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Access to a broad network of innovation managers from various industries
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Cross-industry exchange on innovation topics
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Networking in the German-speaking innovation scene
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Potential to create new partnerships & cooperations
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Learning from & with each other at eye level
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interactive events, seminars, congresses & innovation trips
As one of the largest cross-industry innovation communities in the German-speaking world, inno – x – network People from large companies who work daily on the implementation of new ideas & future-oriented projects. Inspiring, hands-on & always up to date.
Innovation is a people’s game
That is why we create an environment that provides space for the cross-industry exchange of ideas and best practice examples as well as shared learning experiences in a national and international context.
Members of our community have a tailwind because we connect them with other innovation leaders from well-known companies and offer exciting benefits:
Cross-industry exchange of experience
The desire to learn from each other guides our actions. We deliberately break down industry boundaries and topic silos in order to open up new perspectives. Members from the fields of industry, trade, mobility, agriculture, services, technology, banking, media and consumer goods are currently strengthening our network.
Know-how transfer without sales pitches
This is particularly important to us as a community. We therefore keep our network largely free of consultants and focus on professional exchange at eye level.
Targeted network development
Our community consists exclusively of innovation specialists who work in large companies and thus offers the opportunity to expand your own network in a targeted manner. Regular exchanges with innovation leaders from a wide range of backgrounds make it even quicker and easier to forge professional and specialist relationships.
Practical skills for innovation work
The wishes of our members are implemented in various interactive educational formats. The spectrum ranges from new innovation methods, strategies and tools, technologies and AI applications to culture/new work and sustainability topics.
Our community members also benefit from discounts when attending national and international innovation events.
always up to date
The world of innovation is turning fast. Exchanging ideas with like-minded people and intensively exploring new tools and methods are becoming increasingly important. Whether AI, New Work or Green Tech: our networking events promote targeted engagement with trends and the challenges of tomorrow.
Innovation Experience capitalized
We bring innovation work to life through exchange – in around 30 different events per year.
Experience exchange meeting
Our meetings for exchanging experience and know-how are a good mix of online, offline and hybrid formats. The range of topics is diverse and geared towards the needs of the member companies, which participate in the program as hosts or by presenting current innovation projects themselves.
Day formats & workshops
Our daily formats & workshops focus on a current topic brought in by the community and are designed to be interactive. Best practices from within the company are expanded to include input from external experts. The participants are actively involved. Examples of day formats include New Work Day, Venturing Day, Sustainability Day, Culture Day and Problem Mining Day.
Participation is discounted for employees of our member companies.
Deep Dive learning journeys
With our Deep Dives, we embark on a learning journey to cities that are among the pioneers and driving forces of the innovation scene. After Hamburg, Zurich, Biel, Berlin and Munich, our journey will take us to Paris & Turin in 2024 to take a look beyond our own world of innovation. We gain inspiration and know-how from international best practice examples.
Participation is discounted for employees of our member companies.
Inno - x - Summer Camp
The two-day summer camp always takes place at the end of August and is our biggest event. It aims to get to know as many innovation leaders from the community as possible in person. Over the past editions, we’ve had the opportunity to visit some of Austria’s most forward-thinking organizations: Vienna Airport, the ÖBB Open Innovation Factory, the Innovation Hub of Casinos Austria, Austrian Post, ÖAMTC, as well as AIT – Austrian Institute of Technology.
Participation is discounted for employees of our member companies.
Online book presentations
New publications with a focus on innovation are presented briefly and concisely by their authors in a one-hour online format. Our community members receive an executive summary and the opportunity to ask the author questions.
