Jeremy Tai Abbett
Creative Evangelist
Speaker. Designer. Former Google Creative Evangelist. Founder of digital agency Fork Unstable Media.
 

www.jeremy.abbett.net
Instagram: @jeremytai
Facebook: @hellojeremytai
LinkedIn: jeremyabbett
Twitter: @jeremytai

Jordan Asher „BOOTS“
Artist, Songwriter, Producer, Musician & Director
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.
 

Facebook: @BOOTS
Soundcloud: @boots

Giulio Barth
Consultant, McKinsey & Co
Specialist for BioPharma operations. Former startup consultant at Startup Dock, Hamburg.

www.mckinsey.com

Chris Barton
Founder, Shazam & Guard
Angel investor (Eko Devices, Shift Technologies, MPower Financing).

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www.chrisjbarton.com
www.guard.vision
www.shazam.com
LinkedIn: cjpbarton

Florian Brem
Attorney-at-Law & Partner, Buse Heberer Fromm

Specialist in M&A, venture capital, corporate law & startups. DJ.

www.buse.de
LinkedIn: fbrem

Christian Cohrs
Editor-in-Chief, Business Punk
Leads editorial staff of Germany´s leading business lifestyle magazine.

www.business-punk.com
Instagram: @businesspunkmag
Facebook: @businesspunk
LinkedIn: business-punk
Twitter: @christiancohrs

Sabela García Cuesta
Manager, WeWork Labs
Startups. Entrepreneurship. Technology. Innovation. Creativity. Art.
 

www.wework.com/labs
Instagram: @sabela_garcia_cuesta
LinkedIn: sabela-garcia-cuesta
Twitter: @hhsabela

Knut Döring
Managing Director Premium Division, Media Impact
Runs quality media branch of TV and news brand „WeltN24“.
 

www.mediaimpact.de

Instagram: @knut.doering
Twitter: @knut_fabian

Ruben Haas
Co-Founder & CEO, Comgy

Co-founded HitFox Group.

www.comgy.io
Facebook: @comgy.io
LinkedIn: rubenhaas
Twitter: @comgy_io

Norman Hartmann
CTO, Aquila Capital & Co-Founder, AQX Technologies

Advisory board member of middle and back-office automation vendor AQX Technologies.

www.aquila-capital.de/en
www.aqxt.com

Prof. Dr. Mark Heitmann
Professor of Marketing & Customer Insight, University of Hamburg & Co-Founder, quantilope agile insights

Researches and teaches how to best create value for customers at one of the eleven German Universities of Excellence. Supports academic spinoffs.

www.bwl.uni-hamburg.de
www.quantilope.com

Erik Kessels
Artist & Designer, KesselsKramer

Advertising legend. Author of "Failed It"(Phaidon). 

www.kesselskramer.com
Instagram: @erik.kessels
Facebook: @kesselskramer
LinkedIn: kesselskramer
Twitter: @kesselskramer

Thorsten König
Cultural Entrepreneur, Miracle Music
Connects the world of music, sports, art and entertainment with brands, platforms and individuals.

www.miracle-music.com

Manuel Koser
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Silvertree Internet Holdings

Manages Africa’s leading internet platform. Co-Founder of Zando (South Africa) and Jumia (Nigeria).

www.silvertree.holdings
Twitter: @manuelkoser

Johann Haehling von Lanzenauer

Founder, Circle Culture & Circle Culture Consulting, Founder & Chairman, Arts & Nature Social Club

Committed to a healing planet through art projects, brand consulting and a private member club. Based in Berlin, Hamburg and Los Angeles. 

