Along with HHL’s entrepreneurial spirit and the extraordinary expertise of HHL in that field the Accelerate@HHL initiative is dedicated to the topic entrepreneurship and related issues such as funding, financing, leadership etc. The initiative is additionally pushed by HHL alumni and HHL extensive network within the entrepreneurship scene who foster and strengthen the HHL entrepreneurship spirit beyond the campus. In the context of the Accelerate initiative, a yearly conference is organized where over 200 guests are welcomed in Leipzig, highly recognized speakers and students from numerous others universities join and discuss hot topics of entrepreneurship.