Jeremy Tai Abbett
Creative Evangelist
www.jeremy.abbett.net
Speaker. Designer. Former Google Creative Evangelist. Founder of digital agency Fork Unstable Media.
Jordan Asher „BOOTS“
Artist, Songwriter, Producer, Musician & Director
Soundcloud: @boots
Creator for the future, of the future, from the future. Has written & produced his own records and records for Beyonce, FKA twigs, Run the Jewels and Fischerspooner. Described by Beyonce as "an innovator". Investor in forward thinkers.
Giulio Barth
Consultant, McKinsey & Co
www.mckinsey.com
Specialist for BioPharma operations. Former startup consultant at Startup Dock, Hamburg.
Chris Barton
Founder, Shazam & Guard
www.shazam.com
Angel investor (Eko Devices, Shift Technologies, MPower Financing).
Florian Brem
Attorney-at-Law & Partner, Buse Heberer Fromm
www.buse.de
Specialist in M&A, venture capital, corporate law & startups. DJ.
Christian Cohrs
Editor-in-Chief, Business Punk
www.business-punk.com
Leads editorial staff of Germany´s leading business lifestyle magazine.
Sabela GarcÃa Cuesta
Manager, WeWork Labs
www.wework.com/labs
Startups. Entrepreneurship. Technology. Innovation. Creativity. Art.
Knut Döring
Managing Director Premium Division, Media Impact
www.mediaimpact.de
Runs quality media branch of TV and news brand „WeltN24“.
Peter Gorges
Music Technology Innovator & Managing Partner, UJAM
www.ujam.com
Applies over 30 years of music technology background and a knack for breaking rules and cutting-edge technology to help UJAM build tech and products to make music production simpler, more fun and productive.
Ruben Haas
Co-Founder & CEO, Comgy
www.comgy.io
Co-founded HitFox Group.
Norman Hartmann
CTO, Aquila Capital & Co-Founder, AQX Technologies
www.aquila-capital.de/en
Advisory board member of middle and back-office automation vendor AQX Technologies.
Prof. Dr. Mark Heitmann
Professor of Marketing & Customer Insight, University of Hamburg & Co-Founder, quantilope agile insights
www.bwl.uni-hamburg.de
Researches and teaches how to best create value for customers at one of the eleven German Universities of Excellence. Supports academic spinoffs.
Erik Kessels
Artist & Designer, KesselsKramer
www.kesselskramer.com
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Advertising legend. Author of "Failed It"(Phaidon).
Thorsten König
Cultural Entrepreneur, Miracle Music
www.miracle-music.com
Connects the world of music, sports, art and entertainment with brands, platforms and individuals.
Manuel Koser
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Silvertree Internet Holdings
www.silvertree.holdings
Manages Africa’s leading internet platform. Co-Founder of Zando (South Africa) and Jumia (Nigeria).
Johann Haehling von Lanzenauer
Founder, Circle Culture & Circle Culture Consulting, Founder & Chairman, Arts & Nature Social Club
www.circleculture.com
Committed to a healing planet through art projects, brand consulting and a private member club. Based in Berlin, Hamburg and Los Angeles.
Morten Lund
Artist & Investment Banker, Skype, Tradeshift, AirHelp & Poshtel Popup
www.poshtel.io
Founded or co-invested in more than 200 high-tech startups in the last 20 years.
Slaven Marinovic
Managing Partner, Savvy Awards
www.savvyawards.co
Consults corporates, startups, accelerators und family offices in Germany and Europe.
Patrice Meignan
Founder & CEO, TheArsenale
www.thearsenale.com
Mobility enthusiast. Publisher of Intersection Magazine France. Founder of integrated creative agency L'Ecurie.
Henrik Menzel
Record Producer
"Producer of the Year" at ECHO 2012 and 2017. Records for Udo Lindenberg, Till Brönner, Lil`Kim and Bootsy Collins.
Jens Nolden
Founder & Managing Partner, Technology Return
www.technology-return.com
Leads an international corporate finance boutique that advises selected entrepreneurs, investors and innovators.
Sergio Penzo
Founder & Managing Director, Panthalassa
www.panthalassa.tv
Creative director, entrepreneur and ocean activist. Specializes in the strategy, concept and production of high-end ocean related content.
Holger Pütting
Serial Entrepreneur & CEO, NEST ONE
www.nest-one.com
Creates brand experiences for Mercedes-Benz, TUI and Volkswagen.
Prof. Dr. Niels Van Quaquebeke
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, Kühne Logistics University & Partner, re|spic|ere
www.the-klu.org
Head of Management Department at Kühne Logistics University. Angel investor.
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Daniel Raschke
Co-Founder, picalike
www.picalike.com
Led business development and legal affairs at bwin. Partner at law firm Schüler Alleyne Fumagalli.
Eric Romba
Attorney-at-Law & Partner, lindenpartners
www.lindenpartners.eu
Expert in financial regulation and legal digital transformation. Co-Head of project d@lindenpartners. Business angel.
Steffen Roth
CEO & Partner, Makulo Technology
www.makulo.com
Technology & extrem sports lover.
Marius Schulze
Founder, Makers.do & Director, Deloitte Digital
www.makers.do
Helped build more than 15 companies in the last 10 years. 4 Exits. Won Deloitte’s "Rising Star" award three times in a row for the fastest growing startup. Early stage investor in ResearchGate.
Frank Schmidt
Entrepreneur & CEO, Auratis Consulting & Ledavi Network
www.ledavi-network.com
Ledavi is a Berlin-based network of agencies supporting brands in Emotional Brand Building.
Sanja Stankovic
Founder, Hamburg Startups
www.hamburg-startups.net
Hamburg Startups is the leading privately run startup platform in Germany and has set a benchmark of how to create and foster a regional startup ecosystem with online content, events and networking opportunities.
Dirk Staudinger
CEO, Circle Culture Consulting & Managing Partner, Circle Culture Gallery
www.circlecultureconsulting.com
Oversees and steers brand strategy, corporate identities & consumer insights for Leaps by Bayer, Nike, Converse and breakthrough biotech ventures like Joyn Bio.
Olivia Steele
Artist, Steele The Show
www.oliviasteele.com
Olivia harnesses the power of neon to assert symbolic phrasing that allures and provokes. She lives and works in Berlin, Los Angeles and Mexico City.
Teja Töpfer
Co-Founder & COO, Facelift brand building technologies
www.facelift-bbt.com
Passionate company builder.
Matthias Wagener
Director, Vast Forward
www.vast-forward.com
Works and lives remote on a sailboat in the Mediterranean with his wife.