PEOPLE: Female Digitalisation Synergies - Robust Tools for Women Entrepreneurs

Women face many unseen barriers in their journey, and often seek tools that can alleviate some of these barriers. Soft skills, digital tools, and multidisciplinary skills are some of them. Indian women entrepreneurs are using digital tools to break these unseen barriers, and find larger markets, great synergies and a robust platform for global networking. Listen to some of our women tech founders, accelerators and investors to know more.

PROSPERITY: Open Borders - Cross-Border Data compliance with Decentralisation

Every country has its own set of regulations for crossing borders, effectively creating barriers for people and goods. Crossing more than one border can become a daunting task. Decentralization can help reduce, even remove, these barriers. We will discuss how decentralized technologies can be leveraged to open these borders, drastically reducing friction for travel and trade. We will showcase that decentralizing existing and novel business models is by no means a magical task, but well within reach for everyone.

Carbon Credits

Imagine a future on a thriving planet. Humanity in sync with nature. A future where sustainability and regeneration is built into every business, product and service. With Atem we aim to establish a powerful tool to get there: an efficient, decentralized carbon market.

Welcome by Senator for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises Stephan Schwarz

Official opening in Berlin, by Ali Aslan as moderator.

Welcome by Stephan Schwarz, Senator for Economy, Energy and Public Enterprises and host of the AsiaBerlin Summit.

Thought Leadership from Corporate to Startup - How to Maneuver Organizations in Turbulent Times?

Official Opening - Résumé & Outlook

Shanghai Berlin Business Students Dialogue: NFTs - The Global Digital Asset Disruptor

The 2nd Shanghai Berlin Business Students Dialogue will start with a workshop covering how NFTs are being created and distributed, providing unlimited possibilities to how digital assets will affect every part of our daily lives.  Business students from Fudan University’s Fanhai International School of Finance (FISF) and the Berlin School of Economics and Law (HWR) will discuss how digital assets can be a contributing factor to global social responsibility and the deployment of the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

PLANET: Climate Change - The Hydrogen Revolution and the global energy system

As pressure to tackle climate change grows, so has the idea that hydrogen will play a central role in a cleaner global energy system. We’re constantly told that our planet is in crisis; that to save it, we must upend our lives. But maybe that really is not the case, we just need a new kind of fuel: hydrogen. From transportation and infrastructure to heating and electricity, hydrogen could eliminate fossil fuels, boost economic growth, and encourage global action on climate change. It could also solve the most bedeviling aspects of today’s renewable energy—from transporting and storing wind and solar energy and their vulnerability to weather changes to the inefficiency and limited utility of heavy, short-lasting batteries.  The Hydrogen Revolution isn’t just a manifesto for a powerful new technology. It’s a hopeful reminder that despite the gloomy headlines about the fate of our planet, there’s still an opportunity to turn things around.

PEOPLE: Female Digitalisation Synergies - Robust Tools for Women Entrepreneurs

Women face many unseen barriers in their journey, and often seek tools that can alleviate some of these barriers. Soft skills, digital tools, and multidisciplinary skills are some of them. Indian women entrepreneurs are using digital tools to break these unseen barriers, and find larger markets, great synergies and a robust platform for global networking. Listen to some of our women tech founders, accelerators and investors to know more.

PLANET: Supply Chain Crisis - Sustainability vs Market Pressure

In the aftermath of Covid, the US-China trade disputes, and the energy price crisis, the supply chain industry has suffered up to the point that a vast majority of our overseas goods are now delayed or unavailable. This creates vast market pressure and calls for immediate solutions. In the meantime, the climate crisis proves that sustainable solutions must be considered. In this session, we will discuss how these solutions can relieve market pressure and at the same time be sustainable.

PROSPERITY: Metaverse & Creativity - True magic or tech-dominated dystopia?

The Metaverse: Sensitivity toward digital assets is increasing drastically from generation to generation. Connections forming more and more online. Entire communities are built around digital values. The Internet as we know it will be re-designed into an interactive or immersive virtual reality world that is created around us. In this session, we will discuss how creativity plays a role in creating these communities and spaces.

Berlin Partner: Startup Capital Berlin

What kind of support do you get when opening a business location in Berlin?

PEACE: Digital peace-building - Hate Speech Mitigation and Circular Economy in Sri Lanka

When governments and international finance is failing, bright, young minds come together and find grass-root innovations to disrupt immediate problems on hand. DreamSpace Academy shows perfect examples how digital peace-building can work in a country like Sri Lanka. Three short keynotes highlight topics in Hate Speech Mitigation algorithms and Circular Economy.

