October 30-31, 2024
Line-Up & Schedule
We are creative minds, engineers, builders, designers, dreamers and innovation seekers. We push the boundaries on the theoretically and physically possible. We explore the edges and just walk over them. We define what lies beyond, then find it and explore a new beyond.
Schedule
October 30
An Awakening (Invite Only)
October 31
Stage Two
14:00
Door Opening & Registration
14:30
Welcome Speech
Moderated by: Olga Ongsiek (Bertelsmann) & Pia Otto (RWTH Aachen University)
Speakers: Pamela Taylor (Bertelsmann), Prof. Stephan Stubner (HHL) & Prof. Malte Brettel (RWTH Aachen University)
14:45
Workshop Presentation & Transfer
15:00
Workshops & more
Workshops given by Arvato Systems , Orrick, Google for Startups, Siemens and a roundtable for our academic representatives.
Arvato Systems: Pimp Your Venture: Building a Successful Startup Ecosystem; Orrick: Current Market Terms and Negotiation Highlights; Siemens: Unlocking Success with Siemens for Startups or: How to create a Digital MVP faster and more easily?; Google for Startups: Unlocking Europe's Startup Potential in the Age of AI
16:00
Coffee Break & Open Networking
16:30
Fireside Chat
"Founding vs. Investing"
Speaker: Alina Bassi (Investment Manager, Ananda Impact Ventures) & Iris ten Have (Founding Principal, Tomorrow)
17:00
Workshop Presentation & Transfer
17:15
Workshops & more
Workshops given by BMWK, Start 2 Group, Bertelsmann Investments and our VCs will have the opportunity to participate in our speed dating.
BMWK: How to accelerate EXIST startups (Invite Only); Start 2 Group: The 5 Mistakes that almost killed my Startup - honest discussion with 4 Scale-up founders; Bertelsmann Investments: How we disrupted the LatAm Fintech market;
18:15
Break, Snacks & Open Networking
19:00
Panel
Commercializing Tech out of universities
Participants: Dr. Anna Christmann (Commissioner for the digital economy and start-ups), Sven Przywarra (CEO and Co-Founder, LiveEO), Klaus Löckel (CEO DACH, Siemens Digital Industries Software), Sofía Benjumea (Head of EMEA, Google for Startups) Moderator: Pamela Taylor (Bertelsmann)
19:30
Closing Remarks
19:45
Open Networking & Dinner (Fingerfood & Flying Buffet)
Speakers & Moderators
moderator
Dan Ram
Event MC, 5X TEDx Speaker, Executive Coach
speaker
Anna Christmann
Commissioner of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Protection for the digital economy and start-ups
speaker
Tobias Henz
Partner at McKinsey
speaker
Gianna Lengyel
Head of Business Development, Mistral AI
moderator
Tom Nugent
Reporter at Sifted
moderator
Victoria Hoffmann
Founder at SectorPi
speaker
Alina Bassi
Investment Manager at Ananda Impact Ventures
speaker
Sven Przywarra
CEO and Founder, LiveEO
speaker
Iris ten Have
Founding Principal at Tomorrow
speaker
Philipp Klöckner
Investor, Advisor and Podcast Host "Doppelgänger Tech Talk"
moderator
Sophie Rowe
Brand, PR and Comms at Atlantic Labs
moderator
Elisheva Marcus
VP Communications
speaker
Klaus Löckel
CEO DACH, Siemens Digital Industries Software
speaker
Sofía Benjumea
Head of EMEA, Google for Startups
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