Webinar:
Turning Innovation into Predictable Cash-In Flow with Public Funding
How CFOs use public funding programmes as a strategic financial tool
12.08.2026 – 10:00
Dr. Benjamin Hötzer
CEO Ignite Group Germany
What you can expect from this Webinar
For CFOs, R&D spend is often a cost line with an uncertain return. But across Europe, public funding can turn that into a predictable, recurring cash inflow rather than a one-off grant. Used strategically, it can become a reliable part of financial planning.
In this webinar, we’ll show how public funding can be built into financial planning, what realistic effects on liquidity and innovation budgets look like, and how to treat it as a fixed part of your financing strategy rather than a than a random appearing cash-in flow.
The Reality of Being a CFO & the Typical Pitfalls
- How margin pressure, the need to invest and compliance hurdles will shape day-to-day finance in 2026
- Why most funding approaches fail due to the typical silos between Finance, Tax and R&D
- How to shift the focus from an ad hoc project search to a predictable financial process
Figures that matter: the real liquidity leverage
- How to make the most of public funding opportunities and recoup a substantial share of your eligible innovation and R&D costs.
- How to capitalise on unused one-off benefits of up to 5.6 million euros through the four-year retroactive effect
- Case study: How a medium-sized engineering firm established an annual cash inflow of 1.7 million euros as the norm
The 5-step approach to corporate security
- How to clearly define the scope of your R&D activities in a methodical manner and eliminate compliance risks
- How to establish standardised processes that have a direct impact on EBIT, cash flow and the equity ratio
- The quickest and most audit-proof way to your first strategic R&D funding assessment
Register to the webinar now
Join our webinar, “Turning Innovation Costs into Predictable Cash-In Flow with Public Funding,” to learn how to systematically unlock annual savings worth millions from your R&D costs. We will explore why siloed Finance and R&D teams can put funding at risk—and how a coordinated, group-wide process can sustainably improve your P&L, liquidity and audit readiness.
12.08.2026
10:00
Dr. Benjamin Hötzer
CEO Ignite Group Germany