A 4-Day Crossborder Co-Creation Session
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From May 4 to 7, we are hosting our first “Twin City Future Tech Bootcamp” in collaboration with EIT Manufacturing East, the Digital Innovation Hub Ost, and Europacampus Hainburg, as well as numerous other partners from Austria and Slovakia (see list below). The bootcamp is part of the activities of the Twin City Future Innovation Manufacturing Hub, a project co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund under the Interreg Slovakia-Austria program.
The first three days (May 4-6 | 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.) will take place at the Hotel Altes Kloster in Hainburg and online.
On the fourth day, (May 7 | 4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.) we will move to Vienna City Hall, where the final presentations of this year’s IMM program will take place as part of our final “Best of Industry meets Makers” event.
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Locations
Hotel Altes Kloster Hainburg
(May 4-6, 2026 | 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.)
Fabriksplatz 1a, 2410 Hainburg, Austria
Main entrance, then immediately left | main room: “Pfaffenberg”
The nearest public transport station from Vienna is “ÖBB REX 7 - Hainburg/Donau Kulturfabrik“ and from Bratislava “bus 901 -Hainburg/Donau Pfaffenbergweg”
Free parking is available at Kulturplatz 1, 2410 Hainburg
ÖBB Rex 7 station to Hotel Altes Kloster
Bus station 901 to Hotel Altes Kloster
Vienna City Hall
(May 7, 2026 | 4:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.)
Lichtenfelsgasse 2, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Staircase II, 1st floor | main rooms: “Wappensaalgruppe”
The nearest subway station is the “U2 Rathaus”
The nearest parking options are
”Tiefgarage Rathausquartier”, Rathausstraße 1, 1010 Vienna
”BOE Garage Rathauspark”, Universitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna
U2 Rathaus to Vienna City Hall
(May 4-6, 2026 | 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. & May 7, 2026 | 9:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.)
The entire bootcamp will also be available online via Zoom throughout the official event hours: Click on this link!
Meeting password: 747920
Program Overview
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We know that committing to a full four-day program can be challenging – everyone’s schedule, responsibilities, and availability are different. That’s why we designed the bootcamp in a flexible hop-on/hop-off format: you can join the key sessions and structure the build time around what works for you.
DAY 1 – May 4
Pitching & Matchmaking
Hainburg & online
The bootcamp opens with a morning briefing: challenge owners and technology partners present their topics as well as the available tools and data sets. A Q&A session follows.
In the afternoon, participants connect, develop ideas, and form teams to create initial concepts and prepare for the build phase.
DAY 2 + 3 – May 5–6
Build & Iterate
Hainburg & online
Over the next two days, teams focus on hands-on development, prototyping, and testing in a flexible hop-on/hop-off format.
Short morning and early afternoon check-ins help teams share progress, exchange feedback, and tackle blockers with expert support.
DAY 4 – May 7
Demo & Next Steps
Vienna City Hall
The final day begins at 2:00 p.m. with a pitch test session at Vienna City Hall, followed by the official stage program of “Best of Industry meets Makers 2026” at 4:00 p.m..
This is where teams present the solutions they have developed over the course of the bootcamp and the last 5 months of the IMM program.
Speakers
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Welcome | 10:00-10:15 a.m.
Thom Kunz
Smile-IT & IoT Austria
Moderator
LinkedIn
Johannes Gumprecht
Municipality of Hainburg
Mayor
Contact
Markus Kleinfercher
EIT Manufacturing East
Twin City Hub
Senior Project Manager
LinkedIn
Prof. Franz Fidler
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Head of Faculty
LinkedIn
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Challenge Partners (6x7 min.) | 10:15-11:00 a.m.
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BeKa Software: HVAC Automation with Waste Heate Recovery + Natural-Language for Open Source CRM Systems
Marek Drnzík
BeKa Software
Branch Manager Slovakia LinkedIn
Michael Maier, MSc
IoT Expert und Business Analyst
GPC1 – Innovation Lab
Wien Digital – City of Vienna
Patrick Awart
IoT Austria & Mariahilfer i
President
LinkedIn
Clemens Mayer
smander.com
Founder and Manager
LinkedIn
Tool Partners | 11:00-11:10 a.m.
Organizers & Supporters
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Thom Kunz
Smile-IT & IoT Austria
Moderator
LinkedIn
Prof. Franz Fidler
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Head of Faculty
LinkedIn
Daniel Petschniker
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Student, responsible for all technical aspects of the live streaming & sound engineering
LinkedIn
Sandra Stromberger
Industry meets Makers
Founder & CEO
LinkedIn
Markus Kleinfercher
EIT Manufacturing East
Twin City Hub
Senior Project Manager
LinkedIn
Assoc. Prof. Milan Husar, PhD
Spectra Centre of Excellence of the EU, Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava,
LinkedIn
Katarina Bendikova
EIT Manufacturing East
Twin City Hub
Project Manager
LinkedIn
Jaroslav Bukovina
SAPIE - Slovak Alliance for Innovation Economy
Innovation Policy Expert
LinkedIn
Daniel Paunovic
EIT Manufacturing East
Twin City Hub
Business Development and Innovation Manager
LinkedIn
Assoc Prof. Matej Jaššo, PhD
Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava
Researcher
LinkedIn
Michal Číž
SAPIE - Slovak Alliance for Innovation Economy
Program Director
LinkedIn
Peter Kuen
EIT Manufacturing East
Twin City Hub
Manager Austria & Government Relations
LinkedIn
Bernhard Schmid
Vienna Business Agency
Team Lead Digital Economy
LinkedIn
Michael Schwantzer
Vienna Business Agency
Technology Expert for Production and Manufacturing Technologies
LinkedIn
Réka Dancsecs
accent Incubator
Project Manager
LinkedIn
Denise Branz
Platform Industry 4.0
Senior Project Manager
LinkedIn
partners
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Our Twin City Hub Project Partners
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Our Future Tech Bootcamp Co-Organizers
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Our Briefing Partners
As of July 1, 2024, Industry meets Makers has become part of the Twin City Future Innovation Manufacturing Hub (2C FIMH) – a cross-border initiative aimed at driving innovation, fostering collaboration, and promoting sustainable growth in the manufacturing sector across Austria and Slovakia. The project is co-funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) within the Interreg Slovakia-Austria program. Learn more