BIG BANG FESTIVAL
Business heroes working in SMEs: Creating the future together!
The B2B-Event on the 11. and 12. of September 2024 in Berlin
Welcome to the BIG BANG FESTIVAL - Germanys biggest B2B-Event for SME’s and entrepreneurship. Experience groundbreaking keynotes, live interviews on stage, passionate panel talks and targeted masterclasses on topics such as digitalisation, green tech, health, recruiting, mobility and finance with over 5,000 other attendees!
On this two-day venture on the grounds of the Heeresbäckerei in Berlin-Kreuzberg you’ll be submerged in not only inspiration, information and networking, but also a generous amount of partying. Join the event and explore the future of business and medicine!
Can’t wait to see you there,
Your Jens de Buhr
BIG News
What to expect in Berlin
It all started with the BIG BANG HEALTH Festival 2022. Since then, the event has evolved and other topics have been added. But we remain true to our classic. And so we are celebrating BIG BANG HEALTH again this year. Be there when the future of medicine is written!
Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the mega-topics at this year's BIG BANG FESTIVAL. Top speakers and AI experts will talk about possible applications, opportunities, risks and how AI is changing the world.
Which investment strategies are hot right now? At BIG BANG FINANCE, you can find out all the insider tips and tricks from the world of finance. This is where experts from the investment sector come together to discuss the latest developments.
From hydrogen and hybrids to all the latest developments in the field of e-mobility, BIG BANG MOBILITY will be discussing all the latest trends relating to the fastest four wheels. This is the ideal opportunity to make new contacts and find out about topics and trends from the industry.
In 2023 it was the DUP UNTERNEHMER TAG, now it's called BIG BANG BUSINESS. It's all about entrepreneurship, management and leadership. Be there, be inspired and exchange ideas with the leading minds from business and science.
Mergers and acquisitions, or M&A for short, encompasses all types of company acquisitions, mergers and takeovers and is an important topic that almost all SMEs have to deal with at some point. At the BIG BANG FESTIVAL, leading M&A experts will provide new ideas, suggestions and inspiration for the M&A topics of the future.
Live on Stage
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Brigitte Zypries
Federal Ministry of Economics
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Professor Dr. Karl Lauterbach
German Federal Minister of Health
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Professor Dr. Jochen A. Werner
Medical director of the medical department of the University of Essen
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Professor Dr. David Matusiewicz
Dean of the FOM University of Applied Sciences
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Dr. Gregor Gysi
Member of the Bundestag
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Professor Dr. Helga Rübsamen-Schaeff
Chemist, virologist and manager
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Wolfgang Kubicki
Vice President of the German Bundestag
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Tijen Onaran
Author and Entrepreneur
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Professor Dr. Dietrich Grönemeyer
Medical doctor, entrepreneur, author
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Martin Kind
CEO, Kind Hearing-aids
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Alexander Britz
Senior Director Public Sector, Microsoft
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Vera Knauer
Strategy & Investments, Ortho Innovations
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Christoph Vilanek
Chairman of the Board, Freenet AG
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Andreas Lechner
CEO of "Grüne Erde GmbH" (Green Earth Comp.)
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Dieter Weisshaar
CEO, myneva Group
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Dan Wucherpfennig
COO, samedi GmbH
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Marcel Loko
Executive Chairman, Hirschen Group
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Sören Bauer
Founder, Face-Club
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Dr. Benedikt Wiechers
CEO & Co-Founder, ocumeda GmbH
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Nadine Greck
Chairmember of the Board, German Foundation for Mediation
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Christian Schwedler
Location Development Strategy (R&D), BMW Group
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Prof. Dagmar Schuller
CEO & Co-Founder of audEERING.