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www.circleculture.com

www.circlecultureconsulting.com
Instagram: @johann_haehling_von_lanzenauer

Morten Lund
Artist & Investment Banker, Skype, Tradeshift, AirHelp & Poshtel Popup

Founded or co-invested in more than 200 high-tech startups in the last 20 years.

www.poshtel.io
Instagram: @mortenlund
LinkedIn: mortenlund
Twitter: @ml

Slaven Marinovic
Managing Partner, Savvy Awards
Consults corporates, startups, accelerators und family offices in Germany and Europe.

www.savvyawards.co

Patrice Meignan
Founder & CEO, TheArsenale
Mobility enthusiast. Publisher of Intersection Magazine France. Founder of integrated creative agency L'Ecurie.

www.thearsenale.com
Instagram: @patricemeignan
Facebook: @thearsenale
LinkedIn: thearsenale
Twitter: @thearsenale

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
Leads an international corporate finance boutique that advises selected entrepreneurs, investors and innovators.

www.technology-return.com
Instagram: @techreturn
Twitter: @techreturn

Sergio Penzo
Founder & Managing Director, Panthalassa
Creative director, entrepreneur and ocean activist. Specializes in the strategy, concept and production of high-end ocean related content. 
 

www.panthalassa.tv
Instagram: @panthalassa_org
Facebook: @panthalassasociety
LinkedIn: sergiopenzo
Twitter: @panthalassa_org

Holger Pütting
Serial Entrepreneur & CEO, NEST ONE
Creates brand experiences for Mercedes-Benz, TUI and  Volkswagen.

www.nest-one.com
Instagram: @markenerlebnisarchitektur
Facebook: @nest.one.markenerlebnisarchitektur
LinkedIn: @nest-one

Prof. Dr. Niels Van Quaquebeke
Professor of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour, Kühne Logistics University & Partner, re|spic|ere

Head of Management Department at Kühne Logistics University. Angel investor.

www.the-klu.org
www.respicere.de
Instagram: @kuehnelogisticsuniversity
Facebook: @kuehnelogisticsuniversity
LinkedIn: quaquebeke

Twitter: @nielsquaquebeke

Daniel Raschke
Co-Founder, picalike
Led business development and legal affairs at bwin. Partner at law firm Schüler Alleyne Fumagalli.

www.picalike.com
Twitter: @danielraschke

Eric Romba
Attorney-at-Law & Partner, lindenpartners
Expert in financial regulation and legal digital transformation. Co-Head of project d@lindenpartners. Business angel.

www.lindenpartners.eu

Steffen Roth
CEO & Partner, Makulo Technology
Technology & extrem sports lover.  

www.makulo.com
Instagram: @makuloteam
Facebook: @makulocom
LinkedIn: makulo
Twitter: @makulocom

Marius Schulze
Founder, Makers.do & Director, Deloitte Digital

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.

www.makers.do
LinkedIn: mariusberlin

Frank Schmidt
Entrepreneur & CEO, Auratis Consulting & Ledavi Network
Ledavi is a Berlin-based network of agencies supporting brands in Emotional Brand Building. 

www.ledavi-network.com

Sanja Stankovic

Founder, Hamburg Startups

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.
 

www.hamburg-startups.net
Facebook: @hamburgstartups
LinkedIn: hamburg-startups
Twitter: @kassanja @HHStartups

Dirk Staudinger
CEO, Circle Culture Consulting & Managing Partner, Circle Culture Gallery
Oversees and steers brand strategy, corporate identities & consumer insights for Leaps by Bayer, Nike, Converse and breakthrough biotech ventures like Joyn Bio.
 

www.circlecultureconsulting.com

www.circleculture.com
Instagram: @dirkstaudinger

Olivia Steele
Artist, Steele The Show
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.

www.oliviasteele.com
Instagram: @steeleism
Facebook: @steeletheshow

Teja Töpfer
Co-Founder & COO, Facelift brand building technologies

Passionate company builder.

www.facelift-bbt.com

Matthias Wagener

Director, Vast Forward

Works and lives remote on a sailboat in the Mediterranean with his wife.

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www.vast-forward.com

www.vast-floating.com
Instagram: @vastfloating

Facebook: @vastforward
LinkedIn: matthiaswagener
Twitter: @vastforward