HHL - Leipzig Graduate School of Management

Is your organization ready for AI to move from a tool to a decision-maker? 🤖

Join us on September 24 for Unternehmensdialog @‌HHL, where Prof. Dr. Florian Ellsaesser breaks down the three stages of AI in business — augmentation, automation, and autonomous action.

Connect with fellow decision-makers over great food and conversation on our Leipzig campus.

📅 When? September 24, 2026, 5:45–8:00 p.m.
📍 Where: HHL Campus Schmalenbach Building
🗣️ In German, free of charge

👉 Register by August 31 via https://www.hhl.de/event/unternehmensdialog-successful-ai-in-business/

At HHL ProtoLab, ideas don't stay on paper.
They become prototypes. Then products. Then companies.

On August 27, 2026, our Batch #3 teams are bringing their products to life under one roof at the HHL ProtoLab Demo Day.

Why you should be in the room:
🟡 Founders: Put your build in front of a real audience and get unfiltered, direct feedback.
🟡 Investors & Partners: Get early access to high-potential teams before the rest of the ecosystem catches on.
🟡 Curious minds & future builders: See what turning a raw concept into reality actually looks like.

🗓 When: August 27, 2026

🎟 Admission: Free

🔗Registration via https://www.eventbrite.de/e/hhl-demo-day-tickets-1992483705399

💡 Are you using AI, or letting AI use you?

The professionals who get ahead won't just prompt ChatGPT, they'll know how to turn AI into real business value.

Join our interactive workshop and learn how Generative AI can help you spot opportunities, validate ideas, and build something that scales.

Led by our coaches Dr. Nino Tomini and Joshua Barthel, you'll leave with sharper prompting skills and frameworks you can actually use.

📍 Where? HHL Campus Leipzig
📅 When? August 29, 2026, 9:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Free of charge. Spaces are limited.

👉 Ready to lead with AI instead of being replaced by it? Register now: https://www.hhl.de/event/workshop-dont-let-ai-replace-you-1/

Profit or purpose - do you really have to pick one? 🤔

Throwback to February: In the first episode of Make It Science., two perspectives collided at .schumann that rarely go head-to-head so openly - Prof. Dr. Timo Meynhardt and Prof. Dr. Henning Zülch, standing on opposite sides of a debate no company can fully dodge.

🎧 Check out Episode 1 of Make It Science. now: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/hhl-leipzig-graduate-scho

Can stepping outside traditional business hubs redefine your global perspective on leadership? 🌍

For years, our Part-time MBA students headed to Boston to dive into the US business ecosystem. Starting in 2026, we’re opening an exciting new chapter: taking the Global Immersion Seminar to Cape Town in partnership with .

In this article, we explore why South Africa’s dynamic market is the ideal place to challenge traditional mindsets, what hands-on experiences await our students and how this journey sharpens leadership skills for today's world.

👉 Read the full story on the HHL Blog: http://www.hhl.de/blog

📷 Photo: Tobias Reich via Unsplash

Still building your transformation strategy in a PowerPoint deck that's outdated the moment you hit save? 🤔

Leading organizations are ditching static slides for something more transparent and collaborative: GitHub repositories. Version control, pull requests and Markdown are becoming how modern leaders manage change.

Join us for an online masterclass with Jonathan D. Cordero — CEO, investor and co-founder of Caesar Ventures — as he shares how developer-centric tools are reshaping corporate transformation, followed by live Q&A.

📅 When? August 13, 2026, 6:00–7:00 p.m.
📍 Where? Online (details follow after registration)

👉 Register via https://www.hhl.de/event/from-powerpoint-to-github-repositories-1/

New support for our international students! 🌍

Moving to Germany is exciting, but it also comes with visas, paperwork, and plenty of planning.

That's why HHL has partnered with VisaFlow. As an admitted international student, you'll receive free access to the VisaFlow Basic Package, giving you step-by-step guidance on your visa application, relocation to Germany, and the administrative processes after arrival.

Ready to get started?

➡️ Contact your HHL Program Consultant to receive your personal access code.
➡️ Create your account at www.visaflow.app.
➡️ Activate your free VisaFlow Basic Package.

At HHL, your support begins long before your first day on campus.

Learn more about our MBA programs via https://www.hhl.de/programs/mba-program/