RuhrStartupWeek-Opening Party & Mind Mining Pitches

The "RuhrStartupWeek Opening Party & Mind Mining Pitches" at the 23. September 2024, began at 4.30 pm and offered inspiration and networking opportunities for aspiring entrepreneurs, startups, the business community, and the Ruhr ecosystem in the open atmosphere of the brick-expressionist Heilig-Kreuz-Kirche in Gelsenkirchen.

The event officially kicked off at 5 pm with a welcome by the organizers, the Economic Development Agency Gelsenkirchen (Simon Nowack, Stadtrat Gelsenkirchen), and the EU project Ecosys4you (Dr. Anna Butzin, IAT), followed by the introduction of the jury experts. Subsequently, the "Mind-Mining Ruhr Hackathon"-teams presented their innovative solutions to the challenges of local startups developed during the 24-hour Hackathon.

While our jury deliberated, a buffet and drinks invited the members to network and exchange ideas. The highlight of the evening was the award ceremony and the recognition of the international Ecosys4you interns who completed an entrepreneurship internship at Ruhr startups. Chris Wojzechowski, founder and CEO of AWARE7, started the evening as the first DJ for the opening party.

The RuhrStartupWeek Opening Party & Mind Mining Pitches took place following the Opening Lunch at RuhrHUB (Essen).

We thank the European Union for funding the Ecosys4you project and for the support of Sparkasse Gelsenkirchen and evocenta GmbH.