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Conference Agenda
The 2 Days At A Glance
The Keynotes

14th Feb

Bosch Software Innovations

14th Feb

IOTA Foundation

15th Feb

IBM

15th Feb

Triangle Venture Capital Group

15th Feb

Cisco
All Keynotes and the Opening Impulses will take place at the Atrium on the Main Stage.
After the Keynotes, top speakers will share their insights in up to 4 parallel streams which take place at the rooms Atrium, Prag, Bratislava and Warschau.
The Pitches and Award Ceremony
All Pitches will take place at the Atrium’s Main Stage – spread over both event days.
A profound Jury will rate all the Pitches by a set of standard criteria, such as customer benefit, newness, uniqueness and competition, skills/team, implementation schedule, etc. – and will award prizes to the best 3 pitches during the Award Ceremony which will take place at the Atrium on the early evening of day 2, 15th Feb, at the end of the entire event.
Our jurors are:
  • Philipp Laurim, Portfolio Manager, Microsoft for Startups Europe (formerly: Microsoft ScaleUp)
  • Simon Math, Investment Manager, High-Tech Gründerfonds Management (HTGF)
  • Alexander Vogt, Portfolio Manager Smart & Connected, innogy Innovation Hub
  • Prof. Carl Frech, Partner, 5Wx new ventures
The Panel Discussion
The panel discussion “Founders: be disruptive or doomed” on founders’ failures and uprises will take place on day 2 from 15:00-15:45, at the Atrium’s Main Stage.
Our panelists are:
  • Dr. Tobias Miethaner, Ministerial Director and Head of “Digital Society”, Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)
  • Simon Math, Investment Manager, High-Tech Gründerfonds Management (HTGF)
  • Waldemar Ariel Gala, Serial Founder and CEO, Desk.Works Coworking
Get in Touch. Get Together. It’s Party Time!
Join our Shakehands-Zone and the Party at the end of day 1, 14th Feb!
Enjoy free drinks, food, and great people.
And since it’s Valentine’s day, we’ll also have a little surprise for you. So, let’s party with the international IoT scene and get in touch with the markets’ pioneers and innovators.
What else!
The Exhibition with some touching innovations, our “What keeps me up at night”-Board to share and see what keeps us busy, Matchmaking and Shakehands Zone with 5 short sessions (Matchmaking Agenda) to network and get connected… and a lot of knowledge exchange, business opportunities and fun!
Day 1 – Thursday, 14th Feb 2:19

08:00

Open Doors | Registration: Event, Matchmaking, Networking Shakehands-Zone 

Grab your badge, grab a coffee, get started with talent|job matchmaking + intense networking right away (bring a bunch of business cards ;)).

If you’re looking for anything or anyone specific, make use of our “What keeps me up at night”-wall!

09:00

Official Welcome and Event Opening

Sebastian E. Grodzietzki

CEO and Host

TOUCHING INNOVATIONS

Room: Atrium, 09:00-09:15

09:15

Opening Impulse

Christian Dürr

Christian Dürr MdB

Vice Group Chairman
Member of the Federal Board

FDP

FDP

Abstract

Abstract

In times of ever-increasing digitization and interconnectivity, Germany is in a place of limbo: on one hand, German research is on the cusp of technological process. On the other, many structures are adapting too slowly. From having an adequate mobile infrastructure to realizing the benefits of eGovernment, the government’s embrace of digitization leaves room for improvement. Associated as being the “most competent party concerning digitization”, the Free Democrats are pushing for more courage and a bolder emphasis on digitization on the highest levels of German politics.

Bio

Bio

Christian Dürr, 41, is deputy chairman of the Free Democratic Party Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag. After a 14-year tenure in the state parliament of Lower Saxony, during which he served as the parliamentary group chairman for eight years, he was successfully elected as a Member of the Bundestag a year ago. For the Free Democrats, he is in charge of finance, tax and budget policy.

Room: Atrium, 09:15-09:30

09:30

Keynote | Boosting IoT Business with Value Networks
Why we need, how we design and how we successfully manage IoT value networks

Veronika Brandt | Bosch Software Innovation

Veronika Brandt

Head of IoT Business Consulting

Bosch Software Innovations

Bosch Software Innovations

Abstract

Abstract

The nature of IoT demands a shift from linear value chains to value networks with multidirectional service & value streams. We explain drivers for this phenomenon, provide use case examples and describe how to successfully design and manage value networks.

Bio

Bio

Veronika Brandt is Head of IoT Business Consulting at Bosch Software Innovations. She and her team support Bosch and external customers on their digital transformation and the development of innovative, connected solutions. She co-created the IoT Business Model Builder, a framework of methods to develop successful IoT business models. Veronika Brandt holds an MBA from the LMU Munich. She worked at BearingPoint and Siemens, before joining Bosch in 2010.

Room: Atrium, 09:30-10:10

10:15

Opening Impulse