ECO11 Berlin Agenda

Our second conference Ecosummit Berlin 2011 was held on 24-25 March 2011 and presented 86 speakers including 27 startups.

ECO11 Berlin Networking

  • 08:00 – 09:00

    Registration & Networking Breakfast

  • 09:00 – 09:10

    ECO11 Opening – Going Smart Green Now

    Jan Michael Hess

    Founder, Ecosummit, and CEO, Mobile Economy

  • 09:10 – 09:30

    Keynote – Cradle to Cradle Economy

    Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart

    CEO, EPEA

  • 09:30 – 09:50

    Economic Chances of the Green Economy

    Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert

    Head of Energy Department, German Institute of Economic Research, and Professor of Energy Economics, Hertie School of Governance

  • 09:50 – 10:10

    The Management of Increasing Risks of Climate Change

    Prof. Dr. Peter Höppe

    Head of Geo Risks Research/Climate Centre, Munich Re

  • 10:10 – 10:30

    Sustainability Management and Green Products

    Michael Bültmann

    Managing Director (Public & Legal Affairs), Nokia Germany

  • 10:30 – 10:50

    The Role of Cost Curves for Cleantech Venture Capital

    Michael Linse

    Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers

  • 10:50 – 11:30

    Networking Coffee

  • 11:30 – 11:50

    Smart Green IT – Enterprise Energy Management

    Thomas Noonan

    CEO, JouleX

  • 11:50 – 12:10

    Electric Vehicle and Battery Strategies of Car Makers

    Dr. Gregor Matthies

    Partner & Director Automotive, Bain & Company

  • 12:10 – 12:30

    Sustainable Social Mobility

    Prof. Dr. Andreas Knie

    Managing Director, InnoZ

  • 12:30 – 13:00

    Panel – Young Future Mobility Leaders

    Moderator: Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit)

    Konrad Erzberger (Tamyca), Dr. Klaus Dibbern (Flinc),
    Knut Hechtfischer (Ubitricity), Beres Seelbach (Lautlos), Michael Kuhn (car2gether, Daimler Business Innovation)

  • 13:00 – 14:40

    Networking Lunch

  • 14:40 – 15:00

    Smart Green City TXL+

    Stephan Schütz

    Partner, gmp Architects

  • 15:00 – 15:20

    Cleantech for Smart Buildings and Smart Cities

    Bruno Derungs

    Partner, Climate Change Capital

  • 15:20 – 15:40

    Sustainable Real Estate Investing

    Dr. Thomas Beyerle

    Head of Research & CSR, IVG Immobilien

  • 15:40 – 16:00

    Policies for the Smart Green Capital Berlin

    Renate Künast

    Chairwoman Parliamentary Group in the Bundestag, Alliance 90/The Greens

  • 16:00 – 16:50

    Networking Coffee

  • 16:50 – 17:10

    The Great Transformation

    Ralf Fücks

    Director, Heinrich Böll Foundation

  • 17:10 – 17:30

    New Energy – New Jobs – New Mobility

    Dr. Franz Alt

    Journalist, Sonnenseite

  • 17:30 – 17:50

    Action Programme Electromobility for Berlin-Brandenburg

    Gernot Lobenberg

    Director, Berlin Agency for Emobility

  • 17:50 – 18:10

    Green Photonics – Organic LED

    Harry Böhme

    CFO, Novaled

  • 18:10 – 18:30

    Demand Response in Smart Grids

    Tom Schulz

    COO, Entelios

  • 18:30 – 19:00

    VC Panel – Hot Sectors, Hot Deals, Hot VCs

    Moderator: Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit)

    Joerg Sperling (WHEB Partners), Felix von Schubert (zouk), Dr. Peter Hellich (Taylor Wessing), Bruno Derungs (Climate Change Capital)

  • 19:00 – 24:00

    Ecosummit Dinner Party

    19:30 Dinner Speech: Christian Graeff (CleanTech Park Berlin-Marzahn)

    Special Guests: Los Angeles Cleantech Delegation

    19:45: Dinner Buffet Opening

    DJ: Johannes Schwark (Mixed Moods)

  • 11:30 – 17:40

    Moderators: Yann Mauchamp (Mutual Benefits) and Elisabeth Stangl (99faces.tv)

