INDO GERMAN STARTUP WEEK 2021

20 – 24 SEPTEMBER 2021

The INDO GERMAN STARTUP WEEK is initiated by the German Indian Startup Exchange Program (GINSEP) and is back this year between 20th – 24th September 2021. This one-week online summit brings together startup eco-systems of Germany and India to create impact for entrepreneurs, talent, investors, academia looking for support to internationalize. The summit covers 5 days of interactive panels, fireside chats, startup stories, immersive workshops, startup pitches, curated networking with German and Indian accelerators and investors.

PROGRAM

20 SEPTEMBER

21 SEPTEMBER

22 SEPTEMBER

23 SEPTEMBER

24 SEPTEMBER

Flagship Day

10:30 (CET) / 14:00 (IST)
Opening, Welcome & Keynote

11:15 (CET) / 14:45 (IST)
Panel 1: Future of the Indo German Startup Ecosystem: Policies, Activities, Opportunities

12:30 (CET) / 16:00 (IST)
Indo-German Success Stories

13:00 (CET) / 16:30 (IST)
Role of DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) in disruptive startup innovation

13:45 (CET) / 17:15 (IST)
Panel 2: Tech4Good Innovations: Catalysts for social transformation in times of crisis

14:45 (CET) / 18:15 (IST)
Networking

Enabler Day

10:30 (CET) / 14:00 (IST)
Opening, Welcome & Keynote

11:15 (CET) / 14:45 (IST)
Panel 1: Enabling startups without borders – Relevance, Mechanisms and Success stories

12:30 (CET) / 16:00 (IST)
Startup Stories: Startups transcending borders

13:00 (CET) / 16:30 (IST)
Startup Stories Contact to Contract: Working with corporates as a startup

13:45 (CET) / 17:15 (IST)
Panel 2: Disruptive corporate innovation in deep-tech: Roadmap for Indo-German startups

14:45 (CET) / 18:15 (IST)
Networking

Science Day

10:30 (CET) / 14:00 (IST)
Opening, Welcome & Keynote

11:15 (CET) / 14:45 (IST)
Fire-side Chat: Taking your Research to Market

12:30 (CET) / 16:00 (IST)
Science-Based Startup Stories

13:45 (CET) / 17:15 (IST)
MASTER CLASS: Technology Transfer with Fraunhofer Venture

14:45 (CET) / 18:15 (IST)
Networking

Talent Day

10:30 (CET) / 14:00 (IST)
Opening, Welcome & Keynote

11:15 (CET) / 14:45 (IST)
Germany and India: Lack of talent & how to leverage the biggest Labour Market in 2030

11:35 (CET) / 15:05 (IST)
The unknown being – Why German recruiters struggle with Indian applications

12:30 (CET) / 16:00 (IST)
Lightning Talk

13:00 (CET) / 16:30 (IST)
HR Startup Stories: From idea to product – How a journey to Bangalore inspired a database for Indian degrees and talents

13:45 (CET) / 17:15 (IST)
Juggling communication, processes and paperwork – How start-ups can make the journey easier for companies and candidates

14:10 (CET) / 17:40 (IST)
Building teams across borders: remote employment

14:45 (CET) / 18:15 (IST)
Networking

Investor Day

10:30 (CET) / 14:00 (IST)
Opening, Welcome & Keynote

11:15 (CET) / 14:45 (IST)
German Investment Fund Pitches

12:30 (CET) / 16:00 (IST)
Investment Stories

13:45 (CET) / 17:15 (IST)
Workshop: The Art of Pitching to Investors

13:45 (CET) / 17:15 (IST)
Indo-German Investor Circle

14:45 (CET) / 18:15 (IST)
Networking

SPEAKERS

Stefan Halusa
Director General,
Indo-German Chamber of Commerce

Sukanya Pal
ALead Tech Recruiter, Gorillas &
Founder, asksuki

Rahul Lodhe
Senior Director,
SAP Artificial Intelligence

Julian Zix
Project Lead GINSEP,
German Startups Association

Avani Sapre
Founder,
LABMaiTE

Mayur Vadhvani
Associate Consultant,
Catenion GmbH

Praveen Mokkapati
Deputy Director,
NASSCOM

Naran Shaam
CEO,
Omio GmbH

Alina Bassi
CEO at Kleiderly,
Co-Founder at Founderland

Manjunatha Kukkuru
GAVP,
Infosys

Premnath Venugopalan
Head, NCL Innovations &
Director, Venture Center

Aruna Schwarz
CEO & Co-Founder,
Stelae Technologies

Jubin Shah
Business Development Manager,
Healex GmbH

Prof.Dr. Thirumalaisamy P Velavan
University of Tübingen

Rainer Seider
Head of Unit International Cooperation,
Berlin Ministry for Economics

