8 Sep 2026 – 10:00
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
10 min
Welcome Session: What’s Moving the Startup World?
What’s moving the startup world?
Kick things off with a quick look at the topics currently shaping the startup ecosystem – and get a preview of what’s coming up in the programme.
Kick things off with a quick look at the topics currently shaping the startup ecosystem – and get a preview of what’s coming up in the programme.
Track: World of AI & Future of Tech
Speakers
Language: English
8 Sep 2026 – 10:10
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
30 min
Founder Talk - What It Takes to Build a DeepTech Company in Healthcare
From Science Fiction to Healthcare
How do you bring deep-tech innovation from the lab to the hospital? Alexander Leutner, CEO of Cellbricks Therapeutics, shares insights into building a bioprinting company and what it takes to turn an ambitious vision into reality in one of the world’s most highly regulated industries.
How do you bring deep-tech innovation from the lab to the hospital? Alexander Leutner, CEO of Cellbricks Therapeutics, shares insights into building a bioprinting company and what it takes to turn an ambitious vision into reality in one of the world’s most highly regulated industries.
Track: World of AI & Future of Tech
Speakers
Language: German
8 Sep 2026 – 10:40
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
45 min
Startups & Corporates: Power Couple or Stuck in the Pilot Phase?
Startups & Corporates: From Pilot to Partnership?
Startups bring speed, innovation and technology – corporates bring scale, resources and market access. So why is meaningful collaboration still so difficult? Three perspectives come together to explore what it really takes to build successful partnerships – and turn pilots into real business.
Startups bring speed, innovation and technology – corporates bring scale, resources and market access. So why is meaningful collaboration still so difficult? Three perspectives come together to explore what it really takes to build successful partnerships – and turn pilots into real business.
Track: World of AI & Future of Tech
Speakers
Language: German
8 Sep 2026 – 11:25
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
30 min
Tech meets Politics: Berlin Ahead of the Elections
How are Berlin’s political parties shaping the future of the city’s startup and scaleup ecosystem? Anne Auerbach (Volt) and Maren Jasper-Winter (FDP) discuss their concrete plans for Berlin’s ecosystem.
Track: Culture & Lifestyle
Language: German
8 Sep 2026 – 11:30
Creator Stage
60 min
Inclusion as Innovation
Digital solutions for the workplace of tomorrow
The workshop demonstrates how cognitive accessibility and participatory technology development can become drivers of innovation for the workplace of tomorrow.
Track: Culture & Lifestyle
Language: German
8 Sep 2026 – 11:55
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
5 min
Closing Session: What Stays With Us?
What will we take away?
To wrap up the day, the Startup Association reflects on the key topics, insights and learnings – and what they mean for the startup world of tomorrow. A final look ahead to close an inspiring day.
To wrap up the day, the Startup Association reflects on the key topics, insights and learnings – and what they mean for the startup world of tomorrow. A final look ahead to close an inspiring day.
Track: World of AI & Future of Tech
Speakers
Language: English
8 Sep 2026 – 12:30
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
30 min
Fireside chat with Antoine Barbry, Director of EU Sellers at Back Market
An engaging conversation with Antoine Barbry, Director of EU Sellers at Back Market, sharing insights on the refurbished market, seller trends, and what’s next for the industry
Track: Smart & Sustainable Living
Speakers
Language: English
8 Sep 2026 – 13:00
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
45 min
Designing Conversational AI for Business Operations
How do you design conversational AI that actually works inside a business? A practical look at voice, agents, memory, software and real operational use cases.
Track: World of AI & Future of Tech
Language: English
Artificial Intelligence
Future of Work
Next-gen Brand Storytelling
Computing & Gaming
IFA Next
Communication & Connectivity
8 Sep 2026 – 13:45
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
30 min
Make Your Company Agent-Ready: Context is the New Code
Right now, every company is building an AI strategy. Tools are being tested, teams trained, budgets shifted. But what actually matters? The best model matters, no question. But what matters even more is whether the AI understands your company. Everything your people carry in their heads is usually written down nowhere an AI can read it: how the business runs, who decides what, where things are. That is where it gets decided whether AI stays a toy or takes on real work.
Track: World of AI & Future of Tech
Speakers
Language: English
Artificial Intelligence
Future of Work
8 Sep 2026 – 14:15
Dream Stage (Hall 25)
30 min
Claimspiration for Winning Launches
Unlock the power of smart, insight‑led claims that make your product innovations instantly desirable. Transform complex features into clear, compelling consumer claims.
Track: Marketing & Creativity
Speakers
Language: English
Access: Trade Visitors Only
Customer Insights
IFA Next
7–8 Sep 2026
Palais
Sony Creator Seeding
Sony presents WH-1000XM4C with Apache 207. Premium sound, perfect noise cancelling and exclusive Apache 207 sound profile. Test the product and share it with your community.
Track: Marketing & Creativity
Language: Deutsch