Recap
Urban
Innovation
Forum
2025
Urban Innovation Forum 2025
The Urban Innovation Forum (UIF) is an annual gathering of top founders, investors, tech leaders, ecosystem players and operators in Berlin, fostering meaningful connections and groundbreaking insights in climate innovation.
This is why you should be at UIF
❤️ Good Vibes
UIF does a great job creating a welcoming‚ positive and inspirational atmosphere that encourages a sparkling dialogue between founders‚ entrepreneurs‚ community members and investors.
✅ Curated Activities
UIF hosts a selection of hyper-curated activities for founders, startups, investors, industry professionals, and ecosystem players. These activities foster learning, matchmaking, visibility, and meaningful peer-to-peer connections.
🌈 A Hyper-Relevant Crowd
Join a carefully selected gathering of VCs, founders, industry leaders, and operators — UIF hosts a highly relevant crowd for the Impact Startup Ecosystem in Berlin.
🏆 World-Class Stage
UIF features successful founders, investors, industry leaders, and ecosystem players, sharing actionable advice on building generational companies.
🌍 Global Community
UIF offers a unique opportunity to connect with visionary leaders from around the world, explore cutting-edge ideas, discover new interests, and network with professionals who share a passion for forward-focused experiences.
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12:00
Welcome Remarks & Keynote
Opening
Fotografiska
12:45
No Impact, No Party
Talk
Fotografiska
13:30
Resilient Growth: Break Things, Fix the Planet!
Talk
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14:30
Global City Lessons
Nano Stage
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15:00
Match
B2B Matchmaking
Fotografiksa
15:30
Initiatives
Nano Stage
Fotograsika
16:00
Match
B2B Matchmaking
Fotografiska
16:30
Innovation Unplugged
Nano Stage
Fotografiska
17:30
Start Up Slam
Startup Pitching Competition
Fotografiska
18:15
Closing
Closing Ceremony
Fotografiska
18:30
Smart City Networking
Evening Reception
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Thomas Krause
Lennart Kehlenbeck
Clarissa Kersting
Dr. Felix Groba
Jan-Felix Kederer
Britta Schneider
Urban Innovation
At Urban Innovation, we are driven by a vision of smarter, more sustainable cities.
At our annual Urban Innovation Forum, we bring together a diverse group of urban innovators, thought leaders and advocates, to explore how breakthroughs in urban tech can accelerate the sustainable transformation of urban spaces.
Achievements
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Hackathon
Sponsors & Partners
Urban Innovation Forum is built by Climate Tech Hub and funded by the Berlin Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Enterprises and the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF).