EVENTS

Opening New Markets For Innovative Services And Technologies

Hamburg - Mediterranean Matchmaking Summit

Hamburg, Germany 16 January 2009

OUTLINE

Hamburg has joined Living Labs Global as a strategic member to offer innovative companies in Hamburg access to international growth, partnering and innovation opportunities. This information and business summit will introduce Living Labs Global, the initiative to create a Global Market for Mobility and the growing market opportunities in the Mediterranean Market of 485m citizens, with Barcelona as its prime gateway for innovative business.

• The summit's plenary session will provide a compact overview of Living Labs Global and highlight the Mediterranean market and growth opportunities.
• Parallel thematic matchmaking panels will be held to connect international partners, customers and peers in the fields of Design, Media & ICT and Healthcare.
• Matchmaking sessions will start with a panel discussion of respected experts, and lead into a well-structured matchmaking process over lunch and coffee. To understand your offerings, needs and interests, we will follow a structured procedure upon registration and build your personal event experience.
• mWatch: Showcase your innovations and win the Living Labs Global Award.
• An exhibition area will be mounted in the summit, offering you the opportunity to showcase your products, services and solutions.
• Upon registration you can choose to take part in this exposition, from which the participants in the Summit will vote for the most innovative solution. An Award will be presented to the winners, in the form of a one-year Associate Membership in Living Labs Global.

 

 

AGENDA

10:30 - 10:55	Registration & Coffee
10:55 - 11:00	Welcome & Introduction Uwe-Jens Neumann, President & CEO, Hamburg@Work
11:00 - 11:20	mWatch Mediterranean Study Sascha Haselmayer, Managing Director, Living Labs Global
11:20 - 11:40	Barcelona and the Mediterranean Growth Region Mario Rubert, Manager of International Economic Relations, Economic Promotion Barcelona
11:40 - 12:00	22@Barcelona: Innovation District Jordi Sacristan, Marketing & Communication Director, 22@Barcelona
12:00 - 12:15	Networking Coffee
12:15 - 13:15	Outlook on sector market opportunities in the Mediterranean Parallel expert panel discussion PANEL I: MEDIA & ICT Moderation: Sascha Haselmayer, Living Labs Global Panellist members: Thorsten Becker, Management Angels   Uwe-Jens Neumann, Hamburg@Work   Jan Bomholt, Brains to Ventures AG   David Maso, FuturLink   Barcelona Media Innovation Centre (Speaker TBC)   Tom Kenney, Verve Wireless PANEL II: HEALTHCARE SERVICE INNOVATION Moderation: Jakob H. Rasmussen, Living Labs Global Panellist members: Ben Reason, live/work   Axel Goehler, Newmex / Jordanian Consul Hamburg   Kathrin Adklofer, Norgenta   Patrice Cristofini, Orange/FT Healthcare   Lekshmy Parameswaran, Fuelfor PANEL III: CONCEPT & DESIGN Moderation: Jens Bley, Living Labs Ventures   Simon Blake, Hasso Plattner Institute   Stephan Enders, Werbe Weischer   Sonia Monclus, Barcelona Centro de Diseno   Tobi Schneidler, Maoworks Ltd   Javier Darriba, Xperience Consulting   Philipp Schroeder, Active Capital Partners
13:15 - 15:00	Lunch & Matchmaking (taking place in each panel room)
15.00	End