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1 February 2019
Landesmesse Stuttgart

5,000 visitors | more than 400 start-ups from the German Southwest and international ecosystems | 200 Network Partners from Consulting, Promotion and Technology Transfer | 400 B2B-partners from large and medium-sized enterprises | VCs | Business Angels | 25,000 m2 start-up culture live | Start-up Party of L-Bank | partner country 2019: Israel

Our top class guests

Kretschmann

Winfried
Kretschmann

Minister-President of the state of Baden-Württemberg
Germany

Hoffmeister-Kraut

Dr. Nicole
Hoffmeister-Kraut

Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing of the state of Baden-Württemberg
Germany

Obama

Dr. Auma
Obama

Founder and entrepreneur of Sauti Kuu Foundation, germanist and sociologist
Kenya

Alex

Anna
Alex

Founder and member of the board of the men's fashion company "Outfittery"
Germany

Simovich

Sandra
Simovich

Consul General, head of the Israeli consulate for South Germany
Israel

Fassberg

Maxine
Fassberg

Executive in Residence, Intel Vice President, Intel Capital
Israel

Branagan

Sean
Branagan

Director of Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship, Newhouse School at Syracuse University
USA

Gaito

Waithera
Gaito

Founder and Executive Director of Alternatives Africa Alternatives for the young entrepreneur
Kenya

Wiklinska

Dr. Malgorzata
Wiklinska

Director Strategic Partnerships, Ecosystems ZF Friedrichshafen AG (USA)
Germany

Erbe

Christian O.
Erbe

President of the Reutlingen’s and Vice-President of Baden-Württemberg’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Germany

Inbar

Yifat
Inbar

Consul for Economic Affairs, Head of Economic and Trade Mission, Munich
Israel

Raboni

Prof. Dr. Pierre Lucena
Raboni

President of Porto Digital Technology Park, Recife
Brazil

Dietz

Ulrich
Dietz

Chairman of the Administrative Board, GFT Technologies SE
Germany

Schelling

Dr. Helmut
Schelling

Founder, Vector Informatik GmbH
Germany

Engelen

Bernwart
Engelen

KuKuk GmbH - Co-Founder, Co-Owner, Managing Director
Germany

Schmidt-Tophoff

Dr. Johannes
Schmidt-Tophoff

Founder and Board member, Curagita AG
Germany

Wittig

Dipl. Ing. Axel Norbert
Wittig

CEO, WEBO Werkzeugbau Oberschwaben GmbH
Germany

Engelkamp

Philipp
Engelkamp

Managing Director INERATEC GmbH
Germany

Our presenter

Wadenpohl

Angela Julie
Wadenpohl

Presenter

Exhibitor

Start-up BW Ecosystems | Start-ups and their partners

Start-up Ecosystem Baden-Württemberg

International partners

    Our Food Trucks

      program

      9 a.m.

      Admission

      10 a.m. – 11.15 a.m.

      Opening | Main Stage


      Winfried Kretschmann
      Minister-President of the state of Baden-Württemberg

      // Opening Address
       

      Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut
      Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing of the state of Baden-Württemberg

      Sandra Simovich
      Consul General of Israel for South Germany

      // Interview
       

      Dr. Auma Obama
      Founder and entrepreneur of Sauti Kuu Foundation

      // Keynote: You are Your Future

      11.15 a.m. – 2 p.m.

      11.15 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Exhibition Area
      Start-ups, Start-up partners and Ecosystems live

       

      11.15 a.m. – 1.45 p.m. | Side Stages
      Start-up Pitches in the fields of:

      • Life Sciences
      • Creative Industries, Food & Beverages
      • Software, AI & Cyber Security
      • Services, E-Commerce & Marketplaces
      • Manufacturing, Mobility & Hardware
      • Energy & Environment

       

      11.45 a.m. – 1.45 p.m. | Main Stage
      Start-up BW ASAP – The Contest

      with Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing of the state of Baden-Württemberg and
      Theresia Bauer, Minister of Science, Research and the Arts of the state of Baden-Württemberg

      2 p.m. – 3 p.m.

