Hamburg · August 31 – September 2, 2016

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
19:00 Welcome Dinner + Taste Young German Wine Making with Stephanie Doering & Philipp Kettern · kindly presented by Hamburg Marketing TRIFIC · Holzbrücke 7
Thursday, September 1, 2016
9:00 Welcome & Get Together precious design studio · Völckersstraße 14-20
9:30 Coffee & Three Speakers
  • Yukiko E. Kobayashi — ImpactDOCK Hamburg: Cross-Mentoring for qualified immigrants and local businesses
  • Christin Hinrichs — Refugees on Rails
  • Florie Salnot (precious design studio) — Just Enough Research
11:15 Hands-On Product Thinking with Tim Schurig (MindMatters) & Michael Schieben · The Product Field The Product Field is a cognitive medium for product innovation. Together we map existing products, explore innovation characters, and identify challenges central to success. precious design studio · Völckersstraße 14-20
12:30 Lunch by Klappe
13:30 Transfer (30 mins)
14:00 Parallel Sessions
Becoming an Entrepreneur with Fridtjof Detzner · Co-founder, Jimdo From a farmhouse vision to 15 million users worldwide — the journey of building Jimdo from the bottom up. Jimdo · Stresemannstraße 375
VR: Did Science Fiction Just Become a Real Design Job? with Prof. Michael Jonas · Brand Academy Hamburg An intro to VR's conceptual and technical landscape, followed by curated benchmark demos and student projects — limited to 10 participants. Brand Academy · Rainvilleterrasse 4
15:30 Transfer (30 mins)
16:00 Creative Hospitality with Henning Weiß · Chief Development Officer, 25hours Hotels Meet the creators of Hamburg's design hotel group 25hours Hotels, setting new standards in contemporary hospitality. 25hours Hotel Altes Hafenamt · Überseeallee 5
20:00 040x040 Cruise with DJ RITA & friends · kindly presented by XING
Friday, September 2, 2016
9:00 Welcome & Get Together pilot Hamburg · Neue Rabenstraße 12
9:30 Home is Where the Talent is? with Alisa Türck & Ole Keding · pilot Hamburg In a world of specialised expertise and scarce talent, how important is your city as a magnet? And how can companies and cities co-create a more attractive environment?
10:30 Autonomy through Alignment with Arne Kittler · Director Mobile Product Management, XING Autonomy is only granted if you create alignment. A framework called "Auftragsklärung" — how to ask difficult questions early, get everyone on the same page, and define what success looks like.
11:30 Transfer (30 mins)
12:00 Blind Paddleboat Date Hamburg Creatives & Entrepreneurs 15 blind dates on paddleboats. One hour to take it slow, enjoy lunch, and get to know each other on Lake Alster. Barca · An der Alster 67a
13:30 Transfer (30 mins)
14:00 Experience the Future of Living with Lars Hinrichs · Founder of XING & Apartimentum Apartimentum combines the privacy of your own property with hotel-style services and all-inclusive flat-rate prices, featuring the latest smart home technology. Apartimentum · Mittelweg 169
15:00 Transfer (30 mins)
15:30 Discover Millerntor Gallery with Anna Lafrentz · Viva con Agua An international arts, music, and culture festival for creative engagement — hosted by FC Sankt Pauli at Millerntor Stadium. Millerntor-Stadion · Harald-Stender-Platz 1
16:00 Hamburg Songs Bingo & Farewell with Mitra Kassai aka DJ RITA Classic and contemporary Hamburg tunes — team up with a local to play HAMBURG SONGS BINGO.