Speaker

Heilbronn Slush´D 2024 Speakers.

Get inspired by keynotes and panels from global technology leaders, ambitious founders and forward-thinkers.

Adam Blair

VP Sales, EMEA at DeepL

Building and scaling high-performing teams

Lea Frank

Co-Founder & CEO at anybill

Founder and State Spokesperson for Bavaria of the German Startup Association e.V

Maxi Pethö-Schramm

Principal at HV Capital

Investing in early-stage European deep-tech companies that have the potential to become global champions.

David Kregler

Referent Startups at Bitkom

Startup Policy & Network at Bitkom, Germany's digital association.

Adrian Thoma

Managing Director at NXTGN

Committed to building the Next Generation Mittelstand in the Southwest of Germany.

Alexander Ilic

Co-Founder & Executive Director at ETH AI Center

Swiss-German deep tech entrepreneur, researcher, and investor as well as Co-Founder and Executive Director of the ETH AI Center.

Photo: Elmar Witt

Lisa Rosa Bräutigam

Founder & CEO at nuwo

Former teacher turned entrepreneur. Helping companies craft inspiring work environments with the leading office furniture-as-a-service platform.

Bastian Hosan

Former editor at Capital and Business Punk, searching for the future in the podcast "we were promised flying cars".

Simone Muscaritolo

Advisor for Strategic Projects at HSG START Accelerator

Working to support the growth and success of startups in the deep tech space.

Peter Schmetz

Principal at Vorwerk Ventures

Peter helped Vorwerk Ventures developing from CVC to a relaunch as an independent fund.

Carsten Herzhoff

Managing Director & CTO/COO at Lohmann GmbH & Co. KG

PhD in materials chemistry, MBA now Managing Director and CTO/COO.

Michael Brehm

Partner at Redstone VC

Deeply commited to the tech sector, at the forefront of Europe's venture capital scene and growing the German Start-Up Ecosystem over the past 20 years.

Dimitri Carbonnelle

CEO at Livosphere

Founder, author, advocate and TEDx speaker pushing towards climate resilience and green industry.

Tom Villinger

CEO at D11Z. Ventures

Supporting exceptional founders, often before their innovative ventures really take shape.

Insa Schniedermeier

Journalist & MC

Top Tech Journalist 2023 now freelance journalist and content strategist based in Paris.

Martin Ruth

CFO at MARKT-PILOT

Early employee of MARKT-PILOT with extensive consulting experience.

Stephan Rauscher

Partner at Earlybird-X

Deep-Tech Investor, focusing on early stage Start-ups.

Elias Schneider

CEO at Codesphere

Has built the "Figma for software development" that made its first million in revenue just 3 months after go-live.

Ceyhun Derinbogaz

Co-Founder at Text Cortex AI

Helping companies and individuals create their second AI brains.

Bernd Klosterkemper

Partner at Ananda Impact Ventures

Taking care of Anandas investment opportunities in DACH, Benelux and the Nordics. Believing in the power of entrepreneurship to solve today's most relevant societal challenges.

Kathrina Meisl

Head of Customer & Strategic Projects at secunet

Leader in the division "Homeland Security" at one of germanys leading Cybersecurity companies and passionate about women in tech.

Linnea Ahlgren

Senior Editor at TNW, a Financial Times company

Having a passion for sharing the stories of people doing really cool stuff with tech.

Magnus Grimeland

Founder & CEO of Antler

CEO of the world’s most active angel and seed-stage investor, with over 1,000 investments to date and 6,000 planned by 2030.

Christian Busch

Bestselling Author "Connect the Dots"

Bestselling author, business professor, World Economic Forum expert, ... and management thinker "most likely to shape the future".

Christian Schmierer

CEO at HyImpulse

CEO of the first german space company to successfully achieve the "lift-off" of a commercially viable launch vehicle.

Éanna Kelly

Contributing Editor at Sifted

"Spacetech is my favourite beat."

Max Bieri

Co-Lead at HSG START Accelerator

Helping European DeepTech startups.