      Baden-Württemberg and its international partner ecosystems | Main Stage

       

      Maxine Fassberg
      Vice President in Intel Capital and Executive in Residence at Intel Corporation
      // Keynote

       

      Panel: ‘Baden-Württemberg and its international partner ecosystems’

      • Sean Branagan (Director of Center for Digital Media Entrepreneurship, Newhouse School at Syracuse University) – USA
      • Christian O. Erbe (President of the Reutlingen’s and Vice-President of Baden-Württemberg’s Chamber of Industry and Commerce) – Germany
      • Waithera Gaitho (Alternatives for the young entrepreneur) – Kenya
      • Yifat Inbar (Consul for Economic Affairs, Head of Economic and Trade Mission, Munich) – Israel
      • Prof. Dr. Pierre Lucena Raboni (President of Porto Digital Technology Park, Recife) – Brazil 
      • Janet Qin (Chief Representative for China of Steinbeis Hochschule Berlin) – China
      • Dr. Malgorzata Wiklinska (Head of Ecosystem, Partnerships Global ZF Group, Sunnyvale, California) – USA
      3 p.m. – 6 p.m.

      3 p.m. - 6 p.m. | Exhibition Area
      Start-ups, Start-up partners and Ecosystems live

       

      3.15 p.m. – 5.45 p.m. | Side Stages
      Start-up Pitches in the fields of:

      • Lifesciences
      • Creative Industries, Food & Beverages
      • Software, AI & Cyber Security
      • Services, E-Commerce & Marketplaces
      • Manufacturing, Mobility & Hardware
      • Energy & Environment

       

      3.15 p.m. – 5.45 p.m. | Main Stage
      Start-up BW Local – Finals

      with Dr. Nicole Hoffmeister-Kraut, Minister of Economic Affairs, Labour and Housing of the state of Baden-Württemberg

      6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

      Anna Alex | Main Stage
      Founder and member of the board of the men's fashion company "Outfittery"

      // Keynote: Succes story made in Germany / Berlin

      Interviews: ‘Success stories made in Baden-Württemberg: From Start-up to Corporate”Success stories made in Baden-Württemberg

      Best of Start-ups from the

      80s

      • Ulrich Dietz (GFT Technologies SE) – 1987
      • Dr. Helmut Schelling (Vector Informatik GmbH) – 1988

      90s

      • Dr. Johannes Schmidt-Tophoff (Curagita AG) – 1999

      00s

      • Bernwart Engelen (Kukuk GmbH) – 2004
      • Axel Norbert Wittig (Webo Werkzeugbau Oberschwaben GmbH) – 2008

      10s

      • Philipp Engelkamp (INERATEC GmbH) – 2016

       

      7 p.m. – 10:30 p.m.

      Start-up Party of L-Bank | Gallery, Hall 1

      Dr. Axel Nawrath, Chairman of the Management Board of L-Bank
      // Opening

      Gründergrillen 2Go by Startup Stuttgart e.V.

      Landesmesse Stuttgart

      Partner of the Venture & Corporate Lounge

      News of the Start-up BW Summit

      News of the Start-up BW Summit

      Start-up BW Summit 2019 at the Stuttgart Exhibition Center with around 5,000 participants makes new start-up spirit tangible

      Prime Minister Kretschmann: "To lead the field in the central tech topic of artificial intelligence"

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      "Start-up BW Local" 2018/2019: Magstadt, Constance and the Ortenau district win the state finals

      At the "Start-up BW Summit 2019", the final of the state competition "Start-up BW Local" took place on February 1, 2019.

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      Start-up BW ASAP: AUCTEQ Biosystems from Mannheim University of Applied Sciences wins first prize

      Minister Dr. Hoffmeister-Kraut: "Promising ideas for start-ups, which often arise during studies, should more often become concrete start-ups".

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      Innovative ideas and interesting encounters.

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      The main stage is female!

      Reinforcement for our minister of economic affairs and presenter. We are looking forward to our top class guests like Mrs. Dr. Auma Obama, Mrs. Anna Alex and…

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      Web app available now!

      Sign up for the Start-up BW Summit now. Browsing exhibitors and networking with others.

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      Israel is Partner Country of the Start-up BW Summit 2019

      The partner country will present their start-ups in Israel's own exhibition area. In recent years, Israel's start-up ecosystem has established one of the most…

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      Treats – following six Food Trucks will take care for your physical well-being

      1. Burger of "Asphaltsurfer" 2. several variations of curries of „Curry O‘ City“ 3. stuffed noodles of „ Die Kärtner GbR“ 4. Soups & Quiche of „Herr und Frau…

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