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TOA is Europe’s Leading Technology Festival. Our mission is to help people future-proof their businesses and their lives.

We believe that technology is transforming the way we work, live and relate: only if you understand technology can you take advantage of the opportunities it creates.

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Conference

150+ thought-leaders from tech, art, and science share their vision on how they see the world evolving. Connect, collaborate and learn from prominent entrepreneurs at the iconic Funkhaus Berlin. Deep dive into the tech ecosystem with inspirational storytelling, interactive panels, workshops, art installations, live music, and so much more…

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Satellite Events

Satellite Events allow the community to take over the festival and transform Berlin’s creative community into an interactive hub for tech. Visit some of Berlin’s most unique social and startup spaces, and network at memorable meetups, workshops and parties city-wide.

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Program

Dive into our program schedule, packed with hundreds of speakers at the top of their game in technology and business across eight stages. Make sure to plan your visit now, so you can catch unmissable talks by speakers from Reddit, Google, Burning Man, Twilio and many, many more.

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Open Circle

Open Circle is an intimate program of events taking place between 2-5 July, concurrent to TOA Festival. Chaired by Axel Springer CEO, Mathias Döpfner, it’s a one of a kind experience giving you access to ‘behind the scenes’ events at TOA that are limited to TOA speakers and a select group of changemakers.

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TOA in Numbers

20,000

Attendees

120+

Satellite Events

150+

Speakers

3,800

Founders/ CxOs

4000m²

Exhibition Area

"The SXSW of Europe, only with more Hefeweizen”

TOA19 Speakers

Claire Hughes Johnson

COO

Stripe

Steve Huffman

CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Niklas Östberg

CO-FOUNDER & CEO

Delivery Hero SE

Jada Sezer

MODEL & ACTIVIST

Ben Bradlee Jr.

Journalist & Author

Dorothee Bär

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DIGITALIZATION

Taavet Hinrikus

CO-FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN

TransferWise

Lora Haddock

FOUNDER & CEO

Lora DiCarlo

Danny Lange

Vice President of Artificial Intelligence

Unity Technologies

Erika Cheung

FOUNDER

Ethics in Entrepreneurship

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Schedule

Day 1

2 July

8:30 am2 am+

Satellite Events 5 pm-till late

Open Circle 6 pm-till late

Day 2

3 July

8:30 am2 am+

Conference 9 am-6 pm

Satellite Events 6 pm-till late

Open Circle 9 am-till late

TOAxNight 6 pm-till late

Day 3

4 July

8:30 am2 am+

Conference 9 am-6 pm

Satellite Events 6 pm-till late

Open Circle 8:30 am-till late

Day 4

5 July

8:30 am2 am+

Satellite Events 9 am-till late

Open Circle 12 pm-till late

Haus of Tech

Our TOA Expo hall hosts the world's biggest brands and most disruptive startups. Forget stuffy conference centres, The Haus of Tech is a breathtaking arena where the best minds in technology will meet for two unforgettable days of knowledge exchange and networking. This comes on top of the 55.000m2 of space that is dedicated to the other elements of the TOA Conference.

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Featured Satellite Events

tuesday 09:00-18:45

Google Cloud Developer Roadshow

Endocode, ML6 & Google Cloud are coming together under one roof to present to you the first ever Google Cloud Developers Roadshow!Learn how to run efficient and scalable infrastructure, deploy state-of-the-art machine learning models & meet your digital native peers.With talks like “MVP to SRE on GCP” to “Am I Bad at Basketball”, topics ranging from Kubernetes to TensorFlow & more, this event aims to bring such talks to Berlin’s best and most intrigued to learn, collaborate and share on […]

