Urban Impact

We’re looking back on twelve months of #BerlinFutureHub, a project that aims to connect Berlin’s thriving impact and climate ecosystem — locally and globally— by showcasing inspiring stories from the city in a new way. 💗 Check out who shaped these first 🗓️ twelve months with us and how 🫵 you can get involved in future activities: https://shorturl.at/5BOlm (did someone say free or discounted conference tickets? 👀 )

Last week was a big week as we co-organised a Berlin delegation with our friends and partners at Climate Tech Hub e.V. to London Tech Week. It was a week full of new connections, learnings and re-connecting with some of our UK partners. Read more about the companies and our activities below 👇 Sophie's personal highlight was Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan opening London Tech Week & our Berlin meets London Salon Evening 🎤 👋 Thanks to everyone who made this delegation possible: CIV:LAB, London & Partners, UCL School of Management, SHIFT , Sustainable Ventures & Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe

We had a great Tuesday evening hosting our Salon Evening #Berlin meets #London during London Tech Week at UCL School of Management in one of London's most iconic locations - Level 50 of One Canada Square. It was wonderful to see so many amazing people from both impact ecosystems come together to exchange on ideas and projects in climate tech and sustainability. We were so happy to welcome some of our closest UK partners, meet new faces and see how bringing together the right people creates a vibrant and collective atmosphere! Thank you to CIV:LAB and Climate Tech Hub e.V. for co-organising this evening with us, UCL School of Management for hosting us and everyone for coming to our event during one of London's busiest weeks! Photos: Paul Johnston / https://lnkd.in/efg4aMtn Sophie Persigehl Dominik Zalewski simon sylvester-chaudhuri Carlotta Krone-Danhier Sebastian Ulm Eileen G. Pierre-Jean Hanard Tim Ruthven

Excited to announce our joint networking event with Climate Tech Hub e.V. and CIV:LAB, bringing together #Berlin and #London's impact ecosystems! 🌇 Join us on the evening of June 11th to connect with stakeholders shaping the future of these cities while enjoying one of London's best views at One Canada Square, Level 50 at UCL School of Management. This is also your chance to engage with this year's Berlin Delegation to London Tech Week, supported by the Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe. 🎟️ Register here until June 6th: https://lnkd.in/d8vGws5C With the code: LTW_UI for free access, be fast tickets are limited!

We had the pleasure of hosting the Disrupting Mobility Salon in collaboration with Verein Berliner Kaufleute und Industrieller (VBKI) last week Wednesday, the evening before the #DisruptingMobilitySummit. This exclusive networking event brought together mobility experts and partners, creating a unique opportunity for international connections. We were particularly excited to feature some of Berlin's leading mobility innovators. It was inspiring to hear from the minds behind the MaaS App #Jelbi (Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG)), Radbahn (paper planes e.V.), and ONOMOTION (ONO) as they shared their visions for a sustainable future in mobility for Berlin. A heartfelt thank you to everyone who traveled—near and far—to join us for this memorable evening! Pictures: Bela Lehrnickel

💥 It’s a wrap! So excited to have had the opportunity to co-host the Disrupting Mobility Salon and Summit over the past two days bringing together over 200+ mobility luminaries and researchers from Europe & US in Berlin! Together with our wonderful partners Verein Berliner Kaufleute und Industrieller (VBKI) Kearney Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) and Siemens Mobility and many academic partners, we took stock of mobility trends 10 years on after the first conference of this series in 2015 at MIT Media Lab. 💫 My personal highlights:  1️⃣ Debating tipping points for future mobility disruption on the big stage with Dr. Sigrid Evelyn Nikutta (Deutsche Bahn), Anthony Townsend (Cornell Tech), Konrad Otto-Zimmermann and Kent Larson (MIT Media Lab) 2️⃣ Hosting an intimate Salon evening on the eve of the conference with all speakers and connecting them with Berlin’s local ecosystem of mobility movers & shakers including made possible by our partnership with the city of Berlin and our #BerlinFutureHub project. Thanks Jens (Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Energie und Betriebe) & Rainer (Senatskanzlei Berlin) for being such an open (inter)face for the city! 3️⃣ Building bridges with other #urbaninnovation ecosystems: Warsaw, Barcelona, Munich, Copenhagen, London, NYC, Boston. 4️⃣ Listening to Mitchell Joachim's (Terreform ONE) "gangster rap" of future urban mobility bringing it all home! I hope this epic performance has been recorded somewhere! 5️⃣ 😍 Lastly a bit of nostalgia: celebrating this “mini reunion” with Philipp Rode (my former boss from 12 years ago 😉), Ute Weiland and Florian Lennert, in which we cold bring back to life a small part of the former #UrbanAge community and spirit. The Urban Age conference series by LSE Cities pioneered discussions around the future of megacities and if it weren't for it, there wouldn’t be an Urban Impact today! 🙏 As always, huge shoutout to our fantastic team at Urban Impact: Sophie, Lucas, Pascal, Dominik and Friedrich - every day is a privilege to work alongside you! And thanks Marina for pitching in and helping us out at the Salon as well as Friends of Friends and Orangerie Berlin GmbH for making it again an inspiring experience location and food-wise. Lastly also thanks to Martina and Anica for the wonderful organisation of everything and Helmut and the team at Kearney for making the whole summit possible. #futuremobility2024 #BerlinFutureHub #WirUnternehmenBerlin #smartcityberlin 📸 credits: Bela Lehrnickel, Bernd Brundert and own!

Calling all Berlin-based Climate Tech and Impact Innovators! 🌱🐻 We're teaming up with Climate Tech Hub e.V. to organize a delegation for Berlin-based organizations working in climate tech and impact to attend London Tech Week! Join us from June 9-12 for an unparalleled experience that includes: ⭐ Free access to London Tech Week & a curated program 📚 Comprehensive briefing with our esteemed UK partners before the delegation 🤝 A networking evening with London & Partners, plus a special salon evening designed to bring together Berlin and London stakeholders in climate and impact, organized in collaboration with CIV:LAB Ready to seize this opportunity? Register until May 10th here: https://lnkd.in/ex83qjAN Know someone who should join us? Tag them in the comments below! 👇 Sophie Persigehl Jonas Schorr Carlotta Krone-Danhier Sebastian Ulm simon sylvester-chaudhuri Stephen Tierney Milly Hewetson Pru Ashby #ClimateTech #ImpactInnovation #LondonTechWeek

There is a cool new testbed in town! This Thursday (April 25) Radbahn Berlin is opening its 200 meter-long test track, and inviting anyone who loves cycling, nature, or enjoying public spaces to come and celebrate. It takes a village to bring a project like this to life—we are happy to have played a role in its success by creating a transformative coalition that brought together the right funding strategy and political buy-in. This is one of the many initiatives that are putting Berlin on the map and making the German capital a beacon for impact projects. #berlinfuturehub 🗓️ More info on comments