Event Bulletin April 2020

Here you’ll find all our upcoming events. This list is constantly updated.

07.04. Tuesday // Real Curve Flattening – Insights to Digital Patient Tracking // 17:00

COVID-19 might be invisible to the eye, but we surely can visualize those who are actively fighting this pandemic with digital grit!

Vincent Zimmer, Managing Director of ICME Invest & Shareholder, and his team are actively aiming to flatten the curve and lessen the burden on medical systems by digitizing the patient journey. We look forward to deep diving into how Vincent and his team are managing this difficult time and what impacts health digitalization is making on flattening the curve!

Vincent is experienced in building successful start-ups across different industries such as digital education and digital health with a passion for solving complex problems. He co-founded Kiron, a highly successful higher education platform for refugees, and supported several digital health ventures in business development including ADA Health. He has also received several awards and mentions for his accomplishments including Young Global Leader from the Westerwelle Foundation in 2015, Responsible Leader from the BMW Stiftung in 2015 and appeared on the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2015.

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08.04. Wednesday // We vs. Virus – Germany’s Collective HACK Against Covid-19 // 16:30 – 17:30

Guest: Anna Hupperth from Work4Germany & Tech4Germany

As the Covid-19 virus began taking a grip on Europe, Germany’s federal government decided to enact a hackathon that would define oncoming challenges, enable a platform for bright minds to come together and create a collective bottom-up approach in fighting the virus before it could take anchor.

This came together in the form of the We vs. Virus Hackathon. One weekend that broke the world record in digital hackathons: bringing together 42968 participants, 1924 Innovators, and 2922 mentors. We get to speak to one of the organizers from this marvelous initiative, Anna Hupperth from Tech4Germany. She will tell us how they managed to successfully build and set up the hack, what happened after and which initiatives are making real-life impact and waves in the fight against Covid-19.

Be part of this inspiring talk on how one nation and its collaborators discovered digital opportunities to win against the virus. Sign up on eventbrite!

 

08.04. Wednesday // Members Breakfast Remote Edition // 10:00 – 11:00

Our bi-weekly Members Breakfast goes digital! Coworking means community and we are finding new ways to make that happen. Please join us for the very first edition on Wednesday, April 8 at 10:00 am via Zoom.

We will publish the invitation link in our members‘ workspace on slack 15 min before the breakfast starts. Not part of it yet? Then it is high time to join – please contact us in case you missed the invitation to our slack workspace.

Unfortunately, we can’t provide you with our nicely brewed coffee remotely but to make up for that we invited our Coffee Manager Olli to answer all your questions about how to prepare a decent coffee at home.

How to prepare

  • In case you haven’t yet: Download Zoom after clicking on our invitation link (no account required).
  • Get something to snack (there might be cafés in your Kiez that are still open for delivery or take away, please support them!)
  • Get your coffee ready (Hang in there a little longer: Very soon we will start to sell our special St. Oberholz Coffee Blend roasted by Bonanza to all coffee lovers who miss it as much as we do!)
  • Get excited to meet the community!

 

09.04. Thursday // Members Check-out Drinks // 18:00 – 19:00

In german we don’t need an explanation, we just have the word „Feierabendbierchen“ for that. The concept is even simpler than the rather long word: Grab yourself a drink, call it a day and hang out with the community for a chat.

 

14.04. Tuesday // Corona: New Work Life Week #4 // 15:30 

In times of COVID-19 we’re being tested on how digital/modern/agile/ & fast we really can be. GERMANTECH’s own Managing Director Maria and Anna, Mom & Event & Program Manager, converse about the drastic measures and advantages they’ve encountered in the last week.

Plus, how GERMANTECH is moving forward positively by its own principles of: Inspire, Build and Grow to facilitate and support new working/life situations in these times of corona. We will address what we’ve learned in the last week and how we are moving forward one day at a time.

This is an online event – you will receive the link via Email after registration. Sign up on eventbrite!