In our Community, Heads of Innovation include, among others…
AIT – Austrian Innovation Forum•
AMST•
ASFINAG•
AWS – Austria Wirtschaftsservice•
Alliance•
ATOS•
Airbus Climate Innovation Hub•
Aesculap – B.Braun•
AUSTRO CONTROL•
AUVA•
AVL•
AXA•
BELLFOOD Group•
bene•
BOSCH•
BMD•
BKS Bank•
BTV – Vier Länder Bank•
Federal Forests•
Burgenland Energie•
BUDENHEIM•
Casinos Austria / Austrian Lotteries•
DOKA•
DACHSER•
DB Audio•
Donau Versicherung•
Energie AG Oberösterreich – wertstatt8•
ecoplus•
edding•
Erste Bank Foundation•
Energie Steiermark•
Energie Graz•
EVOLIT•
EVN•
EVVA security technology•
EVIDEN•
Airport Vienna•
FCC•
Fielmann Group•
FFG – Forschungs Förderungs Gesellschaft•
FREQUENTIS•
FCP – VCP•
FACC•
FUNDERMAX•
GEBRÜDER WEISS•
GREINER Innoventures•
GREINER Packaging•
Gebauer & Griller•
Henkel Innovation Lab•
Hörbiger•
HYPO NÖ•
Illwerke•
iteratec•
Kirchoff Automotive•
KUKA•
KWP – Häuser zum Leben•
LebensGroß•
LIWEST•
Liebherr•
Lufthansa Innovation Hub•
MAXFIVE•
MAM Baby•
MAGNA Steyer•
Maingau Energie•
Mondi Group•
Munich Reinsurance Company•
NORTAL•
NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur•
ÖBB•
ÖAMTC•
OEKB – Austrian Kontrollbank•
OMV•
Otto Bock•
Ottakringer•
PALFINGER•
PORR•
PORSCHE Holding•
Austrian POST•
pulse power•
PRIMETALS•
PostFinance•
RBI – Raiffeisen Bank International•
REHAU•
REWE•
Rico Group•
RLB Oberösterreich•
Raiffeisen goods•
RHI magnesita•
Rhomberg Group•
Salzburg AG•
Salzburg Aluminum Group•
SBB – Swiss Federal Railways•
SBS Innovate•
SKIDATA•
Staedtler•
Stoelzle glass•
Ströer•
SWAROVSKI•
SIEMENS Mobility•
STRABAG•
Swarco Futurit•
T-Systems•
Umdasch Group Ventures•
UNIQA / Mavie•
UNICREDIT•
VERBUND•
VIESURE•
VIG – Vienna Insurance Group•
voestalpine•
vivatis•
Wagner Biro•
Vienna Energy•
Vienna Lines•
Wiener Stadtwerke•
Vienna grids•
Wirtschaftsagentur Burgenland•
Wiener Städtische•
WÜSTENROT•
ZKW group•
AIT – Austrian Innovation Forum•
AMST•
ASFINAG•
AWS – Austria Wirtschaftsservice•
Alliance•
ATOS•
Airbus Climate Innovation Hub•
Aesculap – B.Braun•
AUSTRO CONTROL•
AUVA•
AVL•
AXA•
BELLFOOD Group•
bene•
BOSCH•
BMD•
BKS Bank•
BTV – Vier Länder Bank•
Federal Forests•
Burgenland Energie•
BUDENHEIM•
Casinos Austria / Austrian Lotteries•
DOKA•
DACHSER•
DB Audio•
Donau Versicherung•
Energie AG Oberösterreich – wertstatt8•
ecoplus•
edding•
Erste Bank Foundation•
Energie Steiermark•
Energie Graz•
EVOLIT•
EVN•
EVVA security technology•
EVIDEN•
Airport Vienna•
FCC•
Fielmann Group•
FFG – Forschungs Förderungs Gesellschaft•
FREQUENTIS•
FCP – VCP•
FACC•
FUNDERMAX•
GEBRÜDER WEISS•
GREINER Innoventures•
GREINER Packaging•
Gebauer & Griller•
Henkel Innovation Lab•
Hörbiger•
HYPO NÖ•
Illwerke•
iteratec•
Kirchoff Automotive•
KUKA•
KWP – Häuser zum Leben•
LebensGroß•
LIWEST•
Liebherr•
Lufthansa Innovation Hub•
MAXFIVE•
MAM Baby•
MAGNA Steyer•
Maingau Energie•
Mondi Group•
Munich Reinsurance Company•
NORTAL•
NÖ Landesgesundheitsagentur•
ÖBB•
ÖAMTC•
OEKB – Austrian Kontrollbank•
OMV•
Otto Bock•
Ottakringer•
PALFINGER•
PORR•
PORSCHE Holding•
Austrian POST•
pulse power•
PRIMETALS•
PostFinance•
RBI – Raiffeisen Bank International•
REHAU•
REWE•
Rico Group•
RLB Oberösterreich•
Raiffeisen goods•
RHI magnesita•
Rhomberg Group•
Salzburg AG•
Salzburg Aluminum Group•
SBB – Swiss Federal Railways•
SBS Innovate•
SKIDATA•
Staedtler•
Stoelzle glass•
Ströer•
SWAROVSKI•
SIEMENS Mobility•
STRABAG•
Swarco Futurit•
T-Systems•
Umdasch Group Ventures•
UNIQA / Mavie•
UNICREDIT•
VERBUND•
VIESURE•
VIG – Vienna Insurance Group•
voestalpine•
vivatis•
Wagner Biro•
Vienna Energy•
Vienna Lines•
Wiener Stadtwerke•
Vienna grids•
Wirtschaftsagentur Burgenland•
Wiener Städtische•
WÜSTENROT•
ZKW group•
Networkers with a passion
Launched in 2012 by founder & community manager Johann “Hans” Sailer, inno – x – network creates a creative & inspiring framework for a strong cooperation of the German-speaking innovation scene – with:
30
Networking events per year
400
Corporate partners in the DACH region
1.400
Innovation leaders
Next up
March 18, 2026, 9am – 5pm
AI & INNOVATION – Working on your own future!