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Stefan Mennerich
Director Media & Communications, FC Bayern Munich
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Sven Göth
Founder and CEO, svengoeth.com
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Stefan Götzen
Financial Advisory, Deloitte GmbH
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Jürgen Deller
Professor for Business Psychology at the Institut for Management & Organisation, Leuphana University Lüneburg
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Andreas Bartels
Senior Vice President, Head of Corporate Communications, Lufthansa Group
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Dieter Weißhaar
CEO, myneva Group
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Bastian Bärenfänger
Founder of SIOMO
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Inga Bergen
Digital-Health and Innovation Expert
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Kira Marie Cremer
Entrepreneur, Podcast Host and Author
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Robert Müller von Vultejus
Chief Growth Officer, SPORTFIVE
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Tobias Lindner
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office, Parliamentary Group Alliance 90/Die Grünen.
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Jan Meyer
Managing Director and Lawyer of sterne-advo Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
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Ingo Horak
CEO, Digital Health Entrepreneur
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PD Dr. med. Christian Weissenberger
Head of the Radiation Research Centre in Freiburg
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Steffen Zeise
Chief Sales Director at the IDK German Industriebank AG
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Nadine Nobile
New Pay pioneer and founding member of the New Pay Collective
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Anastasia Barner
Founder FeMentor, Author & TEDx Speaker
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Matthias Mieves
Spokesperson for e-Health for the SPD parliamentary group and full member of the Health Committee and the Committee on Digital Affairs in the German Bundestag
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Tobias Bindhammer
Senior Advisor & Coordinator of the AI Ambassador Program of RLVNT.AI
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Dr. Markus Schlobohm
Founder of Dr. Markus Schlobohm Consulting
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Till A. Kästner
Founder and CEO of TapGig
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Lara Sophie Bothur
Voice for Innovation & Corporate Tech Influencer Deloitte Europe, Deloitte
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Lunia Hara
Director Project Management diconium & Expert for empathetic leadership
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Dr. Johannes Wimmer
Founder, Pflege ABC GmbH
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Dr. Sebastian Hirsch
CEO, GRENKE AG
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Sascha Pallenberg
Chief Editor, Technology Evangelist & Digital Expert, MeTacheles
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Carsten Witte
Psychooncologist, Patient Advocate
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Prof. Dr. Ir. Daan A.J. Dohmen
Founder, impact entrepreneur, investor and scientist, Luscii
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Dr. Frederike Escher-Brecht
Digital Product Development at BARMER/Member of the Board D21
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Kai Herzberger
Group Director DACH & EMEA | Commerce, Marketplaces & Disruptors / VCs., Meta
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Kerstin Götz
CEO, Troi GmbH
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Yann Jeschke
Director Group Corporate Brand & Communications, NETZSCH Group
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Professor Dr. Elke Kronewald
Chairwoman of the German Council for Public Relations, Professor of Communication Management and PR Evaluation at Kiel University of Applied Sciences
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Pit Gottschalk
Sports journalist
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Thomas Vinnen
Founder and managing partner of Nord Leasing GmbH
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Dr. Martin Buchholz
Specialist in surgery and orthopaedics and founder of the Herzretter initiative
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Oliver Suchy
Head of the Digital Working Reporting department at the DGB
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Kasper Pfister
Managin Director of the BeneVit Group
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Sasha
German Popstar, Entertainment
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FAQ
BIG BANG Festival is an in-person live event. This year it will not be possible to stream the festival virtually.
Join us in Berlin-Kreuzberg on the Grounds of Spindler & Klatt in the Heeresbäckerei on the 11th and 12th of September.
As soon as the final timetables have been confirmed all attendees with purchased tickets will be informed about the application process.
If you want to upgrade from a standard- to a premium ticket, please contact us via events@jdb.de. Our Team will to their best to check the availibllity of our tickets and work towards finding a suitable solution.
After the booking process is completed you will receive access to a digital E-Ticket. This ticket will be scanned when you first enter the festival grounds, this can be done digitally or using a printed version. You’ll then receive a name tag and festival bracelet to relieve your ticket.
Please do not hesitate to contact our team via big events@jdb.de if you have any remaining questions. Our team will do their best to get back to you ASAP.
If you’re interested in becoming a partner or sponsor of this years BIG BANG FESTIVAL, contact us via events@jdb.de. We look forward to hearing from you!
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