| 08:30 | Registration & coffee | Pick up your badge and goodie bag for the event and enjoy a coffee before the opening. |
| 09:30 | Opening ceremony | • Welcome and introduction – Adrian Pica (moderator)
• Welcome by Mayor of Cologne, Henriette Reker
• Welcome by DLR – Dr Gerd Gruppe, DLR
• Welcome by Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi), Dr Michael Scharnberg
• Keynote: Dr Mario Herger, Enterprise Garage
• Closing and next steps – Adrian Pica (moderator) |
| 11:00 | Lunch & interactive tour | Explore space, automotive or logistics first-hand by attending one of the three tours. Put yourself in the shoes of the industry sector and see it through their eyes. This is an opportunity to build an understanding of the sector. Be sure to ask lots of questions and identify what challenges there are in the sector. |
| 15:00 | Coffee break | |
| 15:30 | Introduction to design thinking | Get an introduction to the design thinking process that helps to enable creative innovation.
Following the tour and identifying the challenges in each of the sectors, define a problem. Come up with as many initial ideas as you can and be ready to pitch one!
Workshop led by Angeliki Kapoglou, Design Strategist
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| 17:30 | Refreshment break | |
| 17:45 | Introduction to evening activities | Hear from our moderator, Adrian Pica how the activities this evening will work |
| 18:00 | Pitching | Quick-fire 1-minute pitches of your ideas. No slides! |
| 19:00 | Voting & dinner | Alongside some food and drinks, vote for your favourite ideas. The top ideas will then proceed to the team building phase. |
| 20:00 | Evening talk | Learn about what it takes to work as a team and how to get things done from Karsten Becker, PT Scientists |
| 20:30 | Team formation | Here’s a chance to meet each of the team leads and introduce to them what skills you have to offer using your 3 hashtags.
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| 21:00 | Working time (optional) | Your chance to work in your newly formed teams and get started on your idea. |
| 23:00 | Venue closes | |