Master Class with bestselling author, Design Thinking & AI expert Michael Lewrick
This day is all about understanding generative AI beyond the hype and embedding it strategically within the entrepreneurial ecosystem, hosted by ASFINAG
Paid event, discounted particpation for inno.x-members
March 24, 2026, 4:30-6pm
INNOVATIONS IN POST & LOGISTICS BUSINESS
Cross-Industry exchange France-Austria (in Englisch)
Best-Practice examples from La Poste France and Österreichische POST
With Benoit de Corn, Directeur Innovation Groupe La Poste and
Michael Andrae, Head of Central Innovation Österreichische Post
April 9, 2026, 1-2pm
STARTUP-TRENDS FROM ASIA – Connecting the Circles of Growth
Online-exchange via the Global Incubator Network Austria (GIN) of FFG,
offering the opportunity to explore innovation trends and technologies from Asian startups, as well as best practices from previous successful collaborations
April 14, 2026, 4-5pm
WHY CALLS FOR TENDER PREVENT INNOVATION –
and How to Change That! Online exchange
Christoph Jeschke, Venture Lead at Wien Energie, shares his experiences from seven innovation procurement processes and demonstrates how procurement workflows can be designed to ensure complience while still enabling the identification of suitable partners
April 22, 2026, 11-12am
DISSOLVING INNOVATION BLOCKADES IN ENTERPRISES (SMEs) –
Understanding the Causes, Developing Solutions – Online Book Presentation
Why does innovation enterprises so often fail not because of a lock of ideas, but due to uncertainty, structures and culture?
With solid analysis, practical insights, and real-world experience, this session offers concrete recommendations for action to help good ideas (not only in SMEs) make it successfully into implementation
With the book authors
Prof. Dr. Sebastian Pioch, Professur für Innovationsmanagement, DBU of Applied Sciences,
Dr. Stephanie Rabbe, Senior Incubation Managerin, Miele & Cie. KG,
Dr.-Ing. Carl Robert Brand, Design Thinking und Innovations Experte
April 27, 2026, 4-6pm
BIOGENA GOOD HEALTH WORLD
Guided tour of the facilities and live production
BIOGENA is considered one of Austria’s most innovative health companies:
Since 2006, this familiy-owned company has been developing and producing high-quality micronutrient supplements based on the scientifically grounded pure-substance principle. The tour of the BIOGENA Good Health World offers fascinating insights into this innovative strengths.
For inno.x member companies and participants of the day-format “SO GEHT ZUKUNFT”
April 28, 2026, 9:30am-5pm
SO GEHT ZUKUNFT – SKILLS IN TRANSITION
Which skills do organizations need in the age of AI?
Cross‑industry exchange on the key future competencies companies require amid tensions between AI expectations, trust in new technologies, the need for a new error culture, innovation blockades, missing skills, emerging niches as AI takes over tasks, providing safe spaces for experimentation (sandboxes), and much more.
Paid event, discounted participation for inno.x member companies
Further information on participation is available via the contact form
June 10, 2026, 9am-5pm
AI & CIRCULAR ECONOMY – 3 Cities, 1 Topic
AI hyperSPRINT in Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, Vienna
Working interactively and using the AI hyperSPRINT to develop solutions for a successful circular economy and to highlight opportunities for cross-industry collaboration
Hosted by WILO SE (Dortmund), PORR (Vienna), iteratec (Stuttgart)
Further information on participation is available via the contact form
June 17-20, 2026
VISIT of VIVA TECHNOLOGY & STATION F
Deep Dive Paris
VIVA TECHNOLOGY is Europe’s largest innovation and technology event, attracting 180,000 visitors, 14,000 startups, 4,000 partners and 3,600 investors from around 150 countries worldwide. In 2026 the event will take place under the motto „Artificial Intelligence – Impact, Not Illusion“. Join the event together with a delegation from the inno.x community.
Further information on participation is available via the contact form
Detailed information on the individual events can be requested via the contact form
Membership
We offer a company membership that can be used as an educational goodie for all employees interested in innovation. This is an annual membership without automatic renewal. We will gladly send you current conditions after contacting us.
Request information without obligation
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