This year’s milestone event explored topics including the role of newly emerging, affordable AI platforms, the relationship between fintech and the economy, and the dynamics between large pharmaceutical companies and the medtech sector, while also providing emerging future leaders with the opportunity to make their debut. Visitors to the campus were introduced to the university’s mission, goals, and ongoing innovative projects, and gained valuable insights from key industry speakers, as well as practical knowledge that could help them take their careers to the next level. For instance, Dr. Flóra Anna Gubicz’s workshop covered how to consciously build a brand with a strategic focus on intellectual property, including essential aspects like logo selection, trademark registration, and the basics of trademark law crucial for brand development. 

In the session What Makes a Successful Corporate-University Collaboration?, Director of Technology Transfer and Business Development at MOME Dalma Berkovics led a discussion with key business partners, including SALT's Dalma Kormos, British Council's Georgina Szilágyi, and Telekom's Péter Trembeczki. The conversation focused on why businesses choose to collaborate with universities to achieve their innovative goals, and what universities can offer that market players cannot. The panel also discussed potential pitfalls and the key to success in collaborative work, highlighting MOME’s successful partnerships, such as the development of mycelium-hemp plates for premium restaurants with SALT and transformative cultural projects with the British Council. 

Research Lead at the MOME Future School Attila Bujdosó gave a thought-provoking lecture on the role of designers in the startup ecosystem, highlighting how design universities can contribute to the startup scene and support the creation of more successful startups.  

The event concluded with the Powered by MOME session, where attendees explored forward-thinking projects that could bring tangible changes to future generations. 

Alongside the theoretical discussions, the MOME Innovation Expo exhibition allowed visitors to experience these developments firsthand. The panel featured notable experts, including co-founder of the MOME Mobility Lab and founder of Ustory Branding Dániel Ruppert, lecturer at the MOME Mobility Lab and founder of Flying Objects András Hunfalvi, research associate at the MOME Future School’s Ecology and Action Lab Dóra Szentandrási PhD, materials researcher Nóra Gulya, researcher at the MOME Heritage in Motion LAB Brigitta Iványi-Bittner, and developer at Zenctuary VR Samuel Chovanec.