Corporate Innovators DEEP-DIVE “Innovation Ecosystems Strategies – Open Innovation & Startup Engagement”

How to build your successful external Ecosystem?  Join the 2 days Corporate Innovators Deep-dive bringing together 15+ international experts in Open Innovation and Startup Engagement. Learn and connect with your peers from different industries and countries through diverse sessions, formats and networking opportunities.

DAY 1 // 25 August, 1:30-5pm CET

1:30 – 1:40 – Introduction
1:40 – 2:25 – KEYNOTE “Ecosystem strategy to grow your business – How to build impactful ecosystems around people“ by Julian Kawohl, Professor of Strategic Management @University of Applied Sciences (HTW) Berlin
2:25 – 3:15 – PANEL “Managing the assets and capabilities of an innovation ecosystem” with Lukas Strniste, Founder @EnterpriseUp, Deepa Gautam-Nigge, Driving Innovation and M&A in the era of ecosystems @SAP SE, Arif Hatip, Mentor, Advisor, VC and Mikel Mangold, Innovation Project Manager @Venture Lab NGK SPARK PLUG.
3:15 – 3:45 – Best Practice Slam “Digital ecosystems: why it’s all about horizontal markets and customer centric business design” by Evangelos Avramakis, Head Digital Ecosystems R&D @Swiss Re
3:45 – 4:30 – Interactive session  “Today’s Superpower, Building Networks: an intro about 7 principles to follow to connect dots” by Mikel Mangold, Book Author “Today’s Superpower: Building Networks”
4:30 – 4:35 – Key-learnings consolidation
4:35 – 5:00 – Networking lounge

DAY 2 // 26 August, 1:30-5pm CET

1:30 – 1:35 – Introduction
1:35 – 2:20 – KEYNOTE “Digital Marketplaces as a next-generation business model” by Dan Toma, Author The Corporate Startup, Innovation Ecosystems Expert
2:20 – 2:50 – Fireside chat “Win-Win partnerships” with Johannes Grabowski, Co-founder @Open BOSCH and Josh Cohen, Managing Partner @GIANT Innovation
2:50 – 3:20 – Best Practice Slam “How central banks disrupted corporate innovation and why corporates need startups” by Johannes Grabowski, Co-founder @Open BOSCH
3:20 – 4:00 – PANEL ‘Which role can you play in an innovation ecosystem” with Maarten Korz, Corporate Innovator & digital ecosystem developer,  Maxine Tillij, Ecosystem Director @TNO and Michelle Carr, Growth Project Manager, Corporate Development @Ferring Pharmaceuticals
4:00 – 4:55 – Interactive session “Map your ecosystem’s innovation capacity & decide what you’ll do next!” with Dr. Diana Joseph, Innovation Consultant & CEO, Corporate Accelerator Forum
4:55 – 5:00 – Key-learnings consolidation