With startups from France, England and the US - Israeli Ambassador informed in TecWatch

Berlin, 21 August 2015 – Ultra HD, Future Mobility - the Israeli Story and a discussion round with startups from France, England and the USA: those are the topics of the IFA TecWatch Forum on 4 September 2015.

 

In Hall 11.1 IFA TecWatch will present the ideas for the markets of tomorrow. The IFA Innovation Exchange brings together researchers, young entrepreneurs, industry representatives and retailers, enabling a dynamic transfer of knowledge, information and business ideas. From 4 to 9 September the TecWatch Forum - the TecWatch programme of papers at IFA - will discuss the latest industry topics with international guests.

 

Friday, 4 September 2015

10.30 a.m. 
Press conference of Deutsche TV Plattform e.V.

Report on CE and TV trends
Wolfgang Elsässer (ASTRA), chairman of the board

Ultra HD & new image and audio quality, 
Stephan Heimbecher (Sky), member of the board

Mobile media: uses & convergence
Dr. Helmut Stein (DVB/ISDM), member of the board

Recommended viewing: Smart TV, OTT & Content Discovery, 
Jürgen Sewczyk (Eutelsat/JS Consult)
member of the board, and Sebastian Artymiak (VPRT)

Moderator: Holger Wenk (konzeptW)
Followed by a reception on Stand 12 
To register: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

 

12 noon
Israel - Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Motion

Opening remarks, Hemdat Sagi, commercial attaché and head 
of the Economic Mission

Welcome address, H.E. Ambassador Yakov Hadas-Handelsman

Panel discussion I: Israel-Germany - the secret of successful cooperation
Amir Aharonovich, VP Marketing, Vbox Communications
Axel Menneking, head of Investments & International, hub:raum, Deutsche Telekom AG

Moderator: Hemdat Sagi

 

12.45 p.m.
Panel discussion II: Future Mobility - the Israeli Story
Lior Sethon, regional director - Europe, Mobileye Vision Technologies Ltd

Florian Lennert, partner program Intelligent City / Internationales, InnoZ

Daniel Barel, CEO, SoftWheel

Moderator: Eyal Rosner, chairman and director of Administration, Fuel Choices Initiative, Prime Minister's Office

1.30 p.m.
Showstoppers meet TecWatch
Startup cultures on both sides of the Atlantic
A discussion round with startups from France, England and the USA

”Stop losing your items“ with Lisa Despeyroux, manager of Communications; Wistiki

The Smarter Future
Christian Lane, founder, Smarter Applications Ltd.

Happic Introduction, Chris Moore, Made In Sense
with startups moov and Yubico.

Moderator: Ed Baig, USA Today
Language: English.

 

2.30 p.m.
Smart Access Technologies shaping the future
Natascha Dupré, PR & marketing manager, Carzapp GmbH
Language: English.

 

3 p.m.
Smart Thermostats - a new paradigm of interconnectivity 
Christian Deilmann, CEO & founder, tado
Language: English.

 

3.30 p.m. 
Battery-powered WiFi Cameras – everywhere is the new order
Remington Chen, VP Worldwide Sales, Brinno Incorporate
Language: English.

 

4 p.m.
Hardware startups introduce themselves

The future of audio is AI
Pierre Gochgarian, CEO, Prizm

From GUI to NUI: What’s the future of the user interface?
Tobias Eichenwald, CEO, Senic

Family Sleeping monitoring system, a demo
Simon Tchedikian, CEO and founder, Sevenhugs

 

4.45 p.m. Conclusion

Full details of the programme of the IFA TecWatch Forum 2015 can be downloaded here: http://bit.ly/1UX5kja

 

Exhibitors at IFA TecWatch
3D Sound Labs, Akdemia, aiFi, Allseen Alliance, alphaEOS, Beuth Hochschule Berlin, Bird Home Automation, botspot, Brewie, Brinell GmbH, Brinno, Bundesverband Deutsche Startups, Chipolo, CosmoKey GmbH, Deutsche TV-Plattform, dihva GmbH, Digitalstrom, exelonix, Eliq, Evrythng, Formlabs, Fraunhofer Institute Fokus, Fraunhofer Institute Heinrich Hertz, Fraunhofer Institute IIS, Gla Gla International-Digitsole, Green Pocket, Hardware Club, Homido, Home Detection Sensor Network, Kaputt.de, Kibbi, LudInc GmbH, LUUF Forward GmbH, Made in Sense, manualONE, MedLango GmbH, Media Broadcast, HDMI Licensing, Matrix 3D Solutions, HZO, IDA Indoor Advertising GmbH, igo3D, Info Tip, Insightfully, IMEC, invoxia, nodOn, Panono, Parce, Primera Technology Inc., Projektron, quofox GmbH, Sensibo, Smart Atoms Ltd., Smarter Applications Ltd., smartions AG Berlin, SoS Ventures, Spin Digital, SPIN remote, Sonnenrepublik, Tado, TU Berlin Science Marketing, Technical University Berlin, The Connected Lighting Alliance, University of Kyoto, University of Potsdam, Vbox, VDE, Vkansee, Worldline, WakaWaka, Winner Fly Industrial Products, Wistiki, yetu AG, yubico, ZP Zuhause Plattform GmbH, ZVEH, ZVEI and Z-Wave.

 

You can find more information on IFA TecWatch at www.ifa-tecwatch.de.

 

IFA is the world’s leading trade show for consumer electronics and home appliances and will take place on the Berlin Exhibition Grounds (ExpoCenter City) from 4 to 9 September 2015.

 

Source: Press release