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Modern cities such as Berlin are unique ecosystems, where long-term success requires strong networks and excellent expertise. Every year since 2008, professionals from industry, science, research and politics, as well as from institutions in Berlin, Germany and other countries, gather at the renowned Berlin Urban Tech Summit.
Intiator
Ramona Pop
Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises
»Berlin’s industry represents innovative ideas, intelligent products and sustainable solutions for the future. This mix is an ideal breeding ground for the emergence of urban technologies that make life in large cities more efficient, more ecological and thereby more livable«
Review 2018
What solutions do the cities of tomorrow require in an increasingly connected world?
Following the opening speech of Ramona Pop, Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises, 300 experts from Berlin and around the world exchanged views during the Berlin Urban Tech Summit 2018. To mark its tenth anniversary, this year’s Berlin Economic Conference was held under its new name for the first time. Industry representatives, company founders and other renowned speakers from the fields of business, science and politics explained their positions on Energy and Mobility, Digitalisation, and Knowledge Transfer and networked at Radialsystem V. Robotisation and its effects on the world of work, the development of ecosystems through intelligent networking and the future of energy and mobility systems in cities were among the focal points. In addition, Young Talents pitched innovative business models in an entertaining format on the main stage, and public enterprises from the German capital presented their needs for the future.
Panel Digital Transformation
- Mor Eini, Program Innovation Manager, GTEC (German Tech Entrepreneurship Center)
- Hubertus Breier, Vice President Innovation, OSRAM GmbH
- David Gilford, Senior Director, Client Strategy, Intersection, New York
- Prof. Dr. Anna Riedel, Digital Business, HTW
- Timon Meyer, Presenter and Managing Partner, T-Base Consulting GmbH
Photo Credit: IBB/Dirk Enters
Panel Knowledge Transfer
- Harald Zapp Founder & CEO, Next Big Thing AG
- Urte Zahn, Serial Entrepreneur / Expert on agile teams and the future of work
- Udo Schloemer, Founder, Managing Director & Chief Visionary Officer, Factory Works GmbH
- Thomas Bachem, Entrepreneur, Chancellor & Founder, CODE University of Applied Sciences
- Dr. Claudia Pelzer, Presenter
Photo Credit: IBB/Dirk Enters
Panel Energy & Mobility
- Alexander Gerfer, CEO, Würth Elektronik eiSos GmbH & Co. KG
- Nancy Sutley, Chief Sustainability Officer, Los Angeles, Department of Water and Power
- Kathrin Küttner-Lipinski, Managing Director, CEO Strategy & Organization, VIOM GmbH
- Dr. Henning Heppner, Partner, Greenbox Global Holding GmbH
- Philipp A. Pausder, Co-Founder and CEO of Thermondo GmbH
Photo Credit: IBB/Dirk Enters
Talents in Tech
Innovative minds presented cutting-edge ideas.
- Urban Terrazzo
- Dive Solutions
- Citolan Technolgies
- Kamioni
- Ultrabar
- LAWIO
- zkSystems
- 4billion
Yomi Ayani (Ultrabar) // Photo Credit: IBB/Dirk Enters
Future City Exhibition
Berlin industrial companies present current future projects.
- Athena
- Stimulate (BVG)
- WindNODE
- BMC C evolution & Cooncept Link
WindNODE // Photo Credit: IBB/Dirk Enters
Future Briefings
Public enterprises from Berlin presented future demands.
- Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)
- Berliner Stadtreinigungsbetriebe (BSR)
- Berliner Wasserbetriebe (BWB)
Johannes Schaller (BSR) // Photo Credit: IBB/Dirk Enters
Keynote I Susanne Hahn
Susanne Hahn, Head of Lab1886 Global, Daimler AG
Photo Credit: IBB/Dirk Enters
Keynote II Jenny Bofinger-Schuster
Jenny Bofinger-Schuster, Senior Vice President Sustainability and Cities, Siemens AG
Photo Credit: IBB/Dirk Enters
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