{"title": "(Re-)Inventing Materials: Europe's Mineral Sovereignty Path", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/materials", "society/economics"], "description": "A panel on the Curie Stage at Falling Walls Science House, held as a hybrid Plenary Table session and also available as a livestream. It is put on by Falling Walls with the Boston Consulting Group. The topic is Europe's supply of critical minerals: despite billions invested in diversification, recycling and circularity, dependencies remain high and recycling is not scaling fast enough. Europe's scientific strength could boost resilience and value creation through local resources, greater circularity and efficiency, and materials innovation, including AI-discovered materials.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/re-inventing-materials-europes-mineral-sovereignty-path-72393/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/re-inventing-materials-europes-mineral-sovereignty-path", "image": "", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "tickets": ""}], "similar": [{"title": "Europe Needs a Plan: Science & Arts in the AI Age", "start": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T17:30:00+01:00", "place": "Haus der Kulturen der Welt", "address": "John-Foster-Dulles-Allee 10, 10557 Berlin", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "https://pretix.eu/berlinscienceweek/2026-festival/5039350/", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/politics/europe", "science/ai"], "description": "\"Europe Needs a Plan: Science & Arts in the AI Age\" is an English-language talk and panel with free entry in the Miriam Makeba Auditorium at Haus der Kulturen der Welt, the Festival Centre of Berlin Science Week. Taking part are Francesca Bria, José Luis de Vicente, Tommaso Calarco, Bettina Kames and Ólafur Elíasson. It asks whether Europe can build its future on rented intelligence, addressing sovereignty, AI infrastructure, and the role of the arts, as Europe imports most of the digital technology its research and democracy run on. It discusses whether Europe's emerging AI Factories and quantum hubs could carry the Bauhaus idea forward as an Archipelago of Ateliers, spaces where artists and scientists shape technology together in the public interest.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europe-needs-a-plan-science-arts-in-the-ai-age-8361/", "official_url": "https://www.hkw.de/programme/berlin-science-week-2026/europe-needs-a-plan-science-arts-in-the-ai-age", "image": ""}, {"title": "Materia Prima", "start": "2026-11-01T17:45:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "ACUDkino", "address": "Veteranenstraße 21, 10119 Berlin", "price": "Kostenlos / free, keine Anmeldung notwendig / no registration needed", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "film", "tags": ["film/documentary", "history/colonialism"], "description": "The documentary \"Materia Prima – New Energy. 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Director Jens Schanze will be present, followed by a panel discussion.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/materia-prima-8520/", "official_url": "https://www.yorck.de/specials/special-screening-materia-prima-new-energy-old-powers", "image": "https://noky.io/images/9ef736eac2fe7db9cf405d51e235ade556ad7a894904dd2c60a3b701accd4eea-600.webp"}, {"title": "Rewiring Innovation: Next Generation Research Organisations", "start": "2026-11-08T09:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"Rewiring Innovation: Next Generation Research Organisations\" is a Plenary Table on the Curie Stage, held in English and also streamed live. It is presented by the Max Planck Society as part of Falling Walls, with its president Patrick Cramer joined by, among others, French research minister Philippe Baptiste and European Innovation Council board president Michiel Scheffer. The speakers discuss how fundamental research and the notion of scientific excellence are being reshaped by deep tech and artificial intelligence. New funding models, public-private partnerships and cross-sector collaboration take centre stage, with Europe's global competitiveness in research at stake.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rewiring-innovation-next-generation-research-organisations-72398/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/rewiring-innovation-next-generation-research-organisations", "image": ""}, {"title": "Europe's Tech at Scale: Critical Mass for Global Leadership", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T11:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "An English-language panel discussion in the Plenary Table format, held hybrid on site and via livestream. The session is organised by the EuroTech Universities Alliance as part of Falling Walls. It examines how cross-border alliances of science, industry and policy can unite Europe's fragmented deep-tech capabilities into critical mass to compete globally. University presidents along with industry and policy leaders discuss how such ecosystems act as a force multiplier and accelerate lab-to-market.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-tech-at-scale-critical-mass-for-global-leadership-72399/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-tech-scale-critical-mass-global-leadership", "image": ""}, {"title": "Europe's Next Chapter: Visions for Tech Races beyond AI", "start": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/technology", "society/economics"], "description": "A discussion at Falling Walls Science House where researchers, entrepreneurs and policymakers talk about the coming wave of breakthrough technologies. The Friedrich Naumann Foundation is behind it, with Falling Walls organizing the event. It asks how Europe and Germany can turn their strong research and industrial foundations into faster innovation, scalable companies and global markets, as quantum technologies, advanced robotics and biotechnology reshape economies. Funding, regulation, infrastructure and talent are examined so that Europe shapes the next wave of breakthroughs rather than follows it.