Ingo Hinterding

I’m Ingo Hinterding, a Creative Technologist and enthusiastic maker. Over the years, I’ve co-founded a handful of startups, and I’m now leading the prototyping team at CityLAB, Berlin’s public innovation lab. In my work, I focus on using technology and design to explore new possibilities in the public sector, and I’m often invited to speak on software prototyping and AI. I'm very honored to be named a Rising Star on the 2025 Government AI 100 list.

Recent appearances

Recent talks and workshops I've given that reflect both my work at CityLAB and my personal interests. I'm available as a speaker and guest lecturer.

Year	Topic	Event
2025	Prototyping @ CityLAB Berlin	ITDZ Hackathon Keynote
2024	CityLAB Berlin – AI Prototypes for the Berlin Administration	Smart Country Convention
2024	Artificial Intelligence in Administration – From Vision to Reality with Prototypes	Smart Country Convention
2024	Workshop "DIY - Five AI Chatbots in less than an hour"	CityLAB summer conference
2024	AI in Government	Ministerialkongress
2024	Open Source in Government	IHK
2024	Berlin and AI – Insights into the Digital Future of the Capital	Podcast hosted by Kristina Bodrožić-Brnić

I thoroughly enjoyed these opportunities to speak previously: Giving a guest lecture in 2023 at BSP Business & Law School about "Generative AI and Its Implications for Education". I was onducting a workshop at re:publica 22 on senseable cities using our experimental Stadtpuls platform. Additionally, I presented a talk with Tori Boeck at FOSS Backstage about creating an open-source hub for city government, titled git init Berlin. The year before, I also appeared at FOSS to deliver a talk named Pull Request Your Government.

A brief summary of my work experience

I fail forward with great passion. Please visit my profile on LinkedIn for more detail.

Year	Organization	Position
2021 - now	Technologiestifung Berlin	Product & Prototyping Lead CityLAB Berlin
2020 - 2021	Technologiestifung Berlin	Public Tech Lead CityLAB Berlin
2015 - 2020	Robots & Lasers R.A.L	Founder & CEO
2018 - 2019	Vivelia	Head Of Product
2018	BCG Digital Ventures	Product Manager
2013 - 2020	Various	Freelance Product Owner & Consultant, Agile Coach
2012 - 2013	Crowdpark	CPO
2009 - 2012	Crowdpark	Founder & Managing Director
2007 - 2009	Shotshop	Founder & Managing Director

Let's Connect

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