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Entrepreneurs, Startups: Connect to Europe now!

Join the full day conference to gain access to business & funding opportunities into the German, Swiss & Austrian markets, totaling 92 million users!

• Get pitched by leading German, Swiss & Austrian companies.

• Gain access to investors with over € 250 million in funding.

• Meet key people of the German, Swiss & Austrian tech-scenes.

• Receive useful, hands on information about entering the three markets.

• 1:1 Meetings

And, Round Table sessions on: Retail, 5G, IoT, New Media, AgriTech, Industry 4.0, InsurTech, FoodTech, SportsTech, GDPR, Aerospace & Mobility.

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Speakers

Sylvia Dudek

Program Director

METRO Xcel

Looking for start-ups to join the METRO Xcel acceleration programs in Retail, Hospitality & Target in Germany. RetailTech, HospitalityTech, FoodTech.

Gilli Cegla

Managing Director, Novawind

Founder, Europe Days

Looking for startups going to Europe & investments in deep tech startups.

Dr. Eliana Zamprogna

CTO

M-Industry, Migros

Looking for startups to invest in / collaborate with in FoodTech, RetailTech, IoT, ehealth.

Rolf Haerdi

Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Deutsche Bahn

Looking for startups partner with in the domains of Mobility, 5G, IoT, Machine learning and AR.

Gil Baxpehler

Head Of International
Startup Unit Cologne

Looking for startups interested in Koeln especially in the Media, InsurTech, Health & Gaming domains.

Katrin Bacic

Managing Director

Wayra Germany

Looking to connect startups in the 5G, AI, IoT & Cybersecurity domains with Telefonica Germany.

Michael Amtmann

Head Of New Business

Mueller Medien

Looking for startups to partner with and/or invest in. Media, AdTech, SMEs, eHealth, market places.

Achim Hartig

Managing Director

Germany Trade & Invest

Looking for startups that want to setup a base in Germany and startups with solutions for small to medium companies.

Susanne Timosci

Global lead Key Account Investments - DFL

Looking for investments in SportsTech, New Media, StadiumTech & Fan Engagement for the German Football League (DFL).

Christian Lindener

Global Head of Airbus BizLab Aerospace Accelerator

Looking for startups in the Aerospace, Industry4.0, Autonomy & Composites to join the Airbus Accelerator

Daniel Chladek

Regional Manager

Vienna Business Agency

Looking for startups interested in Vienna & Austria. We offer a welcome package of funding (up to $500k) & help to startups that base themselves in Vienna.

Nate Sztrum

Investment Manager

hubraum, Deutsche Telekom

Looking for early stage tech startups, especially enterprise software solutions for hubraum, the Deutsche Telekom early stage fund.

Florian Steger

Investment Director

Hubraum

Looking for early stage investments in 5G, Edge, AR & UWB for Deutsche Telekoms' hubraum.

Deborrah Schaer

Lead Accelerator & Open Banking, F10 Accelerator

Looking for startups in the FinTech, InsurTech and RegTech to join our program in Zurich.

Thomas Patzko

Managing Director

Impact Hub, Zürich

Looking for startups to join Impact Hub in Zurich: retail, Fintech and AI.

David Saad

Ceo

Agro Innovation Lab

Looking to partner/invest in startups in Agritech robotics, organic agriculture, produce tracking, commodity trading.

Torsten Kraul

Associated Partner

Noerr law firm

Looking to help startups with regulation & legal topics related to doing business in Europe.

Dikla Wagner

Head of Tech Scouting - Israel, Munich Re

Looking for startups in AI, cyber, IoT and InsurTech domains.

Christoph Schepan

Managing Partner

Next Commerce Accelerator

Looking for eCommerce, SaaS, HR and Retail startups to join our Hamburg based accelerator.

Burkhard Volbracht

Head of Unit Talent Intl.

Berlin Partner

Looking for startups that want to base themselves in Berlin and benefit from our welcome packages for international startups.

Charme Rykower

Senior Executive

AHK

Israel - German Chamber of commerce.

Moshe Zilberstein

Director

Next47 by Siemens

Looking to invest in B2B deep tech, A stage startups in the AI, Cyber, Robotics & IoT domains.

Moritz Förster

Senior Communications Consultant, Openers

Looking for startups interested in advice on PR & Marketing in the DACH countries. Also happy to advise on the German CannaTech market.

Marc Preusche

Managing Director

Dept

Anything AI, Machine Learning, new media, customer experience & personalization.

Nirit Ossi

Head of SME sector. ISERD, Israel Innovation Authority

Looking for startup that are interested in grants of up to € 2.5 Million & investments up to € 15 Million! from the European Horizon2020 programs.

Ami Levin

Director, Europe Department

Foreign Trade Administration

Looking for startups that need the help of the Israeli Commercial Attaches in Berlin, Munich & Bern

Guenther Schabhuettl

Head

ADVANTAGE AUSTRIA TLV

Looking for startups that want to work with Austria.

Christoph Sommer

Project Manager

NRW.INVEST

Looking for startups with initial sales traction in the domains of 3D printing, Automotive, & Industry 4.0 interested to enter North Rhine Westphalia region.

Tatjana Buechler

Communications Manager

Next Media Accelerator

Looking for New Media, AdTech, AR, MR and Video startups to join the Next Media Accelerator.

Markus Kuntke

Head of Trend & Innovation

REWE Group Austria

Looking for start-ups in the food, beverage, cosmetics & body care sectors to join our Accelerator in Vienna.

Mickey Balter

CEO & Co-founder

Oriient

Happy to share my European success story with fellow entrepreneurs.

