Touching Innovations
TOUCHING INNOVATIONS 2:2: Event Series- IoT / IIoT
- Cybersecurity
- eSports
the international Internet of Things startup space met in Berlin.
The TOUCHING INNOVATIONS Event Series is the international conference line in Berlin presenting exciting speakers, exhibitors and startup pitches, international innovation drivers, such as (prospective) founders, accelerators, incubators and subject matter experts from industry and science.
Besides prospective founders and co-founders (looking for founding partners), existing startups across IoT / IIoT, Cybersecurity and eSports (seeking for funding, partners, customers, or planning an M&A transaction), our event attendees primarily include corporate ventures and venture builders, corporates (looking for external innovations and M&As), innovation hub executives, investment banks, venture capital firms, business angels, researchers, analysts and media representatives.
Our attendees are offered extensive opportunities to network, exchange ideas, try out products, win customers and suppliers, discuss partnerships and much more.
Prospective founders and existing startups also have the opportunity to present themselves in 10 minute pitches (7 minutes pitch + Q&A) and to win business angels, venture capital, other partners as well as, of course, customers.
Investors, corporates and buying centers of selected industries will share market demands and business directions of the coming years with potential future suppliers and partners.
In a wide range of presentations, international speakers will cover various topics and take us on exciting knowledge journeys across technology and business subjects.
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The Internet of Things and the Digital Transformation are entering our living rooms, our lifestyle and the way we work. Privacy and Cybersecurity play an evergrowing role and are part of every step we do on the web, with connected devices – within our entire life. As customers and consumers we want the businesses to protect our data, and likewise companies struggle to keep confidential what they own, and what they know from us.
And the fun part: eSports is a discipline that drives media & entertaintment to a touchy level as one of the most innovative ways of bringing gamesTech closer across generations and verticals.
Each theme, (I)IoT, Cybersecurity and eSports will have a dedicated event series that only will focus on that particular industry.
During all the events, the focus will be
- industry-related exponential networking and targeted handshake sessions to meet prospective and already successful founders or potential co-founders, investors, venture builders, accelerators, or corporates for co-innovations
- crisp 10-minute pitches across all industry-related segments
- and lectures from renowned speakers that range from scientists over startup founding teams to corporate executives and politicians.
During the pitches, prospective founders and existing startups (pre-seed to series A) have the opportunity to present themselves for 10 minutes (7 minutes pitch + 3 minutes Q&A) to win business angels, venture capital, partners and customers.
Our winners will get active support from a team of venture capitalists, business angels and other professionals. In addition, the pitches will be selected in a distinct manner so our spectrum of investors can get to know an equally broad spectrum of visions and solutions across different industry-specific segments. The result is a natural matchmaking of all pitchers with our VCs and Angels.
For targeted 1:1 discussions in a relaxed atmosphere, we offer the right ambience. Retreat after a presentation or pitch and have your first in-depth conversations directly on site.
Make an appointment with well-known business partners or meet new exciting people. TOUCHING INNOVATIONS is the platform that connects the international Startup scene in a single place.
Our speakers will take you on exciting knowledge journeys. From startup mistakes and helpful guidance, over the latest in each industry and market, up to proven and hot technology insights across IoT/IIoT (event series Alpha), Cybersecurity (event series Bravo) and eSports (event series Charlie).
Whether (prospective) startup, investor or corporate – our participants get the opportunity to massively expand their knowledge and make important, growth-generating contacts. Investors, venture builders and corporates have the opportunity to get to know undreamt-of tech startups intensively and to jointly generate innovations for future success.
Our last year’s speakers lineup included presenters from the CISCO Innovation Center, IBM, Google Cloud, Redstone, Bunch.AI, BOSCH Software Innovations, the Mercedes Benz Innovation Lab Mbition, the AXA Startup Center, FideliumTech, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Accenture, Deloitte Digital Ventures and many many more.
The TI2020 lineup will be published soon, so stay tuned.
