Nenad has more than 25 years of venture capital and private equity investment experience in the technology and media sectors. Nenad is the Founder and Managing Partner of DN Capital. Prior to DN Capital, Nenad was a Partner at Advent International in London, where he focused on TMT investments. Nenad focuses on investments in digital marketplaces, consumer internet, software as a service (SAAS), fintech, and digital health companies. Amongst his select investments are Shazam Entertainment (sold to Apple), Auto1 (largest online marketplace for used cars), Apsmart (acquired by Thomson Reuters), Datanomic (acquired by Oracle), Endeca, (acquired by Oracle), Eve Sleep (IPO London), Go Student, Happn, Hometogo, Job and Talent, Lendis, OLX (acquired by Naspers), Purplebricks (IPO London), Tbricks (acquired by Orc) and Quandoo (acquired by Recruit Holding), Happn, Joblift, Mister Spex, Tourlane and Yassir. Nenad was Chairman of Invest Europe (formerly known as EVCA) for the year 2018/2019 and previously Chair of the association’s Venture Council 2015-2018. He is an active member of YPO. Nenad received an M.B.A. from Harvard 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.

Manuel Deimel is head of co-investments at YIELCO Investments AG. Mr. Deimel has more than 13 years of investment experience in direct and co-investments as well as private equity fund investments. Prior to YIELCO Manuel worked as Senior Investment Director for SwanCap Partners, where his focus was primarily in the area of direct co-investments. Before that, he was active in the Principal Investments and Leveraged Finance at UniCredit / HVB AG for 9 years, where he was responsible for various co-investments and debt financings with well-known private equity firms. Mr. Deimel started his career in equity research and M&A at ING/BHF Group and HypoVereinsbank. Mr. Deimel holds a degree in business administration (University of Regensburg and European Management and Business School Swansea) and is a Chartered European Financial Analyst (CEFA).

Dr. Tilman Kruse is the Head of Private Equity and Structured Finance EMECA at DEG – The German Investment and Development Corporation, one of Europe´s largest development finance institutions, based in Cologne. He is covering a large region spanning from Eastern Europe, Southeast Europe, Turkey to the Middle East, with an emphasis on technology investments. Prior to his current role, he served as Director Russia and Head of DEG’s Moscow Office from 2008 - 2014. Before joining DEG, Dr. Kruse acted as Lead Counsel to KfW´s equity operations in the DACH region, based in Frankfurt/Main. In his earlier career, he was a senior associate in the European Private Equity and M&A practice of magic circle law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, based in London, Munich, Cologne and Moscow. Tilman has broad experience and a multi-billion track record across national and cross-border M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital in both developed and emerging markets.

Dr. Christian Nagel, Co-Founder and Partner of Earlybird, is based at the Berlin office and focuses on FinTech, ideally making use of blockchain, AI technologies and Data Analytics. Christian has more than 24 years of entrepreneurial and investment experience. He was Chairman of the Board of Tipp24 AG (Prime Standard Frankfurt Exchange: TIM) and Interhyp AG (Prime Standard Frankfurt Exchange: IYP), which returned more than 50x the original Earlybird investment. Up till the trade sale to SMSC (NASDAQ: SMSC) he also served on the board of BridgeCo AG (Zurich). He currently serves on the boards of Bitwala (Berlin), CrossEngage (Berlin), CrossLend (Berlin), Fraugster (Berlin), Getsafe (Heidelberg), MostlyAI, N26 (Berlin), ShapeShift (Zug/Denver), smava (Berlin) and Xain (Berlin). Prior to founding Earlybird in 1997, Christian, together with a group of investors, acquired various companies from the Treuhandanstalt (the former East-German state holding) and gained operational experience. He was a shareholder and an Executive Director of HNP Präzisionsteile GmbH & Co. KG, SMB Industrieholding GmbH, DH Industrieholding Hohenthurm GmbH and a number of other subsidiary companies of these holding companies. Previously, Christian worked as an Engagement Manager with McKinsey & Co. Inc. focusing on restructuring, strategy and M&A projects within various industries. He holds a Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur degree (Industrial Engineering, MSc equivalent) from the Technical University of Hamburg, specializing in process engineering and a PhD degree in management from the University of St. Gallen.

As founder and experienced investment professional, Jörg has the in-depth market knowledge and a close-knit network in the venture capital community. Previous stations of his career include Metzler, The Boston Consulting Group, BNP Paribas, Cerberus, Blackstone and Alstin. Jörg holds a PhD in finance and a diploma in electrical engineering and economics. Together with Alex, he set-up and manages KfW Capital as Co-CEO.

Joel Solomon is a Founding Partner of Renewal Funds, Canada's largest mission venture capital firm, at $240 million assets under management. Investing in climate tech and organic foods in Canada and the USA, Renewal Funds is GIIRS-rated, a founding Canadian B Corp (5x “Best for the World”), a “1% for the Planet” member, recognized as ImpactAssets “Top 50 impact fund managers.” Joel is also a frequent public speaker, board member of the University of British Columbia, co-producer of the Integrated Capital Institute with RSF Social Finance, and co-author of The Clean Money Revolution: Re-Inventing Power, Purpose & Capitalism.

