With the Crowd Dialog In 2016, the industry meeting on the topics of CrowdFunding, CrowdSourcing and CrowdInnovation will take place for the fourth time on December 1st in Munich.
The agenda focuses on the challenges facing German SMEs in the digital transformation and supports three key topics: Future of work, Alternative financing options and Innovation processes.
With over 600 participants and more than 70 speakers, the Crowd Dialog Munich brings together decision-makers, experts and interested parties from science, politics and practice and addresses current and future-oriented topics in the field of swarm-based innovation processes, financing scenarios and working models.
Top experts at the Crowd Dialogue
This year's agenda is once again packed with top experts. The focus is on imparting practical knowledge for daily implementation in your own company. Representatives from well-known companies will offer case-based advice and in-depth insights into practical integration into existing business processes in special master classes. Dr. Michael Gebert, Chairman of the German CrowdSourcing Association, explains:
"Unfortunately, Germany's SMEs are still a developing country in the global and European context when it comes to Crowd-X topics. The conference aims to stimulate dialogue between practitioners, academia, and politics, and to convey the latest practical knowledge from top international experts with a scientific agenda foundation."
In addition to the EU Commission, the Bavarian Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Munich and Upper Bavaria and the City of Munich, the Crowd Dialogue is also supported by the Federal Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (BVMW) with its SME Alliance.
Mario Ohoven, President of the BVMW:
"Innovation not only drives German SMEs, but is also the key prerequisite for growth and ensuring Germany's competitiveness as a business location. In the future, crowd-based innovation processes with flexible talent and knowledge pools will provide important impetus for Industry 4.0 and digital infrastructures."
Scientific partners of the Crowd Dialogue 2016 are renowned universities such as the Technical University of Munich, the University of St. Gallen, the Technical University of Ilmenau and the Technical University of Berlin.