PARTNERSHIPS: Market Expansion- AsiaBerlin Ambassadors in Action

Building Bridges between Asia and Berlin is the daily bread and butter for all AsiaBerlin Ambassadors. In this session we learn how bridge building can work in challenging times to build connections that are longer lasting than just the next hype-cycle.

Unlocking the Power of European Asian Innovation - The uncomfortable session

A unique workshop designed to unlock the power of innovative ideas coming out of two geographically distinct regions of the world and to find synergies between the two.

SANG.art - immersive VR-shopping experience

SANG.art is the new center for contemporary artworks. With world's largest art gallery, art lovers can discover and buy artworks & NFTs of potential blue-chip artists up close in an exhibition area of over 500,000 sqm.

PARTNERSHIPS: Corporate Innovation - The challenges and opportunities of collaborating with Startups

The question how to accelerate digital transformation is the elephant in the room. Two known German corporates SAP and Bosch have a track record of working together with startups at different development stages (from early to later stage). In theory it is easy, corporates have an innovation demand, startups are by definition innovation. But how easy is it in reality? The panelists will share insights and stories of failures and successes in corporate-startup collaboration.

The Era of Business Partnerships and Ecosystems

Based on examples of the SaaS industry, we will explore what types of partnerships exist and how businesses can grow fast with a partnerships strategy. We will also explore why so many partnerships still fail and why businesses that leverage the power of ecosystems through efficient partnership organizations will build a competitive advantage in their market and for their investors.

How can Web3 be utilized for impact in emerging markets?

After being coined almost a decade ago, the term Web3 and the underlying promise of a decentralized Internet finally gained interest in the broad technology ecosystem in 2021. Whether it was pandemic-fueled boredom or a long simmering digital revolution, everyone form large tech companies and venture capitalists to startup founders and cryptocurrency enthusiasts were talking about Web3. In emerging markets like Southeast Asia, the Play2Earn tsunami finally pushed the term to mainstream consciousness with everyone talking about scholars and the impact created for large underpaid populations. Just as fast as it arrived, the Web3 wave subsided with the advent of the crypto winter in 2022 and the rapid devaluation of many digital currencies including those facilitating P2E. Having passed the peak of inflated expectations, the true believers can finally start building the Web3 infrastructure in peace and gradually bring its promise to fruition. Our panel will discuss some of the most impactful Web3 projects and technology use cases both in Europe and Asia.

PEOPLE: Building the future with Music & Healthcare – the Indonesian way

The Metaverse has been a hot topic in the digital space as many industries are beginning to understand its potential and challenges. In this panel we will discuss with early adopters from Indonesia, representing the music and healthcare industry. They will share their perspective of the Indonesian way of building the future with Metaverse.

Claudia Siregar is leading this panel. As a German-Indonesian entrepreneur, who started her first company in Singapore over a decade ago, she says: “with soon 300 million inhabitants and an internet penetration rate at 73.7%, the democratic and multi-ethnic country, with the largest Muslim population globally, is still too often overseen, especially in Europe and Germany, as one of Asia´s digital giants.”

With Indonesia´s - gotong royong - way, which is deeply culturally rooted and far more than collaboration or working together, we hope our panel contributes to how to look at Creative and Digital Indonesia, and its global role, from now onwards.

Taking Noise To A Global Scale With NFTs - The Indonesian Way

Discover how music and NFTs are being used to send out a message to a global audience through Indonesia’s iconic all-ladies hijab-wearing heavy metal band: Voice of Baceprot (VOB).

The trio, who are all in their early 20s, from a sleepy village in Indonesia made themselves heard, loud and clear, and not just amongst heavy metal fans, in less than a year, drawing in 3.5 million views on YouTube with their single, "God, Allow Me (Please) To Play Music “.

Claudia will be sharing more about the band’s first NFT drop, and how their latest song, [NOT] PUBLIC PROPERTY, has initiated a global movement and is now a joint mission between her and the band to raise the bar for women globally against violence.

Joining her on this session will be the key individuals, Bryan Blanc and Farrel Darian, from Netra, Asia’s first royalty-sharing NFT platform. Netra has drawn in many Indonesian musicians, including Sandhy Sondoro, one of Indonesia’s prolific musician, filling up stadions in Indonesia. Well-established now globally, he started on the streets in Berlin/Germany, Sandhy will be joining Netra on their platform, and will be releasing his first German song on Netra - Berlin! Berlin! Ick lieb dir so sehr!

