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Events & exhibitions
Since 2025
Designing Energy – exhibition
The Rotor is part of the exhibition of Designing Energy, the art-science project by Markus Heinsdorff and Andreas Zeiselmair exploring the future of energy.
International events
2017
MUST – The Munich Summit
An annual two-day summit bringing together science and technology start-ups with industry leaders and investors, initiated by Munich’s university entrepreneurship centers.
2016
OpenText Innovation Tour 2016/17
Conference series in eight cities worldwide, including Munich, from November 2016 to March 2017.
2015
Munich Creative Business Week 2015
Germany’s largest design event: for one week, exhibitions, conferences and workshops across Munich focus on design and its relevance for society, culture and the economy – with sustainability as a key theme.
2014
Global Social Business Summit
The leading forum for social business, organized by Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof. Muhammad Yunus, bringing together practitioners and experts from business, civil society, governments and academia.
2014
European Venture Philanthropy Association
Network for venture philanthropy and social investment, offering high-engagement, long-term support and flexible funding for social purpose organisations.
2014
Falling Walls Lab 2014
An interdisciplinary format in which outstanding young academics and professionals present their ideas in three minutes to a jury from science and business. Andreas Zeiselmair presented “Breaking the Wall of Low-Cost Off-Grid Energy Supply”.
2014
Ars Electronica – ITU Telecom World, Doha
At ITU Telecom World 2014 in Doha (Qatar), Ars Electronica’s exhibition “The Lab” showcased innovative projects at the interface of art, technology and society – including the Rotor.
2014
Entrepreneurship Summit 2014, Berlin
Interview with entrepreneur and artist Markus Heinsdorff (German).
2013
empowering people. Award – Nairobi
The Rotor was one of 20 finalists of the empowering people. Award of the Siemens Stiftung for low-tech solutions for basic needs. At the award workshop in Nairobi, Andreas Zeiselmair presented the project – the starting point for the start-up mobile hydro.
Events in Germany
2014
E’ship Day 2014 – Munich University of Applied Sciences
Interactive exhibition of innovative and entrepreneurial projects of Munich University of Applied Sciences, with start-up teams and keynote speakers.
2014
Vision Summit 2014
Conference on social innovation, bringing together pioneers and innovators to develop entrepreneurial solutions to pressing challenges of society and economy.