Touching Innovations 2019 | TheSmarterAgency | 14 February 2019 | Deutsche Telekom AG, Hauptstadtrepräsentanz, Französische Straße 33a-c, 10117 Berlin, Germany

During the 2-day event with over 50 speakers, 20 exhibitors and 15 pitches , international IoT / IIoT innovation drivers and experts from business and research will meet .

Event participants include prospective founders or potential co-founders (looking for founding partners), in particular IoT startups (who are looking for financing, partners or clients or planning an M & A transaction), and especially corporate ventures and corporates (the looking for external innovation partners or M & A candidates) , Innovation Hub Executives, Investment Banks, Venture Capital Firms, Business Angels and Accelerators .

Our participants are offered extensive opportunities for networking, to exchange ideas, to try out products, to win customers and suppliers , to discuss partnerships and much more.

Beginning founders and existing startups also have the opportunity to win in 10 minutes pitches (7 minutes Pitch + Q & A) of themselves and, for example, business angels , venture capital , corporate partners or customers to win over.

Investors, Corporates and Buying Centers selected industries will share market needs and corporate direction in coming years with potential future suppliers and partners.

In a wide selection of presentations , international speakers will cover a variety of topics and take you on an exciting journey of knowledge , including IoT sensors and actuators, smart textiles, wearable tech, smart factories, connected cars, artificial intelligence, augmented, mixed & virtual reality, eSports, and Digital Leadership, Cryptopayments & Distributed Ledger Technologies (Blockchain), Patent & Copyright Law, Founding Labs, Venture Building, Tech Startup Assessment, Exits / M & As and many more.

2019 Speakers

State Secretary Christian Rickerts
Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Business, Berlin Senate

Christian Dürr MdB
Deputy Chairman of the Group Member of the Federal Board Digitalisation, FDP

Uli W. Fricke
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, FunderNation & Triangle Venture Capital Group

Regine Hashka-Helmer
Member, IOTA Foundation

Lewin Giselbrecht
Startup Segment Lead, Germany, Google Cloud

Dr. Stefano Gurciullo
Partner | Head of Technology, Redstone

Dirk Lui
Startup Scout | Project Manager | Innovation Manager, AXA Startup Center

Prof. Dr. Matthias Wahllich
Head of Group Internet Technologies, Free University of 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

Dirk Heitmann
Chief Digital Officer, IBM DACH, IBM

Amelie Leipprand
Project Manager, DIN - The German Institute for Standardization

Waldemar Ariel Gala
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Desk.Works

Fernando Vilas
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, talentese

Veronika Brandt
Head of IoT Business Consulting, Bosch Software Innovations

Jakub Korczyński
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Giant Lazer

Julia Lazaro
Startup Consultant, Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Johannes Neuschmid
Founder & Chairman, XGS eSports & eSport Association Germany (eSVD)

Michael Decker
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Target E-Sports Entertainment

Marius Rosenberg
Partner, Tigges Lawyers

Dr. Mostafa Mohammadi
Post-doctoral researcher, Center for Machine Learning and Robotics, Free University of Berlin

Niklas Timmermann
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, E-Native

Dr. Olaf Joeressen
Investment Manager, High-Tech Gründerfonds Management

Micaela Schork, LL.M.
Chair, ECTA

Miriam Schnürer
Expert Advisor, Digital transformation in healthcare

Wulf butcher
Chief Executive Officer & Management Advisor Digital Transformation and IIoT, DXBe Management

2019 Exhibitors

• DIN
• Talentese
• Connectd
• Profund Innovation
• Swiss Healthcare Startups
• Cisco
• Desk x Works
• Wearablezz
• Panthea
• Lunative
• Raccoon Ventures
• Munchner Kaffee Rosterei