Startfeld Innovation Forum: Summit for founders, innovators and SMEs
The Startfeld Innovation Forum was held successfully for the third time in a row in St.Gallen with around 200 participants and "Hunters and gatherers: added value through data use" as the conference theme.
Data usage is on everyone's lips. The impact this will have on SMEs, startups and society was discussed at the Startfeld Innovation Forum on June 13, 2019.
Hunt for data...
At this year's Startfeld Innovation Forum, top-class speakers focused on topics such as the emergence of a drone competence center in St.Gallen, the role of Internet of Things (IoT) in SMEs, automation of processes through Big Data, or the uncovering of business potential through artificial intelligence (AI). The program included application-oriented workshops to complement the presentations. Thus, the participants at the Startfeld Innovation Forum were not only able to hunt and collect data, but also to derive the greatest possible benefit from it.
On the pulse of time
The Startfeld Innovation Forum was again organized by the Enterprise Development Group (EDG) and the St.Gallen innovation network Startfeld. Dr. Cornelia Gut-Villa is pleased: "We have achieved a new attendance record at this year's event. The conference topic engages executives from SMEs as well as innovators and founders. We are very pleased that Startfeld has developed into a community where founders, creatives and entrepreneurs meet to work on solutions for the future."
Do not make mistakes to learn by yourself
Prof. Dr. Gunter Dueck, author, mathematician, philosopher and ex-IBM CTO, who is known for his humorous, satirical and critical blunt speeches and books, presented his own surprise crashes shortly before the end of the Startfeld Innovation Forum. He had the right data and insights, but nobody wanted them. That's why he advocated training, coaching and mentoring for innovators. According to Dueck, many innovators don't know or take to heart that mistakes don't have to be fundamentally self-inflicted to learn. Dueck captivated the participants with his speech.
World change through Web 3.0
A total of seven workshops were held in the afternoon on practical topics. Workshop leader Bettina Hein has successfully founded several companies in the software industry and lived in Boston until a year ago before returning to St.Gallen. The co-founder of START Global, which organizes the START Summit, introduced the participants to Berners-Lee Open Source Framework called "Solid" in her workshop. This gives Internet users back control over their data and breaks through data silos.
The next Startfeld Innovation Forum will take place on June 4, 2020.
Source and further information: Start field
