Regional Training Weekend 2026

25 Workshops. 4 Regions. 130 Students.

On October 16th and 17th, our training weekend took place simultaneously in four regions for the first time: in Hanover, Cologne, Mannheim, and Nuremberg. As part of the Enactus Impact Academy, around 130 students came together to prepare for the new Enactus year.

Anyone who wants to make a sustainable impact needs strong teams, clear structures, and people who take responsibility without losing themselves in the process. That’s why, in addition to professional know-how, soft skills were especially in focus: giving feedback, leading teams, presenting confidently, and staying capable under pressure.

Just as important as the workshops were the exchange between the Enactees. Whether during breaks, at the evening program or in the sessions themselves, students from different cities shared experiences, learned from each other, and built new connections within the Enactus network.

A huge thank you to all our workshop facilitators for sharing their knowledge and experience with our community, to our hosts and sponsor partners and to all the Enactees who brought so much energy to the weekend! 💛

An overview of the workshops:

📍 Nuremberg (Bavaria Region) - Zollhof
♟️ Social Startup Strategy: Stephanie Krinner (TUM, Chair of Innovation and Technology Management)
🤝 Shaping Strategy Together - Enactus Bavaria: Miriam Bernt (Program Manager, Enactus Germany)
🧭 Leadership – More Than Just Managing Projects: Grzegorz Darlinski (Enactus Advisor & Regional Board Member)
🌐 Enactus Network Essentials: Tobias Darda (Project and Digitalization Manager, Enactus Germany)

📍 Mannheim (Southwest Region) - MAFINEX Technology Center
💬 Building a Strong Feedback Culture: Maximilian Florenz (Procter & Gamble)
🧩 Dare to Innovate: Business Models! Dr. Reinhard Ematinger (DSAG)
🎯 How to Recruit & Onboard: Julia Migula (former Team Lead, Enactus Karlsruhe)
👑 Leadership Essentials: Klaus Sommer (Public-Private Partnership) & Vincent Beck (former Team Lead, Enactus Mannheim)
🎙️ Make an Impact with Your Presence - Confident Moderation and Public Speaking: Lukas Brosi (B. Braun SE)
🧘 Emotional Regulation Under Pressure: Frank Stockmann (Sixpack Mind AI)

📍 Cologne (Western Region) - RTL Studios
💪 Stronger Together: Building and Developing Teams: Sebastian Krell (SK Industriemodell)
🔋 Sustainable Leadership - Leading Without Burning Out: Johannes Müller (former Team Lead, Enactus Cologne) & Lenia Römer (Alumna, Save The Grain)
🎤 Pitch Session: Marius Hellweg (Enactus Germany) & Dominik Brökers (RTL Deutschland)
💡 From Idea to Impact - A Hands-On Ideathon: Sönke Ibs (Covestro)
🛡️ Building Resilience Through Project Work: Dominik Suerth (WSW Energie & Wasser AG)
💰 Startup Sales Strategy: Richard Böker (Enactus Bochum Alumnus), Sarah Schmies & Timon Preuß (Ruhr University Bochum)

📍 Hanover (Northeast Region) - Dr. Buhmann Conference Center
🔍 Defining Target Groups Through Demographic, Socioeconomic, and Psychographic Analysis: Christian Bach (Marketing Expert & Market Researcher)
🙌 How to Lead a Volunteer Team: Adrian Temmeyer (former Program Manager, Enactus Germany) & Arne Ellerbrock (Alumni Representative)
⚖️ Project Management: Balancing Structure and Pragmatism: Arne Ellerbrock
‍🏫 Boss or Leader? Defining Your Own Leadership Style: Janne Hiller (Continental) & Emanuel Buddensiek (Vergölst/Continental)
📋 Project Management Basics: Emely Matthes (Impact Management, Enactus Germany) & Jakob Gräff (Enactus Göttingen Alumnus)
 Onboarding and Offboarding for Dummies: Tom-Philip Winter (Alumni Representative)
 Pitch Session: Johannes Laux (PM Lead, Enactus Germany)

And now, we’re looking forward to a new Enactus year full of impact! 🌍

The Enactus Impact Academy project is funded through the “Nachhaltig wirken – Förderung gemeinwohlorientierter Unternehmen” program by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and the European Union via the European Social Fund Plus (ESF+).