###### 15:10 | ###### National Tech Sovereignty Needs Deep Tech (And Propulsion Systems Too) [Anmol Manohar:](https://lp.motius.com/motius-spacewalk-conference-2025#speaker-all)Co-Founder & CEO at Greenjets, Former R&D Lead at Rolls-Royce |
| ###### 15:40 | ###### Unique Time to Build a VC Fund: Spacewalk Focus Areas and Outlook Marie Tai: General Partner at Spacewalk VC |
| ###### 16:10 | ###### Roadmap To Autonomy: Moving Fast With Heavy Machines Philipp Dörner: Co-Founder & CTO at Motius |
| ###### 16:40 | ###### End & Outro |
| ###### Until 20:00 | ###### After-Event Networking & Free Drinks! |
### Impressions of last year's conference:
### Among others, these speakers were at our conference 2024:
###### Dr. Stefan Kampmann
###### Ex-CTO Voith & Osram, DeepTech Advisor
###### Hana Milanov
###### Professor of Entrepreneurship at TUM, academic director of the EMBA in Innovation and Business Creation, and CDTM Board member
###### Ksenija Milicevic Neumann
###### Co-Founder & CTO at tozero
###### Jacob Halatek
###### Founder & CTO at Bioleap, Ex-Microsoft
###### Alexandre Haag
###### Co-Founder & CEO at Futurail, Ex-Lead Tesla Autopilot
###### Roderick Rodenburg
###### CEO & Founder at Roseman Labs
###### Manu Nair
###### CEO & Founder at Synthara
###### Marie Tai
###### Principal at Possible Ventures | deeptech VC
###### Dr.-Ing. Herbert Mangesius
###### General Partner at Vsquared Ventures | Co-Founder of 1E9 Denkfabrik
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