Waterkant Festival 2018

Dos and don’ts for technology and business-development using the example of “Pielers – Besser Direkt”

Stibo works with students and startups to support innovation and out-of-the-box thinking in a traditional company with 1300 employees. The Stibo Accelerator program runs 12-20 radical innovation research projects each year to try to uncover how emerging trends and technologies will potentially impact the industries served by Stibo. So far 61 research projects run by 129 students and 7 startup-companies have “graduated” the Stibo Accelerator program. Kim Svendsen, Director of the Stibo Accelerator, introduces the initiative and gives practical advice for how established corporate culture can be challenged and invigorated by the unbiased creativity of students and startups.

Dräger is a leading international company in the fields of medical
and safety technology. Since 1889, Dräger has been developing
advanced technical devices and solutions trusted by users all over
the world. No matter where Dräger products are used: it’s always
about life. Whether for use in clinical, industrial or mining
applications, in firefighting or rescue services, Dräger products
protect, support and save lives.

The Vater Unternehmensgruppe are creating a digital value for the visitors of the NordArt with image
recognition and an exhibition app. First ideas, a prototype and a
discussion of various questions will shape a picture of what is
possible: Which technologies are used to ideally realize an image
recognition for works of art? How is this technology used? How can
 the required image material be collected? How do I sufficiently train
a model?

Otto Group Digital Solutions combines the best of both worlds:
entrepreneurial spirit with the solid backing and assets of the Otto
Group. We are able to combine innovation and know-how, rapidly
testing new ideas and concepts via existing networks and
partnerships. This includes the broad reach of the Otto Group's
businesses as well as the depth of knowledge about their customers.
We have access to the groups's existing infrastructure and financial
power. This gives our start-ups a strategic advantage in the market.

Learn about Ruckus Networks, a global market leader in the Service Provider space that has traditionally focused on WiFi connectivity indoor and outdoor, one of the most popular methods of connectivity for IoT devices.
Together with their strategic partners, Ruckus has developed solutions within Smart Waste, Smart Security, Smart Street Lighting and more. Using street furniture to embed technologies enables cities to create multi-purpose platforms on public places that saves money and provides digital services to citizens and visitors.  
As an example, some of you might have heard of the New York City project in Manhatten (NYClink) where over 10.000 phone booth have been replaced with a digital stand with a Ruckus Access point embedded. This allows citizens to connect to the city and provides valuable data for the city on footfall and interactions. 

Startups are ugly. Very ugly. It’s time we get rid of the polished pitch and image and embrace the suck! A short collection of our epic fails both as a business and personal.

Claas and Alex are experienced Entrepreneurs and Investors in great ideas and people. As part of the Baltic Business Angels Schleswig-Holstein they support synergies between business leaders and angel investors. Here you can learn how an angel can best support your business, how to identify a perfect fit, what to expect and ... what not to expect from teaming up.

Every year, Plug and Play connects over 1700 startups with more than 300 corporations in 14 different industries. This presentation gives insights into corporate innovation in Silicon Valley and talks about case studies of successful collaboration between corporations, startups, VCs and universities on the Plug and Play Innovation Platform.

The Design Sprint is a five-day process for answering critical business questions through design, prototyping, and testing ideas with customers. It is developed at Google Ventures, and labeled as a “greatest hits” of business strategy, innovation, behavior science and design thinking. 

Working together in a sprint, you can shortcut the endless-debate cycle and compress months of time into a single week. Instead of waiting to launch a minimal product to understand if an idea is any good, you’ll get clear data from a realistic prototype. The sprint gives you a superpower: You can fast-forward into the future to see your finished product and customer reactions, before making any expensive commitments.

This workshop gives you the insights, knowledge and tools, to run your own Design Sprint. 

Die Bewerbungsphase der Kultur- und Kreativpiloten Deutschland 2018 ist gestartet und läuft noch bis einschließlich Sonntag, 1. Juli 2018. Auch in diesem Jahr zeichnet die Bundesregierung 32 Unternehmer*innen der Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft für ihre innovativen Ideen, Projekte und
Geschäftsmodelle aus.

7 ausgewählte Startups werden in dieser Session 3min lang pitchen.

Sie erhalten:
- die Aufmerksamkeit von Business Angels und möglichen Investoren
- neue Nutzer:innen
- wertvolles Feedback für die Bewerbung bei den Kultur- und Kreativpiloten.

Was heißt es als kreative:r Unternehmer:in unterwegs zu sein? Die Kultur- und Kreativpiloten Deutschland ist die einzige Auszeichnung der Bundesregierung für die Kultur- und Kreativwirtschaft.
Teilnehmer:innen und Mentoren der Kultur- und Kreativpiloten Deutschlands sprechen miteinander über den Wettbewerb, die Bewerbungsphase und den Mehrwert der Auszeichnung.

Im Rahmen von SPICE freuen wir uns ebenfalls über dänische Startups, die pitchen werden, um voneinander zu lernen und uns miteinander zu grenzübergreifend zu vernetzen.

Was müssen Startups über die Datenschutz-Drundverordnung wissen? Muss das Internet besser abgeschaltet werden, oder wie können die Vorgaben umgesetzt werden?