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SUMMIT SPEAKERS

SPEAKERS 2023

SPEAKERS

Andreas von Bechtolsheim

Andreas von Bechtolsheim

Founder Sun Microsystems, Arista Networks

Hakan Koç

Hakan Koç

Co-Founder AUTO1

Esther Wojcicki

Esther Wojcicki

"Godmother of Silicon Valley"

Andreas  Goeldi

Andreas  Goeldi

Partner b2venture

Young Sohn

Young Sohn

Ex-President Samsung & Founding Managing Partner Walden Catalyst

Ijad Madisch

Ijad Madisch

Co-Founder & CEO ResearchGate

Tina Müller

Tina Müller

Supervisory Board Douglas

Steve Jurvetson

Steve Jurvetson

MD & Founder Future Ventures; Board Member SpaceX

Jerry Murdock

Jerry Murdock

Co-Founder Insight Partners

Carlos Espinal

Carlos Espinal

Managing Partner Seedcamp

Seth Pierrepont

Seth Pierrepont

General Partner ICONIQ Growth

Katharina Wilhelm

Katharina Wilhelm

Partner Index Ventures

Mario Götze

Mario Götze

Professional Athlete & Business Angel

Philipp Hildebrand

Philipp Hildebrand

Vice Chairman Blackrock

Christian  Angermayer

Christian  Angermayer

Founder Apeiron Investment Group

Severin Hacker

Severin Hacker

Co-Founder, CTO & Board Director Duolingo

Jenny von Podewils

Jenny von Podewils

Founder Leapsome

Julian Teicke

Julian Teicke

Founder & CEO wefox

Lena  Jüngst

Lena  Jüngst

Founder & Chief Evangelist AirUp

Christian Miele

Christian Miele

General Partner Headline & Chairman Bundesverband Deutscher Startups

Alex Stöckl

Alex Stöckl

Founder Wingman Ventures

Peter Wuffli

Peter Wuffli

Founder & Chairman elea

Simon Schmincke

Simon Schmincke

General Partner Creandum

Harry Stebbings

Harry Stebbings

Founder 20VC

Verena Pausder

Verena Pausder

Founder & Investor Pausder Ventures

Mark Kornfilt

Mark Kornfilt

President Vimeo

Sebastian Pollok

Sebastian Pollok

Founding Partner Visionaries Club

Zoé Fabian

Zoé Fabian

MD Eurazeo

Erik Podzuweit

Erik Podzuweit

Co-Founder & Co-CEO Scalable Capital

Fred Destin

Fred Destin

Founder Stride.VC

Christophe Maire

Christophe Maire

Founder & Managing Partner Atlantic Labs & FoodLabs

David Rosskamp

David Rosskamp

Managing Partner Magnetic

Jonas Diezun

Jonas Diezun

CEO & Co-Founder Beam

Frank Brown

Frank Brown

Ex-MD & COO General Atlantic

Daniel Khachab

Daniel Khachab

Co-Founder & CEO Choco

Daniel Gutenberg

Daniel Gutenberg

Super Angel

Stefan Jeschonnek

Stefan Jeschonnek

Co-Founder sumup; Founding Partner Discovery Ventures

Sylvie Mutschler-v.Specht

Sylvie Mutschler-v.Specht

Board Member & Manager Mutschler-Ventures AG

Ivan Osmak

Ivan Osmak

CEO & Co-Founder Quantive

Florian Reichert

Florian Reichert

Managing Director & Partner Picus Capital

Alex Ilic

Alex Ilic

Co-Founder & Executive Director ETH AI Center

Andy Yen

Andy Yen

Founder & CEO Proton

Zeynep Yavuz

Zeynep Yavuz

Partner General Catalyst

Antonia Albert

Antonia Albert

Principal Wingman Ventures

Adrian Locher

Adrian Locher

Founder & CEO Merantix

Philipp Westermeyer

Philipp Westermeyer

Founder OMR

Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss

Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss

Founder & CEO Dance

Alex Schmitt

Alex Schmitt

Partner Lightspeed Ventures

Sahar Meghani

Sahar Meghani

Partner Visionaries Club

Florian Reuter

Florian Reuter

Ex-CEO Volocopter

Franz Purucker

Franz Purucker

Co-Founder & Managing Director Hive

Yaron Valler

Yaron Valler

