ECO13 Berlin Agenda

Our 5th conference Ecosummit Berlin 2013 takes place on 4-5 June 2013 at the Radialsystem and will be recorded for Ecosummit TV. The motto of ECO13 Berlin is Cleantech 2.0 – Smart, Green, Lean.

Below is the ECO13 Berlin Agenda which will be updated frequently during the next weeks. The conference starts at 09:00 on 4 June and ends at 18:00 on 5 June. So far we confirmed 59 speakers including 13 VCs and 29 startups. As you can see, we still have open speaker slots for more startups and sponsors. Please contact us if you are interested in speaking.

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  • 08:00 – 09:00

    Registration & Networking Coffee

  • 09:00 – 09:10

    ECO13 Berlin Opening – Cleantech 2.0 – Smart, Green, Lean

    Jan Michael Hess (Startup) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    CEO, Ecosummit (Ecosummit Market Profile)

  • 09:10 – 09:30

    Cleantech Venture Capital 2.0 – Faster Exits, Higher Returns

    Dr. Alois Flatz (VC) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Partner, Zouk Capital

  • 09:30 – 09:50

    Cleantech Venture Capital Activity – Past, Present and Future

    Richard Youngman (Service Provider)

    Managing Director Europe & Asia, Cleantech Group

  • 09:50 – 10:10

    Designing Better Cleantech Products

    Paul Cousens (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Global Cleantech Business Development Manager, Autodesk

  • 10:10 – 10:30

    Funding European Cleantech Funds

    Patric Gresko (VC)

    Head of Unit – Venture Capital, European Investment Fund

  • 10:30 – 11:00

    Panel – Smart Green Corporate Venture Capital

    Moderator: Tim Lafferty (Global Corporate Venturing)

    Alexander Schlaepfer (Aster Capital, VC), Philippe Ringenbach (Electranova Capital, VC), Tom Schulz (Entelios, Startup) and Susana Quintana-Plaza (E.ON, Corporate)

  • 11:00 – 11:30

    Networking Coffee

  • 11:30 – 11:50

    Smart Industries and Sustainable Cities

    Robert Gallenberger (VC) and Matthias Vandepitte (VC) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    Principals, Gimv

  • 11:50 – 12:00

    Investing in Sustainable Mobility Startups

    Fabienne Herlaut (VC) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Managing Partner, Ecomobilité Ventures

  • 12:00 – 12:10

    Electric Scooters

    Dirk Dens (Startup)

    VP Sales & Marketing, Govecs (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 12:10 – 12:20

    Ubiquitous EV Charging Infrastructure

    Knut Hechtfischer (Startup) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    CEO, Ubitricity

  • 12:20 – 12:30

    P2P Car Sharing with Smart Hardware

    Oliver Lünstedt (Startup) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    CEO, Carzapp (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 12:30 – 12:40

    Dynamic Ride Sharing for Consumers and Corporates

    Dr. Klaus Dibbern (Startup) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    CEO, Flinc (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 12:40 – 13:00

    Fireside Chat – The Next Industrial Revolution – Bringing together Politics and Smart Green Innovation

    Ralf Fücks interviewed by Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit)

    Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation

  • 13:00 – 14:30

    Networking Lunch

  • 14:30 – 14:40

    Smart Cleantech Investors from Finland

    Dr. Torsten Wipiejewski (VC)

    Partner, VNT Management

  • 14:40 – 14:50

    Technical Due Diligence for Cleantech Investors

    Markus Leuenberger (Service Provider)

    Director Business Development, ECN

  • 14:50 – 15:00

    Public Subsidies for Private Investors – the new German Law and its Impact on Angels and VCs

    Carsten Schneider (Service Provider) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Partner, Osborne Clarke

  • 15:00 – 16:30

    Skolkovo Foundation – Cleantech Innovation made in Russia

    Moderator: Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit)

    Vasily Belov (Skolkovo Foundation, Service Provider), Konstantin Artemyev (Bravo Motors, Startup), Dmitry Vagin (AMT&C Group, Startup), Sergey Shubenkov (Energy Factor, Startup), Irina Nenartovich (Atom Container, Startup), Alexey Lavrin (Plazma-pro, Startup), Pavel Batasov (Small Energy, Startup) and Vladimir Nedoseev (DET, Startup)

  • 16:30 – 17:00

    Networking Coffee

  • 17:00 – 17:10

    Fostering Cleantech Startups in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW)

    Maximilian Erb (VC)

    Investment Manager, NRW Bank

  • 17:10 – 17:20

    Smart Customers – Smart Business

    Dr. Thomas Goette (Startup) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    CEO, GreenPocket (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 17:20 – 17:30

    Wood to Biogas

    Dr. Friedrich Streffer (Startup)

    CTO, Maxbiogas (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 17:30 – 17:40

    Your Heating Just Got Smart

    Leopold von Bismarck (Startup)

