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Media Lab Innovation Festival

Media Lab Bayern invites you to the first Media Lab Innovation Festival in the House of Communication in Munich!

Two days full of innovation, inspiration and insights for media start-ups, investors, media professionals and media outlets.

  • Day 1 – Monday, May 22nd, 2023: "Startup Camp"
    A barcamp for all media start-ups working in Europe. Networking with investors and coaches as well as exchange with other media startups at the networking event for startups.

  • Day 2 – Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023: "The Conference"
    Ignite talks, panels, demos and much more with media professionals, established media outlets, selected startups and significant media players.

What awaits you at the Media Lab Innovation Festival:

Are you a media start-up from Europe?

Then the 1st day – Startup Innovation Day is the right one for you!

  • Meet founders, investors and media enthusiasts from Europe for a day full of enriching take aways, learnings, networking and inspiration at our startup event in Munich.
  • Whether your startup deals with content, software, AI, AR & VR, data & analytics or film - our stage is open for every creative idea.
  • Learn from startup professionals and let our coaches take your startup to the next level at the startup conference.
  • Do you want to present your product to investors and exchange ideas at the startup convention? Then this is the right place for you! We will organize a get together with interesting investors so you can pitch your ideas.

 

Coaches

Whether it's business planning, strategic partnerships, purposeful communication or product development - our coaches will take your business to a whole new level:

Angelika Goll

Start-up / Scale-up Supporter | Sparring, Advisory, Consulting

Sebastian Borggrewe

CPTO | Productsquads

Marc Erras

Founder | STARTUP WATCHLIST

Peter Frank

CPO & Co-Founder | Lesido

Timetable

WORKLAB
BARCAMP SESSION


09:00 - 10:00 Uhr
Doors Open
10:00 - 10:15 Uhr
Opening & Welcome
Lina Timm (Media Lab Bayern)

10:15 - 10:45 Uhr
Ignite Talk
10:45 - 11:45 Uhr
Session-Planung
11:45 - 12:15 Uhr
Session 1 & Session 2
12:30 - 13:00 Uhr
Session 3 & Session 4
13:30 - 14:30 Uhr
Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr
Energizer
15:00 - 15:30 Uhr
Session 5 & Session 6
15:45 - 16:15 Uhr
Session 7 & Session 8
16:30 - 17:00 Uhr
Session 9 & Session 10
17:30 - 18:15 Uhr
Abschluss-Session

MEDIA INVESTORS NIGHT
19:00 - 22:00 Uhr

Drinks, Food & Minigolf-Pitch

CONFERENCE 9
COACHING

11:45 - 12:15 Uhr
Pitch & Communication*
Marc Erras
MVP & Scaling*
Sebastian Borggrewe
12:30 - 13:00 Uhr
Pitch & Communication*
Marc Erras
MVP & Scaling*
Sebastian Borggrewe
13:30 - 14:30 Uhr
Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr
Energizer
15:00 - 15:30 Uhr
Pitch & Communication*
Marc Erras
MVP & Scaling*
Sebastian Borggrewe
15:45 - 16:15 Uhr
Pitch & Communication*
Marc Erras
MVP & Scaling*
Sebastian Borggrewe
16:30 - 17:00 Uhr
Pitch & Communication*
Marc Erras
MVP & Scaling*
Sebastian Borggrewe

*Tentative schedule

CONFERENCE 10
COACHING

11:45 - 12:15 Uhr
Business Planning*
Peter Frank
12:30 - 13:00 Uhr
Business Planning*
Peter Frank
Strategic Partnerships*
Angelika Goll
13:30 - 14:30 Uhr
Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:00 Uhr
Energizer
15:00 - 15:30 Uhr
Business Planning*
Peter Frank
Strategic Partnerships*
Angelika Goll
15:45 - 16:15 Uhr
Business Planning*
Peter Frank
Strategic Partnerships*
Angelika Goll
16:30 - 17:00 Uhr
Strategic Partnerships*
Angelika Goll

*Tentative schedule

Are you a media expert or innovation manager?

