Event Agenda

Tuesday, 17 March 2026

08:30 - 09:30

Entry begins

All Areas

We’re open from 8:30 AM! Get a fresh start to your day with an early arrival and a coffee (or two).

09:00 - 17:30

Closed Workshop: Enterprise Europe Network - SG Renewable Energy Meeting (Members only)

Workshop Room - Kino 2 (Ground floor)

09:30 - 09:40

Welcome Address by Corinna Enders, CEO, dena – German Energy Agency and Stephanie von Ahlefeldt, Director General, Energy Efficiency, Heating, Energy Research, Federal Ministry for Economy Affairs and Energy (BMWE)

09:40 - 09:50

Keynote - Patricia Espinosa Cantellano

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)Keynote

Keynote by Patricia Espinosa Cantellano, CEO and Founding Partner of onepoint5, Former UNFCCC Executive Secretary, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mexico

09:50 - 10:00

Keynote - Ann Mettler

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)Keynote

Keynote by Ann Mettler, Member of the Board, European Innovation Council

10:00 - 10:45

The Global Energy Race – Innovation, Power and the New Balance

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)Panel

The Global Energy Race – Innovation, Power and the New Balance

10:00 - 18:00

EXHIBITION (Innovation Showcases)

Exhibition Area - Wagenhalle (Ground floor)Exhibition

10:45 - 11:15

SET Award Finalist Pitches + Q&A | Clean Energy & Storage

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)SET Award Finalist Pitches

Category: Clean Energy & Storage

11:00 - 12:00

Workshop: Unlocking Business Success through the Power of IP: A Strategic Playbook for Start-ups

Workshop Room - Kino 3 (Ground floor)Deep Dive - Workshop

11:15 - 11:45

SET Award Finalist Pitches + Q&A | Mobility & Transportation

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)SET Award Finalist Pitches

12:00 - 13:00

🍽️ Networking Lunch

All Areas

12:00 - 18:00

Meetings

Meeting block

Matchmaking area / Lobby Kino 1 (Ground floor)
Open Networking Area

Meeting duration:15 minute time slots

13:00 - 13:45

Critical Energy Infrastructures – A ‘Space’ for Innovation?

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)Panel

Critical Energy Infrastructures – A ‘Space’ for Innovation?

13:00 - 13:45

Workshop: Best Practices and Formats to Support Energy Startups During the Critical Initial Steps

Workshop Room - Kino 3 (Ground floor)Deep Dive - Workshop

Workshop powered by AXEL - Energy Accelerator

13:00 - 14:00

Closed Meeting: Tech for Net Zero Annual Meeting (Members only)

Gallery Kino 7/8 (1. floor)

13:00 - 14:30

Pitch Session: Energy Transition Start-ups from Türkiye & Georgia – An Innovation Showcase

Silent Pitch Stage (Mezzanine floor)Silent Pitches

13:45 - 14:15

SET Award Finalist Pitches + Q&A | Industry

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)SET Award Finalist Pitches

13:45 - 14:30

Workshop: Nonstop innovation: Practical strategies for effective start-up collaborations

Workshop Room - Kino 4 (Ground floor)Deep Dive - Workshop

Workshop powered by Smart Green

14:15 - 14:45

SET Award Finalist Pitches + Q&A | Buildings & Construction

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)SET Award Finalist Pitches

14:45 - 15:30

The Energy Launchpad: Getting Energy Innovation to Scale

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)Panel

The Energy Launchpad: Getting Energy Innovation to Scale

14:45 - 16:15

Pitch Session: Global Voices from Energy Partnership Start-ups - An Innovation showcase

Silent Pitch Stage (Mezzanine floor)Silent Pitches

15:00 - 16:00

Workshop: ESA BASS Funding Opportunities: How Space-Based Applications Support the Energy Sector

Workshop Room - Kino 3 (Ground floor)Deep Dive - Workshop

Workshop powered by the European Space Agency

15:00 - 16:30

Open Workshop: EEN: Companies, Catalogue, Community (for all Tech Festival attendees)

Workshop Room - Kino 2 (Ground floor)Deep Dive - Workshop

Workshop powered bei Enterprise Europe Network (EEN)

15:30 - 16:00

☕ Coffee Break

All Areas

16:00 - 16:10

Keynote: Anita Otubu

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)Keynote

Keynote by Anita Otubu, Senior Director, Universal Energy Facility, Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL)

16:00 - 17:00

Workshop: Learning to do the splits – impact measurement and management for hybrid organisations

Workshop Room - Kino 4 (Ground floor)Deep Dive - Workshop

Workshop powered by the BVII IMMPACT

16:10 - 16:45

SET Award Finalist Pitches + Q&A | Quality Energy Access & SDG-7

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)SET Award Finalist Pitches

16:40 - 16:55

From SaaS to Steel: Lessons from Scaling Start-ups and Why Climate DeepTech Is a Different Beast

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)Keynote

16:55 - 17:40

Scale-Up Finance for Energy & DeepTech

Main Stage - Kino 10 (1. floor)Panel

Scale-Up Finance for Energy & DeepTech

17:30 - 18:30

Workshop: Sustainable Energy Transition Needs Sustainable Human Energy – A Collective Recharge for Climate Leaders - Leona Petereit & Christian Huder

Workshop Room - Kino 3 (Ground floor)Deep Dive - Workshop

Sustainable energy transition needs sustainable human energy. After a full day of ideas, panels and conversations — this is a space to recharge your most important resource: your mind and your nervous system.

17:40 - 18:00