Presentation of CODE_n initiative

2. what is code_n?
// International initiative for outstanding talents
and pioneering startups with the goal to
promote their business ideas in a unique way
// CODE_n = “Code of the New”
// Initiated in 2011 by:
// Strategic Partners:
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3. our approach
CODE_n Elements
CODE_n Contest
Corporate Partners
Startups
Capital, network, know-how
Ideas, spirit of innovation
SMEs Venture Capital
CODE_n Events
Industry
CODE_n Community
CODE_n Capital
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4. facts & figures from the
first year:
// Global Innovation Contest under the banner
of “Shaping Mobile Life”
// More than 400 applications from 42
countries
// 50 contest finalists with a spectacular
appearance at CeBIT 2012
// Enormous media coverage with over 1,000
media reports reaching 51 million people in
more than 20 countries
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5. code_n13 contest
Motto: „Smart Solutions for Global Challenges“
Demand management
Energy storage Carbon management
Power system automation
Smart Grids Data analytics CleanTech
Integration technology
Billing solutions Green IT
Virtual power plant Internet of energy
Security
Smart applications
Smart metering Device/sensor control
eMobility
Smart Home Electric vehicles
Sustainable buildings Power management
Internet of things
Urban Solutions
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6. code_n13 contest
50 finalists
// get free exhibition space at CeBIT
2013 in the CODE_n hall
(4,000 sq m, designed by an renowned
artist)
// get the chance to present their
business concepts to investors and
opinion leaders
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7. code_n13 contest
Awards and special prizes
// CODE_n13 Awards in the categories “Startup” and “Emerging Company”
each amounting €15.000
// Special prize by Dell for the best business application based on
Windows 8 amounting €10.000
// Crowdfunding via Seedmatch for three German companies

8. code_n13 contest
Jury
// Antonella Battaglini, Executive Director, Renewables Grid
Initiative
// Julian von Blücher, CSO, ecosummit
// Ulrich Dietz, CEO, GFT Technologies
// Carsten Knop, Journalist, FAZ
// Murat Günak, Co-Founder, mia electric
// Mitch Lowe, Founder and Managing Partner, Greenstart (tbc.)
// Jens-Uwe Sauer, Managing Director, Seedmatch
// Elizabeth Varley, CEO, Tech Hub
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9. code_n13 contest
Key facts
// Registration via www.code-n.org
// Participating companies need to be founded in or after 2006
// Application deadline: (extended to) 30 November
// Announcement of finalists: 15 December
// CeBIT 2013: 5-9 March, Hanover, Germany
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10. take your chance…
… enter the contest
… become a partner
… join our community
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11. more about code_n
www code-n.org
Blog blog.code-n.org
Newsroom code-n.org/newsroom
Facebook facebook.com/CODEoftheNEW
Twitter twitter.com/CODE_n
Youtube youtube.com/user/CODEoftheNEW
Flickr flickr.com/photos/codeofthenew
Felix Jansen
GFT Technologies AG
+ 49 711 62042-115
felix.jansen@gft.com