Then the 2nd day is the right one for you!

  • Get inspired by Ignite Talks and Panels from our exclusive speakers.
  • Find like-minded people and exchange ideas on various topics of media innovation at our roundtables.
  • Find out at our Demo Day what opportunities already exist for the transformation of the media industry - and how we can help! The Media Lab programs will find solutions for your innovation struggles and will inspire you to take the creative way. There’s no media problem that we can’t handle and we dare you to prove us wrong ;)
  • Get access to our Media Innovation Party on Monday!

The Speakers

For the Media Lab Innovation Festival 2023 we bring experts from all over Europe to Munich.
Be inspired by these speakers:

Gemma Milne

Researcher, Writer, Author | University of Glasgow

Manfred Neumann

Managing Director | Tic15Media GmbH

Anita Zielina

CEO & Founder | BetterLeaders Lab

Mario Geisenhanslüke

Deputy Head Content Development | VRM

Hendrikje Wagner

Founder | hyperate.io

Moritz Steinbach

Founder | audiv.io

Flora Geske

CEO & Co-Founder | SUMM

Timour Chafik

Owner & Creative Director | studiomonaco

Uli Köppen

Head of AI + Automation Lab | Bayerischer Rundfunk

Charlie Beckett

Director, The Journalism AI Project, Polis | The London School of Economics and Political Science

Hannah Brakelmann

Project Coordination ERIC | Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt

Duke Duong

Social Media Expert | Facelift bbt

Sonja Kretzschmar

Professor | University of the Bundeswehr in Munich

Stefan Paulus

Co-Founder | Azernis

Isabella David-Zagratzki

Head of Social Media | Tagesschau

Vinzenz Aubry

Creative Director & Co-Founder | ungroup

Stefanie Michels

Head of Social Media | Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung

Susanne Amann

Head of Strategy & Operations | Der Spiegel

Matthias Leitner

Digital Storyteller | Bayerischer Rundfunk

Timetable

MAIN STAGE
>> WORKLAB 2
PANELS

09:00 - 10:00 Uhr
Doors Open
10:00 - 10:15 Uhr
Opening & Welcome
Lina Timm (Media Lab Bayern)
10:15 - 11:00 Uhr
The AI evolution: What the future can do for you, today.**
Flora Geske (SUMM), Stefan Paulus (Azernis), Charlie Beckett (London School of Economics & Political Science), Host: Lina Timm (Media Lab Bayern)
11:45 - 12:30 Uhr
No one needs more Hype! Try this instead!**
Anita Zielina (BetterLeaders Lab), Gemma Milne (University of Glasgow), Host: Christian Simon (Media Lab Bayern)
12:45 - 13:30 Uhr
You think there are no investments in media? Think again!*
Manfred Neumann (Tic15Media GmbH), Lukas Paetzmann (Articly), Lena Späth (First Momentum VC), Host: Linette Heimrich (Media Lab Bayern)
13:30 - 14:30 Uhr
Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:15 Uhr
Tech, hell yeah! Why the latest technologies are important to media.*
Sarah Alt (Nesoma), Vinzenz Aubry (ungroup), Johannes Busching, Host: Erkan Kasap (Media Lab Bayern)
16:15 - 16:45 Uhr
Data strategy 2023: Status quo*
Moritz Steinbach (audiv.io), Hendrikje Wagner (hyperate.io), Uli Köppen (Bayerischer Rundfunk), Host: Christian Simon (Media Lab Bayern)

