The German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina and the Robert Bosch Stiftung will be organizing a the science course for journalists on "Data - Raw Material for the Future?" from March 13 - 17, 2018 in Silicon Valley. As part of this program, on March 17, Dolores Volkert will participate in a roundtable discussion on "Encouraging Entrepreneurship of Researchers" with journalists from ARD, ZDF, Handelsblatt, GEO and others to talk about her work for TUM in the San Francisco Bay Area and her experience in Silicon Valley.