0100 Conference DACH 2024

Christian is a Managing Director of Hamilton Lane (Germany) GmbH, based in the firm’s Frankfurt office. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2022, Christian was a Director at BNY Mellon Investment Management responsible for Germany. In addition, Christian held Director positions at Janus Capital Group and Feri Trust AG covering clients in Germany and Austria. Christian received a B.A. in International Finance from Nürtingen University and an Executive Master in Marketing and Sales from ESADE and SDA Bocconi.

Dr. Andre Retterath is a Partner at Earlybird Venture Capital, who were among the first investors in companies like UiPath, N26, Peak Games or Aiven. Andre is based in the Munich office and focuses on enterprise software, with a particular interest in companies building products powered by deep technologies including AI/ML and advanced analytics. He also spends time looking at developer tools, open-source software and robotics. Besides his investor function, Andre heads Earlybird’s Data Strategy team. Before transitioning into VC in 2017, he gained more than 5 years experience as a process automation engineer and technology consultant with ThyssenKrupp and further insights as a management consultant with GE North America. Andre conducted his Ph.D. at the Technical University of Munich on the topic of machine learning and the value of data in venture capital. Moreover, he holds a M.Sc. in Management and a B.Eng. in Mechatronics Engineering and was previously educated at Harvard University, University of Cambridge and Georgia Institute of Technology, among others.

Thomas Hallinger: Managing Director, joined Golding Capital Partners in 2015 and is responsible for secondary market transactions (LP deals & GP-leds) across private equity, private credit and infrastructure equity segments. Prior to joining Golding Capital Partners, Mr. Hallinger worked in the investment banking division at UniCredit Bank in Financial Sponsor Solutions, where he supported financial investors with acquisition financings of companies in German-speaking countries. He started his career at Ardian in Private Equity Fund of Funds in Frankfurt and Paris. As a member of the global investment team, Mr. Hallinger focused on the private equity secondary market and completed several transactions including portfolios of direct investments. Mr. Hallinger holds a M.Sc. in Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management. Further, he completed the Masterclass of Private Equity at the Coller Institute of Private Equity at London Business School.

Fabian joined Vitruvian in 2017, is heading the DACH office in Munich and is focused on Technology and Healthcare investments in the DACH and CEE region overall. Prior to Vitruvian Fabian has been a Partner with EQT, committed to the mid-market segment in the DACH and Nordics region. Prior to joining EQT, Fabian worked at MCap Finance investing in German mid-cap companies as well as for KPMG in the corporate finance team. In the course of his career, he has also co-founded an internet start-up. Fabian has over 17 years’ experience in mid-market private equity as well as growth investments across Europe. He has a MSc in Business Administration from the University of Cologne and a MBA from CEMS.

Martin is an Investment Principal based in Coller Capital’s London office. Martin re-joined Coller Capital in 2017 from ICG Strategic Secondaries, where he focused on GP-led restructurings. Prior to Martin’s previous tenure at Coller Capital he worked as an Associate at GMT Communications Partners, a private equity fund focused on European buyouts in the Media and Communication industry. Martin started his career as an Analyst in Credit Suisse’s Telecoms, Media and Technology investment banking team. Martin has a BSc in Business Administration & Economics and MSc in Finance & Accounting from the Copenhagen Business School.

Ties leads our data function at Dawn, with a focus on generating insights and automating processes. Ties joins us from Google, where he was revenue analytics lead, managing several billion dollars of its ads business. During his time there, Ties also actively contributed to work diagnosing diabetic retinopathy through AI and mapping air pollution in European cities. He also co-founded Cognitas.tech, a company that works with the London School of Economics (LSE) and other institutions to teach data science. He holds a masters degree in Management from the LSE.

Louise DOUCET has joined the Sustainability team of Ardian in March 2023. She is based in Paris. As Impact Investing & ESG Solutions Senior Manager, Louise is focusing on the origination and structuration of Sustainable products for Ardian’s international client base. Before joining Ardian, she has been working for 10+ in Corporate & Institutional Banking, including 7 years on Sustainability. Louise is also a wine enthusiast (DipWSET, Weinakademiker and WineAngel) and, during her free time, Louise enjoys escaping the French capital to discover new vineyards.

Dr. Tanja Emmerling is a partner at High-Tech Gründerfonds and leads the Berlin office. She has been active as an investment manager in the Digital Tech area of the fund since 2014 and is very interested in topics such as Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Mobility & Logistics, IT-Security, Blockchain and SaaS. She is also active as a start-up mentor and is committed to strengthen the role of female investors in these areas. Before joining HTGF, she worked for more than six years in a media company and was responsible as Head of New Ventures for incubations in B2B.