Line-Up & Schedule
We are creative minds, engineers, builders, designers, dreamers and innovation seekers. We push the boundaries on the theoretically and physically possible. We explore the edges and just walk over them. We define what lies beyond, then find it and explore a new beyond.
Schedule
October 30
October 31
13:00
Door Opening & Registration
An Awakening @ Bertelsmann Repräsentanz
14:00
Welcome
14:15
Intro & Overview
14:30
Transition & Coffee
14:45
Workshops & Expert Roundtables
Hosts: TBA
15:30
Open Networking & Snacks
16:15
Panel Discussion
Participants: TBA
17:00
VC Networking Hour
Meet your top startup
18:00
Panel Discussion
Participants: TBA
18:45
Closing the day & Intro the night
19:15
Dinner & Drinks & Open Networking
Speakers & Moderators
moderator
Dan Ram
Event MC, 5X TEDx Speaker,
Executive Coach
speaker
Heike Freund
Chief Operating Officer at Marvel Fusion
speaker
Anna Christmann
Member of the German Bundestag for the constituency of Stuttgart II | Coordinator for Aerospace of the Federal Government
moderator
Sophie Rowe
Event Production at Sifted
moderator
Fabian Tausch
Founder & Podcast Host - Unicorn Bakery
speaker
Tobias Henz
Partner at McKinsey
moderator
Stephanie von Behr
Managing Director at Founderland
speaker
Sven Greulich
Partner at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
moderator
Sherin Maruhn
Venture Deals Manager at PWC
moderator
Marius Rosenberg
Life Science Entrepreneur & Investor
speaker
Julian Boha
Innovation Manager at Siemens
speaker
Axel Menneking
VP Startup Incubation & Venturing, Managing Director hub:raum Investment Fund at Deutsche Telekom AG
Jury Members
Dr. Elisabeth Schrey
Managing Director at DeepTech & Climate Fonds
Dr. Johannes Triebs
Partner at Earlybird UNI-X
Kim Tran
Partner at DvH Ventures
Laura Seifert
Early Stage VC at HV Capital
Johanna Junkermann
Investor at b2venture
Lucas Paul
VC at Redstone
Nik Tavakoli
Pre-seed & seed stage VC at xdeck
Robina von Stein
Climate Tech Investor at Contrarian Ventures
Oliver Schoppe
Principal at UVC Partners
Mark Windeknecht
Principal at World Fund
Heike Freund
COO at Marvel Fusion
Oliver Kaul
Partner at STS Ventures
Susanne Schorsch
Partner at Amadeus Capital
Maximilian Mayer
Partner at Activant Capital
Nina Wöss
Managing Partner | Fund F
Laura Raggl
Managing Partner at ROI Ventures
Rodolfo Condessa
Senior Associate at Armilar Venture Partners
Andrea Zitna
Partner at Speedinvest
Maurice Kügler
Pre Seed & Seed VC investments at HTGF
Madeline Lawrence
Partner at Peak
Charlotte Baumhauer
Investment Manager at SquareOne
Diana Zur Löwen
Content Creator, Investor, Speaker & Consultant
Tim Schneider
Investor at Bertelsmann Investments
Jasmin Güngör
Co-founder and MD of Onsight Ventures
Kristen Rocca
Principal at Atlantic Labs