Gerd Hoefner
Senior Vice President,
Siemens Healthineers

Frauke Kempken
Head of Sales,
entrafin GmbH

Dr. Caroline Silva-Garbade
Desk Officer Digital Networking,
Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Sindhu Gangadharan
SVP & MD, 
SAP Labs India

Jeet Vijayvargiya
CEO,
MeitY Startup Hub (MSH)

Tom Segert
Director of Business Development,
Berlin Space Technologies

Diksha Dutta
GINSEP & Asia Berlin

Rouven Dresselhaus
Co-Founder & Managing Partner,
Cavalry Ventures

Ambassador Gurjit Singh
Former Ambassador to Germany, Indonesia & ASEAN,
Ethiopia & the African Union

Flo Oberhofer
Founder & Director,
Bharat Impact – CSR India

Shankar Kumar
Advisor CSR,
GIZ

Shradha Sharma
Founder & CEO,
YourStory

Hemanth Sheelvant
Head of Open Innovation India and DNA Startup Alliance,
Bosch Engineering and Business Solutions

Christian Lorenz
Managing Director,
Code_n (DeHub Stuttgart)

Dr. Garg
Senior Director,
MeitY

Dr. Sumedha Chouthe
Program Director Asia,
German Accelerator

Deepak Nautiyal
Co-Lead, Headstart Berlin,
Headstart Network Foundation

Gaurav Johri
Co-Founder & CEO,
Doppelio

Maren Lesche
Founder & CEO,
Startup Colors

Juergen Simon
Head of Siemens Healthineers Technology Accelerator,
Siemens Healthineers

Vijetha Shastry
Executive Director,
TiE Bangalore

Anandi Iyer
Director,
Frauenhofer Office, India

Dr. Katja Lasch
Director,
DWIH & DAAD New Delhi

Dr. Thorsten Lambertus
Head of NeuroTech Labs,
Biogen

Dr. Prateek Mahalwar
CEO & Co-Founder,
BIOWEG

Dr. Maliha Shah
Head of Science Department,
Alpha-Telemed AG

Manuel Hösl
Investment Manager & Startup Coach,
Frauenhofer Venture

Janis Kropp
Innovation Manager,
Frauenhofer Venture

Thomas Vorsatz
CTO & Co-Founder,
Clous GmbH

Claas Blume
CEO & Co-Founder,
Clous GmbH

Anine Linder
Project Lead ”Hand in Hand for International Talents”,
DIHK

Stefan Latuski
CEO,
IT-Systemhaus der Bundesagentur für Arbeit

Dr. Jan Bergerhoff
Managing Director,
Candidate Select GmbH (CASE)

Jana Köhler
Co-Founder,
Meetra

 Padmaja Ruparel
Co-Founder,
IAN (Indian Angel Network)

Anne Geuther
Head of Investor Relations,
Project A

Miguel Encarnacion
Managing Partner,
Unifer Ventures

Dörte Hirschberg
General Partner,
Climentum

 Zackes Brustik
Presenter, Moderator & Innovation Coach

Ashish Airon
Co-Founder,
CogniTensor

Maria-Liisa Bruckert
Co-Founder & CCO,
Sqin

Amrita Gandikota
GINSEP Representative,
India / Bangalore

Vikas Kuthiala
Investor,
IAN (Indian Angel Network)

Daniel Wahlen
Director Global Enterprise Marketing / Client Engagement,
Indeed

Deeksha Ahuja
Founder, Encubay & Founding Partner,
Encubay Angel Network

Networking Registration

The INDO GERMAN STARTUP WEEK enables curated b2b networking for startups with our network partners. The networking is possible on all five days of the event between 3pm -4pm CET /6.30 -7.30 IST. Please leave in your details and register here.

Registrations open till 5th September 2021.
The shortlisted startups will be intimated at a closer date.

Indo German Investor Circle

We are excited to launch the Indo German Investor Circle on September 24th. Please find the concept here. ->

Interested investors with a focus on German and Indian startups, please write to us!

PARTNERS

CONTACT

Amrita Gandikota

Amrita Gandikota

Representative India / Bangalore

If you need any further information, do not hesitate to talk to Amrita!

amrita.gandikota@deutschestartups.org