EXPO AREA
10:00 - 18:00 Uhr

Startup EXPO Time

*German language
**Englisch language

CONFERENCE STAGE
>> CONFERENCE 9 & 10
PANELS

11:30 - 12:00 Uhr
With commitment, courage and dialogue: How journalism can build peace.*
Timour Chafik (studiomonaco), Barbara Maas (Freie Journalistin), Prof. Sonja Kretzschmar (Universität der Bundeswehr München), Host: Sabrina Harper (Media Lab Bayern)
12:15 - 12:45 Uhr
Talent at work: how to bring the next generation of media innovators into your home.*
Hannah Brakelmann (SWR), Eva-Maria Böss
13:00 - 13:30 Uhr
One damn thing after another: How media companies navigate the crises of our times.*
Susanne Amann (SPIEGEL), Mario Geisenhanslüke (VRM), Johannes Klingebiel (Media Lab Bayern), Host: Lina Timm (Media Lab Bayern)
13:30 - 14:30 Uhr
Lunch Break
15:15 - 15:45 Uhr
Subscriptions, platforms, distribution: what media companies can learn from young content creators.*
Duke Duong (Facelift bbt), Stefanie Michels (FAZ), Isabella David-Zagratzki (Tagesschau), Host: Pia Lexa (Media Lab Bayern)

COMMUNITY ROOM
>> WORKLAB 1
DEEP DIVE

11:45 - 12:30 Uhr
Deep Dive: AI Use Today
Flora Geske (SUMM), Stefan Paulus (Azernis)
12:45 - 13:30 Uhr
Deep Dive: Leadership & Strategy
Anita Zielina (Better Leaders Lab)
13:30 - 14:30 Uhr
Lunch Break
15:15 - 15:45 Uhr
Deep Dive: Tech In Media
Vinzenz Aubry (ungroup)

OUR PARTNER

Journalismus Lab

The Journalism Lab of the Landesanstalt für Medien NRW supports companies, projects and teams at the interfaces of content, technology and distribution. We take care of everything that strengthens the media market in NRW and has sustainable effects on editorial structures and business models - whether audio, radio, TV or online. We advise, support and promote.

Our in-kind sponsorships

Media Lab Innovation Festival FAQ

What is a Barcamp?

A barcamp – also known as an unconference – is an open session whose content, topics and schedule are determined by the attendees themselves. Propose the topic at the barcamp and talk to the participants who are also interested in the topic. This way, we break away from a deadlocked agenda.

I am not a media professional – can I still come?

That depends on how your input and background fit into the overall concept of the event. Make us a note in the comments of the registration, and we'll take a closer look.

What about corona regulations?

We follow the guidelines of the government and the RKI. Currently that means there is no mask requirement, but you are completely free to wear a mask at any time. We also don't require negative rapid tests. If you feel sick, we trust you to stay home.

I can't be present all day, is that a problem?

Although we recommend to be present the whole day to get as much out of the day as possible, it is of course okay if you come later or leave earlier.

I plan to launch a startup, but haven't launched yet. Can I still come?

The Startup Camp focuses on startups that have at least a prototype. However, if you are already very, very far and there are only small bureaucratic things left to be done, then we would take a closer look at your case and give you feedback after consultation.

Do you also offer vegetarian dishes?

Our on-site event kitchen is EXCLUSIVELY vegetarian or vegan and sustainable. All dishes are also titled with the ingredients, so even if you have allergies, you know where to grab courageously 🙂.

Where can I find the event location?

We moved to a new location on 31.03.2023. The event will take place at our new office in the House of Communication Munich at August-Everding-Straße 25 (Google Maps).

In which language will the event take place?

English and German. But don't worry - your English doesn't have to be perfect. Our official event language will be "broken english".

Do I need to have anything prepared?

Day 1: If you are a start-up and want to connect with investors, it certainly helps to have a small presentation with you. You also can prepare something for your session.

Day 2: Media creators need to bring little to nothing at best, just their bright minds and ideas 🙂.

I would very much like to be a speaker. How can I apply?

We are very happy about that! As a Speaker you can contact us at hi@media-lab.de. We will look at your application and get back to you.

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