⏰ Last call for last tickets and startups to join the pitch competition at our side event! Plus, more partners are joining our event on Monday - sign up using the link below 🙌
Join us for a sparkling mix of reflections, celebration, and networking at our IFA after-work event on Monday, September 9th! Only 10-15 minutes away from the trade fair, we’ll be at the beautiful ESCP Business School Berlin campus with free drinks and food, juicy discussions, inspiring pitches (with prizes!), and relaxed networking. All with founders, innovators, industry leaders, and changemakers like you!
Event Agenda
0.Arrival & Signature Drinks from 6:30 pm
Kick back and start connecting after a long day at IFA.
1. Kick-off & Welcome by Your Hosts at 7:00 pm
Let’s set the stage for a great evening!
2. Panel: Lenses & Reflections on the Past Days
Together with our expert panel, we’ll go beyond the main stages to reflect on IFA’s highlights, discuss the future of innovation, AI, digitization, sustainability, and circularity.
Panelists:
- Dr. Marianne Kuhlmann, Co-Founder at Circularity
- Carsten Waldeck, CEO & Founder at SHIFT GmbH
- Fynn Wolken, Digital Innovation Manager at WERTGARANTIE Group
- Rémi Laoubi, Electronics Sector Lead at Circular Berlin
Moderated by Marlen Heske from NEEW Ventures.
3. Pitches - Part I: Innovators’ View from Startups
Our startup innovators will share quick reflections on IFA and their visions for the future.
Startups Joining:
- Stefan de Linde, Co-Founder at Minimise
- Nadine Herbrich, Co-Founder at recyclehero
- Stefan Nilsson, Founder Foxway Group
- Sebastian Daus, Co-Founder at FixFirst - The OS for Circular Services & Products
Also moderated by Marlen.
3. Pitches - Part II: Prize Competition
Calling all startups! Want to win in the categories of innovation or sustainability? Apply to pitch before Sunday, September 8th, 7:00 pm CEST. Winners will be awarded awesome prizes sponsored by NEEW Ventures like a Circular Product Bootcamp and No-Code Program.
Our jury includes:
- Livia Zimermann de Araujo Durigan Zimmermann, Head of Blue Factory Berlin - ESCP Europe
- Florian Fehr, Managing Director at NEEW Ventures
4. Networking for Future: Open Mic & Matchmaking
Looking for connections? Share your challenges during our open mic session and we’ll help you find the best person to help over dinner.
Facilitated by:
Anastasia Shevchenko, Director at ESCP STAR Center.
Closing at 10:00 pm
Free drinks and finger food will be available thanks to our amazing sponsors: ESCP Blue Factory, FixFirst & Minimise. Supporters inlcude ESCP STAR Center, Circularity, recyclehero, Circular Berlin, Wertgarantie, Shift, Foxway and especially NEEW Ventures for offering prizes. Thanks for making this possible! 🙏
Don’t miss out - register now! 🚀
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