Join our exclusive EXPO2023 pre-event to get in touch with like-minded investors, meet our most promising program startups fundraising at the moment and find your next deal! During the session we will share the fundraising details of the startups showcasing at EXPO2023 and we will highlight some of the best fundraising stories. Afterwards, we will have an investor networking session.

This is an invite-only side event. Please reach out to Julia Schimpf (PR & Communication Manager).

This Side Event is open to media representatives and communication teams on partners’ and startups’ side. The event includes briefing on the event agenda, speakers, partners, startups, etc., and Innovation Walk, a guided tour through the EXPO. 

This is an invite-only side event bringing together around 100 exclusive guests. Meet the executive stakeholders of our corporate partners, other invited companies, government officials, VC's, special startups and EXPO highlight speakers.

We open the doors for all registered guests. Please bring your ticket (Eventbrite) on your phone or printed.

If you don't have a ticket yet, you can apply on the landing page of this website.

Network in the matchmaking area and meet the startups and corporate partners who will present their projects at the booths.

Apply for your spot (only if you already have a ticket for EXPO2023): https://pnpgermany.typeform.com/to/iiuMjVOv

Join our stage in the outdoor area to get exclusive insights on the results of the collaborations between our corporate partners and our 35+ program startups – from pilot to implementation.

The projects cover solutions in:

• Sustainability in Mobility,
• Accelerating EV Transition,
• Enhancing Road Safety & The Role of Smart Infrastructure,
• Interior Concepts of the Future,
• Making the Software-defined Vehicle a Reality,
• Production AI, Automation & Enterprise.

Check out the startups' profiles and get to know their innovative solutions.

Join our stage in the outdoor area to get exclusive insights on the results of the collaborations between our corporate partners and our 35+ program startups – from pilot to implementation.

Innovation Walks are guided tours through our exhibition area of selected startup booths – focusing on a specific topics.

We offer 4 Innovation Walks, each with the duration about 30-40 minutes:

1. Future of Mobility – technologies shaping the automotive industry
2. Future of Production – Industry 4.0, enterprise & AI
3. Car of the Future – vehicle-centred technologies
4. Electric Vehicle Transition – accelerating electrification & the adoption of clean mobility

At each booth, the startup presents their company, their solution, a live demo of the collaboration with our corporate partners – and brings context to the project connected with the topic of the innovation walk.

This Investor Talk will take you inside the world of some of the most prominent VCs investing in the mobility, manufacturing, enterprise & AI industries.

Join us to discuss the latest investing and technology trends, discover who will be the winners in the next 10 years of venture and get insights into how VCs define success.

Webasto and Canatu work on integrating LiDAR heating on Roof Sensor Module for autonomous driving.

Join our stage in the outdoor area to get exclusive insights on the results of the collaborations between our corporate partners and our 35+ program startups – from pilot to implementation.

**Apply for your spot **(only if you already have a ticket for EXPO2023): https://pnpgermany.typeform.com/to/iiuMjVOv

We are excited to have you join our Corporate Venture Capital Workshop. This session is open to companies that currently operate a CVC function, as well as to those that do not currently have one but are interested in establishing one in the future.

Steered and guided by Carolin Wais (Partner, Plug and Play Ventures) and Theodora Preda, this workshop will look to educate those in attendance around CVC best practices. After a brief introduction and overview, we would love to leave the remaining time for group exchanges, open discussions and peer-to-peer sharing.

Join our stage in the outdoor area to get exclusive insights on the results of the collaborations between our corporate partners and our 35+ program startups – from pilot to implementation.

Since over 100 years the car is revolutionizing transportation and since then every year and every decade makes us move from A to B in ever increasing comfort and with ever increasing security. Nowadays a car is so much more than just a mode of transport and with that change different companies on our platform create new and innovative ways of ever changing the experience of traveling from A to B inside an automobile.

Join our stage in the outdoor area to get exclusive insights on the results of the collaborations between our corporate partners and our 35+ program startups – from pilot to implementation.

**Apply for your spot **(only if you already have a ticket for EXPO2023): https://pnpgermany.typeform.com/to/iiuMjVOv

Mercedes-Benz x Phononic Vibes x Adler Pelzer Group: Meta Design – Next level of acoustic performance in automotive industry.

NIO Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) is a breakthrough innovation enabled by vehicle-battery separation and chargeable, swappable and upgradable battery technologies. The NIO BaaS approach enables a sustainable battery lifecycle from battery production to first in-vehicle and second life applications towards battery recycling.

Join our stage in the outdoor area to get exclusive insights on the results of the collaborations between our corporate partners and our 35+ program startups – from pilot to implementation.

The automotive industry is at the beginning of its deepest transformation since its rise. Electrification, digitalization, supply chain, and decarbonization are the main critical points of this transition. When zooming out, sustainability appears as the joint connector driven by zero-emissions vehicles and carbon-neutral manufacturing trends. This sustainability panel will present a report on last sustainability trends, specific slots for batteries with efficient design, recyclability, and swapping, and th…

Join our stage in the outdoor area to get exclusive insights on the results of the collaborations between our corporate partners and our 35+ program startups – from pilot to implementation.

On the mission to achieve the transition to electric mobility, policy makers, industry players along the whole mobility value chain, energy providers and customers need to work together to change the way we think about mobility and how we integrate electric vehicles (EV) with the electricity grid infrastructure. We are aware of the challenges but what opportunities are out there as well? Long term, EVs only make sense in a world where 100% of electricity comes from renewables. As renewables are difficult t…

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This is an invite-only side event.