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SCHEDULE DETAILS Information of Event Schedules

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9:00 - 9:30 AM

Registration

Venue: Rostock City Hall

9:30 - 10:00 AM

Coffee Networking

Venue: Rostock City Hall

10:00 - 10:30 AM

Opening

Venue: Ceremonial Hall

Moderators:

  • Cornelia Zielke, Senior Manager, PD 
  • Michael Van Ter Sluis, Assistant Vice President for Strategic Partnerships & Entrepreneurship, New Jersey Innovation Institute 

Opening speeches: 

  • Mayor of the City of Rostock, Eva-Maria Kröger 
  • Rector of the University of Rostock, Prof. Dr. Elizabeth Prommer 
  • State Secretary for Economics, Infrastructure, Tourism and Labour Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Jochen Schulte
  • Consul General, US-Consulate General Hamburg, Jason Chue

  

speaker-1

Cornelia Zielke

speaker-2

Michael Van Ter Sluis

10:30 - 10:50 AM

Key note: Entrepreneurship in the Era of Civic Innovation

Venue: Ceremonial Hall

speaker-1

Xavier Hughes

10:50 - 10:55 AM

Video Message: Greetings from New Jersey!

Phil Murphy, Governor of New Jersey and former US Ambassador to Germany

11:00 - 11:40 AM

Panel 1 - Blue Economy

Venue: City Council Hall

THE OCEAN CONNECTS

The ocean connects, sustains and supports us all. In this panel current trends and projects in the blue economy focusing on off-shore, ports and ocean technology in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and New Jersey, USA, will be presented, with an invitation to intensify business cooperation between both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.

 

speaker-1

Michael Van Ter Sluis

speaker-2

Sebastian Gerlach

speaker-3

Jens Aurel Scharner

speaker-4

Christopher Rieß

11:45 AM - 12:45 PM

Lunch

Venue: Rathaushalle

1:00 - 1:40 PM

Panel 2 - Smart City

Venue: City Council Hall

A LOOK FROM ABOVE

In this panel innovative solutions to data management and its application in the cities will be presented. We will explore the magic of geodata. From deeper insight into geospatial data, through digital city maps and smart cadastre to gps systems and radars which facilitate driverless buses. Let´s get smart!

 

speaker-1

Cornelia Zielke

speaker-2

Sebastian Gutzeit

speaker-3

Johann Heller

speaker-4

Het Patel

1:40 - 2:00 PM

Coffee break

2:00 - 2:40 PM

Panel 3 - Startups

Venue: City Council Hall

READY, STEADY, GO!

In this panel the focus will be on launching and developing startups. We will discuss general conditions and challenges, differences in their development in Germany and USA and opportunities for expansion. We will talk about Rostock as a business location, Life Sciences and investment possibilities.

 

speaker-1

Xavier Hughes

speaker-2

Kim Stratton

speaker-3

Hanna Bachmann

speaker-4

Jan Klaiber

2:45 - 3:00 PM

Closing Remarks

Venue: City Council Hall

speaker-1

Michael Van Ter Sluis

speaker-2

Cornelia Zielke

3:00 - 5:00 PM

Networking

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Reception of the Mayor of Rostock (invitation only)

13:00

Registration

13:30

Opening

Dr. Martin Setzkorn | Managing director | Zentrum für Entrepreneurship, University of Rostock

Jan Klaiber | Managing director | Digitales Innovationszentrum Rostock GmbH

13:35

Welcome

Manuela Schwesig | Minister-President of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania | requested

Prof. Dr. Elizabeth Prommer |  Rector | University of Rostock

Jason Chue | Consul General | U.S. Consulate in Hamburg

14:00

"International" Keynote

Dr. Kathy Naasz | Vice President of Strategic Partnerships and Entrepreneurship | NJII

14:30

"Hidden Champion" Keynote

Stefan Goletzke | CEO & Co-Founder | Duschkraft GmbH

15:00

Coffee break

15:40

Workshop Round 1

Kathy Naasz - Design Your Professional Life – Workshop for Women

Chuck Henjes - Wie netzwerkst du in der Gründungsszene und findest Ideen, Geld und dein Team?

Matti Glatte - Taugt deine Idee zum Business?

Riko Zimmermann - Unternehmensbewertung

Martin Schwarz - Kapitalbedarf und Finanzierungsformen

Robert Kowalski und Thomas Born - Aus Fehlern lernen

Thomas Knüppel - Rechtliche Weichenstellungen im Gründungsalltag

Denise Schulze und Frank Kühlbach - Nicht jede Gründung ist ein StartUp... und nun?

Talk with Xavier Hughes - Innovations in Government and Workforce Development: Navigating the Digital Era and Driving Economic Growth.

Talk with Michael Van Ter Sluis

16:30

Break

16:40

Workshop Round 2

Kathy Naasz - Design Your Professional Life – Workshop for Women

Chuck Henjes - Wie netzwerkst du in der Gründungsszene und findest Ideen, Geld und dein Team?

Matti Glatte - Taugt deine Idee zum Business?

Riko Zimmermann - Unternehmensbewertung

Martin Schwarz - Kapitalbedarf und Finanzierungsformen

Robert Kowalski und Thomas Born - Aus Fehlern lernen

Thomas Knüppel - Rechtliche Weichenstellungen im Gründungsalltag

Denise Schulze und Frank Kühlbach - Nicht jede Gründung ist ein StartUp... und nun?

Talk with Xavier Hughes - Innovations in Government and Workforce Development: Navigating the Digital Era and Driving Economic Growth.

Talk with Michael Van Ter Sluis

17:30 - 18:30

Sneaks

19:00

Pitchevent and Aftershowparty

20:00

Pitch across the ocean

21:00

Networking & Music

AM

Matchmaking/Speed Dating

Individual appointments 

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