Presenter
​Nina Vorbrodt, Actress & Presenter, Cologne

Greeting
​Andreas Wolter, Mayor of the City of Cologne

Corinna Kamphausen, CEO Eyes & Ears of Europe, Cologne

Salvation craze and self-enslavement. Stories on Media Future
​Stephan Grünewald, Psychologist, Cofounder of the rheingold-Institute & Bestselling Author, Cologne

Storytelling à la Familie Feuerstein – Die Wiederentdeckung einer uralten Kunst
​Dr. Werner T. Fuchs, Spezialist für Neuromarketing und Storytelling & Agenturinhaber Propeller Marketingdesign, Zürich

""You think you’re shoving, and you’re being shoved!" Since the Old Master Goethe spread this message more than 200 years ago, much has changed. But the much-touted new man is still the same. Since Fred Flintstone & Co. he likes information wrapped in stories far more than facts, prefers seducers over instructors and still believes he is a rational being. New is really only that one now knows the rules of a good story." The speaker will convey those in his crash course in an entertaining and exciting way.

Every typeface tells a story
​Bruno Maag, Chairman & Founder Dalton Maag Ltd, London

"Letters allow us to record our thoughts and to communicate to others. With letters we can tell a story. But letters also have their own stories, their own life, which allows us to enhance thoughts emotionally or to perceive in an uncomplicated and simple way. "

Presenter
​Daniel Seideneder, Managing Director dropout-films, Mainz

"What they believe" – Collected anecdotes full of ambiguous Love & Truth
​Shoko Hara, Graduate of the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, Ludwigsburg

"WHAT THEY BELIEVE is an essayistic collage about faith and gullibility. The basis is real encounters, since my parents themselves belong to a fundamentalist community and we always have heated discussions about it. The storytelling is carried out associatively through design and graphic visualization, rather than a closing story arc. It is supposed to seem as erratic and seemingly random, as the worldview of its characters."

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16.50

Kleinstein – Tangible Digital Learning
​Andrea Zimmermann, Graduate of the HAWK Design, Hildesheim & Founder Kleinstein
​Marco Pumptow, Student at the HAWK Design, Hildesheim

"Nowadays, children come in contact with their digitally connected environment from birth. But some parents are concerned when their child is sitting in front of the phone or table for too long and pays no attention to other toys. We at Kleinstein have taken on the task of combining the digital and the real world. How can digital learning become tangible? By combining a t-shirt and an app we provide fun and tangible learning content."

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17.10

Rouff – A Magical Adventure
​Benjamin Brand, Johannes Engelhardt & Markus Eschrich, Graduates of the TH Nürnberg Georg-Simon-Ohm

"Rouff, the drawn dog, is sad: He only has three legs and he is all alone. When he folds Pete from the sheet of paper on which he was drawn it is not only the beginning of a beautiful friendship but also the meeting of the two worlds of animated films – 2D and 3D. The magical search for the fourth leg leads Rouff and Pete on an adventurous journey that will fascinate children and adults alike."

Voting: Eyes & Ears New Talents 2016

Brokendoll - Story by Design
​Brett Richards, Creative Director & Founder Brokendoll, Stockholm

"Good design has a story and good stories don’t just happen, they are designed."

In this short presentation Brokendoll’s Creative Director will talk you through their unique perspective on design driven storytelling and provide a peek into the creative thinking behind the identity for this year’s Eurovision Song Contest.

Digital Storytelling at SRF
​Jonas Bayona, Digital Storyteller SRF, Zurich

"From fat cats, white horses and why our seemingly most personal is actually incredibly impersonal. Digital strategies and storytelling from the perspective of an internet addicted Digital Native."