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-next-chapter-visions-for-tech-races-beyond-ai-72455/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-next-chapter-visions-tech-races-beyond-ai", "image": ""}, {"title": "Rohstoffe, Rituale, Widerstand", "start": "2026-11-06T16:30:00+01:00", "end": null, "place": "Humboldt Forum", "address": "Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin", "price": "kostenfrei", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history", "society"], "description": "A talk in the SPÄTI series at the Humboldt Forum about the extraction of raw materials, global conflicts and the search for peace in the Congo. It combines Nada Tshibwabwa's performance Kanzunji, in which the Congolese artist links discarded mobile phones with Luba mythology, with a discussion. Topics include cobalt for smartphones, copper and gallium for AI data centres, and the consequences of extractivism in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The speakers are the artist Nada Tshibwabwa and the Berlin historian Jacob Häberli; the talk is in German in the Mechanische Arena in the foyer.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rohstoffe-rituale-widerstand-79945/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/ab8d3c3c09e0eef5ded76a207834cf04e27f4bf2e17ae38d3b02344748e0bbdf-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Europe's Research Alliances: Keeping Collaboration Strong", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "A round table on the future of European research collaboration in the face of geopolitical and economic shifts. It is held by the Wilhelm and Else Heraeus Foundation and the German Physical Society, in partnership with Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. Experiences from the physical sciences highlight how enduring cooperation builds innovation capacity and trust. The discussion asks how Europe can remain an attractive, open and reliable research partner – especially for young researchers.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/europes-research-alliances-keeping-collaboration-strong-72429/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/europes-research-alliances-keeping-collaboration-strong", "image": ""}, {"title": "Innovative Funding: Foundations Driving European Research", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T11:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "An English-language round-table discussion on innovative funding models for European research. It is hosted by the Fondation Bettencourt Schueller as part of Falling Walls. It asks whether greater collaboration between private, national and international funders could open up new opportunities for researchers. Drawing on lessons from Impulscience, it explores how such models could strengthen research ecosystems across Europe.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/innovative-funding-foundations-driving-european-research-72424/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/innovative-funding-foundations-driving-european-research", "image": ""}, {"title": "Africa–Europe: Investing in a Shared Scientific Future", "start": "2026-11-08T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "05 Einstein Pavilion", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy", "society"], "description": "A programme of talks and discussion sessions on scientific cooperation between Africa and Europe, covering AI, shared research infrastructure, resilient health, food and water systems, and innovation hotspots. It is organised by the Falling Walls Foundation together with The African Academy of Sciences, and moderated by Oliver Günther, President of the University of Potsdam. Speakers include Kingsley Tochukwu Udeh, Nigerian Minister for Innovation, Science and Technology, and Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The discussions focus on investment in people, institutions and enterprises for reciprocal cooperation grounded in African priorities.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/africaeurope-investing-in-a-shared-scientific-future-72468/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/africa-europe-investing-shared-scientific-future", "image": ""}, {"title": "Industrial AI Ecosystems: Europe's Competitive Edge", "start": "2026-11-07T13:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T14:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/ai", "society/politics"], "description": "An English-language discussion at the Falling Walls congress, held as a hybrid plenary table and also available via livestream. It is hosted by the VDI Technologiezentrum, with speakers including Axel Deniz of Bosch Business Innovations, State Secretary Thomas Jarzombek, Kirsty Lloyd-Jukes of Stateful Robotics, Jayson Myers of NGen and Daniel Senff, moderated by Anna-Lena Kümpel. The topic is how Europe can turn its world-class industry and vast data resources into value. It examines federated ecosystems that democratise access to AI while preserving sovereignty, and how to turn political ambition into aligned investment and start-up strategies.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/industrial-ai-ecosystems-europes-competitive-edge-72394/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/industrial-ai-ecosystems-europes-competitive-edge", "image": ""}, {"title": "From Wendelstein to Industry: Europe's Fusion Race", "start": "2026-11-07T11:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T12:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/physics"], "description": "A round table on the 03 Franklin Stage within the Falling Walls programme, held in English. It features Proxima Fusion together with speakers such as Patrick Cramer (Max Planck Society), Michael Bolle (Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung), Bettina Martin (minister from Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) and Francesco Sciortino, co-founder of Proxima Fusion. The discussion asks whether Europe can turn its world-leading foundation in fusion research – from Wendelstein 7-X to emerging fusion companies – into a globally competitive industry. It looks at the alliances between science, industry, investors and policymakers, and at the technologies, partnerships and frameworks Europe is building to compete globally.