Program
Here come all the answers to essential questions of founding and funding, to technology foresight and disruptive innovation in the digital future. Participants benefit from an engaging mix of inspiring keynotes, trend-setting business impulses, new pitching formats, best-practice case studies, hands-on workshops, innovative matchmaking sessions, and awards.

ADVANCE – Download the complete schedule (PDF)
The ADVANCE conference program will be structured into three parallel tracks:
Track 1: “Think beyond”
Foresight sessions on web technologies, businesses & financing
Track 2: “Insights”
Lectures and workshops on essential questions of startup founding and management
Track 3: “Gain attraction”
Pitching ideas and businesses to international investors. Seize your chance here.
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Gold Sponsors
Sponsors
Partner
- Airbnb
- BAND – Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland
- blackbox
- Contilla
- European Pirate Summit
- European SME Week
- European Union
- Hanse Ventures
- H-FARM Ventures
- High-Tech Gründerfonds
- Innovatum
- Gründerwettbewerb – IKT Innovativ
- LiveResults
- Ministry of Federal Affairs, Europe and the Media of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Ministry for Economic Affairs, Energy, Building, Housing and Transport
- Mymuesli
- NUK Neues Unternehmertum Rheinland e.V.
- sandbox network
- Shirts|OnTheFly
- Startupbootcamp
- TechHub
- The Startup Kids
Advance Conference – International Web and StartUp Conference in Cologne - September 19 & 20, 2011, Cologne (Germany)