Dr. Sofia Harrschar, Executive Director and Member of the Management Board, is responsible for Universal-Investment’s product unit Alternative Investments. The unit includes all investments in Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Debt, Loans and Securitisations as well as structuring of complex investment projects and their implementation on Universal-Investment’s German and Luxembourg platforms. Dr. Sofia Harrschar earned a degree in business administration at the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt/Main, Germany, where she also received her doctorate in finance. Before joining Universal- Investment, she worked at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Prime Capital. Harrschar has more than 18 years of experience in structuring and investment in alternative investments.

Klaus is a Managing Director and Head of Business Development for the DACH and Benelux region. He is a member of our Responsible Investment ("RI") Committee and also a member of our RI Sub-Committee – Truly Invested® in our Clients. He has approximately 20 years of experience in the alternative investment business. Prior to joining Capital Dynamics, Klaus was a Managing Director and Head of Business Development for Germany and Austria on behalf of Ramius which was a Multi Strategy US Hedge funds asset manager. Klaus began his career at HVB Group as a member of the financial institution’s key account team and as a senior sales person with HVB Alternatives. Klaus holds a masters degree in business administration from Cologne University.

Marko Maschek combines engineering education with entrepreneurial acumen. He grew up near Stuttgart and was an employee in the family-owned company during his school days. After his military service, he worked in consulting and software development patenting several developments in automotive applications. Marko has been a VC- / PE- an investor in Germany and the US since 1997 and co-founded Pinova and Marondo. He has been responsible for nearly 30 technology companies where some achieved a successful IPO. Marko earned a degree in electrical engineering from KIT, an advanced degree in computer sciences from INSA (Lyon) and an MBA from Cambridge.

Christoph ist Gründer und Managing Partner von FLEX Capital. Als Unternehmer hat er unter anderem die Online-Jobbörse Absolventa gegründet und zum deutschen Marktführer aufgebaut sowie die Online-Listing-Gruppe Passion 4 Gästezimmer entwickelt. Beide Unternehmen sind heute Teil der Funke Mediengruppe. Er unterstützt Portfoliounternehmen insbesondere bei der Komposition des Management-Teams, dem Aufbau der Vertriebsorganisation und bei Zukäufen. Als glücklich verheirateter Vater zweier kleiner Töchter steht für ihn die Familie an erster Stelle. Seine große Leidenschaft für diverse Sportarten wie z.B. Kitesurfen findet dennoch regelmäßig Platz. Christoph hat seine akademische Ausbildung als Dipl.-Kfm. an der LMU München abgeschlossen.

Volker Wende is Managing Director with SwanCap Partners, a leading independent private markets investment platform with offices in Munich, Luxembourg, Milan and New York. Volker is part of the global investment team and co-heading the firm’s direct co-investment programme which looks back at 100+ investments at an aggregated deal value in excess of €250 billion. Prior to SwanCap, Volker was advising private equity and corporate clients on mergers & acquisitions working with UniCredit and goetzpartners out of their offices in London and Munich. Volker graduated as Dipl.-Kaufmann (MBA equivalent) from the University of Regensburg.

Elisabeth is investing on behalf of Acton Capital in game changing companies and digitally native brands, including The Female Company (GER), KOIO Collective (US) and ArtNight (GER). Prior to Acton Capital, Elisabeth was leading a €200m co-investment programme at the European Investment Bank (EIB), advised clients on mergers and acquisitions at Goldman Sachs, and worked on bank recapitalisation at the European Stability Mechanism. She holds a Harvard MBA degree with honors, an M.Sc. from London School of Economics with Distinction, a Diplôme from Sciences Po Paris, and is an alumna of the German National Merit Foundation. Elisabeth co-founded the climate initiative ‘Leaders for Climate Action e.V.’, and drives topics like diversity & female empowerment in Europe’s startup ecosystem, serving on the Advisory Board of Female Founders Global e.V.

Olga is a Berlin-based Investment Manager leading FinTech investments across early and growth stages in Europe and Israel. Before joining Target Global, Olga worked for the funds Finsight Ventures and Binomial Ventures investing in FinTech and supporting actively the business development and fundraising for MedTech companies. Olga has gained a solid VC track already of 15 investments and 3 exists in 4 years. She closed remarkable deals including Rapyd, Zego, and Kuda.

Maria Sanz is Managing Director and Private Equity Co-Head of YIELCO Investments AG in Munich, Germany. YIELCO, established in 2011, is an innovative alternative investment boutique with focus on the asset classes Infrastructure, Private Debt, and Private Equity, offering Multi Manager Portfolio products as well as Managed Account solutions and advisory. The company presently manages approximately EUR 3.8 billion capital commitments of institutional investors and family offices and currently has three Multi Manager Portfolio products/discretionary FOF products in the market (Infrastructure II, Private Debt, Special Situations US II) and two additional programs being launched shortly. The company presently manages approximately EUR 4.0 billion capital commitments of institutional investors and family offices.

