The Czech Innovation Festival (CIF) presents innovations, science, new technologies and creative industries from the Czech Republic. It is organised by the Czech Centre Berlin and the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Berlin.

The general scientific partner of the CIF 2017 is the ELI Beamlines project, a close 1bn € international facility being built near the Czech capital. 13 countries and dozens of institutions (many from Germany) take part in this project, having set a goal of building the strongest laser in the world by the end of 2017.

The CIF 2017 will also focus on virtual reality this year. An essential part of the Festival belongs to Czech start-ups. Together with workshops and meetups with the local business & investor community we will present 7 internationally successful Czech start-ups in a start-up pitch, a competition of short presentations.

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Please register for the Czech Innovation Festival here.

The programme on Saturday is part of the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, you find information about tickets and where to buy them on the website www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de

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Thursday, June 22^nd 

7:00 pm
Opening of the Czech Innovation Festival
H.E. Ambassador of the Czech Rep. in Germany, Tomas J. Podivinsky

Presentations and Talks

Project ELI: The Strongest Laser in the World
Presentation: Prof. Ivan Wilhelm, ELI Beamlines, External Affairs Manager 
In dialogue with: Holger Stiel, Max-Born-Institut, Head of Laboratory for Innovative X-Ray Technologies

The Future of Virtual Reality
Presentation: Jiří Žára, Czech Technical University in Prague, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Department of Computer Graphics and Interaction
In dialogue with: Arne Ludwig, First German Business Association for Immersive Media EDFVR e.V., Spokesman

Festival Overview + Success Story
Joachim Bühler, Bitkom, Managing Director
Karel Hulec, CEO, Solirax

Get together and Reception

Presentations (main hall CC): VR Tour through Eli Beams + other VR Projects

For more information on the programme and speakers click here.

 

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Friday, June 23^rd  - Czech Startup Day

10.00 am – 5:00 am
Startups & Partners Programme
(BY INVITATION ONLY)

from 5:30
Startups & Partners stands & presentations

6.00 pm
Presentations and Meetups 
Ackee - Apps Development Outlook
JIC - Czech Silicon Valley
Kiwi.com - Managing Rocket Growth
Avast – Cybersecurity Threats 4.0 

8.00 pm
Czech Startup Pitch
7 selected Czech IT Startups (best of) in 5+3min presentations
Fosh, Spaceti.com, BehavioLabs, AgentBalance, Datlowe, Urban Cyclers, Shipvio
+ Solirax
Impulse: Kiwi.com and Avast

Get together / DJ François Svalis

For more information on the programme and speakers click here.

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Saturday, June 24th

5.00 pm – 0.00 am
Meet Czech Scientists and Innovators and Tour the Virtual Reality
Presentations of CIF 2017 Projects & Partners at the Festival venue
Program within The Long Night of Science / Die lange Nacht der Wissenschaften

For more information on the programme and speakers click here.

The programme on Saturday is part of the Lange Nacht der Wissenschaften, you find information about tickets and where to buy them on the website www.langenachtderwissenschaften.de

 

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