ECO17 Berlin Agenda
Smart green unicorns made in Europe
An important goal for our smart green startup community is to produce unicorns that reach billion dollar valuations while having a lot of positive impact on our planet. This can only be achieved if very ambitious founders in Europe work together with the best investors and corporates to market their products globally. Techcrunch lists 2 French startups: BlaBlaCar (Ecosummit TV, $1.6B) is a unicorn already while Sigfox ($637M) is an emerging unicorn.
Ecosummit Berlin 2017 took place on 9-10 May 2017 at Radialsystem, Holzmarktstrasse 33, 10243 Berlin, Germany. ECO17 Berlin was supported by 30 sponsors from 11 countries and 95 speakers including 61 startups went on stage, among them a few contestants that may become smart green unicorns soon. ECO17 Berlin was recorded for Ecosummit TV and all videos are online and linked next to each speaker below. Thanks so much for joining us, it was a big pleasure hosting you.
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08:30 – 09:30
Registration and networking coffee
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09:30 – 09:40
Ecosummit 2.0: Conferences, co-working and accelerator for smart green startups
Jan Michael Hess (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, Ecosummit
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09:40 – 09:50
Do we need a global energy transition?
Thorsten Herdan – Ecosummit TV
Director General – Energy, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
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09:50 – 10:00
The startup business unit of Siemens
Susana Quintana-Plaza (Corporate VC) – Ecosummit TV
Partner, Next47
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10:00 – 10:10
Growth capital for European energy startups
Petr Mikovec (Corporate VC) – Ecosummit TV
Managing Director, Inven Capital
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10:10 – 10:20
Energy IoT platform: Key enabler for the energy transition
Felix Zhang (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV
Executive Director, Envision Energy
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10:20 – 10:30
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10:30 – 10:35
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10:35 – 10:40
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10:40 – 10:45
AI goes automotive – meet digital co-driver Chris
Holger Weiss (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, German Autolabs
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10:45 – 10:50
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10:50 – 11:00
Urban tech republic Berlin TXL
Dr. Philipp Bouteiller (Service Provider) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, Berlin TXL
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11:00 – 11:45
Networking coffee
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11:45 – 11:55
Lessons learned during 4 years of corporate venturing
Ines Bergmann-Nolting (Corporate VC) – Ecosummit TV
Investment Director, Innovation Scouting and Co-Investments, EON
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11:55 – 12:05
Digitalising energy
Sandra Trittin (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV
Head of Business Development and Marketing, tiko Swisscom Energy Solutions
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12:05 – 12:15
Renewable energy everywhere – sector coupling with fuel cells and electrolysers
Nils Aldag (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
Chief Commercial Officer, Sunfire
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12:15 – 12:20
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12:20 – 12:30
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12:30 – 12:40
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12:40 – 12:45
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12:45 – 12:50
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12:50 – 12:55
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12:55 – 13:05
City etaxi – emobility system for cities
Paul Leibold (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
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13:05 – 13:15
Sustainable energy innovation and corporate venturing
Leonie Baneke (Corporate VC) – Ecosummit TV
Manager Corporate Venturing, Eneco Innovation & Ventures
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13:15 – 14:45
Networking lunch
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14:45 – 14:55
Ecosummit Stockholm 12 September 2017
Moderator: Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit) – Ecosummit TV
Janey Mehks (Invest Stockholm), Adam Kostyál (Nasdaq), Juliane Schulze (Vattenfall) and Christopher Waldén (Swedish Energy Agency)
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14:55 – 15:05
Greenfield – Vattenfall’s open innovation platform
Juliane Schulze (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV
Managing Director, Vattenfall Europe Innovation
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15:05 – 15:15
Managing successful IPOs in Europe
Adam Kostyál (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV
SVP Global Listing Services EMEA, Nasdaq
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15:15 – 15:40
Swedish Energy Agency startup showcase
Moderator: Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit)
5 x 5-min startup pitches:
Charlotta Holmquist, CFO, Manetos Labs – Ecosummit TV
Björn Jernström, CEO, Ferroamp – Ecosummit TV
Sam Manaberi, CEO, Trine – Ecosummit TV
Niclas Davidsson, CEO, Meva Energy – Ecosummit TV
Anders Jansson, Commercial Director, CorPower Ocean – Ecosummit TV -
15:40 – 15:50
Evolving university startups into world-changing businesses
Ben Murphy (VC) – Ecosummit TV
Cleantech Business Builder, IP Group
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15:50 – 15:55
Pay as you go solar power for offgrid communities
Dr. Simon Bransfield-Garth (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, Azuri
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15:55 – 16:05
Generating energy intelligence from sensor data
Dr. Thomas Goette (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, GreenPocket
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16:05 – 16:10
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16:10 – 16:15
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16:15 – 16:20
Energy analytics to predict customer behaviour
Dr. Jan Marckhoff (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, BEN Energy
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16:20 – 16:25
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16:25 – 16:30
Building flexibility markets to solve climate change
Sara Bell (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, Tempus Energy
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16:30 – 17:15
Networking coffee
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17:15 – 17:25
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17:25 – 17:30
Managing flexibility in energy portfolios
Wouter Robers (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
President of Opportunities, Peeeks
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17:30 – 17:35
3rd generation battery anode technology
Christian Rood (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
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17:35 – 17:40
Very efficient small gas turbines
Tony Hynes (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
Commercial Director, Aurelia Turbines
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17:40 – 17:45
