Waterkant Festival 2018

Networking has never been more important than in today’s globalised, digitalised startup economy.
Overwhelming information through all media, increasing number of startups and other players in this “buzzword industry”, global networking and collaboration opportunities through business and social networks – these conditions cause a growing need for networking efforts. 

This talk about smart networking faces the relevance and reasons for the networking phenomena, explores the networking mindset and provides practical tips and insights for the participant how to network more effectively.

The concluding workshop part will be a networking speeddating, which fosters the networking activities among the audience. This speeddating enables to adapt the just gained knowledge for networking into action.

Dr. Johannes Ripken is CEO & co-founder of the startup tamanguu, which develops a smart web app for networking. He has gained experience in the networking-driven music industry for more than 10 years.