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 22
An Awakening (Invite Only)
October 23
Stage Two Competition
14:00
Door Opening & Registration @Bertelsmann (Unter den Linden 1)
14:30
Welcome Speech
Moderated by: Aman Singh (Bertelsmann)
Speakers: Prof. Stephan Stubner (HHL) & Prof. Malte Brettel (RWTH Aachen) & Pamela Taylor (Bertelsmann)
14:45
Workshop Presentation & Transfer
15:00
Workshops & more
Bertelsmann Investments - "The Founder’s Playbook: Capital, Structure, Talent — How Founders Build Companies That Last"; Siemens - "From Digital Prototyping to Full-Scale Production"; Bertelsmann Education Group - "Does generative AI make educational content less valuable?"; Orrick - "Current Negotiation Topics in Equity Fundraising"; Dealroom x Partners - "European Spinouts Report"
16:00
Coffee Break & Open Networking
16:30
Workshop Presentation & Transfer
16:45
Workshops & more
Riverty - "AI Is the New Cloud: Intelligence as Infrastructure"; Arvato Systems - "Enterprise Reality Arena - Don’t pitch your product. Pitch your biggest challenge – and walk away with your first solution."; European Investment Bank - "Bridging the valley of death – What European spin-offs from universities and research institutions need to thrive"; exist - "Let’s Build Europe’s Founder Network: Connecting Universities, Talent & Startup Ecosystems"
17:45
Break, Snacks & Open Networking
18:00
Panel
From University Spin-off to Industry Partner
Moderator: Niki Kalkanova (Bertelsmann); Philipp Lill (Siemens) and Ferdinand Lorenz (Daedalus Defence)
18:30
Closing Remarks
18:45
Open Networking & Dinner (Fingerfood & Flying Buffet)
Speakers & Moderators
moderator
Julija (JJ) Jegorova
Founder at Black Unicorn PR
speaker
Julia Beck
Chief Growth Officer at eleQton
speaker
Tobias Henz
Partner at McKinsey
speaker
Merete Clausen
Deputy Chief Executive at the European Investment Fund (EIF)
moderator
Cate Lawrence
Senior Reporter at Tech.eu
moderator
Tom Nugent
Managing Editor at Sifted
moderator
Victoria Hoffmann
Co-Founder & CEO @ SectorPi
speaker
Philipp Lill
Global Head of Start-ups at Siemens
moderator
Patrizia Jurek
Regional Lead Europe Accelerator at Google
speaker
Alina Bassi
Principal at Earlybird
Jury Members
Melanie Higgs
CFO & Operating Partner at Auxxo
Mira Kamp
Partner at redalpine
Julia Beck
Chief Growth Officer at eleQton
Carina Roth
Partner at Fund F
Kim Tran
Partner at DvH Ventures
Wiktoria Mazur
Analyst at hubraum
Deni Nurkic
Investment Manager at Nucleus Capital
Ann-Christin Kortenbrede
Managing Partner at Gründerfonds Ruhr
Anna Stetter
Investment Manager at HTGF
Eltonjohn D'souza
Investment team at Redstone
Nils Eiteneyer
Partner at Capnamic
Tiago Morelli
Investment Associate at FoodLabs
Agnes Eva Uhr
Operating Partner at BHI - Bertelsmann Healthcare Investments
Caro Gabor
Partner at caesar.
Cindy Wei
Associate at Lunar Ventures
Leonardo Massa
Senior Investment Director at MITO
Alexander Kiltz
Principal at UVC Partners
Sebastian Lindner-Liaw
Investment Associate at World Fund
Anna Canato
Head of Youth Engagement and Society division at EIB Institute
Dennis Zeiler
Partner at xDeck
Philipp Semmer
Partner at Earlybird-X
Jackie Kroyer
Vice President at NAP
Rodolfo Condessa
Investment Partner at Armilar
Anne-Sophie Krechting
Associate at Atlantic
Callum Hill
Associate at Creator Fund