Andy Marx

Journalist & Social Media Manager at absatzwirtschaft

Covering tech & innovation at the oldest specialist medium for marketing decision-makers in Germany.

Dr. Alexander Schellong

Managing Director Cybersecurity (GL) at Schwarz Group XM Cyber

Experienced Manager in Cybersecurity and supporting female information security experts.

Alexander Gerfer

CTO at Würth Elektronik eiSos

Passionately supporting and advising innovative start-ups.

Sonja Sulzmaier

Managing Director at TECHPRNRS

Successfully connecting hundreds of techpreneurs with key industry players and investors.

Susanne Fromm

GP & Co-Founder at Vanagon Ventures | the Twin Transition VC

Founding Partner of the climate-tech VC fund Vanagon Ventures and vocal advocate for an economy within planetary boundaries

Oliver Hanisch

CEO at Campus Founders

Experienced entrepreneur, business angel, and advisor leading the startup and co-innovation hub Campus Founders in Heilbronn.

Madjid Salimi

Co-Founder & -CEO at AMBOSS

Licensed physician, software engineer, and serial entrepreneur.

Christos Chantzaras

Managing Director at TUM Venture Labs

Supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in architecture.

Sara Ekinci

Co-Host "The Founder's Story" at Google

Bringing together inspirational leaders from the startup ecosystem.

Photo by www.sichtplan.de | www.echtdigital.com

Jan Leisse

Co-Founder & CEO at eleQtron GmbH

Co-Founder of the first German quantum computer manufacturer.

Cédric Giorgi

Co-Founder at Sena

Tech entrepreneur, community builder and regular MC at tech events.

Fabian Veit

Scaling Celonis from a small team to thousands, focusing on global expansion.

Christina Bräutigam

2 x CEO + People & Culture Strategy Consultant

Passionate about working in the areas of People & Culture, as well as Marketing & Communication.

Lisa Sophie Kempke

Madita Lege

Editor at Gründerszene | Business Insider Germany

Editor and startup reporter at Gründerszene.

Larissa Leitner

Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Empion

Developing the first AI-based automated headhunting system.

Amela Turkmanovic

Founder & CEO at GREEN Family Office GmbH | President of the VdU LV Württemberg

After 14 years in the Private Banking / Wealth Management, Amela founded GREEN Family Office to follow her passion for impact investing.

Workshops and circles

Get closer to the speakers and experts with our in-depth conversations and workshops.

Karen Prats

Founder at Consciously

Mum, conscious entrepreneur and coach with more than 15+ years experience in the global startup & innovation ecosystem.

Falk Ebert

Freelance Business Consultant for Strategy and Innovation

Helping brands and companies leverage the power of gaming and gamification for measurable business impact.

Johannes Triebs

Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital

Backing deep tech innovation at the earliest stages.

Franziska Pina

Senior Manager + Attorney at Law at Baker Tilly

Specialised in Contract law, Construction law, Litigationm Real Estatem Notary

Tristan Post

CEO at AI Strategy Institute

CEO and Founder of the AI Strategy Institute.

Elisheva Marcus

VP Communications at Earlybird

With an extensive international career in science, tech and entrepreneurial storytelling, she now serves as VP Communications at Earlybird.

Björn W. Schäfer

Founder at Rowing8

Has helped 100+ B2B startups to scale from pre-seed to Series B over the last decade.

Robin Knapp

Innovation Expert at Enpulse Ventures GmbH

Business Development for energy powerhouse EnBW and Innovation Expert at their company builder Enpulse.

Jochen Haller

Senior Advisor & Cluster Lead Industry at BadenCampus GmbH & Co. KG

Board Member, Advisor, early-stage angel investor and lecturer.

Peter Lutsch

Founder and Podcaster at sidepreneur.de

Supporting sidepreneurs on their path to entrepreneurship for over 8 years.

Christine Rittner

Board Member and Business Angel

Distinguished expert in the field of HR & Retail and actively supporting female founders.