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Permanent Secretary of State Christian Rickerts
Permanent Secretary of State
Berlin Senate
Christian Dürr MdB
Vice Group Chairman
Member of the Federal Board
FDP
Dirk Heitmann
Chief Digital Officer, IBM DACH
IBM
Regine Haschka-Helmer
Member of IOTA Foundation
CEO | Founder
seedlab
Alex Hils
Head of Innovation, Germany
CISCO
Lewin Giselbrecht
Startup Segment Lead, Germany
Google Cloud
Dirk Lui
Startup Scout | Project Manager | Innovation Manager
AXA Startup Center
Prof. Dr. Matthias Wählisch
Head of Group Internet Technologies
Freie Universität Berlin
Jane Stoller
Director of Educational Technology and Gaming
FideliumTech
Dr. Tanja Emmerling, ppa.
Principal | Head of High-Tech Gründerfonds Management Berlin
High-Tech Gründerfonds Management
Felix Engelhardt
CFA | Head of M&A
Carl Finance – M&As for SMBs
Charles Ahmadzadeh
Co-Founder + Engineering
bunch.ai
Dirk Plewnia
Project Manager
Commerzbank Main Incubator
Axel Rennoch
Senior Scientist | Project Manager
Fraunhofer FOKUS
Uli W. Fricke
CEO | Founder
FunderNation
and
Triangle Venture Capital Group
Amelie Leipprand
Project Manager
DIN – The German Institute for Standardization
Waldemar Ariel Gala
CEO | Founder
Desk.Works
Fernando Vilas
CEO | Founder
talentese
Veronika Brandt
Head of IoT Business Consulting
Bosch Software Innovations
Jakub Korczyński
CEO | Co-Founder
Giant Lazer
Julia Lazaro
Startup Consultant
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Berlin (CCI / IHK Berlin)
Johannes Neuschmid
Founder | Chairman
XGS eSports
and
eSport Association Germany (eSVD)
Dr. Stefano Gurciullo
Partner | Head of Technology
Redstone
Marius Rosenberg
Partner
TIGGES Lawyers
Dr. Mostafa Mohammadi
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Center for Machine Learning and Robotics
Freie Universität Berlin
Niklas Timmermann
1st Vice President eSport-Bund Deutschland (ESBD)
CEO | Founder
E-Native
Dr. Olaf Joeressen
Investment Manager
High-Tech Gründerfonds Management
Micaela Schork, LL.M.
Chair at ECTA
Partner
TIGGES Lawyers
Miriam Schnürer
Expert Advisor
Digital Transformation in HealthCare
Wulf Schlachter
CEO | Management Advisory Digital Transformation and IIoT
DXBe Management
Get ready! Besides 500+ prospective and experienced founders and numerous market experts, we are expecting 150+ investors of all kinds on site, such as VCs and business angels, plus leading corporates, accelerators, venture builders and media representatives – in addition to other exciting participants from industry and research.
Our EXPO – a platform for innovations!
Selected startups with at least a Minimum Viable Product (MVP) and leading corporates will prominently showcase what benefits they and their solutions will bring to the table.
For you as a startup, this means access to a broad audience that is specifically looking for solutions like yours.
For the participants, this means to get to know the solutions first hand and the founders and global players personally too.
VCs, business angels, venture builders, corporates and other interested parties will get into close touch with various segments of the Internet of Things (event series Alpha), Cybersecurity (event series Bravo) and eSports (event series Charlie).
Our Pitchdrive offers prospective founders and existing startups (pre-seed to series A) from the following segments the platform not only for fundraising but for active support by our award partners, which are composed of venture capital companies, business angels and other professionals:
- Internet Of Things / Industrial Internet of Things
- Cybersecurity
- eSports
Our winners will get active support from an experienced team of various venture capitalists, business angels, accelerators and other experts by providing funding, connections, services and more.
In addition, the pitches will be selected in a distinct manner so investors of all kinds can get to know a broad spectrum of visions and solutions. The result is a natural matchmaking of all the pitchers with our VCs and Angels.
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