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Innovation Ring Germany

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Mission Helping entrepreneurs

market and monetize

their innovations on a

global scale, creating

more jobs and more

prosperity for our

society.

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Re-designing Innovation Development

Governments around the world seek to build

their own “Silicon Valley”

Pouring more money into even more inventions

that never reach a market - is a costly mistake

As marketing is considered the entrepreneur’s

responsibility, no support is made available

Yet it is a macroeconomic responsibility to

make innovation investments successful !!!

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IRG* Core Objectives

Helping entrepreneurs to market and monetize their

innovations on a global scale

Creating the most vibrant and business success

focused innovation space in the world

Attracting the best talents and brightest minds

Igniting global prosperity

* IRG = Innovation Ring Germany

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Innovation Ring Germany

Mobile Tech

Med Tech

IT

Energy

Pharma

Automobile

Finance

Semiconductor

AI

Robotics Mechanics

…and more

The geographically largest innovation space in the world The 2,000 KM ring connects all society relevant industries

It’s not a building, not a region, it’s a whole country

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Timeline 2015 - Kickoff & buy-in from stakeholder

Constituting the organization

Assembling a network of the brightest minds

2016 - Launching the initiative

Bringing strategic partners to the program

Getting initial “founding cities” up and running

Attracting Universities to support the program

2017 - Attracting 50,000+ entrepreneurs

25+ institutes teaching modern entrepreneurship

Support from the German top 100 industry leaders

Advocates and supporter from the general public

2018 - Pan European & Global Initiative

Connecting major European startup centers

Attracting entrepreneurs from across the world

Building strong ties for global trade

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What we want to have achieved in 3 years from now:

Helped thousands of innovative companies

successfully market their products into global

markets, created hundreds of thousands of jobs

Stimulated thousands of incremental innovations

by accelerating knowledge exchange across all

industries and strengthening regional

entrepreneurship

Attracted hundreds of top notch entrepreneurs

from all over the world starting innovative

companies in Germany

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First Initiatives

Igniting a new spirit of limitless innovation

Developing a high impact marketing and distribution program

helping innovators to go global

Developing mentorship programs for innovative businesses

from startup to established mid market companies

Kickstart program making it incredibly easy to start a

company in Germany (Law, tax, organization, infrastructure)

Establishing an open and transparent online community for

cross industry knowledge exchange

Inviting hungry entrepreneurs from all over the world

Providing inexpensive housing for young entrepreneurs

Inspiring the German population to support the movement

and get motivated to innovate

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Marketing & Communication

This is not about technology

we are creating a mindset

Social media powered communication

Info centers and events in all major cities

Workshops for community & academia

Developing belongingness

Info material for all levels and channels

Highly transparent communication

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A global invitation to join

For over 500 years Germany is known to be

an innovation leader – from printing press to

automobile, to computers and rockets

We’re taking innovation itself global and make

InnovationRingGermany a highly transparent

initiative where every nation can contribute,

help or learn. We’re all living on one planet.

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Wanted Industry leaders

Entrepreneurs

Encouraged politicians

Volunteers

Sponsors

…there is no doubt in our mind – it will happen because it makes sense

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Creating the foundation for an amazing future and future society

Courage & and energy to make it happen?

Please join us – tomorrow is now

http://innogermany.com/join/

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Thank You

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