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ABS2023 Agenda

Focus Theme

Mobility & Logistics

Energy Transition & GreenTech

Artificial Intelligence

Start-Up Pitches & VCs

8:30 - 9:30

Opening Breakfast (By invitation only)

10:00 - 10:10

Welcome by host

10:10 - 10:25

Opening by Governing Mayor

10:25 - 10:45

Geared for Innovation – A Perspective from Hong Kong

Professor Dong Sun

Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry of HKSAR Government
10:45 - 11:00

Executive Talk – An Industry Perspective

Shunji Kurita

Corporate Executive and Chief Representative for Europe, Middle East & Africa Region at Mitsubishi Electric
11:10 - 11:30

Innovating now for a positive Future

Dr Annika Hauptvogel

Head of Technology & Innovation Management - Siemens

Clas Neumann

Senior Vice President, Head of Global - SAP Labs Network
11:30-12:00

The Battle for Innovation

Dr. Krithpaka Boonfueng

Deputy Executive Director of the National Innovation Agency in Thailand

Yiran Li

Chief Representative at Berlin Business Desk China

Dalvir Singh

EDB Singapore of Regional Vice President, Europe

Anandi Iyer

Director at Fraunhofer Office
12:00 - 12:30

The Geopolitical Shift – An Update

Alexander Görlach

Journalist, author and professor

Varun Sridhar

CEO at PayTm Money

Shradha Sharma

Founder & CEO of YourStory Media
12:30 - 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 - 14:30

Mobility Case Study: Living the AsiaBerlin Story

Manjunath Sekhar

Head- Sustainable Urban Mobility and Green Urban Mobility Innovation Living Lab at GIZ

Siddharth Bhasin

Senior Consultant

Thomas Duscha

Co-Founder and Managing Director at Swobbee

Upen Barve

Founder & Curator of SAP Intelligent Enterprise Institute – Berlin Chapter
14:45 - 15:15

Innovation Transfer Asia – Berlin: Stronger Together?
Insights from Bridge Builders in Mobility

Maximilian Schäfer

Co-Founder and Managing Director of InstaFreight

Eunseo Yi

CEO & Founder, Journalist

Tanah Sullivan

Group Head of Sustainability, GoTo Group

Timon Rupp

Founder & CEO of The Drivery
15:15 - 16:00

Shaping the Twin Transition of Green Tech

Kim Ngọc Thanh Nga

Head of Ecosystem Development Department, Vietnam National Innovation Center, Ministry of Planning and Investment

Nguyen Hoang Minh

CEO and Founder of IoTeamVN

Andreas Bondan Satriadi

ICT Planner at Ministry of National Development Planning/Bappenas

Jessica Novia

Co-founder and Chief Impact Officer at CarbonEthics

Tarek Hassan

Head of Digital Transformation Center Vietnam | GIZ
16:00 - 16:30

The Green Energy Revolution (And Why We Need Asia)

Lukas Pauly

Managing Director at Enpal

Andreas Wagner

President, Mitsubishi Electric Europe B.V. German Branch

Naveed Arshad

Co-founder and CEO of NeuBolt Energy Services

Dr. Renata Thiébaut

COO of Green Proposition Consulting Firm
16:30 - 17:00

Coffee break

17:00 - 17:30

Why Asia Will Win

Parag Khanna (Virtual)

Founder & CEO of Climate Alpha

Shradha Sharma

Founder & CEO of YourStory Media
17:30 - 17:40

Wrap up – Day 1

17:40 - 17:50

Cultivating Cross-Continental Partnerships: IFA’s Perspective on Berlin-Asia Start-up Collaboration

17:50 - 18:00

Cultural Performance

18:00 - 18:05

Opening Talk by Governing Mayor

18:05 - 19:30

Evening reception – Senatskanzlei

9:30 - 9:35

Welcome Note

9:35 - 9:45

Welcome by Senator Franziska Giffey

9:45 - 10:15
Unleashing the Power of AI

Dr. Feiyu Xu

Senior Vice President, Global Head of Artificial Intelligence, SAP SE
10:15 - 11:00

Building AI Ecosystem:
Fostering Innovation, Collaboration, and Responsible AI Practices

Tina Klüwer

Director at K.I.E.Z. AI

Hendrik Remigereau

Founding Director at Merantix AI Campus

Dong Han

CEO/Co-founder of reInvent.ai

Alice Chan

Project Lead at Porsche Digital

Sabrina Garcia

Director of the regional project DigitalSkills2Succeed in Asia (India), GIZ
11:00 - 11:45

The robots are here:
How Asia & Berlin are tackling the impact of AI on workforces

Varun Sridhar

CEO at PayTm Money

Carsten Becker

Head of Corporate Center Innovation & Digitalization

Mirja Telzerow

HR Director of Europe

Shoba Purushothaman

Co-Founder of Hardskills
11:45 - 12:15

Interview with Philipp Rösler

Dr. Philipp Rösler

Board Member, Managing Director, World Economic Forum

K. T. Rama Rao

Working President of TRS Party and the Cabinet Minister for IT E&C, MA&UD and Industries & Commerce Departments of Telangana government

Amrita Gandikota

Founder at PrimedinFabrik
12:15 - 13:30

Lunch Break

13:30 - 13:40

Exploring the Potential in the Greater Bay Area and Guangzhou

Renee Pan

Managing Director (Berlin Office) at Guangzhou International Exchange and Cooperation Center
13:40 - 14:15

