The first annual conference for German Startups, gathering founders, VCs, executives, seed fund partners, general partners, journalists and bloggers from diverse backgrounds and industries is hosted by Startup Network Europe on 26 October 2021.
The speakers and guests who are German Startup Founders based in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the United States provide the best selection of Startup Growth Practices in ninety minutes. This is a pitch-free, no-nonsense, practical event where attendees get ideas they can implement in their Startup right the next day.
Topic: Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
Speakers: German Startup Founders based in the United States
Location: Online event through Zoom session
Date: 26 October 2021
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 AM (Tbilisi time)
Agenda (Berlin Time)
5:00 pm – 5:05 pm: Webinar Opening
5:05 pm – 5:45 pm: Silicon Germany Rapid Fire Talks
- Nancy Nemes, Founder & General Manager at #humanAIze & Nemes Ventures
- Simon Glass, CEO & Director at qodeo
- Bernhard Schindler, CEO & Shareholder at SalsUp
- Jessica Espinoza, Vice President for Private Equity & Venture Capital Investments at DEG/KfW and Chair of The 2X Challenge
- Anna Franziska Michel, Founder & CEO of yoona.ai
- Dr Patrick Oehler, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Retorio
- Raphael Steil, Co-Founder of getquin
- Nina Geiss, CMO of ViveLaCar & CEO of TaylorFlynn
- Kilian Veer, Equity Partner at Bridgemaker
- Tatyana Eliseeva, Co-Founder of HealthCaters
- Ralf G.J. Knoll, Founder & CEO of INOPTEC
- Ekaterina Grib, Co-founder of KEWAZO
- Nina Levchuk, Startups & VCs and Technology Lead at Google & Co-Founder of FemTechAcademy
- Namrata Sandhu, Co-Founder and CEO of Vaayu
- Patty Lee, CEO & Co-Founder of Orbit Health
- Anna Alex, Co-Founder of Planetly
- Leitha Matz, Co-Founder & CPO of FinMarie
- Laura Esnaola, Founder & CEO of Care With Care
- Ashish Kumar Mittal, Vice President at Bank Open
5.45pm-6.05pm: Silicon Valley Panel Discussion
- Thomas Neubert, Founder of the Transatlantic AI eXchange, Chair and Co-Founder of The German American Business Association Northern California, and Senior Director of Strategic Business Development & Innovation at Intel
- Ralf Hirt, Founder & CEO of 8W8 Global Business Builders
- Simone Lis, Founder & Matchmaker-In-Chief of MatchlabN
- Peter Ebert, Head of Partnerships & Sales Americas at scoutbee
- Dirk Lueth, Co-Founder of Uplandme
- Gunther Hofmann, Managing Director of Corporate Finance Associates and Chairman of The Association of American European Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations
- Kati Schmidt, Director of Growth and Campus Operations at Course Hero
- Jens Weitzel, Founder & Managing Partner of Yabusame Partners
- Stephan Klaschka, Founder & Owner of Klaschka and Co.
- Liliana Nordbakk, CEO of TreBiome Inc. and Angel Investor at Band of Angels
- Neeraj Berry, Founder & General Partner of Tet Ventures
6:05 pm – 6:10 pm: “U.S. Market Entry for German Startups & Scaleups”
- Katrin Jakob, Founder of California Business Associates
6:10 pm – 6: 20 pm: "How decentralised finance (DeFi) on the blockchain is changing the world of finance"
- Garry Krugljakow, Blockchain Investor & Formerly Founder & CEO of VAI
6:20 pm – 6:30 pm: "How to Engage and Retain Your Customers" Fireside Chat
- Frank Yaw-Owusu, Ecosystem Developer, EMEA & Global Emerging Markets at Twilio Startups
6:30 pm – 6:40 pm: “How to Outsource Effectively” Fireside Chat
- David Miltner, Head of Growth Marketing International Expansion at Fiverr
6:40 pm – 6:50 pm: Fireside Chat
- Julian Scholze, Team Lead Talent Acquisition - Product & Analytics at Personio
6:50 pm – 7:00 pm: Q&A / Concluding Remarks