And for those who have yet to discover the perks and benefits of collecting music NFTs, Claudia, Bryan and Farrel will share with you the latest trends and opportunities from their perspective, and support you in setting up your first wallet!

Voice of Baceprot: https://www.voiceofbaceprot.com/
Sandhy Sondoro: https://www.sondoromusic.com/
NetraLive: https://netra.live/

AsiaBerlin Success Stories with Chika Yamamoto

AsiaBerlin Ambassador and Ambassador of the City of Shibuya, Chika Yamamoto highlights success stories of AsiaBerlin. Karena and Chika will talk on the importance of startups and international networks for the state of Berlin and its startup and innovation ecosystem. 

Moderator: Karena Belin, CEO & Co-Founder WHub and AngelHub as well as AsiaBerlin Ambassador

PEOPLE: Female Bravery - Role models for a better future

It can't be done; until the first one does it! Bravery is a motor of inspiration for generations to follow. Sharing personal stories of female founders and leaders,  discussing what is needed to inspire more to follow.

PEOPLE: Building the future with Music & Healthcare – the Indonesian way

The Metaverse has been a hot topic in the digital space as many industries are beginning to understand its potential and challenges. In this panel we will discuss with early adopters from Indonesia, representing the music and healthcare industry. They will share their perspective of the Indonesian way of building the future with Metaverse.

Claudia Siregar is leading this panel. As a German-Indonesian entrepreneur, who started her first company in Singapore over a decade ago, she says: “with soon 300 million inhabitants and an internet penetration rate at 73.7%, the democratic and multi-ethnic country, with the largest Muslim population globally, is still too often overseen, especially in Europe and Germany, as one of Asia´s digital giants.”

With Indonesia´s - gotong royong - way, which is deeply culturally rooted and far more than collaboration or working together, we hope our panel contributes to how to look at Creative and Digital Indonesia, and its global role, from now onwards.

Taking Noise To A Global Scale With NFTs - The Indonesian Way

Discover how music and NFTs are being used to send out a message to a global audience through Indonesia’s iconic all-ladies hijab-wearing heavy metal band: Voice of Baceprot (VOB).

The trio, who are all in their early 20s, from a sleepy village in Indonesia made themselves heard, loud and clear, and not just amongst heavy metal fans, in less than a year, drawing in 3.5 million views on YouTube with their single, "God, Allow Me (Please) To Play Music “.

Claudia will be sharing more about the band’s first NFT drop, and how their latest song, [NOT] PUBLIC PROPERTY, has initiated a global movement and is now a joint mission between her and the band to raise the bar for women globally against violence.

Joining her on this session will be the key individuals, Bryan Blanc and Farrel Darian, from Netra, Asia’s first royalty-sharing NFT platform. Netra has drawn in many Indonesian musicians, including Sandhy Sondoro, one of Indonesia’s prolific musician, filling up stadions in Indonesia. Well-established now globally, he started on the streets in Berlin/Germany, Sandhy will be joining Netra on their platform, and will be releasing his first German song on Netra - Berlin! Berlin! Ick lieb dir so sehr!

And for those who have yet to discover the perks and benefits of collecting music NFTs, Claudia, Bryan and Farrel will share with you the latest trends and opportunities from their perspective, and support you in setting up your first wallet!

Voice of Baceprot: https://www.voiceofbaceprot.com/
Sandhy Sondoro: https://www.sondoromusic.com/
NetraLive: https://netra.live/

Climate Change - a hopeful story

Climate and Hope. Two words not very prominently showing up together on stage these days. For a good reason. 
We are standing in front of THE biggest challenges of our times, caused by climate change. The awareness of the pressure to act has increased significantly, and now we need to think about how do we actually get the best ideas for solutions. How good can they be when we are caught in pessimism, fear or anger about the crisis? How visionary can you be when you are told that you will never live on that level of prosperity again as you used to do, that this was the best it could get? The human ingenuity it needs to find solutions to these fundamental challenges, is blocked. In order to be unlocked, it needs optimism, and bravery. Because ultimately, the tools it needs already exist. 

Join Daniela on a 3-min thought-provoking journey of inspiration to ask ourselves the questions that really matter: What if the things we fear to lose actually make space for better things to come?