TUM.ai Retreat

Where the community comes home.

June 13 & 14, 2026 · Bavarian Alps

The Story

It started with a WhatsApp group
and a few living rooms.

In the winter of 2020, a few students started meeting at each other's apartments to explore AI together. No grand vision, no funding, no permission. Just curiosity and the feeling that something was worth building.

That feeling carried. Six years and twelve batches later, we're still here. Not because someone had a masterplan, but because every batch inspired the next. Project by project. Late night by late night. What started in a living room became a community that never stopped growing.

And now, for the first time ever, all of us are coming together. Every batch, one weekend, in the Bavarian Alps. At a place where history has been written before. This time, it's our turn.

12

batches

The Weekend

Two days. Two places. One family.

Saturday

DJH Mittenwald

DJH Mittenwald

Where we reconnect

10:00

Welcome Home

Settle in, grab coffee, find faces you haven't seen in years.

11:00

TUM.ai Dates

Matched by what you care about: founding, research, building. Every pair gets a polaroid.

12:00

Alpine Hike to the Lake

We walk to the lake together. Some of the best conversations happen on the trail.

13:30

Lunch at the Lake

Packed lunch by the water.

17:00

TUM.ai Museum

Every batch, one station, stories worth hearing. Walk through the living history of this community.

18:00

Dinner

19:30

Campfire Stories

Three alumni share honest, unscripted stories about how TUM.ai shaped where they ended up.

21:00

Night Owls

Board games, drinks, and the conversations that only happen when the day is done.

Sunday

Schloss Elmau

Schloss Elmau

Where we dream bigger

09:00

Doors Open

Coffee, croissants, and a first look at the castle.

09:30

State of TUM.ai

Where we stand, what's working, what's next. 30 candid minutes from the current leadership.

10:00

Founder & President Panel

The founding story of TUM.ai and the biggest mistakes along the way. Honest, funny, real.

10:45

Coffee & Networking

11:15

Keynote

A talk that sets the tone for the day. Speaker TBD.

12:00

Lunch

13:00

Fireside Chats · Round 1

Two parallel sessions with Q&A. Pick the one that pulls you in. Topics like: what comes after transformers, building AI companies in 2026, industry vs. academia.

14:00

Fireside Chats · Round 2

Swap rooms or double down. New topics like: EU vs. US fundraising, how to get into Big Tech, open source vs. closed AI.

14:45

What We Built

Alumni lightning talks: 3 minutes each on what they're building now.

15:15

Closing

A final moment in the grand hall. What this weekend meant. Group photo on the castle steps.

All day

Asks & Offers Wall

What do you need? What can you give? One analog wall, a hundred people who want to help.

This program is still taking shape, and that's by design. We want this weekend to feel like yours, not ours.

Got something you'd love to see, lead, or try? Tell us and we'll try to make room for it.

The Guestlist

See who's joining.

The first names are in. Will yours be next?

4 people confirmed so far

Julian Sikora

WS24

Luca Fink

SS24

Sami Haddouti

WS24

Angelina Greiner

WS25

The Venues

Two places. One weekend.

DJH Mittenwald

Saturday

DJH Mittenwald

Where we reconnect

Buckelwiesen 7, 82481 Mittenwald
Alpine youth hostelCasual & social
Schloss Elmau

Sunday

Schloss Elmau

Where we dream bigger

In Elmau 2, 82493 Krün
Historic castle resortGrand & reflective

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