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17:45 – 17:55
Growth through open innovation and corporate venturing
Michael Bez, Head of Virtual Powerplants, EnBW Innovations (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV
Inga Müller, Investment Manager, EnBW New Ventures (Corporate VC)
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17:55 – 18:00
Clean and cool air in smart green cities
Zhengliang Wu (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
Chief Information Officer, Green City Solutions
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18:00 – 18:05
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18:05 – 18:10
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18:10 – 18:15
Enabling reliable and economic electric power
Dr. Hendrik Schaede (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
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18:15 – 18:25
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18:25 – 18:35
Our smart green ecosystem in Europe
David Wortmann (Service Provider) – Ecosummit TV
Managing Director, DWR eco
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18:35 – 19:00
Smart green unicorns made in Europe
Moderator: Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit) – Ecosummit TV
Felix Zhang (Envision Energy, Corporate), Christoph Ostermann (Sonnen, Startup), Dr. Jan-Willem Rombouts (REstore, Startup) and Nicolas Chaudron (Idinvest Partners, VC)
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19:00 – 24:00
Ecosummit Award ceremony and party
Let’s announce the winners of the Ecosummit Award 2017 – Ecosummit TV – and have a big party enjoying 45-min solar boat tours in the SunCat 46 of SolarWaterWorld, dinner prepared by Mundelkoch and funky music mixed by DJ Johannes Schwarz
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08:30 – 09:30
Registration and networking coffee
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09:30 – 09:40
Smart green technology and investment analysis
Michael Wilshire (Service Provider) – Ecosummit TV
Head of Strategy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance
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09:40 – 09:55
How the machine economy changes our lives
Thomas Birr (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV
SVP Innovation & Business Transformation, innogy
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09:55 – 10:00
Optimising energy transactions for households and businesses
Dr. Felix Grolman (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, shine
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10:00 – 10:05
From kWhs to kilobytes – data monetisation as-a-service
Dr. Christian Bogatu (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, Fresh Energy
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10:05 – 10:10
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10:10 – 10:15
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10:15 – 10:20
Smart corporate venturing for smart startups
Matthias Engel (Corporate VC) – Ecosummit TV
Managing Director, innogy Ventures
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10:20 – 10:25
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10:25 – 10:35
Investing in impact startups
Michelle de Rijk (Impact VC) – Ecosummit TV
Investment Manager, DOEN Participaties
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10:35 – 10:40
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10:40 – 10:50
Investing in digital energy, connected mobility and smart industry
Anahita Eutrope (VC) – Ecosummit TV
Associate, Aster Capital
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10:50 – 11:00
Fostering energy innovation
Peter van Giessel (Corporate VC) – Ecosummit TV
Senior Venture Principal, Shell Technology Ventures
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11:00 – 11:45
Networking coffee
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11:45 – 11:55
Winning public funding from the Horizon 2020 SME instrument
Pilar Cócera (Service Provider) – Ecosummit TV
Innovation Country Manager, Inspiralia
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11:55 – 12:05
Supporting smart green startups in Berlin
Stephan Schulze, Investment Director, IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft (VC) – Ecosummit TV
Konstantin Hanssen, Key Account Manager Energy & Optics, Investitionsbank Berlin (Corporate)
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12:05 – 12:15
Acceleration through collaboration: How Veolia supports startups
Boris Lesjean (Corporate) – Ecosummit TV
Innovation Director, Veolia Germany
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12:15 – 12:20
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12:20 – 12:25
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12:25 – 12:30
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12:30 – 12:35
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12:35 – 13:10
InnoEnergy startup showcase
5-min intro by the moderator: Dr. Dirk Bessau (InnoEnergy, VC & Accelerator) – Ecosummit TV
6 x 5-min startup pitches:
Markus Schwaninger, CFO, ecoligo – Ecosummit TV
Felix Wiegand, CEO, Pamyra – Ecosummit TV
Gerhard Weiß, CEO Betterspace – Ecosummit TV
Christoph Berger, CEO, Vilisto – Ecosummit TV
Nadine Dietze, Head of System Engineering, Gensoric – Ecosummit TV
Hans Kouwenhoven, CEO, Thermosmart – Ecosummit TV -
13:10 – 13:15
Transformative technologies
Dr. Martin Kröner (VC) – Ecosummit TV
Managing Partner, Munich Venture Partners
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13:15 – 14:45
Networking lunch
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14:45 – 14:55
Investing in growth companies in renewable energy
Gareth Burns (Corporate VC) – Ecosummit TV
Managing Director, Statoil Energy Ventures
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14:55 – 15:00
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15:00 – 15:05
Competitive floating solution for offshore wind
Luis González-Pinto (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
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15:05 – 15:10
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15:10 – 15:15
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15:15 – 15:20
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15:20 – 15:25
Revolutionary pre-treatment that gently cracks 2G biomass
Jaska Harm (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CFO, LXP Group
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15:25 – 15:30
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15:30 – 15:35
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15:35 – 15:40
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15:40 – 15:45
Ultracapacitors for energy storage applications
Dr. Sergii Tychina (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
New Business Development Manager, Yunasko
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15:45 – 15:50
Next generation smart solar microinverter
Andre Lindvest (Startup) – Ecosummit TV
CEO, Ubik Solutions
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15:50 – 16:15
Unit economics, IRR and impact – the truth about smart green startup and fund performance
Moderator: Jan Michael Hess (Ecosummit) – Ecosummit TV
Dr. Alois Flatz (Generation Investment Management, VC), Philipp Pausder (Thermondo, Startup), Andreas Spiess (Solarkiosk, Startup) and Bruce Huber (Alexa Capital, Service Provider)
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16:15 – 22:00
Ecosummit BBQ
Thank you for joining us – Let’s take group photos of all Ecosummit participants and enjoy a tasty BBQ and 45-min solar boat tours in the SunCat 46 of SolarWaterWorld