Asia-Europe Dialogue on Innovation
#AsiaPacificBerlin | www.APWberlin.de
May 13–19, 2019
Report
WITH GENEROUS SUPPORT ORGANIZERS
In cooperation with
Content
• Asia-Pacific Week Berlin (APW)
• APW 2018 - Statistics
• Asia-Pacific Week Berlin 2019
• StartUp AsiaBerlin (SUAB) – The Summit
• Contact
In cooperation with
Asia-Pacific Week Berlin
• Since 1997, the Asia-Pacific Week Berlin (APW)
has been Germany’s most important
platform for dialogue and cooperation
with Asian partners from business,
culture, science and politics.
• The APW is based on an ever-growing network of partners:
enterprises, economic associations, ministries, embassies, cultural
institutions, NGOs, universities from Germany and Asia.
• Innovative events on fundamental topics regarding global
developments characterize the program.
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In cooperation with
APW 2018 Statistics – number of visitors (approx.)
• Total number of visitors: 2,200 (2016: 1,600/2017: 2,100)
• 150 speakers
• 5 event days
• 85 central events
• 3 satellite events
• 40 event partners
• 18 sponsors and media partners
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In cooperation with
Asia-Pacific Week Berlin 2019 – Save the Date
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCqs99mqC2w&list=PLGrBQ8iWbUx4uasmGakqutj0ih93oTbjc&index=1
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In cooperation with
Asia-Pacific Week Berlin 2019
The APW 2019 will take place from 13 to 19 May 2019
focusing on Innovation
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In cooperation with
Monday May 13
Tuesday May 14
Wednesday
May 15
Thursday May 16
Friday May 17
Saturday May 18
Sunday May 19
APW Opening Conference on
Innovation
Reception
4th Conference Connecting Startup Cities
Organizer:
SenWiEnBe
Location: Spreewerk-
stätten
7th Embassy Day Asia-
Pacific Organizer: APFB
Location: Spreewerk-stätten
FinTech
Summit
Organizer:
Christian Trumm Location: FinTech Hub
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More Partner Events incl. Berlin Digital Hubs
Organizers:
Event partners
StartUp AsiaBerlin –
Meeting
Organizer: enpact
Organizer:
SenWiEnBe Location: DIHK
VC Program & Boat Trip
Conference Program
o Furthermore: Blockchain Summit, Startups & Corporates, Cultural Program, Partner Events
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In cooperation with
APW Opening:
May 13, 2019
o Senator Pop will open the APW and the Asia-Europe Innovation Conference together with high- ranking guests and experts from Politics and Business from Germany and Asia
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In cooperation with
Conference on Innovation :
May 13, 2019
o The Conference on Innovation will focus on relevant forms and
topics of innovation and global
future themes, e.g. Digital
transformation - and its boundaries, Corporate-startup
innovation, Social innovation, German-Asian competition for key technologies, AI, blockchain
...
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In cooperation with
Connecting Startup Cities (CSC) :
May 14, 2019
o CSC will develop specific fields of
innovation in keynotes, panels and
workshops in order to produce
innovative solutions in cooperation
between the startup ecosystems of
Germany and Asia.
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In cooperation with
Connecting Startup Cities (CSC) :
May 14, 2019
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Topics • Asia meets Europe
• Female Entrepreneurship • Smart Cities
• Green Tech • E-Mobility
• Social innovation • Marketplaces
• and more …
In cooperation with
Embassy Day Asia-Pacific:
May 15, 2019
o Asian Embassies will present their
national outlook selected projects
around the theme of innovation and
startups
o Target groups are founders,
investors, researchers and
universities.
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In cooperation with
VC – program:
May 15, 2019
o We give Asian investors (VCs and business
angels) insights into the German capital as
a top startup hub in Europe and connect
them with the Berlin startup ecosystem
o This program includes the highlights of the
APW and meetings with founders, venture
partners, Company builders, incubators
and accelerators and much more …
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In cooperation with
VIP Boat-Trip:
May 15, 2019 – Evening
o Asian investors and key
players in the Berlin and Asian
startup ecosystem will to set
sail on the Spree and get to
know each other during an
exclusive VIP trip on a boat
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In cooperation with
Cultural program
o In addition to the conference program,
Berlin‘s cultural institutions will
complement and enrich the APW
program by presenting specific aspects
of the Asia-Pacific region in terms of
culture and society. Organizers include
museums, galleries, Asian cultural
centers in Berlin, foundations and
associations, and science and education
institutions.
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In cooperation with
StartUp AsiaBerlin (SUAB)
o SUAB is a platform to connect the startup hubs between Berlin and Asia in order to
build an intercontinental startup ecosystem through structured channels and
contact points.
o Participants are: international startups, corporates, accelerators, incubators, VC
companies, co-working spaces etc.
o Project objectives: Creating mutual interest and awareness, connecting hubs,
cooperation, professionalization.
o Project activities: Roadshows, conferences, workshops, matchmaking,
infrastructure, mentoring.
o SUAB meeting during the APW in Berlin
o Delegation trips to Asia in 2019 are planned to China, India,
Singapore and Indonesia.
For more information, please visit: www.startup-asiaberlin.com.
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In cooperation with
Contact
Senate Department for
Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises
Asia-Pacific Forum Berlin
Dr. Rainer Seider
Head of Unit Foreign Trade, European Economic Policy, Development Cooperation
Clas Neumann
Chairman of the Board & Senior Vice President, Head of SAP Labs Network & Fast Growth Market Strategy Group
Nga Le Minh APW Project Manager
Annette Heimann Managing Director
Contact: [email protected]
Martin-Luther-Str. 105 10825 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 9013-8462
Contact: [email protected]
Martin-Luther-Str. 105 10825 Berlin
Tel.: +49 30 2433-6466
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