LAUNCH ON 15 October 2021 10:00-18:00 CET (UTC+2)
AREAL BÖHLER / MEERBUSCHEntrepreneurs for a better world
Launch of the Global Entrepreneurship Centre by
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart
Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs of North-Rhine Westphalia
Elisabeth Winkelmeier - Becker
Secretary of State, German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy
Hans-Jürgen Petrauschke
County Governor of the Rhine County of Neuss
Dr. Heinrich Bottermann
Secretary of State, MULNV, NRW
Agenda
Venue
Areal Böhler
Glühofenhalle, Böhlerstr. 1, D-40667 Meerbusch
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10:00- 11:00
am (UTC+2)
Opening
Welcome, Moderation
Dr. Alexander Schroeder-Frerkes, Chairman GEC Advisory Board
Opening Speech
Hans-Jürgen Petrauschke, County Governor Rhine County of Neuss
Keynote Speech
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister, MWIDE, NRW
Welcoming Speech
Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker, Secretary of State, BMWi
Dr. Heinrich Bottermann, Secretary of State, MULNV, NRW
Torsten Safarik, President BAFA
Christian Holzleitner, HoU, European Commission
Handing Over of Grant Agreement
Prof. Dr. Andreas Pinkwart, Minister, MWIDE, NRW
Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker, Secretary of State, BMWi
Dr. Heinrich Bottermann, Secretary of State, MULNV, NRW
11:00- 11:30
am (UTC+2)
Coffee Break
11:30- 12:00
am (UTC+2)
Introducing the GEC
Presentation
Friedrich Barth, Founder and CEO
Sebastian Gronwald, Co-Founder and CFO
André Kingham, Digital Strategy Advisor to the GEC and CEO Iristrace
12:00- 1:00
pm (UTC+2)
Scaling for impact
Moderation
Dr. Holger Bengs, CEO European Chemistry Partnering
Input
Dr. Robert Brüll, Fibrecoat GmbH
Panelists
Daniella Russo, Chief Innovation Officer GEC
Klaus Schimmer, Open Innovation Chief Architect, SAP SE
Prof. Dr. Alexei Lapkin, University of Cambridge
Prof. Dr. Fabian Dittrich, Fachhochschule Dortmund
1:00- 2:00
pm (UTC+2)
Lunch Break
2:00- 3:00
pm (UTC+2)
Financing Sustainable Start-ups
Moderation
Friedrich Barth, CEO GEC
Input
Vladimir Trembrovolsky, ETB Catalytic Technologies
Panelists
Claas Heise, Development Bank of NRW
Rob van der Meij, Capricorn Partners
Matthias Höninger, BMWi
Michael Claes, Sabic Ventures
3:00- 3:30
pm (UTC+2)
Coffee Break
3:30- 4:30
pm (UTC+2)
Transforming the Textile Industry
Moderation
Dr. Holger Bengs, CEO European Chemistry Partnering
Input
Tanja Kliewe-Meyer, Like a Bird
Panelists
Prof. Dr. Maike Rabe, Hochschule Niederrhein
Oliver Feske, P4Marketing
Thimo Schwenzfeier, Show Director Neonyt
Christoph Ruetz, Industry Value Advisor, SAP Deutschland SE & Co. KG
Martin Höfeler, Armed (tbc.)
4:30- 5:00
pm (UTC+2)
Launch of the GEC Textile Award
Moderation
Friedrich Barth, CEO GEC
Speech
Lutz Lienenkämper, Minister, Ministry of Finance NRW
Veerle Vandeweerd, CEO P4TT
5:00
pm (UTC+2)
Fashion Show
Tanja Kliewe-Meyer, Like a Bird
Oliver Feske, P4Marketing