Founder & Partner Target Global

Filip Dames

Filip Dames

Founding Partner Cherry Ventures

Bettina Hein

Bettina Hein

Founder & CEO juli

Alexander Giesecke

Alexander Giesecke

Co-Founder & CEO simpleclub

Nicolai Schork

Nicolai Schork

Co-Founder & CEO simpleclub

Ole Tillmann

Ole Tillmann

Professional Presenter, Executive Coach, Strategic Designer, Author

Paula Hübner

Paula Hübner

Principal La Famiglia

Silvan Krähenbühl

Silvan Krähenbühl

MD Swisspreneur

Finn Hänsel

Finn Hänsel

Founder & Managing Director Sanity Group

Amalie Proost

Amalie Proost

Board Member Fondation Botnar

Jochen Gutbrod

Jochen Gutbrod

Executive Chairman & Partner b2venture

Robin Haak

Robin Haak

Founder Robin Capital

Ted Persson

Ted Persson

Partner EQT Ventures

Eloa Guillotin

Eloa Guillotin

Founder & CEO Beyond Aero

Nicolaus Schefenacker

Nicolaus Schefenacker

Co-Founder & Managing Director Sennder

Raphael Güller

Raphael Güller

Co-Founder Sweep

Maja Markowitz

Maja Markowitz

Investment Manager b2venture

Dr. Otto Bruderer

Dr. Otto Bruderer

Board Member Fondation Botnar

Roger Dudler

Roger Dudler

Founder & CEO Frontify

Philip Specht

Philip Specht

Partner Speedinvest

Lea von Bidder

Lea von Bidder

Founder Ava

Adam Kostyal

Adam Kostyal

Senior Vice President NASDAQ

Fridtjof Detzner

Fridtjof Detzner

Co-Founder & General Partner Planet A Ventures, Jimdo

Anna Bosch

Anna Bosch

Investment Manager b2venture

Monique Höll

Monique Höll

Founder & Investor Walter Phoenix Capital

Paul Meeusen

Paul Meeusen

VP of Finance DFINITY

Nikolai Schröder

Nikolai Schröder

Co-Founder & COO FINN

Felix Haas

Felix Haas

Founding Partner 10x Founders

Raphael Kappeler

Raphael Kappeler

Founder & CEO REWORTH

Lea Frank

Lea Frank

Co-Founder & CEO Anybill

Dr. Jens Wohltorf

Dr. Jens Wohltorf

Co-founder & CEO Blacklane

Lisa Gradow

Lisa Gradow

Founder & CEO Fides

Benedikt Sauter

Benedikt Sauter

Founder & CEO Xentral

Miriam Wohlfarth

Miriam Wohlfarth

Founder & CEO Banxware & Ratepay

Marcelo Lebre

Marcelo Lebre

COO & Co-Founder Remote

Guido Houben

Guido Houben

Director of Administration Transmutex

Peter Grosskopf

Peter Grosskopf

Co-Founder & CTO Unstoppable Finance

Dr. Andreas Böhm

Dr. Andreas Böhm

Leiter Kompetenzzentrum Uni St. Gallen

Jenny Saft

Jenny Saft

Co-Founder Apryl

Tim Wagner

Tim Wagner

Founder Patronus

Gesa Miczaika

Gesa Miczaika

General Partner Auxxo Female Catalyst Fund

Robert Gerlach

Robert Gerlach

Co-Founder & CEO Klim

Julian Senoner

Julian Senoner

Co-Founder & CEO EthonAI

Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik

Prof. Dr. Dietmar Grichnik

Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of the Institute of Technology Management HSG

Jan Miczaika

Jan Miczaika

Partner HV Capital

Dr. Andre Retterath

Dr. Andre Retterath

Partner Earlybird Venture Capital

Lilith Brockhaus

Lilith Brockhaus

Co-Founder VisualMakers

Micah Smurthwaite

Micah Smurthwaite

Partner Next47

Irene Klemm

Irene Klemm

Co-Founder Edurino

Steve Salom

Steve Salom

Partner Ace & Company

Jonas Janssen

Jonas Janssen

Investment Partner Magnetic

Jenny Dreier

Jenny Dreier

Investor EQT Ventures

Laurin Class

Laurin Class

Investment Team Earlybird Venture Capital

Anselm Dannecker

Anselm Dannecker

Senior Fellow - Negotiation & Conflict Resolution Collaboratory Harvard Kennedy School

