Programme
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| 12.11. | 10:15 | Warm-up | Meike Neitz |
| 12.11. | 10:30 | Creating Tomorrow Today: Health | |
| 12.11. | 11:00 | Fireside Chat: Ecosystem & Collaboration | Sebastian Brück (Digital Hub InsurTech Köln) Steffen Schneider (Complero) |
| 12.11. | 11:30 | Creating Tomorrow Today: People Startup Pitches @German Park | |
| 12.11. | 13:45 | Opening Remarks | Dr. Robert Habeck |
| 12.11. | 13:55 | What's Going on with EU Forests? How You Can Drive Local Climate Action with a Global Impact | Dr. Gesa Biermann, Pina Earth |
| 12.11. | 14:05 | Founders Story: From Vision to Reality: Why Building the Right Team is Your Biggest Asset Hear firsthand from a founder’s perspective on why building the right team is essential for turning vision into reality. Discover how purpose-driven hiring, empowered talent, and a strong culture drive success. | Hannah Brown, Organifarms |
| 12.11. | 14:15 | Founders Story Angela's background builds a bridge between Portugal and Germany. Learn more about her story as she gives an insight into her career as a scientist, researcher and founder of the Berlin Charité spin-off TimeTeller. | Angela Moreira Borralho Relógio, Time Teller |
| 12.11. | 14:25 | Input | Julia Braune, GTAI |
| 14:40 | Input: Innovation Agenda 2030 The “Innovation Agenda 2030 - World Class Made in Germany” shows concrete ways in which Germany can expand its innovative strength and secure prosperity. Chairwoman of the Board of the German Startup Association Verena Pausder presents the key points, demands and strategies for implementation. | Verena Pausder, Chairwoman of the Board of the German Startup Association | |
| 12.11. | 14:50 | Ask Me Anything | Tanja Emmerling, HTGF |
| 12.11. | 15:00 | Panel: Three Perspectives on Female Entrepreneurship | Anne Braun, Zollhof Martha Wenzel, E-Terry Katja Ruhnke, CK Venture |
| 12.11. | 15:45 | Input: From Knowledge to Innovation: Paving the Way for Female Founders in Academia | Prof. Dr. Heike Marita Hölzner, HTW Berlin University of Applied Sciences |
| 12.11. | 16:00 | Fireside Chat: Fully Circular Chemistry: Pathway, Challenges and Chances The chemical industry is the third largest in Germany and based on fossil carbon and rare earth. Therefore circularity is challenging. Two lighthous startups share their insights and perspetives. | Maike Lambarth, Cyclize GmbH Lilian Schwich, Cylib |
| 12.11. | 16:15 | Input: Science, Startups & Social Media: How Women Network Successfully through Visibility | Amelie Reigl, TigerShark Science |
| 13.11. | 11:00 | Creating Tomorrow Today: AI Startup Pitches @German Park | |
| 13.11. | 12:00 | Input: How to Ensure Innovation under the Pressure of AI Regulations? Michael Graf gives insight into how companies keep their innovative stimulus despite the burden of the requirements of the EU AI Act. | Michael Graf, Validator |
| 13.11. | 12:10 | Panel: Fostering Innovation for Trustworthy and Secure AI | Anna Spitznagel, trail GmbH Nicolai Droll, Digital Hub Karlsruhe Nils Karn, Mitigant |
| 13.11. | 12:40 | Input | Cristiano De Nobili (tbc) |
| 13.11. | 12:50 | Input: How SME Leaders Leverage AI for Smarter Decision Making The keynote outlines the current state, challenges and potential of AI supporting SME leaders in smarter decision making and value creation. It shows how enterprise software will become more "human" acting like a digital management consultant. | Wolfgang Faisst, ValueWorks.ai |
| 13.11. | 13:00 | Input: German Accelerator | Matthias Notz |
| 13.11. | 13:10 | Input: Digital Hub Initiative | Philipp Kövener |
| 13.11. | 13:20 | Input: KISED | tba |
| 13.11. | 13:20 | Fireside Chat: What's Next in token-based Finance & Crypto? | Alexandre Lehr, ONINO Henrik Gebbing, Finoa |
| 13.11. | 13:40 | Creating Tomorrow Today: Money & Value Chain Startup Pitches @German Park | |
| 13.11. | 15:00 | Get-Together @German Park We cordially invite all visitors to the Web Summit and friends of the German Park to a get-together! Enjoy German beer, meet exciting people from the tech and start-up world and get to know the German start-up ecosystem! Get into conversation with VCs, representatives of start-ups and tech leaders from Germany and around the world. Here's to interesting conversations and good connections! | |
| 14.11. | 10:00 | Creating Tomorrow Today: GreenTech Startup Pitches @German Park | |
| 14.11. | 10:30 | Challenges and Opportunities for Startup Ecosystems from the Perspective of Ecosystem Enablers | Mariann Egressy/Tayla Sheldrake, Motionlab/Digital Hub DeepTech Berlin Alice Bucher, TechQuartier Frankfurt Carolin Eißler, bw_i |
| 14.11. | 11:15 | Creating Tomorrow Today: Security Startup Pitches @German Park | |
| 14.11. | 11:40 | Founders Story: Finding Purpose: Building Bridges between Code and Community In her talk, Rahel shares her personal journey through the uncertainties of the (XR/AI) tech industry, illustrating how the power of community reshaped her vision for both work and life, as she has come to realise that true innovation thrives in communities, which are essential for scaling startups and driving meaningful impact. | Rahel Demant, XR Bootcamp |
| 14.11. | 11:50 | Founders Story | Benny Bennet Jürgens, Nect |
| 14.11. | 12:00 | Creating Tomorrow Today: Robotic & HArdTech Startup Pitches @German Park |