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Invest in Bavaria and the Munich Security Network hosted the Town Hall Meeting @it-sa for the ninth time on 23 October 2024 and welcomed over 120 guests to the event - a great success. This year's network meeting of the international cybersecurity community in Nuremberg focussed on incident response and the role of artificial intelligence. Following the welcoming address by Christian Weber | Invest in Bavaria and Peter Möhring | Security Network Munich, the agenda included two impulse speeches and a panel discussion. Anne Kristin Kuttert | Accenture Security kicked things off with a speech on ‘AI: A Catalyst for Security Reinvention’. This was followed by a presentation by Dominic Haußmann | Cloudflare entitled ‘Detecting and Defending Against Cyber Threats - Staying One Step Ahead with the Connectivity Cloud’. The programme was rounded off by an expert discussion trying to answer the question ‘A New Era of Incident Response?’ with Thomas Hemker | DCSO German Cyber Security Organisation, Tobias Wicke | NSIDE Attack Logic GmbH and Dirk von Manikowsky | FSG Global. The panel was moderated by Kai Hermsen | Co-founder twinds Foundation.

Together with our partners ADAC and Bayern Innovativ, Invest in Bavaria hosted a practical conference on highly automated driving in Penzing in October 2024. As part of an exciting program of presentations, AVL Roding, the e:fs Tech Hub and Prof. Dr. Lienkamp from the Technical University of Munich presented the latest findings on autonomous mobility. The participants were even able to experience the latest technologies live during the practical part. Nio provided vehicles with which the latest driver assistance systems could be tested in real traffic conditions. Participants were also able to use the ADAC test site and try out driverless operation in an Audi converted from a production vehicle to a test vehicle by the e:fs TechHub. There was also plenty of time throughout the day to exchange ideas and make new contacts.

On September 26 and 27, 2024, Invest in Bavaria held its 18th working meeting with the Bavarian business development agencies at the NOVINA Hotel Südwestpark in Nuremberg. This annual event provides a valuable platform for exchange between business development agencies in the cities, counties and administrative districts and Invest in Bavaria. This year, the focus on the first day was on cooperation in proactively attracting new companies and expansion investments and on the second day on the role of Bavarian funding and financing institutions in investor support. The participants were welcomed by Ulrike Hoffmann and Christian Weber from Invest in Bavaria and Sebastian Kramer, Head of International Economic Relations at the City of Nuremberg. The first day of the event focused on the proactive reorientation of relocation and expansion. After an exciting keynote speech on this topic, the participants had the opportunity to discuss best practice examples of acquisition and existing customer development in two workshop rounds. The opportunities and challenges of cooperation between Invest in Bavaria and the regional business development agencies were discussed. The day ended with a guided tour of the Faber-Castell Museum in Stein and a joint dinner, at which State Secretary for Economic Affairs Tobias Gotthardt enriched the discussions as guest of honor. On the second day, the focus was on cooperation with the most important Bavarian financing and funding institutions. In two parallel groups, experts from LfA Förderbank, BayBG, Bayern Kapital, Bayern Innovativ and the regional funding of the government of Middle Franconia presented their offers and current developments. This was followed by an intensive exchange in which the participants discussed practical cooperation and shared their experiences. The successful meeting came to an end with a final summary and a joint lunch.

Together with our colleagues from Bayern International, Invest in Bavaria was once again represented at this year's Smart City Expo World Congress - the world's leading meeting place for Smart City & Mobility in Barcelona. The #Teambavaria was on site for three days to discuss solutions for smart cities & mobility of the future and Bavaria's role as an innovation hub for these areas with industry experts, exhibitors and guests from all over the world. Guests also had the opportunity to discover the latest Bavarian products and services, talk to our team about Cluster organizations in Bavaria, learn more about Bavaria as a high-tech location and take the opportunity to network. The program included a traditional Bavarian veal sausage breakfast, a Bavarian Happy Hour and a pitch presentation by our colleague Katharina Kees at the Germany Trade & Invest (GTAI) stand. We look forward to welcoming you again next year at the Bavarian stand in Barcelona!

Invest in Bavaria was represented at BIO-Europe 2023 in Munich: With more than 2,220 exhibitors from over 60 countries, the trade fair has grown steadily over the past 29 years and has become Europe's most important partnering event. Our colleagues Kaori Yamaguchi-Humpert and Anna Damerow were on site at the Bavarian Pavilion and were available to answer questions from the international public about Bavaria as a biotech location. Many thanks to our partners Bayern Innovativ, BioM / Cluster Biotechnologie and Bayern International for the excellent organization of the Bavarian pavilion at BIO-Europe 2023. See you next year!

For the 8th time, Invest in Bavaria and the Munich Security Network hosted the international Town Hall Meeting@it-sa, which brought together the global cybersecurity community in Nuremberg. The interesting keynote speech by Ralf Kimpel | Hubert Burda Media on "Cyber Risk Management - Key Aspects and Future Challenges" was followed by an exciting panel discussion on the role of AI in relation to cyber risks with experts from business and research Dr. Victor del Razo | Spike Reply, Dr. Andreas Aschenbrenner | Siemes Advanta Consulting, Prof. Dr. Elif Bilge Kavun | University of Passau and Philip Sperl | Fraunhofer Institute AISEC, moderated by Madeleine Myatt | Continental. This year, there was a third part of the program: a Spot On on "AI-powered Threat Intelligence" with Mike Heredia | XM Cyber and Neil Khatod | Hays moderated by Herbert Abben | Immersive Labs.