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-wendelstein-to-industry-europes-fusion-race-72409/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/wendelstein-industry-europes-fusion-race", "image": ""}, {"title": "KIWi Policy Talk: Secure science. European perspectives", "start": "2026-11-07T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy", "society/politics"], "description": "A round table discussion in the KIWi series, held as a hybrid event and conducted in English. Behind it is the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), with Deputy Secretary General Michael Harms speaking. The topic is knowledge security, which is becoming increasingly institutionalised across Europe, with developments at EU and national level shaping expectations for more standardised and partly mandatory approaches. The discussion asks how responsibilities can be proportionately distributed across system levels to balance openness, autonomy and risk mitigation and enable secure international collaboration, highlighting risk literacy as a prerequisite for sensitive risk assessment and decision-making.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/kiwi-policy-talk-secure-science-european-perspectives-72417/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/kiwi-policy-talk-secure-science-european-perspectives", "image": ""}, {"title": "Rethinking Transfer: Research Excellence to Industrial Scale", "start": "2026-11-08T12:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T13:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"Rethinking Transfer: Research Excellence to Industrial Scale\" is an English-language panel discussion. It is led by the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft with board member Constantin Häfner; the panel also features Thomas Schinecker (Roche Group), Anna-Katharina Wittenstein (WITTENSTEIN SE) and Monika Jones. It asks how scientific breakthroughs become industrial value creation: through the early integration of research, industry, regulation and market perspectives, co-development, pilot infrastructure, standards, market access and shared risk. The panel explores how Europe can scale what it invents while preserving the scientific freedom that drives discovery.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/rethinking-transfer-research-excellence-to-industrial-scale-72426/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/rethinking-transfer-research-excellence-industrial-scale", "image": ""}, {"title": "MATTER OF PLACE – From Material Cycles to Places", "start": "2026-09-11T00:00:00+02:00", "end": "2027-07-01T00:00:00+02:00", "place": "Urban Tech Republic", "address": "Flughafen Tegel 1, 13405 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["society/sustainability"], "description": "MATTER OF PLACE – From Material Cycles to Places is an exhibition of works by students and alumni of greenlab – Labor für nachhaltige Designstrategien der weißensee kunsthochschule berlin, held as part of the festival CURRENTS. Design in Berlin. Curated by greenlab and Berlin TXL Management GmbH, Urban Tech Republic, it gathers projects that examine Berlin and its surroundings as an intertwined space of materials, living and action. At its centre is how regional resources can become starting points for a circular design practice and how place-making works as the collective making, caring for and renewing of places.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/matter-of-place-from-material-cycles-to-places-13423/", "official_url": "", "image": ""}, {"title": "From Lab to Leader: Scaling Europe's Tech Champions", "start": "2026-11-07T10:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-07T11:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["society/economics"], "description": "An English-language panel discussion on the Curie Stage at Falling Walls, also streamed as a livestream. Boston Consulting Group brings together founders, deep tech investors and industry leaders. The topic is how Europe can regain global tech leadership: anchor customers from state and industry committing early via off-take and supply deals. While the US counts nearly 700 unicorns, Germany has just 30 – not for lack of talent, but of committed early demand.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/from-lab-to-leader-scaling-europes-tech-champions-72392/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/lab-leader-scaling-europes-tech-champions", "image": ""}, {"title": "Science Diplomacy with Africa: Innovation Across Borders", "start": "2026-11-08T15:00:00+01:00", "end": "2026-11-08T16:00:00+01:00", "place": "Falling Walls Science House, Tsukamoto Café", "address": "Karl-Marx-Allee 34, 10178 Berlin", "price": "", "price_from": null, "price_to": null, "tickets_url": "", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["science/science-policy"], "description": "\"Science Diplomacy with Africa: Innovation Across Borders\" is an English-language discussion on the Curie Stage at the Falling Walls Science House in Berlin, also available as a livestream. It is organised by Falling Walls and brings together representatives of the African Academy of Sciences, AUDA-NEPAD, the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences and Nigeria's federal ministry for innovation, science and technology, moderated by NYU Berlin. The discussion takes on how Africa's growing role in global energy, technology and supply chains can translate into local prosperity. Speakers explore science diplomacy as an instrument for building trust, enabling technology access and shared ownership of knowledge, innovation and value creation.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/berlin/events/science-diplomacy-with-africa-innovation-across-borders-72403/", "official_url": "https://falling-walls.com/programme/science-diplomacy-africa-innovation-across-borders", "image": ""}]}