Philipp Povel

Philipp Povel

Co-Founder & Co-CEO Mondu

Patrick Thelen

Patrick Thelen

CEO & Co-Founder Procuros

Pascal Bieri

Pascal Bieri

Founder Planted

Mathis Büchi

Mathis Büchi

Founder Smallpdf, Taxfix & Genova.ai

Martin Janicki

Martin Janicki

Partner Cavalry Ventures

Patrick Hennig

Patrick Hennig

Co-Founder & CEO luca

Jonas Andrulis

Jonas Andrulis

Founder & CEO Aleph Alpha

Nico Wittenborn

Nico Wittenborn

Founder Adjacent

Gustavo Mariozzi

Gustavo Mariozzi

COO Beep Saude

Rouven Dresselhaus

Rouven Dresselhaus

Managing Partner Cavalry Ventures

Léa Miggiano

Léa Miggiano

Co-Founder & CMO Carvolution

Samir  El-alami

Samir  El-alami

Founder & CEO Doctorly

Isabella Iglesias-Musachio

Isabella Iglesias-Musachio

Founder & CEO Bosque Foods

Julius Bachmann

Julius Bachmann

Executive Coach to Founders JBachman

Jennifer Dussileck

Jennifer Dussileck

Co-Founder & Managing Director finway

Simon Brunner

Simon Brunner

Senior Associate Flagship Pioneering

Matthias Henze

Matthias Henze

Co-Founder & CEO Jimdo

David Löwe

David Löwe

Founder Everdrop

Hélène Huby

Hélène Huby

Co-Founder & CEO The Exploration Company

Gloria Baeuerlein

Gloria Baeuerlein

Angel Investor

Louis Buys

Louis Buys

Founder & CEO The Delta

Ori Goshen

Ori Goshen

Co-Founder & Co-CEO Ai21 Labs

Fredrik Björk

Fredrik Björk

Founder & CEO Grafbase

Jörg Landsch

Jörg Landsch

Head of CVC Deutsche Bank

Dr. Patrick Nathen

Dr. Patrick Nathen

Co-Founder & Flight Mechanics Engineer Lilium

Niels Grabbert

Niels Grabbert

Co-Founder & CEO Stenon

Emily J Ryan

Emily J Ryan

Head of Customer Engineering, Digital Natives North Google

Benedict Kurz

Benedict Kurz

CEO & Co-Founder Knowunity

Amir Bohnenkamp

Amir Bohnenkamp

Co-Founder & CEO HeyFlow

Can Toygar

Can Toygar

Senior Managing Director CVC Capital Partners

Emilia Theye

Emilia Theye

Co-Founder clare&me

Christoph Klink

Christoph Klink

Partner Antler

Shikha Ahluwalia

Shikha Ahluwalia

Principal Balderton Capital

Niklas Tauch

Niklas Tauch

Co-Founder & CEO Liefergrün

Lorena Ramirez

Lorena Ramirez

Founder & CEO Blusink

Patrick Haede

Patrick Haede

Co-Founder Mapify

Gülsah Wilke

Gülsah Wilke

Co-Founder & Managing Director 2hearts

Thilo Winter

Thilo Winter

Operating Partner Atlantic Labs & FoodLabs

Nico Hribernik

Nico Hribernik

Co-Founder Wellster Healthtech Group

Katharina Jünger

Katharina Jünger

Co-Founder & CEO Teleclinic

Sebastian Becker

Sebastian Becker

Partner Redalpine

Andreas Aepli

Andreas Aepli

CFO Climeworks

Torben Schulz

Torben Schulz

Co-Founder & COO Rows

Maite Muñiz Telleria

Maite Muñiz Telleria

Co-Founder Truora

Nicola Plain

Nicola Plain

CEO Aktionariat

David de Picciotto

David de Picciotto

Co-Founder Pledge

Daniel Seidel

Daniel Seidel

Founder & CEO LiveEO

Selcuk Aciner

Selcuk Aciner

Co-Founder Wellspent

Vladimir Danila

Vladimir Danila

CEO & Founder Linearity

Philip Tigges

Philip Tigges

CFO Mushlabs

Bastian Krautwald

Bastian Krautwald

Founder & CEO OWWN

Eva-Valérie Gfrerer

Eva-Valérie Gfrerer

Founder & CEO Morphais VC

Jan Wilmking

Jan Wilmking

Co-Founder & MD Project Eaden

Alan Frei

Alan Frei

Entrepreneur

Maria Anselmi

Maria Anselmi

Head of Startups & Next Generation Innovators Division Innosuisse

Sebastian Baier

Sebastian Baier

Founder & MD buynomics

Dörte Kaschdailis

Dörte Kaschdailis

Co-Founder & Managing Partner opexxia

Christoph Falk

Christoph Falk

Head of Startups & Next Generation Innovators Division, Head of Startup Coaching InnoSuisse

Gero Keil

Gero Keil

Co-Founder & CEO Levity

Patrick von Känel

Patrick von Känel

Paraglider and Parachutist RedBull

Luise Gruner

Luise Gruner

MD Axel Springer Digital Ventures

David Gorgan

David Gorgan

Co-Founder & CEO Nostos Genomics

Michael Hock

Michael Hock

Partner Motive Ventures

Dr. Tobias Reichmuth

Dr. Tobias Reichmuth

Founding Partner Maximon

Marc P. Bernegger

Marc P. Bernegger

Founding Partner Maximon

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