Challenges of German Research and Innovation Policy

The Commission of Experts for Research and Innovation (Expertenkommission Forschung und Innovation – EFI) advises the German Federal Government and presents an annual report on research, innovation and technological performance in Germany. A key task is to provide a comprehensive analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the German innovation system in an international and temporal comparison. In her presentation, Prof. Katharina Hölzle will present the main recommendations of the 2022 report and provide some reflections on the current state of the German innovation ecosystem.

VR/AR in healthcare – new tech transforming old industry

SyncVR Medical has rapidly scaled its Virtual and Augmented Reality platform throughout European healthcare markets. In this talk, the founder will explain how Virtual Augmented Reality (XR) has the ability to change an old-fashioned and complex German healthcare industry. From VR replacing medication during surgery, to AR rehabilitation on prescription… He will outline a vision of what Virtual and Augmented Reality will mean for human healthcare in the years to come.

You think startups are hard? Try innovating inside a large company!

Venture building or creating a new profitable business inside a corporation is becoming very popular. Many factors determine the success or failure of the founded companies. The presentation shows several problems you face and which habits and skills you need to be a great venture builder.

Understanding future opportunities –
how Ford’s Research and Innovation Center Aachen deals with this challenge to deliver digital experience

Understanding the future opportunities against the backdrop of disruption in the automotive industry and changing customer needs is a challenge Ford has to master. This talk provides a peak into approaches the team uses to develop deep knowledge about the relevant domains and building a deep understanding of the customers’ needs.

Boundless Digital Customer Services

How the mid-sized industrial company “item Industrietechnik” develops a digital ecosystem that connects online services without borders. From the first creative thought, users of industrial building kits are supported digitally to fully realize their ideas.

Cooperative Strategies in Urban Development – Aachen and Beyond

Cooperative urban development creates resilient spaces. But isn’t urban development complex enough already? Doesn’t the cooperation of the many simply create organized irresponsibility or even standstill? As always in urban development, there is no clear answer, but there are excellent projects that demonstrate that cooperative projects can succeed. And that they need a high level of new professionalism in order to be able to succeed.

Comparing theory and real life: Our innovation journey in senior home care

According to current estimates, there are about 4 million people who care for and look after a relative in addition to their personal activities. They form the largest care service in Germany, so to speak – and it is assumed that the “unreported number” is much larger. The startup Eldertech wants to create relief for all these caring relatives by bringing together the big world of smart home and smart home care devices with age-appropriate video communication on an innovative platform. Artur Janiszek will briefly introduce Eldertech’s story and their reflections along the way and also why they are pushing an innovation that should have happened a long time ago.

Innovation - Beware of the dark side!

Nothing has created a greater sense of urgency to innovate than the Corona crisis. The crisis has made abundant clear that we cannot continue on the trajectories we are on, they are utterly unsustainable. Clearly, the only way to get off the current trajectories is to innovate. Yet we should not forget that it has been innovation that has put us onto those paths in the first place! Is innovation perhaps not the panacea we think it is? Is there a dark side to innovation? If so, what does it look like, and what to do about it? These are questions that will be explored.

Cloud or Edge computing… What makes Industrial IoT work?

The use of operational data is becoming increasingly important for industry and many companies are already analyzing machine and plant data on industrial PCs using their own software and often compromise on security in order to get the desired “connectivity”. Although this method delivers a great deal of valuable knowledge, it’s resource-intensive, isn’t very scalable and requires frequent manual updates to ensure that everything is always secure and up to date. We will be talking about what “Industrial IoT” really is, challenges and how can we make it a reality.

Cloud or edge? Thanks to Industrial Edge, there’s no question. You can choose whatever you need.

Collaborate to innovate: How to bring Open Innovation into practice.

Our global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic or the climate crisis are complex and require a 360-degree perspective to find fast and sustainable solutions. This input will introduce innOsci Forum for Open Innovation Culture. It will describe how innOsci supports policymakers in developing new strategies and instruments to tackle those challenges utilizing the collective brainpower of innovators and relevant stakeholders. Moreover, the talk will reflect on collaborative and open innovation concepts. It will show political strategies and frameworks to support them as well as examples of how they are executed in selected organizations and companies.

From “brick to mortar” to digitalization; how Mosa. Tiles. bring about innovation in a traditional industry

Innovation is close to the heart of 137 years old tile company based in Maastricht. Throughout the years, the company has transformed the building industry through innovations in sustainability and digitalization, becoming the first tiles manufacturer that reached cradle to cradle silver certification and leading the pack with its end-user-focused digital solution. However, innovation at Mosa. Tiles. does not stop there. The company is continuing its journey towards developing an even more sustainable end-user-focused solution that will create a better future for all.

Fostering a Culture of Agile Innovation

We strongly believe that Agile Innovation is not only a means of increasing the innovative output of a company. Rather, it promises to transform entire corporations and the way they interact with their environment. To make fully use of this new approach and to successfully tap into the many possibilities an innovation ecosystem can offer, several requirements have to be met right from the start of an initiative.

In this talk you will learn how corporate culture strongly determines a stakeholder’s ability to play an active part in innovation activities, which factors are vital for framing a new culture and how they help to gain more overall speed and agility, and what has to be done to unite and orchestrate all stakeholders in an ecosystem that helps to pursue great innovations.

Digitalization and artificial intelligence revolutionize the real estate industry

Klaus Dederichs will address the new challenges in the real estate industry due to digitalization. His knowledge is based on numerous professional successes. As Head of ICT – Information and Communication Technology and Partner at Drees & Sommer SE, Klaus Dederichs is responsible, among other things, for the topics of digitalization, business transformation and the so-called Industry 4.0, and Data Center.

Organizational Resilience for Innovation and Growth:A Management Framework

Physical and Digital Innovation Spaces at Covestro

What defines the right ecosystem for disruptive innovations?

How to protect Innovation –
Active commercialization or keeping as trade secret?

Zukunft total - Only the brave

Minimum Viable Company:
The path from prototype to profitable company

How to innovate in a highly regulated market

Innovation in Flight Training

Mutants or superheroes –
what happens when you cross cellar kids and business clowns?

Digital Decision Making

Why Lean Startup can make or brake your enterprise?

Value Innovation

Innovation in a 354-year-old French company

BITs for Blossom

Next generation sales @QIAGEN:
Creating an experience beyond Amazon

How Philips is utilizing open ecosystems for innovation

Innovation Management in 3D printing:
How to leverage completely new ideas towards commonly accepted solutions?

Augmented Reality. Hype or Hope?

Digital Factory & Connected Vehicle:
Leveraging new technologies for a flexible vehicle production

Silver Innovation, or:
Don't fear the walking dead -
Innovation for the fastest growing and most misunderstood consumer market segment

Innovation 4.0:
What will be Trends and Developments in Innovation Management in 2019?

Implementation strategies for open innovation in pharmaceutical industry

Development of digital services in the e-mobility ecosystem