Karin Klaus

Managing Director at Enpulse Ventures

Transforming the energy market by turnING bold, innovative ideas into successful startups.

Martin Vural

Project Manager & Startup Coach at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences

Bridging the gap between science and business.

Marie Fabiunke

Co-Founder & CEO at Cosmyc Partners

Built and led Comms, PR and IR teams and programs globally

Stephan-Daniel Gravert

Co-Founder - CCO/CTO at mimic robotics AG

Expert in humanoid robots and go-to-market strategies for deep tech.

Simone Ramelsberger

Expert Leadership Development at room for bloom

Supporting big companies, start-ups and young leaders in developing an entrepreneurial mindset.

Hans-Jörg Roser

CPO at H&F Solutions GmbH

Driven by the topics Product Centricity, Leadership and Organizational Development.

Stephanie Levy

CEO of Schools at 42 Berlin + 42 Wolfsburg

Dedicated to providing international students with access to top level tech education.

Maide Altas

Founder & CEO at BEE Found

On a mission to empower everyone to start their own ventures.

Philip Koch

Attorney at Law at Baker Tilly

Focusing on IP/IT, data protection law and corporate/M&A advising

Stefano Sbarbati

Senior Project Manager at Steinbeis Europa Zentrum

Supporting SMEs and startups across the whole innovation value chain.

Antoine Leboyer

Managing Director at TUM Venture Lab Software/AI

MD, MBA, Dipl. Engineer, Ex-CEO, advising various start-ups and entrepreneurs.

Agnes Lei

Senior AI Strategist at appliedAI Institute for Europe

Fostering AI adoption with the AI use case platform

Alexander Schulze

Manager at Vivaldi Group

Developing strong brands and business models for a fast-paced world of constant change.

Hans Torben Löfflad

Tech Lead AI Engineers at STACKIT

Loves talking all things AI.

Lena Göller

Head of People, Culture & Operations at Enpulse Ventures GmbH

Convinced of the innovation potential of the energy sector

Max Bergmann

Investment Manager at HTGF

Part of the HTGF Digital Tech team with a focus on start-ups in the vertical and horizontal AI sector.

Patrik Schumacher

Project Manager at Steinbeis Europa Zentrum

Helping innovators secure grants in the EU innovation landscape.

Philipp Buddemeier

General Partner & Chief Impact Officer at Marvelous - Climate DeepTech VC

Over 2 decades of experience at the intersection of business and sustainability.

Anna Schenzle

Innovation Manager - Venture Clienting at LBBW

Supporting startups and corporates in identifying innovative solutions and building successful partnerships.

Manuel Hoffmann

AI Engineer at STACKIT

Sovereign AI on STACKIT

Max Baumgartl

Sales Consultant at STACKIT GmbH & Co. KG

Tech savvy petrol head.

Ben Scheidt

Investment Director at Redstone

A strong advocate of the European tech ecosystem and expanding the role of VC here.

Dimitri Laptev

Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services

Designing and delivering cutting-edge Generative AI projects across EMEA.

Andreas Lehr

Podcast Host & CEO at Happy Bootstrapping

Passionate Founder with 20+ years experience in IT & E-Commerce.

Janina Adamo-Bornowski

Community & Communication at HHN - STARTKLAR

Working in the university area of transfer and foundation since 2017.

Lucian Holtwiesche

CEO & Co-Founder at anny

Bootstrapped anny to a team of 15 talented individuals.

Kasey Davies

Head of Marketing at HV Capital

From building marketing flywheels for startups from seed to Series C to heading HV's brand across Europe.

Joel Burghardt

CEO & Head of SEO at Lightweb Media

Online marketing specialist and business angel, focussing on pre-seed and seed stage investments.

Sophie Lankheit

Senior Research Associate at Vivaldi Group

Empowering companies to craft impactful and relevant customer experiences.

Lorenz Sahlmann

Solution Architect at Make

Accompanying startups and entreprise on their automation journey.

Tom Schäfer

PreSales Manager at Siemens / Mendix

Specialized in Low-Code Software Development

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