Unleashing Growth and Global Expansion: Scaling Strategies for Start-Ups

Rotem Blanc Inbar

Program Director at German Accelerator

Stephanie Richter

CEO & Co-Founder AdTech Specialist Adspert

Ikuo C. Hiraishi

Serial Entrepreneur & Angel Investor

Rohit Kapur

Managing Director of Dezan Shira & Associates

Manori Unambuwe

Founder / CEO, Accentae Consulting

Haris Rehmann

Entrepreneur | Venture Builder | Startup Ecosystem Enabler
14:15 - 14:30

BettaF!SH – A Start-Up Case Study

Deniz Ficicioglu

Co-Founder of BettaF!sh

Ao Kamio

Assistant Manager, Strategic Investment at JAPAN AIRLINES VENTURES

Chika Yamamoto

Angel Investor, Founder & CEO of Crossbie
14:30 - 15:30

Investors Round

Vikram Gupta

Founder and Managing Partner of IvyCap Ventures

Alex von Frankenberg

Managing Director of the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)

Jörg Rheinboldt

Managing Director at APX Axel Springer Porsche

Shrenik Khasgiwala

President and Head of ABG Innovation Fund Aditya Birla Group

Karena Belin

Co-Founder & COO at AngelHub.io
15:00 - 15:30

Coffee Break

15:30 - 17:30

Startup Pitches

Alex von Frankenberg

Managing Director of the High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)

Haris Rehmann

Entrepreneur | Venture Builder | Startup Ecosystem Enabler

Rotem Blanc Inbar

Program Director at German Accelerator

Hendrik Remigereau

Founding Director at Merantix AI Campus

Taha Adnan

Marketing Manager / Start-Up Scouting Lead at INAM

Rebecca Xie

Senior Cross Border Manager at Plug and Play China
17:30 - 17:45

Berlin to Asia: Enabling Collaboration in the Start-up Ecosystem

Yiran Li

Chief Representative at Berlin Business Desk China
17:45 - 17:55

Announcing the Start-Up Pitch Winner

Taha Adnan

Marketing Manager / Start-Up Scouting Lead at INAM

Rebecca Xie

Senior Cross Border Manager at Plug and Play China
17:55 - 18:00

Thank you from the Team and Goodbye

18:00 - 19:00

Get Together

Starting 20:00

Investors Dinner by Invitation only

Please note that Satellite Events require separate registration. Kindly ensure that you register for these events using their designated link.

Satellite Events

Time Day 3 Day 4
09:00-10:00

GUIDED TOURS

        
10:00-11:00

Onboarding Berlin by Berlin Partner
10:00 - 11:00

Online Event

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BetaBreakfast with AsiaBerlin: Accessing opportunities in Japan & Korea
10:00-11:30

Location:
Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 23

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Thailand : Emerging Startup Hub & Gateway to Southeast Asia
10:00-13:00

Location: Waldorf Astoria Berlin

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11:00-12:00    
12:00-13:00        
13:00-14:00          
14:00-15:00

Pakistan Day Event:
Startup Ecosystem and Female Entrepreneurship
14:00-16:00

Location: European School of
Management and Technology (ESMT)

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Internationalising deep tech ventures - when and how? by INAM and Plug&Play Japan
14:00 - 18:00

Location:
Rose Bud, Rosenthaler Str. 38 (Hacheksche Höfe)

    
15:00-16:00

Chinese & German Market Knowledge + UX Testing by Startup Incubator Berlin and Plug&Play China
15:00-19:00

Location:
Rohrdamm 88, 13629 Berlin

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16:00-17:00  

BHT - Elevator Pitch Workshop
16:30-:30
17:00-18:00  

Taiwanese Tea Testing
17:00 - 19:00

Location:
Mampe Spirituosen Manufaktur und Ladengeschäft
18:00-19:00      

Day 3 - June 14

09:00 - 10:00

Guided Tours

10:00 - 11:00

Onboarding Berlin by Berlin Partner (Online Event)

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14:00 - 16:00

Pakistan Day Event: Startup Ecosystem and Female Entrepreneurship

Location: European School of Management and Technology
(ESMT) 14:00-16:00

REGISTER HERE

14:00 - 18:00

Internationalising deep tech ventures – when and how? by INAM and Plug&Play Japan

Location: Rose Bud, Rosenthaler Str. 38 (Hacheksche Höfe)

15:00 - 19:00

Chinese & German Market Knowledge + UX Testing by SIB

Location: Rohrdamm 88, 13629 Berlin

REGISTER HERE

Day 4 - June 15

10:00 - 11:30

BetaBreakfast with AsiaBerlin: Accessing opportunities in Japan & Korea

Location: Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 23

REGISTER HERE

10:00 - 13:00

Thailand : Emerging Startup Hub &​ Gateway to Southeast Asia

Location: Waldorf Astoria Berlin

REGISTER HERE

16:30 - 18:30

BHT – Elevator Pitch Workshop

4:30-6:30

17:00 - 19:00

Taiwanese Tea Testing

Location:
Mampe Spirituosen Manufaktur und Ladengeschäft

The summit is being hosted at the following venue:

Spielfeld Digital Hub GmbH
Skalitzer Straße 85/86
10997 Berlin

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Note: satellite events take place at various addresses