Program

REGIS Summer School 2026, Technical University of Munich, June 23-26

Monday 22 June (optional)

19:00 Informal cocktail (paid by participants) @ Löwenbräukeller

Tuesday 23 June (Venue: TUM School of Management) 

9:00     Registration

9:15     Welcome – Guido Bünstorf, Gaétan de Rassenfosse

9:30     Session 1 – Paola Criscuolo (Imperial College London). Chair: Emilio Raiteri (TU Eindhoven) 

11:00   Coffee break

11:30   Session 2 – Chiara Franzoni (Polytechnic University of Milan). Chair: Rossella Salandra (University of Bath) 

13:00   Lunch

14:00   Participant group presentations

16:00   Coffee break

16:30   Participant group presentations

18:30   Aperitif @ TUM

Wednesday 24 June (Venue: European Patent Office)

09:30   Workshop 1 – Observatory & Academy

11:00   Coffee break

11:30   Session 3 – Guido Bünstorf (University of Kassel). Chair: TBD

13:00   Lunch

14:00   Guided visit of Culture Space A&T 5-10

15:30   Session 4 – Steve Gong (Google). Chair: Yann Ménière (EPO) 

17:00   Aperitif @ Cosmic Bar A&T 5-10

Thursday 25 June (Venue: TUM School of Management)

09:00   Session 5 – Ina Ganguli (UMass Amherst). Chair: Guido Bünstorf

10:30   Coffee Break

11:00   Participant group presentations

13:00   Lunch

14:00   Workshop 2 – Michael Rose (EPO). Chair: Daneil Souza (Polytechnic University of Milan)

15:30   Coffee Break

16:00   Participant group presentations

20:00   Social dinner @ zum Franziskaner (funded)

Friday 26 June (Venue: Max Planck Institute) 

09:15   Session 6 – Dietmar Harhoff (MPI). Chair: Gaétan de Rassenfosse (EPFL)  

10:30   Coffee break 

11:00   REGIS Seminar – Adam Hardaker. Chair: Hanna Hottenrott (TUM & ZEW Mannheim) 

12:30   Concluding remarks (Organizing committee) 

12:35   Lunch 

14:00   Departure 

Draft program (this version: 29/05/2026) 

Addresses:

Technical University of Munich (TUM) School of Management:
Arcisstraße 21, 80333 München

European Patent Office (EPO)
Bob‑van‑Benthem‑Platz 1, 80469 München

Max Planck Institute (MPI) for innovation and competition
Herzog-Max-Straße 4 · 089 242460

Löwenbräukeller
Nymphenburger Str. 2, 80335 München

zum Franziskaner 
Residenzstraße 9, 80333 München