Invited Talks, Panels and the German Startup Cup

9:00 - 9:15 Uhr I Welcome & Opening

Dr. Gerd Große

Vorstandsvorsitzender GFFT e.V., Head of United Innovations

Carsten Frey

Direktor IT-Betriebsservices KfW

Prof. Dr. Walter Ch. Zimmerli

President of the German Startup Cup

9:15 - 9:30 Uhr I Keynote

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9:30 - 10:15 Uhr I Panel Discussion on the State of IT in Germany

Moderation:
Carsten Frey

Direktor IT-Betriebsservices KfW

Dr. Tobias Herwig

CTO
Swiss Life

Stephan Müller

Division Manager IT / CIO
NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale

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10:30 - 10:45 Uhr | Invited Talks "Future of Cybersecurity"

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10:45 - 11:00 Uhr | Invited Talks "Future of Cybersecurity"

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11:00 -12:00 Uhr | German Startup Cup Security

Mitigant

Startup 2

Startup 3

Jury

Prof. Dr. Sachar Paulus

Fakultät für Informatik, HS Mannheim

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idguard/Uniscon universal identity control GmbH

Jury 3

12:15 - 13:15 Uhr | Panel Discussion "Future smart and AI-driven Banking "

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13:30 -13:45 Uhr | Invited Talks "Future of Software Technology"

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13:45- 14:00 Uhr | Invited Talks "Future of Smart Enterprises"

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14:00 - 15:00 Uhr | Startup Pitches Software Technology and Smart Enterprise

Startup 1

Startup 2

Startup 3

Jury

Jury 1

Jury 2

Jury 3

15:15 - 16:15 Uhr | Technology Session with Invited Talks

Nikolaus Hagl

Nikolaus Hagl, Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung, SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin, Leiterin des IBM Watson IoT Center, München

Future Trends in Technology

Richard Socher

Richard Socher, CEO von you.com​

16:15 - 16:45 Uhr I Joint Discussion on Steps to improve Innovation in Germany (Speakers & Audience)

Dr. Benjamin Strehl

Vorstand, USU GmbH

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17:00 | GFFT Honorary Membership

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Distinguished Innovator

Dr. Benjamin Strehl, Vorstand, USU Software AG

17:30 | German Startup Cup - Award Ceremony

18:00 | Get-together

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