The Art of Making

Data is becoming one of manufacturing’s most valuable assets, but only if it can be shared securely, governed transparently, and transformed into real business value. In this episode of The Art of Making , host Maxim Mommerency is joined by Wolfgang Kniejski and Christoph F. Strnadl to explore how data-driven business models , manufacturing data spaces , and data space federators are shaping Europ...

What can manufacturing leaders learn from rock bands? 🎸 In this episode of The Art of Making , recorded live at Manufacturing Day 2025 in Vienna, host Maxim Mommerency sits down with James Taylor – renowned keynote speaker on creativity, artificial intelligence, and innovation – to explore what he calls SuperCollaboration™.  Drawing from his early career managing Grammy-award-winning artists and...

In this special gondola episode, we speak with Christian Rebernik , serial founder and CEO of Tomorrow University. Christian shares what drove him to found a new kind of university, why today’s education system is failing startups (and vice versa) and how we can rethink skills development for a world shaped by digital transformation and climate crisis. From Berlin to Vienna, from startup building...

In this special gondola edition, we dive into one of the most underestimated drivers of startup success: leadership.  Our guest, Magdalena Przelaskowska, joins us straight from the slopes of Skinnovation to talk about the kind of leadership that actually matters: the type that shapes culture, builds trust, drives performance, and enables resilience in a scaling company.  Together, we reflect on ho...

In the first episode of our new startup series, Industrial Tech Talks, Felix Wassman, CEO of RESONIKS, discusses the startup’s journey from coffee beans to airplane wings. He shares insights on the importance of location for startups, the evolution of their technology from supply chain solutions to structural integrity testing, and the challenges of navigating pivots in the startup landscape. Feli...

Welcome to another episode of The Art of Making, where we explore the transformative power of circular business models in manufacturing. This time, host Maxim Mommerency is joined by Sandra Horlings and Christiaan Kraaijenhagen of InnoBoost, experts in circularity, sustainability, and business innovation.  In this conversation, we dive into how rethinking supply chains, product design, and materia...

How can data spaces – decentralised ecosystems that enable secure and interoperable data sharing between organisations – change how Europe does business? Together with our guest Roland Fadrany, COO of the Gaia-X Association (AISBL), we unpack the game-changing role of data spaces for the European data economy. We discussed how data spaces, much like a passport, enable trusted exchanges across orga...

Innovation can only really thrive when policy allows it to. In Europe, especially with regards to digitalisation, we often look to the Baltic countries for inspiration. Together with this episode’s guest, Dr. Agne Kudarauskiene, Deputy Minister for Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania, we discuss the various digital, innovation and education policy initiatives that allow a co...

In this episode of The Art of Making , our host Maxim Mommerency sits down with Steven J. Spear, MIT Sloan lecturer and founder of See To Solve LLC, to explore how organisations can unlock sustained high performance and innovation. Spear, author of The High Velocity Edge and Wiring the Winning Organization , delves into the crucial processes behind organisational success, emphasizing that innovati...

In this special edition episode of our podcast, we take you to Manufacturing Day 2024 in Vienna, where this year's theme, "The Speed of Innovation," set the stage for an insightful conversation on the future of manufacturing.    We had a chat with Steven Spear, PhD, senior lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management, founder of See to Solve and author of The High Velocity Edge and Wiring the Winnin...

The general reduction in venture capital activity over the last two years, how difficult it is for industrial startups to raise venture investment, and the case for corporate venture capital (CVC) have recently been talk of the town in the manufacturing landscape. To get to the bottom of this, we invited Hans Maenhout, Investment Director at Finindus, a Belgian venture capital (VC) firm focusing o...

Taking as a starting point their latest book, Building Moonshots: 50+ Ways to Turn Radical Ideas into Reality , we explore with our guests Tamara Carleton and William Cockayne how moonshots can reshape the European manufacturing industry. Join us for a comprehensive analysis of how radical ideas can reshape the future of manufacturing, and find out: what a "moonshot" and "moonshot mindset" are; ho...

Together with Sarah Theinert of UVC Partners, this episode uncovers how deep tech venture capital firms can create value for their portfolio (and themselves) through well-executed business development.   Tune in to learn: What VCs can offer their deep tech start-ups in terms of value creation; How well-executed business development can have a big impact on the exit multiple; The difference between...

In Episode 5, join us as we sit down with Teresa Hernández Martín, a visionary leader in the industry, to discuss initiatives aimed at bridging the gender gap in manufacturing. Teresa, Women TechEU lead, is an engineer by training and brings with her 15 years of experience in the manufacturing industry. Passionately dedicated to empowering women in deep tech and shaping the future of women in indu...

What are the three revolutions of manufacturing? What does the future of manufacturing look like? Tune in as Gerd Leonhard, a renowned futurist, delves into the transformative revolutions reshaping the manufacturing industry. Gerd is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in London and the CEO of The Futures Agency in Zürich, Switzerland. Gerd's five books, including 'Technology vs. Humanity,'...

What does it mean to be a global leader? What differentiates leaders from managers? How can young people become better leaders? In this episode, Hannes Hunschofsky answers all those questions and more, sharing his view on global leadership. Hannes is the Managing Director of EIT Manufacturing East and has nearly 40 years of experience in leadership positions at well-known industrial companies in A...

The EIT Manufacturing Summit is EIT Manufacturing’s yearly flagship event. Its third edition was the first to be held in person - as a two-day event in Brussels, Belgium. For this Summit Special, we talked to four experts on topics relating to the role of skills and accelerating manufacturing innovation. You will hear from: Tamara Carleton, PhD, CEO of the Innovation Leadership Group, on moonshots...

Pitching can be a daunting experience for founders. How do I find my story? How can I bond with my audience? What if I have stage anxiety? We had an interesting exchange with Daniel Cronin about the power of emotions, how to build trust with your audience, why to pitch your solution rather than your product, and how to overcome stage anxiety. Daniel Cronin is an entrepreneur, lecturer, moderator,...