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Expert Sessions

  • Organizer: KIT FORGE, IRM-TT
  • Audience: Students, Researchers, Founders
  • Language: German, English
  • Cost: Free of charge

Targeted domain expertise for early-stage ventures. Expert Sessions is a flexible advisory and mentoring framework delivered by KIT FORGE at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) in collaboration with specialized external partners, legal professionals, marketing strategists, and technical experts. The service provides founders, researchers, and prospective entrepreneurs with direct access to subject-matter experts across key functional areas required to build and scale a venture. 

Delivered through one-on-one clinics, interactive workshops, and direct office hours, Expert Sessions bridge critical knowledge gaps—enabling teams to navigate complex regulatory environments, craft go-to-market strategies, and prototype scalable products efficiently.

Service structure & elements

  • Hands-on support (1–3 hours): Practical, solution-oriented working sessions focused on various topics.

  • Experts & alumni network: Sessions are conducted independently by external specialists and KIT alumni with real-world startup experience.

  • Application process: Spots are limited to ensure direct, project-specific support. Admission is managed via an application process with final spot allocation by KIT FORGE.

Focused Domain Modules

Expert Session
Marketing

Interactive 1–3 hour workshop delivering tailored guidance on positioning, target audience mapping, and go-to-market strategy.

Expert Session
Legal

1-on-1 advisory service: Delivers confidential legal counsel on incorporation, contracts, legal forms, and liability from experienced external legal experts.

Expert Session
Data Protection

Selective 1-on-1 advisory service delivers practical, expert guidance on GDPR compliance, data storage, and user privacy rights.

Expert Session
Patents, Trademarks & Design Protection

1-on-1 advisory service delivering tailored guidance on patents, trademarks, design protection, and pre-publication IP strategies.

Expert Session
Software Prototyping

Interactive 1–3 hour workshop providing hands-on guidance on software architecture, tech stacks, and building first testable click-dummies or MVPs.

Expert Session
Taxes

Interactive 1–3 hour workshop delivering practical guidance on corporate tax types, VAT, financial record-keeping, and startup tax compliance.

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Have questions or interested? Get in touch!

Marlene Neidinger

Your contact person

Marlene Neidinger
Event Manager
marlene.neidinger@kit.edu LinkedIn

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Consulting inquiry

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I agree that my personal data submitted via the contact form may be processed by KIT FORGE for the following purposes: contacting me and providing startup consulting services. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based solely on my consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The information I provide in the contact form, including my contact details, will be stored by KIT FORGE for the purpose of processing my inquiry. KIT FORGE will not share this data with third parties without my consent. The data I enter in the contact form will remain with KIT FORGE until I request its deletion, withdraw my consent to its storage (which I may do informally by email to info@kit-forge.de), or the purpose for which the data was collected no longer applies (e.g. once my inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected. For information on data protection relating to startup consulting, including applications for public funding programmes for spin-offs, please refer to https://www.kit-forge.de/en/privacy/.

Contact form

For consulting inquiries, please use our separate consulting inquiry form.

* Required field

I agree that my personal data submitted via the contact form may be processed by KIT FORGE for the following purposes: contacting me and providing startup consulting services. The processing of the data entered in the contact form is based solely on my consent (Art. 6(1)(a) GDPR). The information I provide in the contact form, including my contact details, will be stored by KIT FORGE for the purpose of processing my inquiry. KIT FORGE will not share this data with third parties without my consent. The data I enter in the contact form will remain with KIT FORGE until I request its deletion, withdraw my consent to its storage (which I may do informally by email to info@kit-forge.de), or the purpose for which the data was collected no longer applies (e.g. once my inquiry has been fully processed). Mandatory statutory provisions, in particular statutory retention periods, remain unaffected. For information on data protection relating to startup consulting, including applications for public funding programmes for spin-offs, please refer to https://www.kit-forge.de/en/privacy/.