    CMO, Tado (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 17:40 – 18:20

    Climate-KIC – Accelerating Early Stage Cleantech Startups in Europe

    Moderator: Dr. Ingo Potthof (UnternehmerTUM Fund, VC) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    Aaron Best (Climate-KIC Germany, Service Provider), Dr. Franka Birke (Climate-KIC Germany, Service Provider), Alexander Zosel (E-volo, Startup), Philipp Pausder (FutureWatt, Startup), Martin Burkhardt (BoxTango, Startup), Philipp von Seherr-Thoss (Milk the Sun, Startup) and Frank Müller (Urban-E, Startup)

  • 18:20 – 18:30

    Serious Cleantech Fun – Hacking the Dealflow

    Dr. Peter van Gelderen (VC) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Partner, Icos Capital

  • 18:30 – 19:00

    Ecosummit Award 2013 Ceremony

    Presenting the ECO13 Award Winners of the Jury Voting and Facebook Voting, featuring 2 5-minute pitches of the gold medalists

  • 19:00 – 24:00

    Ecosummit Award 2013 Party

    Healthy dinner buffet, tasty drinks, groovy DJ and awesome guestlist

ECO12 Berlin Networking Radialsystem

  • 08:00 – 09:00

    Registration & Networking Coffee

  • 09:00 – 09:10

    Investing in the Cleantech Nation Germany

    Thomas Grigoleit (Service Provider) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Director Renewable Energies & Resources, Germany Trade & Invest

  • 09:10 – 09:30

    Raising and Investing Cleantech Venture Capital

    Bart Markus (VC) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    General Partner, Wellington Partners

  • 09:30 – 09:50

    The Future of the Solar Industry

    Prof. Dr. Eicke Weber (Service Provider)

    Director, Fraunhofer ISE

  • 09:50 – 10:10

    Growing Wind Energy by Managing Global Market Dynamics

    Dr. Jörg Fabri (Service Provider) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Managing Partner, Allocate

  • 10:10 – 10:20

    Legal Solutions for Cleantech Startups

    Dr. Volker Junghanns (Service Provider)

    Counsel, Dentons

  • 10:20 – 10:30

    Cleantech for Africa – Solar-powered Local Commerce

    Andreas Spiess (Startup)

    CEO, Solarkiosk (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 10:30 – 10:40

    Startup Pitch

    Speaker to be announced

  • 10:40 – 10:50

    Smart Green Recruiting 2.0

    Conrad Ess (Startup) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    Managing Director, Green Technology Staffing

  • 10:50 – 11:00

    Future-Proof Cleantech Investment Strategies

    Rene Savelsberg (VC)

    CEO, Chrysalix SET

  • 11:00 – 11:30

    Networking Coffee

  • 11:30 – 11:50

    Fostering Open Innovation

    Bernard Scherrer (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Head of Open Innovation, EDF

  • 11:50 – 12:00

    Powering Innovation and Innovating Power

    Rolf Adam (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Director Business Development Energy & Smart Grid EMEAR, Cisco

  • 12:00 – 12:10

    Demand Response Energy Management

    Tom Schulz (Startup) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    COO, Entelios

  • 12:10 – 12:20

    Residential Energy Storage

    Christoph Ostermann (Startup)

    CEO, Sonnenbatterie (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 12:20 – 12:30

    Green Software for Big Data

    Josefine Ahl (Startup)

    COO, Oricane (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 12:30 – 13:00

    Panel – Cleantech 2.0 – Smart, Green, Lean

    Moderator: Dr. Tarja Teppo (Cleantech Invest) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Düsseldorf)

    Bart Markus (Wellington Partners, VC), Dr. Peter van Gelderen (Icos Capital, VC) and 2 more panelists

  • 13:00 – 14:30

    Networking Lunch

  • 14:30 – 14:50

    The Magic of Energy Efficiency

    Dr. Steven Fawkes (Service Provider) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    Chairman, Day One Energy Solutions

  • 14:50 – 15:00

    Energy Efficiency for Utilities

    Dr. Jan Marckhoff (Startup)

    CEO, BEN Energy (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 15:00 – 15:10

    High Efficiency Solar Collectors

    Jari Varjotie (Startup)

    CEO, Savosolar (ECO13 Award Nominee)

  • 15:10 – 15:20

    Power to Gas and Power to Fuel

    Carl Berninghausen (Startup)

    CEO, Sunfire

  • 15:20 – 15:30

    Geothermal Energy for Smart Green Buildings

    Pieter Bots (Startup)

    CEO, Geo-En

  • 15:30 – 15:40

    Startup Pitch

    Speaker to be announced

  • 15:40 – 15:50

    Startup Pitch

    Speaker to be announced

  • 15:50 – 16:00

    Startup Pitch

    Speaker to be announced

  • 16:00 – 16:10

    Startup Pitch

    Speaker to be announced

  • 16:10 – 16:20

    Startup Pitch

    Speaker to be announced

  • 16:20 – 16:30

    ECO13 Berlin Closing with Ecosummit Team

    Jan Michael Hess (Startup) – Ecosummit TV (ECO12 Berlin)

    CEO, Ecosummit (Ecosummit Market Profile)

  • 16:30 – 18:00

    Ecosummit Farewell Drinks and Networking

ECO12 Berlin Ecosummit Team