🌍🚀 Fizzy Frankfurt - Messe Frankfurt, Tik Tok book awards and 2hearts meetup: Oct 14 - Oct 20

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October 14, 2024

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October is packed with exciting happenings! This week, the Frankfurt Book Messe is here, and I’ve picked out some of the most exciting events happening during the fair. From the TikTok Book Award 2024 to a World Record Attempt, there’s something for everyone.

Looking ahead, next week AI Week 2024 is happening, and you know it’s the place for the startup community to unite for a full week of AI-focused events. If you haven’t registered yet, here’s the link to sign up: AI Week Registration 🔗🤖

And of course, the big one—2hearts Meetup next week at NIO House, where you’ll get to meet some of the brightest immigrant tech minds in Frankfurt. 🚀 Don’t miss this chance to connect with the best in the industry!

16.10: Frankfurt Book Fair's job board for young professionals | 9:00 am 📄 On the job board, young professionals can find job advertisements from #fbm24 exhibitors and bookstores.

16.10: Games meets Book: Tour and Breakfast | 10:00 am 🎮 What potential and interfaces are there between the book industry and the games industry? The German Publishers and Booksellers Association, the Frankfurt Book Fair and the Hesse Creative Industries Office invite games representatives to get to know the book industry better on a tour of the fair.

17.10: Connecting video games and books through Innovation | 10:00 am 🌟 The convergence of books and gaming has become increasingly prominent in recent years, offering exciting opportunities for creators, publishers, and audiences alike.

18.10: German Stories Worldwide 2025 - Invitation to Breakfast at the Frankfurt Book Fair | 8:30 am ☕ The "International Projects" team at the Frankfurt Book Fair will be presenting which fairs will be attended in 2025, what opportunities there are for German publishers to participate, what Children's Books on Tour will look like in the future and what specialist and funding programs are planned for next year over coffee and croissants.

18.10: Publisher Wilde Haren for viewing | 9:00 am 📖 The publisher Wilde Haren from Rotterdam, the Netherlands, will be visiting our stand with publications on the topic of diversity/diversity/PoC visibility and will be available for an exchange with interested parties.

18.10: Why you are silent | 10:00 am 🤔❓Tilman Spreckelsen (FAZ) in conversation with Martin Schäuble.

19.10: Meet & Greet Burcu Bloyd | 9:00 am 👋📚Burcu will be at the book fair again this year and you can meet her in person, take pictures and have her sign something. You do not need to purchase an extra ticket for the Meet & Greet. You can simply come at the stated start time.

19.10: Silent Audiobook Disco | 9:00 am 🤔❓Here, visitors can take a short break from the hustle and bustle of the trade fair and listen to gripping crime novels, exciting non-fiction audio books and magical children's stories in comfort and according to their own preferences.

19.10: Silent Audiobook Disco | 9:00 am 🎧📚 Here, visitors can take a short break from the hustle and bustle of the trade fair and listen to gripping crime novels, exciting non-fiction audio books and magical children's stories in comfort and according to their own preferences.

19.10: Yoga with Book | 9:30 am 🧘‍♀️📚The daily "yoga with a book" session led by Karina Goldberg is the perfect way to start off the day in a playful way: the days of the book fair are long and intense.

20.10: Trapped in information bubbles and the maelstrom of fake news | 10:00 am 🗞️❌ How do algorithms, AI and social media change our news behavior and our perception of information? Why do complete parallel information worlds arise? It's easy to get caught up in such a parallel world and no longer be able to distinguish between news and fake news.

20.10: Reading and book signing with Kathrin Tordasi | 10:00 am 📖 Kathrin Tordasi reads from "Birds of Paris". Afterwards there will be a book signing.

Fizzy Partner: 🌱2hearts

​We are excited to announce our annual Frankfurt Community Meet-Up on October 16th at NIO House Frankfurt!
​Join us for an evening filled with inspiring talks, delicious food, and great company. Reconnect with old friends, make new ones, and enjoy a wonderful time together as we celebrate our vibrant community. 💫

​Join networking sessions on various topics like Corporate VCs, the Founders's Journey, From VC to Startup, Cybersecurity, Crypto, Diversity Management and more!

​Make sure to reserve your evening by signing up for the event via Luma with just two clicks.🎟️ Secure your place for free: https://lu.ma/gcbyny5c?tk=f6rByR

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Last week we officially kicked off ‘Plan’! Here’s a snapshot with the great people I connected with—@Milad and @Sadjad. 📸

  🕒 Happenings of the week (14/10-20/10)

Monday 14th

Tuesday 15th

  • Founders' Evening | 6:00 pm 🚀 The aim of the event is to report on good practice and develop new ways of activating women in the field of business start-ups based on the results of a qualitative study 🎟️ Tickets: Register here

Wednesday 16th

  • Frankfurt Hub, European Women's Payments Network (EWPN): Annual Conference | 12:00 pm  👩💳 Join our EWPN Frankfurt Hub, for a groundbreaking moment in the EWPN industry, offering an experience like never before. For the first time, EWPN Frankfurt will be a host hub of conference allowing for greater accessibility and engagement across the continent. 🎟️ Tickets: Register here

  • Frankfurt Kids Conference | 9:00 am 🧒📚 Paving the Way for the Future: Responsibility in Children's Book Publishing. The focus is on the topic of "responsibility" that comes with publishing books for children and young people. 🎟️ Tickets: Register here

Thursday 17th

  • Start-up Lounge @ Science Park | 5:00 pm 💡Whether you're a founder or an employee: once a month the CoCreationLab becomes a start-up lounge where our Science Park community comes together in a relaxed after-work atmosphere, gets to know each other and exchanges ideas. 🎟️ Tickets: Register here

  • Frankfurt - BC:AD - Before Children, After Diapers | 8:00 pm 🎤 BC:AD (Before Children, After Diapers) is an English language stand-up comedy show and one mad, mommy's take on how the definitions of words change before and during motherhood. 🎟️ Tickets: Register here

  • Breakfast with Melanie Slavici | 10:00 am 🥐 ☕ What criteria do venture capitalists use to select the companies they invest in? What factors influence the public visibility of start-up founders in high-tech industries? 🎟️ Tickets: Register here

  • Frankfurter Investment-Talk | 7:00 pm 💵 Have you always been interested in investments or would you like to get a foothold in this field? Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you will always find a suitable conversation partner here. 🎟️ Tickets: Register here

 Friday 18th

Saturday 19th

Sunday 20th

  • World record attempts at #fbm24 | 12:00 pm 🌍🏆 It could be a very special record year: In cooperation with Ravensburger, a total of 6 world record attempts by top trend athletes will take place at the Frankfurt Book Fair - including BMX athlete and TikToker Chris Böhm, who will be making two attempts! 🎟️ Tickets: Register here

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