 

15.04. Thursday // PR DO’S AND DON’TS – PR can define your finest hour// 15:30 – 16:30

Most people will tell you that communication is the key to success in any relationship and in fact, that’s not far from the truth if not the truth, for businesses also. Public relations and outward communication is key in acquiring customers and prospects, sustains your stakeholders with up-to-date news and can let your inner story shine. So we wonder, what can WORLDCHANGERS IN TECH DO and NOT DO in their PR strategies and, particularly, how should you behave during an unprecedented global crisis?

We welcome one of GERMANTECH’s great mentors Tilo Bonow to take the stage and guide us through why PR is Queen, especially in tech companies and times when it’s most needed.

Tilo leads one of Berlin’s finest PR agencies, PIABO, and since 2009, the agency has been committed to companies that have a positive societal impact through new technologies and business models. PIABO has recently also launched a focused portfolio – its Greentech & Sustainability Practice.

This is an online event – you will receive the link via Email after registration. Sign up on eventbrite!

 

16.04. Thursday // Members Check-out Drinks // 18:00 – 19:00

In german we don’t need an explanation, we just have the word „Feierabendbierchen“ for that. The concept is even simpler than the rather long word: Grab yourself a drink, call it a day and hang out with the community for a chat.

 

22.04. Wednesday // The Future of MADE IN GERMANY – Calling Engineers to the Frontlines // 17:00 – 18:00

Where does the “MADE IN GERMANY” brand stand now and where can it and should it go in the future? What about in times of a crisis?

In this live episode we talk to Prof. Dr. Achim Kempker, Chair of Production Engineering of E-Mobility Components (PEM) at RWTH Aachen Uni, about the importance of engineering in today’s world and how “Engineers Saving the World / Ingenieure Retten die Welt” is on a mission to revive makers for a better world.

Historically MADE IN GERMANY was first introduced as a label of origin & warning, which, opposed to its purpose, quickly turned into the best-known trademark for quality, precision and specialization. Germany quickly became known for its prime engineering and having created the highest density of global market leaders. However, keeping and upholding a known tradition has created barriers, such as a slow speed of digital adoption and keeping up with foreign competitors that are embracing modern and agile methods.

We look forward to talking to Achim to better understand where MADE IN GERMANY is, where it can go and how his network “Engineers Saving the World / Ingenieure Retten die Welt” can revamp the engineering industry.

This is an online event – you will receive the link via Email after registration. Sign up on eventbrite!

 

28.04. Tuesday // CORONA – New Work Life Week #5. Parents, Employers and Remote Work // 15:30 – 16:30

In times of COVID-19 we’re being tested on how digital/modern/agile/ & fast we really can be. GERMANTECH’s own Managing Director Maria and Anna, Mom & Event & Program Manager, converse about the drastic measures and advantages they’ve encountered in the last week.

Plus, how GERMANTECH is moving forward positively by its own principles of: Inspire, Build and Grow to facilitate and support new working/life situations in these times of CORONA.

We will address what we’ve learned in the last week and how we are moving forward one day at a time.

This is an online event – you will receive the link via Email after registration. Sign up on eventbrite!

 

DAILY SESSIONS

 

DIGITAL WORK SPRINTS // 9:30 – 12:30

For those of you, that need some more structure, focus and the support of a group to work effectively, Daniel Stringer (User Experience Consultant with a Stanford PhD) helps with Digital Work Sprints where we give our home office chaos a bit of structure and even when working on something on our own don’t feel alone doing it.

We’ll meet in a zoom channel at 9:30, Daniel will give a brief introduction and guide you through the day, but most of the time is focus work for you. Please sign up in advance so Daniel can share the invite link with you.

MORNING YOGA // 8:30 or 11:00 

Join the Morning Vinyasa Flow OPEN class from home. You will need your yoga mat, a blanket and a pillow or block if you have. Find yourself a quiet space at home and make yourself comfortable.

Register with Eversports (web or app) and check-in up to 20min before your class starts. 15 minutes before the class starts, you can access the link to Zoom in your Eversports account under: Activities – Upcoming Class – Online Stream You can join with your laptop or phone (please download Zoom App).