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LOVE DISRUPTION '26: The Go-To Event for Startup Connections & Innovation in Mittelhessen
About the Event
Once a year, what LOVEDIS builds year-round becomes visible: an ecosystem of startups, medium-sized businesses, academia, and politics. All in a single day, at the Lokschuppen Marburg.
Save the Date! Full program details will follow in the coming weeks.
Why you should attend
300 curated guests from business, science, startups, and politics to spark pilot projects and turn ideas into reality.
3 innovation sectors: Construction, Industry, Health Tech—plus the cross-cutting theme of AI. In doing so, we will address the role Europe plays, particularly with regard to our sustainable transformation.
Grand finale of 'The Mission Construction' Accelerator
Kick-off of the new Industry accelerator—the next batch of startups, the first matchmaking.
Startup showcase & curated matchmaking
Afterparty #welovedis
For Startups: Your direct bridge to the industry. Visibility and matchmaking with established market leaders.
For Corporates: Your early-warning system. Which technology will impact your business model tomorrow and who is already building it today.
PROGRAM
Program-Highlights
Learn more about the sessions, our speakers, and what else is on the program.
Maschinenraum
09:30
Opening LOVEDIS
09:50
Start-up Strategy Hesse 2030 - Where do we start now?
10:15
Be prepared for uncertainty
11:15
No Energy, No AI - No AI, No Energy Transition
morning
Central Hesse: Where Innovation has Tradition
12:15
Not a Question of Zip Code: Why radical Innovation needs Roots - and People who break them Open
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch Break
Lunch im Passiopetua
13:30
Can the AI Race be decided in the Mittelstand?
14:00
The Innovation mindset: Restless by design
14:20
Predictive Maintenance - How do we revolutionize Maintenance Processes?
15:20
Kick-off Industry Batch
We have scouted exciting startups that bring exactly the right solutions for the challenges of our industry partners, with a focus on knowledge management. The audience is warmly invited to watch the pitches and take away valuable insights.
Meet our startups:
17:10
Closing LOVEDIS
17:20
Matchmaking Industry Startups + Partner
Gleis 360
11:10
Opening LOVEDIS
11:15
How to Build and Raise a Deep Tech Company
11:45
Quantum Technology - Where do we stand and what Use Cases are there?
12:00
Quantum Technology - What does it take to turn Science into Real-World Applications?
12:30
3 Months Mission Construction - What's been happening?
13:30 - 14:30
Lunch Break
14:30
Investor Theses 2026: Investing with and in AI
15:00
Founder Insights - How to become a Scale-up
16:05
Between Fax Machine and AI - How do we transform our Healthcare System?
16:30
Hospitals as Innovation Drivers - How do we get Innovation into Practice?
17:00
Health Tech Startup Pitches
We have scouted exciting health tech startups that bring exactly the right solutions for the challenges of our partners. Each startup presents its solution in 90 seconds. The audience is warmly invited to watch the pitches and take away valuable insights.
Meet our startups:
17:20
Mission Life Science
18:30
Female Aperitivo
18:00 - 22:00
After Work
Das Event wird im Rahmen der Innovationsförderung Hessen in der Maßnahme „Projekte zur Steigerung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Gründungsmotivation“ durch das Hessische Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Energie, Verkehr, Wohnen und ländlichen Raum gefördert.
