Appointments are arranged individually with each team to discuss needs, skills and targets.

Appointments are arranged individually with each team to discuss needs, skills and targets.

Appointments are arranged individually with each team to discuss needs, skills and targets.

Participants will get to know each other in this session. Please use the Who's Behind Batch 8 document to learn more about the other startups in your batch in advance.
During the session, you will introduce yourselves to the other teams, locate yourselves on the circular value chain, show the other teams which skills you have and talk about circularity in your business model.

AGENDA
- Welcome & introduction
- Brief introduction of the Circular Valley partners present
- Presentations of the startups - Part 1
- Information on the Circular Valley Convention 2025
- Presentations of the startups - Part 2
- Information on the Circular Valley Forum 2025
- Presentations of the startups - Part 3
- Summary & questions

In this session you will get to know yourselves and your business models in person for the first time. By pitching other teams' business cases, they will be tested for comprehensibility.

We will meet at Taormina Restaurant: Südstraße 26, 42103 Wuppertal.

In this session you will get to know yourselves and your business models in person for the first time. By pitching other teams' business cases, they will be tested for comprehensibility.

In this session you will get to know yourselves and your business models in person for the first time. By pitching other teams' business cases, they will be tested for comprehensibility.

You will learn how to stand on a stage, how to use your voice and how to breath and keep calm before going on stage.
Stefanie offers bilateral Training on February 10th and 11th. Feel free to reach out to her directly.

In this session, the business model is further developed together with other startups. Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller Kirschbaum takes the time to work together on your individual business model goals.

In preparation for this session, please prepare a business model canvas for your startup. You can find a template on the share point (Start-ups share point -> Templates -> Business-Model-Canvas-Word-Template).

This session is meant to focus on "hard facts" about the investment process. You will learn what an investor expects from you, what questions you can expect as a startup and will develop strategies on how much money to ask for.

Use this time to apply what you have previously learnt.

In this session, the business model is further developed together with other startups. Prof. Dr. Thomas Müller Kirschbaum takes the time to work together on your individual business model goals.

In preparation for this session, please prepare a business model canvas for your startup. You can find a template on the share point (Start-ups share point -> Templates -> Business-Model-Canvas-Word-Template).

We will meet at CEA and walk together to the Visitor Centre.

Survey of the current status of the company structure.
Interaction of one's own role in the company within the company structure.
Strengths-based role development.

MWIKE focuses on key issues that define the future: They are pushing ahead with the digital transformation of state government services and support businesses on their path into the digital age. When it comes to the energy transition, they are banking on innovation and technological advances in the pursuit of our aim to turn North Rhine-Westphalia into Europe’s most modern, climate-friendly and environmentally sustainable centre of industry.

The workshop will address key sales and marketing levers towards supporting the successful implementation of your circular business model :

1.        What are the key sales and marketing levers for b2b businesses
2.        Reflect these key levers on your own business model and derive key takeaways
3.        Deepening and reflection on the key levers by discussing a start-up-example and the derived action plan
4.        How to make best use of analytics and AI for sales- and marketing excellence in the b2b environment for circular business models

Key takeaways will be actionable topics towards implementing sales- and marketing excellence within your business.

In this session, you will focus on your company's greatest weakness and develop strategies based on this so that your weakness no longer poses a threat to your company.

During the pitch training sessions with Carsten Gerhardt, you will take a first look at your pitch deck or your read deck together.

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Use this time to apply what you have previously learnt.

We will meet at KNIPEX-Werk C. Gustav Putsch KG, Oberkamper Str. 13, 42349 Wuppertal

8:30 - 9:00 - Arrival and preparation of exhibition stands
9:00 - 10:00 - Official admission for guests
10:00 - 10:45 - Opening & Welcome
10:45 - 18:00 - Program

Main Stage - Day 1
Innovation Stage - Day 1
Masterclasses - Day 1

18:00 - 19:00 - Dinner (flying buffet)
19:00 - 20:00 - Evening event Circular Night
20:00 - 23:00 - Circular Night music & drinks

Main Stage - Day 1

07:30 - 08:00 - Arrival
08:00 - 09:00 - Technical rehearsal for Demo Day
9:00 - 10:00 - Official admission for guests
10:00 - 11:30 - Demo Day Batch#8
11:30 - 18:00 - Program

Main Stage - Day 2
Innovation Stage - Day 2
Masterclasses - Day 2

We will meet at Schimmerlos: Friedrich Ebert Straße 85, 42103 Wuppertal.

We will meet at Schimmerlos: Friedrich Ebert Straße 85, 42103 Wuppertal.