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
Representative India / Bangalore
If you need any further information, do not hesitate to talk to Amrita!
amrita.gandikota@deutschestartups.org