1 st Boot Camp May 2015 Adlershof Science & Startup Cluster, Berlin. in conjunction with.

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1 1 st Boot Camp May 2015 Adlershof Science & Startup Cluster, Berlin in conjunction with

2 Boot Camp Berlin 1-3 May 2015 The Berlin Boot Camp will take 3 days and consist of a parallel program for early and later stage startups. The aim for early stage startups is to intensively work on their business model, exchange with other European startups, develop a financing strategy and learn about team management. Programme of the Boot Camp: Day 1 Connect & Play Pitch Battles two entrepreneurs at a time will pitch each other s startup idea on stage. The audience determines who moves to the next round and who wins the price Team Challenge predefined teams with potential synergies will go on a scavenger hunt that requires abilities reaching from logical thinking to social intelligence to win DAY 2 Learn & Develop Seminars & Workshops early stage workshops and seminars on specific topics like IPR, CRM, Social Media Marketing, Patents, License Management, and Team Development etc. One-on-one sessions - meet consultants, other startups, investors and SMEs to work on your business model, develop synergies, pitch for finance and build partnerships DAY 3 Pitch & Sell Demo Investment Negotiation experience a live investment negotiation between a startup that already received Series A funding and a superangel together with a VC investor Pitching Session - 20 FIWARE startups give a 5-min pitch in front of international investors for funding, feedback and fertilisation while the other startups watch and learn All Days Work & Pray Networking all startups have the opportunity to arrange meetings at all time in a prepared networking area or to simply work on their idea Overnight Challenges each night there will be a challenge that teams can apply for and work on it for 24h hours over night. The most successful startup will win a price.

3 Travel and Accommodation FIWARE will pay your travel costs up to a sum of 250. All travel expenses above this threshold must be covered by the startup. FIWARE will also pay the accommodation and food for one representative of the startup. If you would like to join with an additional person, we have to ask for a contribution of 150. Investment Forum Pitch Each participating startup will also have the chance to apply for a place in the Investment Forum on Sunday. A jury will select 20 startups for the pitch by Mid-March. Each selected startup has to prepare a 5-min pitching presentation and will have the chance to join a little pitch training on the day before. Place Science & Startup Cluster Adlershof Adlershof has been synonymous with innovation for over 100 years. It is the birthplace of German aviation, and many of the remaining buildings have become event spaces used by Adlershof con.vent. and contributing to The Adlershof Effect, a unique combination of tradition, creativity and innovation. Nowhere else in Germany you will find a higher concentration of university and non-university research, hi tech businesses and media production. At Adlershof, we customize a wide variety of both private and corporate events. Discover the 1,100 square metres of flexible space perfect to rent for conventions, fairs, conferences, and receptions. An extensive program of workshops, seminars and guided tours are available to make your event extraordinary.

4 Adapt Apartments In ADAPT APARTMENTS Berlin you are not an ordinary guest. We make sure you feel home - no matter if only for a month or a whole year - these apartments provide everything you need. You know how much you pay for an impersonal hotel room. We do not only offer notable savings but apartment, where everything is right: Close to work, an exclusive interior and the professional service. True to our motto: "The first choice for your second home." Events in conjunction The FIWARE boot camp is the kick-off event for the Berlin Web Week and all startups have the chance to visit many other events on all sorts of future internet topics. In order to make your journey to Berlin even more productive, we will offer you discounts on the event tickets for some of the Berlin Web Week events. Stay tuned, we will send codes around. Berlin Web Week 4-10 May The Berlin Web Week is a one-week festival on current trends in digital industry and society. Every May, the Berlin Web Week pools numerous events around the topics internet, digital industries, technologies and digital media and turns Berlin into an international gathering place of the digital world. Re:publica 5-7 May re:publica is a conference in Europe that deals with the Web 2.0, especially blogs, social media and information society. It annually takes place in Berlin. During three days talks and workshops about various topics are held, ranging from media and culture over politics and technology to entertainment. All talks and discussions are streamed directly to the internet.

5 Media Convention 5-6 May MEDIA CONVENTION Berlin is the sector s most significant event in the capital region, and is one of Europe s largest and most important gatherings for the media industry overall. National and international experts from television and film, academia and politics encounter decisionmakers of the digital economy, and discuss current issues in media and network policy, media market trends, and developments in our media-driven society all on an interdisciplinary basis, open and discursively, addressing all societal groups and media types. Heureka May HEUREKA is the conference for founders who want to bring their business to the next level. Learn about the key factors of success, get inspired by like-minded entrepreneurs and meet high level investors and media representatives. European Venture Market May The European Venture Market is a two-day networking conference for investors, service providers and early/expansion stage companies from different areas of industry. Held twice a year (spring and autumn), the participants meet, network, discuss and further develop business ideas and projects. #unit World's First Queer Tech Festival 8 May #unit is the first Queer tech festival in the world at all and everyone is invited. With #unit we want UNICORNS IN TECH bring together the most original, most advanced, most entertaining and revolutionary Speaker and fun charms. We want to inspire and leave drawers and naturally while having a lot of fun. While we provide such an impressive content that we provide many opportunities to bring with you to the festival. We will organize workshops so you can gather first-hand experience with the technical innovations and also have ideas on how to make networking fresh and alive (e.g. rapid speech and showed pitches). For a real festival atmosphere, we will round off the evening with entertainment and music, so that really is something for everyone at #unit it. Your great-geek-like appetite will be satisfied with topics such as programming, start-ups, hardware, virtual reality, robotics, higher reality, portable electronics, music, big data, social media, video games, chiptune, digital design and crowdsourcing.