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tuesday 17:00-19:00

Blockchain Security Tokens Explained

Bitbond is pioneering European financial markets with Germany’s first Security Token Offering (STO). In our 2019 TOA satellite event we will provide our guests with valuable insights into: What are Security Token Offerings and how do they work? We will discuss how security tokens are different from conventional securities and ICOs. We will dive into how the technology behind STOs works and which blockchain protocols are commonly used. Additionally we will give an overview of the STO ecosystem and use […]

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tuesday 18:00-22:00

Fjord Trends 2019

The Fjord Trends are a look at what is ahead in the next 1 – 3 years for the future of business, technology and design. The trends are sourced from Fjordians around the world culminating in a comprehensive view of the business landscape. At Fjord Berlin we are creating an immersive installation that will allow visitors to experience our selected Fjord Trends. We have focused each point of the trends into one point so that the visitors will experience and […]

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tuesday 18:30-21:00

When Our Worlds Collide: “A consultant, designer, and a developer walk into a bar…”

Calling all senior designers and developers,Ever wonder what it’s like when your worlds collide with Business Consulting? We experience the thrill, the impact, and the challenges of multidisciplinary collaboration every day at Bain & Company. Join us for the beer, bites, beautiful Berlin views, and the banter. We are hosting an intimate fireside chat where a consultant, designer, and developer from Bain & Company share their unique perspectives on working as a united force to solve some seriously complex problems. We hope […]

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thursday 18:00-22:00

Same Same But Different – Berlin as the Social Innovation Hub

We face a multitude of social challenges. Climate change, child and old-age poverty, no fundamental reforms in the education system, the integration of refugees or demographic change are just a few examples. Instead of meeting these challenges in a sustainable way at their core causes, the symptoms are often met with tools from the past century. Thus potentials are wasted and fundamental social improvements are rarely brought about. With all the social challenges of our time, there must be another […]

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friday 08:30-17:30

3rd Annual Machine Intelligence Summit

The 3rd Machine Intelligence Summit will explore the latest advancements in Artificial Intelligence & Deep Learning from the world’s leading experts from industry, research and enterprise, in natural language processing, computer vision, ethics, data security & privacy. More than 500 AI experts and business leaders under one roof to be part of a program addressing real case studies and the most essential and intriguing topics in applied AI.

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friday 09:30-12:30

Meet Wirecard at Spielfeld and Experience the Digital Future

We start the day with a breakfast in our berlin office at Spielfeld Digital Hub. Before the networking breakfast, my colleagues will do a short introduction round and the content part will begin afterwards. There will be a small workshop/informational part about Wirecard, our services for Startups and how we want to shape the payment world in the future with our innovative ideas. Subsequent to that every participant can learn more about our newest innovation showcases in the field of […]

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friday 16:00-19:00

Ethics in a Moment of Crisis: What is Tech’s Role?

We live in a moment characterized by acceleration. Accelerated innovation amidst accelerated crisis. How the two interact is of critical importance. And tech leaves increasingly outsized fingerprints on the outcomes. If we understand users as actual people impacted by the world that results, how are we accountable to them? How are the histories and unconscious biases that shape us present in and even amplified by the technologies like AI and robotics? What role do privacy, democracy, and representation play in […]

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friday 18:30-02:00

Follow the Yellow Brick Road into the DATA SPACE by SAP

Follow the yellow brick road into the DATA SPACE by SAP and enter Berlin’s most magical backyard. You’re off to see an enchanting hideaway of technology for an evening of fascination and fun.The DATA SPACE is SAP’s flagship venue in Germany’s capital, where the concept of meet- work-eat is taken to a new level.You’ll get an exclusive glimpse into the minds of SAP’s tech experts and enjoy BBQ dining and drinks while exploring the next era of IT-led innovation.Engage with […]

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friday 19:00-23:00

Food Tech Fuck-Up & BBQ

Get to know Food Tech Campus members and hear their stories of utter humiliation, glorious mistakes, and constructive learnings. Meet the team behind the campus and connect with your future colleagues. A light barbecue will be served at Berlin’s No.1 location for founders in food tech.

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