Disrupting a traditional trade fair – curating a space and community to innovate. How do you grow a community? How do you collaborate and build strong partnerships? How do you identify new trends? How do you develop innovative solutions? How do you enable user-centered policy-making?

1. Disrupting a traditional trade fair to
enable collaboration & innovation.
@CeBIT 2016
How can the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation
and Development empower tech-entrepreneurship and
innovation in Africa?

2. Curate a space to grow a powerful community to
+ be inspired,
+ connect, and
+ develop innovative solutions
Impact Hub Berlin’s Mission
Redesign the future of international cooperation.

3. • Hack 400sqm of exhibition space at the CeBIT 2016
• Create inspirational and meaningful content
• Launch the BMZ’s tech-entrepreneur Initiative MakeIT
• Enable new modes of collaboration and co-creation
• Strengthen international partnerships
• Build a strong, inspiring international community
• Innovate through Design Thinking workshops
• Empower user-centered policy-making
Impact Hub Berlin’s Task

4. Impact Hub Berlin’s Concept
Space
Divide the space into three areas
- #Inspire area to present in a formal and informal setting
- #Connect area to sit and half face-to-face talks
- #Develop area to work in a Design Thinking mode
Community
Invite relevant stakeholders and experts
- Grass-route: successful tech-entrepreneurs
- Network: strong support structures
- Visionaries: those who disrupt the field
Events
Host meaningful formats to bring the right people together
- #Inspire: offers interactive dialogues and inspiring presentations
- #Connect: gives room for individuals to exchange and network
- #Develop: provides Design Thinking Activities and creative labs

5. #inspire

6. #connect

7. #develop

8. Impact Hub Berlin helped grow a
Community at CeBIT
Working across silos means integrating diverse and relevant stakeholders.

9. Impact Hub Berlin facilitated
thematic tracks
Multiple Design Thinking sprints helped
identify future trends, understand local needs/contexts,
and develop innovative solutions with the community
and experts for:
• Future of International Cooperation
• E-health & Open Manufacturing
• Transport & Mobility
• Migration & Refugees

10. Biggest game-changers to empower
tech-entrepreneurs on the ground
in Africa
ü Access to education / know-how
ü Access to technology
ü Access to markets
ü Support existing infrastructures
ü Seed funding

11. Want to redesign your event experience?
Let’s collaborate.
Get in touch:
Anna Laesser
Impact Hub Berlin
anna.laesser (AT) impacthub (dot) net
Photos credits to
GIZ / Andrea Prill Sempere
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