Heidelberg Innovation Forum Conference

This year our focus lies on Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing is making business applications more mobile, more collaborative, more personalized as well as more time and cost-saving. Cloud Computing consists of Infrastructure, Platforms and Hardware as a Service enabling a timely usage of data and information. The facilitating technologies as well as vibrant cloud awareness are out there. With the triumphal march of the smartphones and tablets the potential of the cloud is gaining even more momentum in the area of consumer apps. Key will be to develop business models that offer IT-user as well as IT-suppliers intelligent services.  The Forum will cover a wide range of potential application and services - from Security and Mobile in the Cloud to Web Apps % Social Media as well as Green Cloud Computing.


Matchmaking in early phases of innovation

Since 2005, the Heidelberg Innovation Forum has succeeded in bringing together ICT researchers and market players in the early phases of innovation.

The matchmaking platform supports

• start-up financing,
• licensing and
• R&D cooperation. 

How?
Researchers, developers and start-up companies present up to 30 business ideas and close-to-market research findings to an audience of experts in short eight-minute pitches.

Track Record of 10%
More than 325 start-ups and developers from ten countries have presented their ideas at previous events and can testify to the success of the concept. Over half were able to forge promising contacts with investors and decision-makers in the business scene. That means a total track record of 10 percent.