Companies of all sizes
Virtual participation not available
Hamburg HafenCity
09:00 - 18:00
Varies by package
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Why Partners Should Join Beyond Now?
Beyond Now is designed to:
- Connect students with real-world perspectives
- Highlight emerging trends and future skills
- Strengthen collaboration between KLU and its partners
- Create visibility for organizations committed to shaping the future
The event offers an authentic setting for exchange — beyond traditional recruiting formats and beyond today’s challenges.
Company Benefits
Strengthen Your Innovation Culture
Engage your team in fresh, agile thinking. Beyond Now is your opportunity to co-create alongside entrepreneurial students and spark innovation from the inside out.
Inject New Ideas Into Your Business
Gain powerful external perspectives on your biggest challenges. Walk away with actionable ideas, concept proposals, and a report capturing team insights.
Build Strategic Connections
Network with startups, researchers, and other innovation leaders. Join KLU’s thriving industry-academia ecosystem for long-term collaboration.
Discover Future Talent
Spot high-potential students and PhDs in a real-world setting – solving your challenges with dedication and creativity.
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In times of rapid change, talent shortages, and rising pressure to innovate sustainably, BEYOND NOW offers to tackle your business challenges in a dynamic, visionary and interactive setting - with an extraordinary approach of holistic future thinking.
Experience the atmosphere and key moments of Beyond Now 2025 in our official event video featuring:
7 institutions
160+ students
10 challenges
Program Highlights
Keynote and Expert Panel
Leading Voices in logistics, sustainability and entrepreneurship
Holistic Future Problem Solving
Teams of students and employees tackle real cases together and develop futuristic solutions
Pitch and Competition
Teams present their solutions to a jury of experts and winner will be announced
Networking Lounge
For Industry and Academia to connect
How to Participate and Pricing
Envision Your Business in 2035
Pitch a Real-World, Future Challenge
Collaborate On-Site with your Team
Co-Create Breakthrough Ideas and Prototypes
Build a Lasting Culture of Innovation
Price varies by package:
Light: 1.500 €
Futurist: 3.600 €
Pioneer: 8.500 €
Impressions From Previous Events
Beyond Now 2025
Beyond Now – The Day for Future Creation
Our Partners in 2025
Our sincere thanks went to our main sponsor, CMA CGM Group, for their leadership and dedication to advancing innovation, and to our partners, 4flow GmbH and Kühne + Nagel, for their ongoing support and collaboration.
Together with visionary startups and NGOs, our students tackled real-world challenges and co-created solutions that mattered.
Statements From Our Company Partners
It was nothing less but inspiring to see how naturally the collaboration between students and employers unfolded. The format created a space where students could shine without forcing it... It is a powerful tool, an indicator of potential fit, and a very human way to discover talents. Events like this allow [us] to interact with students in a meaningful way and to building relationships that can grow into something more substantial than a brief handshake.
Tanja Fischer, HR Director SSL Intra North Europe, CMA CGM
For us at HELP Logistics, Beyond Now provided a thoughtful and well-designed platform to explore future challenges in humanitarian logistics. The students engaged with our challenge in a mature, creative, and highly contextual way, asking the right questions and embracing complexity. The format fostered meaningful exchange and clearly demonstrated the value of future-oriented collaboration between students and practitioners. We would like to thank the entire KLU community for creating such an inspiring experience.
Adithya (Adi) Muralidharan, Digital Transformation Specialist, HELP Logistics
Beyond Now was an excellent format for bringing out the students' creativity and collaborative spirit. This created an inspiring atmosphere to develop positive future scenarios together. We look forward to what next year brings!
Jerome Soelter, Impact Projektmanager, 105 Viertel
Attending the Beyond Now event at KLU demonstrated how quickly and effectively new concepts or solutions can be developed when the right environment is in place. Bringing together students and industry professionals to work jointly on new ideas not only fosters fresh perspectives but also strengthens communication and information flow across all levels of experience.
Thomas Mieß, Global Head of Project Logistics Technical Solutions, Kuehne+Nagel
The Beyond Now event was highly engaging and very well structured, creating an excellent environment for open exchange. I was particularly impressed by the students’ preparation, their thoughtful questions, and their solution-oriented mindset when working on future challenges in our industry. The collaboration was inspiring and provided valuable perspectives for all involved.
Frank Seeger, CEO & Co-Founder, CO2OPT
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Let’s make innovation happen – together.
The inaugural event took place on November 18, 2025, and Beyond Now will return next year. We are now preparing for the second edition in 2026 and invite companies and organizations to join.
If your organization is ready to drive innovation, connect with entrepreneurial talent, and co-create solutions to real-world challenges, we’d love to hear from you.
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