Thomas Neumann

Business Dev. Manager

Creators Expedition by AVL

Looking for startups in the Automotive, power supply/management and testing interested in joining our automotive piloting program.

Ralf Baumann

Advisor to UEFA

Looking for startups in the sportsTech, fan engagement and newmedia domains.

Hans-Peter Frank

Advisor DayOne Basel

Looking for MedTech and Pharma startups to join the DayOne Acceleration program in Basel.

Pascal Damm

Chief Digital Officer

Sport1

Looking for sporTech, AdTech, NewMedia & video startups.

Schedule (Download Here)

08:00-08:59

Registration, coffee & strudel

9:00 Sharp!

Kickoff & Welcome, Gilli Cegla

09:10 – 09:30

Welcome to Europe - The Cultures Clash

Marc Preusche, LeROI; Charme Rykower, AHK; Guy Zisman, Texel

Moderator: Gilli Cegla, Novawind

09:30 – 09:35

Reverse pitch: Startups pitched by corporates

Eliana Zamprogna, M-Industry by Migros

09:35 – 10:05

Cities & eco systems - Which city/ecosystem fits my startup?

Carl-Philipp Wackernagel, Berlin Partner; Gil Baxpehler, Innovation Network Cologne; Daniel Chladek, Vienna Business Agency

Moderator: Charme Rykower, AHK Israel

10:05 – 10:10

Reverse pitch: Startups pitched by accelerator

Thomas Patzko, Impact Hub & Kickstart Zurich

10:10 – 10:30

Governmental funding! & free business support

Guenther Schabhuettl, Advantage Austria; Ruth Friedel, Iserd, IL Innovation Authority; Jonathan Glick, Invest in Bavaria

Moderator: Ami Levin, Foreign Trade Administration

10:35 – 10:40

Reverse pitch: Startups pitched by corporates

Sylvia Dudek, Metro Accelerator

10:30 – 10:35

Reverse pitch: Startups pitched by corporates

Lorenz Inglin, Swisscom

10:40 – 11:10

Networking & coffee break

11:10 – 11:25

GDPR, privacy & regulation

Ram Levi, Konfidas

11:25 – 11:30

Reverse pitch: Startups pitched by corporates

Christian Lindener, Wayra Germany

12:00 – 12:05

Reverse pitch: Startups pitched by corporates

Alexander Haymann, Swiss Re

11:30 – 12:00

Media & marketing done right - A glimpse into the media & marketing landscapes

Ralf Baumann, Sport1 & UEFA; Michael Amtmann, Mueller Media; Tilo Bonow, Piabo PR

Moderator: Marc Preusche, LeROI

12:05 – 12:25

Mittelstand! The hidden €500 million opportunities of mid-size companies

Achim Hartig, Germany Trade & Invest; Michael Amtmann, Mueller Media; Matthias Zwingli, Digital Switzerland

Moderator: Carl-Philipp Wackernagel

12:25 – 12:30

Reverse pitch: Startups pitched by corporates

Ralf Baumann, Sport1 & UEFA

12:30 – 12:55

Accelerate! Get accelerated in Berlin, Munich & Vienna

Sylvia Dudek, Metro Accelerator; Christian Lindener, Wayra Germany Accelerator; Martin Wolf, WeXelerate; Inga Land, :agile by E.ON Accelerator

Moderator: Matthias Zwingli, Digital Switzerland

12:55 – 13:00

Reverse pitch: Startups pitched by corporates

Alexandre Bonay, Siemens Dynamo

15:30 - 15:35

Tables switch

14:25 – 14:50

Working with Giants - How to work with European corporates

Dikla Wagner, Munich Re; Ronit Avzardel, Deutsche Telekom; Alexandre Bonay, Siemens Dynamo; Eliana Zamprogna, Migros

Moderator: Martin Wolf, WeXelerate

13:00 – 14:00

Cultures clash & Networking Lunch

15:00 – 15:30

Round tables session #1

AI: Marc Preusche, LeROI

Berlin: Carl-Philipp Wackernagel, Berlin Partner

Cologne: Gil Baxpehler, Innovation Network Cologne

Cyber: Lorenz Inglin, Swisscom

FinTech/InsurTech: Alexander Haymann, Swiss Re; Dikla Wagner, Munich Re

Funding: Gilad Novik, Lakestar; Gadi Toren, Bosch Ventures

GDPR & Privacy: Ram Levi, Konfidas

Industrie 4.0: (Industrial Internet) Alexandre Bonay, Siemens Dynamo

IoT: Inga Land, :agile by E.ON

Media: Michael Amtmann, Mueller Media

Mittelstand (mid-size companies): Achim Hartig, Germany Trade & Invest

Mobile: Christian Lindener, Wayra

PR: Tilo Bonow, Piabo PR

Retail/FoodTech: Sylvia Dudek, Metro Accelerator; Eliana Zamprogna, M-Industry, Migros

Sports: Ralf Baumann, Sport1 & UEFA; Aaron Naisar, Lead Sports Accelerator

Vienna Accelerated: Daniel Chladek, Vienna Business Agency; Martin Wolf, Wexelerate

Zurich Accelerated: Thomas Patzko, Impact Hub; Matthias Zwingli, Digital Switzerland

14:00 – 14:25

Funding! Funding & Exit possibilities in Europe

Gilad Novik, Lakestar; Gadi Toren, Bosch Ventures; Michael Amtmann, Mueller Media

Moderator: Gilli Cegla, Novawind

14:50 – 15:00

Beer Break

15:35 – 16:05

Round tables session #2

Same experts as in round #1 - please switch so you can benefit from another topic

16:05 – 17:00

1:1 Meetings, beer & networking

16:30 - 17:30

PR Workshop

Tilo Bonow, Piabo

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