  • 11:30 – 11:50

    Lessons from Growth Financing and Buy-out Cleantech Transactions

    Holger Schmitz

    Investment Manager, Ventizz Capital

  • 11:50 – 12:10

    Fast Cleantech IPO via the Special Purpose Acquisition Company ECT 1

    Sven-Roger von Schilling

    CEO, European CleanTech 1 (ECT 1)

  • 12:10 – 12:20

    Growth Stage Startup Pitch – Electric Outboards

    Dr. Christoph Ballin

    Managing Director & Founder, Torqeedo

  • 12:20 – 12:30

    Growth Stage Startup Pitch – Smart Cooling

    Soeren Paulussen

    Managing Director & Founder, InvenSor

  • 12:30 – 12:40

    Growth Stage Startup Pitch – CSP

    Joachim Maass

    CEO & Founder, Solar Tower Systems

  • 12:40 – 12:50

    Growth Stage Startup Pitch – 3G Solar

    Dr. Nick Kanopoulos

    CEO & Founder, Brite Solar

  • 12:50 – 13:00

    Growth Stage Startup Pitch – PV Silicon Wafer Technology

    Dr. Axel Schönecker

    CEO, RGS Development

  • 13:00 – 14:20

    Networking Lunch

  • 14:20 – 14:40

    Lessons from Germany’s Leading Seed Investor

    Dr. Alexander von Frankenberg

    Managing Director, High-Tech Gründerfonds

  • 14:40 – 14:50

    Provider Pitch – Product Design Software for Cleantech Startups

    Erwin Burth

    Head of Cleantech Business Development EMEA, Autodesk

  • 14:50 – 15:00

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – P2P Car Sharing

    Konrad Erzberger

    CEO & Founder, Tamyca

  • 15:00 – 15:10

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Dynamic Ride Sharing

    Dr. Klaus Dibbern

    CEO & Founder, Flinc

  • 15:10 – 15:20

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Clean Fuels

    Carl Berninghausen

    CEO & Founder, Sunfire

  • 15:20 – 15:30

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Tire Recycling with Pyrolysis

    Pascal Klein

    CEO & Founder, Pyrum Innovations

  • 15:30 – 15:40

    Growth Stage Startup Pitch – Fuel Cell Systems

    Bettina Drehmann

    CEO & Founder, FutureE

  • 15:40 – 15:50

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Virtual Power Plants

    Hendrik Sämisch

    CEO & Founder, Next Kraftwerke

  • 15:50 – 16:00

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Virtual Events

    Dr. Thomas Butter

    Managing Director & Founder, Ubivent

  • 16:00 – 16:10

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Carbon Consumer Management

    Frauke Mispagel

    CEO & Founder, Ecogood

  • 16:10 – 16:50

    Networking Coffee

  • 16:50 – 17:00

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – High-Altitude Wind Generation

    Guido Lütsch

    CEO, NTS Energy and Transport Systems

  • 17:00 – 17:10

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Roof-top Wind Turbines

    Gianluca Cecchetti

    CEO & Founder, Enatek

  • 17:10 – 17:20

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Green Building Design Software

    Mads Jensen

    CEO & Founder, Sefaira

  • 17:20 – 17:40

    Design City Kolding in Denmark

    Ingo Walterscheid

    Partner, Design City Kolding

  • 17:40 – 18:40

    Panel – Enterprise Sustainability Management

    Moderator: Dr. Manfred Heil (WeSustain)

    Michael Winter (Stakeholder Reporting), Michael Bültmann (Nokia Germany), Silke Thomas (Deutsche Telekom)

  • 08:00 – 09:00

    Registration & Networking Breakfast

  • 09:00 – 09:10

    Smart Green Economy Vision

    Jan Michael Hess

    Founder, Ecosummit, and CEO, Mobile Economy

  • 09:10 – 09:30

    Global Cleantech Venture Insights

    Robert Seiter

    Head of Cleantech EMEIA, Ernst & Young

  • 09:30 – 09:50

    Cleantech Venture Capital – A Decade of Lessons Learned

    Gina Domanig

    Managing Partner, Emerald Technology Ventures

  • 09:50 – 10:10

    Future Cleantech – Industrial Biotech

    Denis Lucquin

    Managing Partner, Sofinnova Partners

  • 10:10 – 10:30

    Cleantech Economy Japan

    Shimpei Yamashita

    Investment Manager, Sumitomo Corporation

  • 10:30 – 10:50

    Sustainable Banking

    Dr. Andreas Muth

    Chairman of Advisory Board, Bank Sarasin AG

  • 10:50 – 11:30

    Networking Coffee

  • 11:30 – 11:50

    Photovoltaics – Is the Party Over?

