The Invisible World changes our world

By Adam Tinworth

Technology is changing the world around us. New connections enable new ways of using the city and new forms of relationships. Three talks from NEXT Berlin 2013 explore this theme…

Thomas Kiessling: making the right choice to support innovation

By Adam Tinworth

Deutsche Telekom isn't content to provide network provision - it wants to be a platform provider that enables startup innovation. Thomas Kiessling explains why, and how open wins…

Harper Reed: how to build teams, practice failure and learn to listen.

By Adam Tinworth

The man who was CTO for Obama's 2012 election campaign brings us the most important lessons from their 18 months building victory.

NEXT100 Ignite talks: Jan Beckers and Jess Erickson

By Adam Tinworth

Two talks: one on doing business by reputation and one on helping women get to the forefront of tech

Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino: designing the internet of things

By Adam Tinworth

The internet of things is just beginning - and it might not take the forms we expect. Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino argues for "soft" design that reflects the way humans live their life

Peer Steinbrück: Germany will lead the fourth industrial revolution

By Adam Tinworth

Germany has kept its industrial bases, and so is perfectly placed to modernise it using digital technology, argues prospective Chancellor Peer Steinbrúck.

Stephen Wolfram: making knowledge computable

By Adam Tinworth

Can we make the world's knowledge computable and so find answers to questions no-one's ever asked? Stephen Wolfram thinks so…

Bryce Roberts: we need a declaration of independents

By Adam Tinworth

Can we navigate a path through the bootstrapping self-starters and the VC-funded rush for the big exit? Maybe we can, if we look at models from the past, says Bryce Robers

Panel: the corporate dragon-slayers

By Adam Tinworth

Do big corporations have what it takes to be great dragon slayers in digital innovation? A panel at NEXT Berlin 2013 aimed to find out…

Marina Gorbis: building the socialstructured future

By Adam Tinworth

Distributed communication is changing our society. It's up to us to engage with those changes, and make them work for us, says Marina Gorbis of the Institute for the Future in her NEXT Berlin keynote

NEXT13: opening remarks

By Adam Tinworth

Matthias Schrader and Neelie Kroes kick off NEXT Berlin 2013 with a rallying call, a call to battle: Here Be Dragons

Behind the scenes at NEXT13

By Adam Tinworth

A video look behind the scenes, as the team work to get NEXT13 ready…

Choose your dragon: politics

By Adam Tinworth

There are many dragons to be slain at NEXT Berlin. The Dragon of Politics could kill your business with regulation - or shelter and support it…

telegraphen_lounge @ NEXT Berlin

By Ina Feistritzer

Are we all going to be cyborgs by 2020? New technologies allow upgrades to the human body. But do we really want that? Discuss with high profile experts at Telekom's telegraphen_lounge on April 23 at NEXT13. Read on to learn how to participate.

Robert Scoble will wear his glasses

By Ina Feistritzer

Tech blogger, innovation enthusiast and start-up advisor Robert Scoble will moderate the Context Session at NEXT Berlin where he will give many insights from his research on wearable computers while wearing his very own Google Glass - one of the first in action

NEXT13 Program Curator Peter Bihr

By Indre Putrimaite

On next Tuesday, the NEXT Berlin conference will kick off. Here Peter Bihr, NEXT13 Program Director, shares some insights on how to make the most out of your visit and leave knowing what’s next.

Meet up with important representatives of the games industry!

By Xenia Stubbe

The Game Developers Conference Quo Vadis and NEXT Berlin will host an exciting panel discussion between influencers of the gaming scene and the digital pioneer Jessica Colaço. Become part of the German Game Days and deepen you knowledge about the video game industry!

Get connected at NEXT13

By Juliane Hennig

See who is at the conference and plan meetings with other NEXT attendees easily! We are happy to offer you Bizzabo, our mobile networking app, to get connected!

If everything was easy to evaluate…

By Fred Zimny

The world around us is changing constantly, and so are services and products. Some customers adapt faster and easier to these changes than others. How can this be?

Ride the dragon of digital disruption

By Adam Tinworth

Don't ignore the dragon: digital disruption is coming for your industry - but there's an alternative to being caught in the flames…

How close is custom printed fashion to the mainstream?

By Adam Tinworth

Bruce Sterling, a speaker at this year's NEXT conference, had some insight into how close Mary Huang (one of last year's speakers) is coming to making print-on-demand fashion mainstream…

Free WiWo e-paper with your NEXT ticket

By Xenia Stubbe

As a bonus for registering for NEXT13, you are now be able to sign up for a free three month test subscription of the e-paper magazine “WirtschaftsWoche”.

Female Entrepreneurialism Is A Journey Into The Unknown

By Lea Weitekamp

Being an entrepreneur, especially one dealing with new technologies and future business models, may often in itself seem as a journey into an unknown territory. In the light of recent discussions, the journey seems even more adventurous for women, says guest blogger Lea Weitekamp.