News from Berlin – Next Berlin 2014 took place from the 5^th until the 6^th of May at the BCC in Berlin. It is a conference about the New Normal in a digital age. During the conference there were 127 impressive speakers from diverse fields of the digital industry such as Jochen Wegner, editor-in-chief of Zeit Online and Kathleen Karrer, expert International Market Communications of Deutsche Telekom AG. They all gave futuristic presentations on interesting subjects. Furthermore, SinnerSchrader, the organisation, organised workshops and panel discussions.

On the first day, a lot of inspiring workshops, keynotes, talks and the start-up pitches took place and the day ended with a reception. On the second day, the organisation scheduled an interesting panel discussion, talks, demos and the pitch ceremony. The start-up pitch is an important part of the conference. During the start-up pitch, start-ups compete with each other to present their business idea at the main stage of the conference. First, they present their idea on the Start-up stage in front of the attendees. The attendees decide which ideas are the best. Finally, four start-ups have the chance to present their business idea in front of a jury which consists of twelve experts of the international start-up scene. After the presentation of their business idea, one winner will be awarded. This will be the beginning of what should be a successfull start-up company.

News from Berlin – Berlin Global