Munich Summer Institute (MSI)
Conference  |  06/01/2027, 09:00 AM  –  06/03/2027, 04:00 PM

Munich Summer Institute 2027

Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Herzog-Max-Str. 4, Auditorium

The Munich Summer Institute (MSI) is hosted by the Center for Law & Economics at ETH Zurich, University of Lausanne, Cornell University, the Imperial College, the Chair for Technology and Innovation Management at TUM, the Chair for Economics of Innovation at TUM, the Institute for Strategy, Technology and Organization (ISTO) at the LMU Munich and the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition.


Further information on the website of the MSI.

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Workshop  |  05/31/2027 | 08:30 AM  –  04:00 PM

MSI Ph.D. Workshop 2027

Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Herzog-Max-Str. 4, Room 342

The workshop will cover the MSI’s three focus areas:


  • Digitalization, Strategy and Organization
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship
  • Law & Economics of Intellectual Property, Innovation & Digitalization


Like the Munich Summer Institute, the MSI Ph.D. Workshop will focus on quantitative empirical research. In the workshop, participants will present their working papers, receive comments from senior scholars, and discuss their papers with other participants. The number of participants is limited. Discussants will be senior scholars who participate in the Munich Summer Institute’s main conference.


Program

Seminar  |  03/17/2027 | 03:00 PM  –  04:15 PM

Preview: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Seminar with Lisa Ouellette

Lisa Ouellette (Stanford Law School)


hybrid (Room 342/Zoom)

Title and abstract will follow soon.


Contact person: Jordan Bisset


Subscription to the invitation mailing list and more information on the seminar page.

Seminar  |  03/03/2027 | 03:00 PM  –  04:15 PM

Preview: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Seminar with Saqib Mumtaz

Saqib Mumtaz (Georgia Institute of Technology)


hybrid (Room 342/Zoom)

Title and abstract will follow soon.


Contact person: Daehyun Kim


Subscription to the invitation mailing list and more information on the seminar page.

Seminar  |  02/10/2027 | 03:00 PM  –  04:15 PM

Preview: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Seminar with Eduardo Melero

Eduardo Melero (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid)


hybrid (Room 342/Zoom)

Title and abstract will follow soon.


Contact person: Jordan Bisset


Subscription to the invitation mailing list and more information on the seminar page.

Seminar  |  12/16/2026 | 03:00 PM  –  04:15 PM

Preview: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Seminar with Chiara Franzoni

Chiara Franzoni (Polytecnico di Milano)


hybrid (Room 342/Zoom)

Title and abstract will follow soon.


Contact person: Johannes Könemann


Subscription to the invitation mailing list and more information on the seminar page.

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Workshop  |  12/14/2026, 11:30 AM  –  12/15/2026, 04:30 PM

RISE – 9th Research on Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship Workshop

Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

Keynote: Chiara Franzoni (Politecnico di Milano)

On 14/15 December 2026, the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition will host the 9th Research on Innovation, Science and Entrepreneurship Workshop (RISE9), an annual workshop for Ph.D. students and Junior Postdocs in Economics and Management. 


The goal of the RISE9 Workshop is to stimulate an in-depth discussion of a select number of empirical research papers. It offers Ph.D. students and Junior Postdocs an opportunity to present their work and to receive feedback.
 

For more information see RISE Workshop.

Seminar  |  12/09/2026 | 03:00 PM  –  04:15 PM

Preview: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Seminar with Michela Giorcelli

Michela Giorcelli (University of California Los Angeles)


hybrid (Room 342/Zoom)

Title and abstract will follow soon.


Contact person: Manfredi Aliberti


Subscription to the invitation mailing list and more information on the seminar page.

Conference  |  12/08/2026, 09:00 AM  –  12/10/2026, 04:00 PM

TransforM 2026 Doctoral Winter School

Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Transformative Technologies and Societal Change

The Winter School is open both to doctoral researchers within the TransforM Cluster and external researchers.

Participants will:

  • attend panels and lectures with our expert researchers,present their current research in peer review sessions,
  • take part in site visits (such as to the Deutsches Museum)
  • attend networking/social events in the evenings to connect with TransforM Excellence Cluster community.


Over three days, participants in the Winter School will cover these topics and more with our cluster principal investigators and external experts. Participants will receive a certificate from the TransforM Academy and will be credited with up to 4 ECTS credits.


Submission deadline: 1 September 2026
Notification of acceptance: 21 September 2026


Full information in the TransforM website.

Seminar  |  12/02/2026 | 03:00 PM  –  04:15 PM

Preview: Innovation & Entrepreneurship Seminar with Justine Boudou

Justine Boudou (London Business School)


hybrid (Room 342/Zoom)

Title and abstract will follow soon.


Contact person: Elisabeth Hofmeister


Subscription to the invitation mailing list and more information on the seminar page.