Governments around the world seek to copy Silicon Valley and create their own innovation space. However, stimulating innovation without igniting the necessary success factors is a fatal and costly mistake. Innovation Ring Germany is taking innovation development to an all new level. We are bridging the gap between innovation creation and the necessary commercial success of innovations that creates the sought after incremental prosperity in the society.

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Tomorrowisnow

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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/
Tomorrowisnow
Thank You
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