    Dr. Frank Siebke

    Director, Good Energies

  • 11:50 – 12:10

    Thin-film Solar

    Dr. Tilman Eichstädt

    Executive Board Member, Inventux

  • 12:10 – 12:30

    Offshore Wind Projects from the Inside

    Tilman Schwencke

    Offshore Manager Germany, Mainstream Renewable Power

  • 12:30 – 13:00

    Panel – Smart Green Utility of the Future

    Moderator: Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit)

    Dr. Joerg Fabri (Kienbaum Management Consultants), Rolf Adam (Cisco), Andre Shortell (GP Bullhound), Robert Werner (Greenpeace Energy)

  • 13:00 – 14:20

    Networking Lunch

  • 14:20 – 14:40

    Bringing Sustainability into Everyday Life

    Conversation with Paulus Neef (CEO, MAMA) and Dr. Henner Gladen (Executive Board Advisor, Solar Millennium)

  • 14:40 – 15:00

    Human Capital for the Green Economy

    Conrad Ess

    Managing Director, Green Technology Staffing

  • 15:00 – 15:20

    Carbon Business Models

    Dr. Nicole Röttmer

    CEO, The Co-Firm

  • 15:20 – 15:40

    Transparent Community Banking

    Matthias Kröner

    CEO, Fidor Bank

  • 15:40 – 16:00

    Smart Green Communication – Social Media, Apps and Games

    Eric Mahleb

    Partner & Founder, LGMi

  • 16:00 – 16:40

    Open Source Design Network, Sharing Economy and Open Japan

    Daniel Dendra (Founding Partner, OpenSimSim) and Dr. Wolfgang Kessling (Prinicipal, Transsolar) talk about the Sharing Economy and how we can help Japan and other countries by sharing know-how and ideas

  • 16:40 – 16:50

    ECO11 Closing

    Jan Michael Hess

    Founder, Ecosummit, and CEO, Mobile Economy

  • 16:50 – 18:00

    Ecosummit Cocktail Reception

  • 11:30 – 15:50

    Moderator: Yann Mauchamp (Mutual Benefits)

  • 11:30 – 12:00

    VC Panel – Raising Investment Funds for the Smart Green Economy

    Moderator: Dr. Philipp Bouteiller (Finfortec)

    Dörte Höppner (BVK), Alexander Romahn (Sonne+Wind), Carsten Bartholl (Taylor Wessing),
    Prof. Dr. Maximilian Gege (B.A.U.M.)

  • 12:00 – 12:10

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Water Desalination

    Antoine Gourdon

    Development Director, TMW Technologies

  • 12:10 – 12:20

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Irrigation Monitoring

    Simon Rüger

    CEO & Founder, ZIM Plant Technology

  • 12:20 – 12:30

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Greenhouse LED

    Staffan Hillberg

    CEO & Founder, Heliospectra

  • 12:30 – 12:40

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Solar LED Outdoor Lighting

    Ulfert Hoehne

    Consultant, HEI Solar Light

  • 12:40 – 12:50

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – 4G Biofuels – RE + CO2 = Natural Gas

    Dr. Alexander Krajete

    CEO & Founder, Krajete

  • 12:50 – 13:00

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Thermoelectric Generators

    Peter Stein

    Head of Sales & Finance & Founder, GreenTEG

  • 13:00 – 14:20

    Networking Lunch

  • 14:20 – 14:30

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Sustainable Biotechnology

    Dr. Peter Ripplinger

    CEO, Subitec

  • 14:30 – 14:40

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Enterprise Sustainability Management

    Dr. Manfred Heil

    CEO & Founder, WeSustain

  • 14:40 – 14:50

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Health, Safety and Environment Software

    Markus Becker

    CEO & Founder, Ecointense

  • 14:50 – 15:00

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Consumer Carbon Management

    Francois Bordes

    CEO, MyCO2

  • 15:00 – 15:10

    Early Stage Startup Pitch – Forest Protection Marketplace

    Matthias Rosenberger

    CEO & Founder, Treems

  • 15:10 – 15:30

    Forest Investments

    Dirk Walterspacher

    Marketing & Sales Director, ForestFinance

  • 15:30 – 15:50

    Energy Efficiency Contracting

    Michael Lowak

    CEO, Kofler Energies Power