Dr. Gustavo Mahler joined Dynamk Capital as a Managing Partner after leaving his 10 year tenure with AGC Biologics (formerly CMC Biologics). Under his leadership as CEO of AGC Biologics, the company grew to become a leader in biologics contract development and manufacturing with operations in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Gustavo comes to Dynamk Capital with a wealth of industry knowledge specifically related to the development and commercialization of biologics and has been an Advisor to the fund since inception. While at AGC Biologics, he successfully supported clients from pre-clinical through commercial production for over 150 biologics programs, while successfully guiding customers through the regulatory approval processes. Gustavo was a key player in the sale of CMC Biologics to the Asahi Glass Corporation for EUR 520 million in 2017. Throughout his career, which also included a role as VP Technical Operations at Bayer Healthcare, Gustavo has been involved in all aspects of biomanufacturing including large scale cell culture and protein manufacturing, purification, solid and liquid formulation including aseptic filling, and facility operation under cGMP guidelines. He has a real-life understanding of the challenges facing biomanufacturers and the implementation of tools, technologies, and services to address them.

Over 20 years backed by family office and private equity partners for direct real estate investments, capital raising for innovative strategies and proptech venture building across Europe. Experience includes being Head of Wigan Acquisitions (leading on co-investments, separate accounts & proptech venture capital), Co-founder of prop.ID (‘one-stop-shop’ for residential property owners and tenants); Regional Partner for Fairtree Capital (countryside hotel investments); Regional Partner for Pepper Group (NPL platform investments), Director of Revetas Capital (distressed/turnaround strategy), Acquisitions Manager for Portico (CEE platform for US pension fund) and Investor Relations for TriGranit Development (when previously majority co-owned by Sándor Demján & Peter Munk).

Staffan Mörndal is a Partner at Verdane, a Northern European specialist growth investor backing fast-growing, tech-enabled companies supported by the Digital Consumer, Software Everywhere and Sustainable Society megatrends. Originally an entrepreneur, Staffan joined Verdane in 2006 where he has helped build digital consumer companies like Boozt, MatHem and momox into some of Northern Europe’s most successful growth companies, with revenues reaching into the hundreds of millions of euros. At Verdane, Staffan focuses on the digital consumer and software sectors. He has played a key role in setting up and running its 14-strong Berlin-based team of investment professionals and operational experts that support nine Germany-based portfolio companies including momox, asgoodasnew, Hornetsecurity, Searchmetrics and Smava. Verdane is currently investing EUR10-100m+ equity tickets from its EUR540m Edda II and SEK6bn Verdane Capital X funds. Staffan holds an MBA from the University of Linköping, has studied computer programming at the Linköping Institute of Technology, business at the Université Panthéon-Sorbonne centre PMF and has completed the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School located in the United States.

GENTWO, the creator of next-generation financial products, provides innovative Securitization-as-Service. The innovative securitizer builds issuance platforms for its institutional clientele. Not only bankable but also non-bankable assets can now be issued easily through a conventional financial product with a Swiss ISIN. GenTwo’s CVO Naegeli is an experienced business leader and investor with a strong entrepreneurial spirit and extensive experience in trading, investment and merchant banking, corporate governance and structuring new strategies and products. Important milestones in his career include the management of various strong companies, including Forstmann & Co. in the USA.

Reinhard Vogt brings a wealth of industry knowledge and technology deal-side expertise to Dynamk Capital. He is instrumental in differentiating Dynamk by providing portfolio companies valuable guidance in all areas of commercialization as well as positioning for exit. Prior to joining Dynamk, he was the Executive VP and Member of the Board of Sartorius Stedim Biotech S.A, a leading international partner to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, providing critical solutions for research, development and manufacturing. He was instrumental in building and transforming their filtration business from $30 million in the 90s, to what is now today the Sartorius Bioprocess Business of around $1.2 billion. He served as Executive VP and Member of the Board of Sartorius AG for over 10 years and has served as Director of 15 companies and Sartorius affiliates in his career.

Nikolas Samios is Managing Partner of PropTech1 Ventures, the first dedicated venture capital fund addressing the untapped potential of real estate industry innovation in Europe, bringing together leading real estate companies and entrepreneurs, serial entrepreneurs from the digital sector, and venture capital experts. In this role as well as his previous entrepreneurial activities, e.g. as Managing Partner of the VC family office COOPERATIVA and as Managing Director of Brandenburg Ventures, the VC vehicle of MP3 inventor Karlheinz Brandenburg, he has participated in more than 100 transactions on both sides of the table. Nikolas is a proven expert in venture capital methodology with publications such as the standard reference book DEALTERMS.VC and various professional articles.

Eric de Montgolfier is Chief Executive Officer of Invest Europe, the association representing Europe’s private equity, venture capital and infrastructure sectors and their investors. He represents Invest Europe’s 650 members to political and regulatory stakeholders at the highest levels and guides the agenda-setting work of the world’s largest private capital association. Eric also acts a senior spokesman for the European private equity and venture capital industry globally. Eric joined Invest Europe after a career spanning three decades in leading private equity firms. He was previously CEO of Gimv France, a division of the Brussels-listed mid-market investment firm, where he oversaw strategy and investments in the French market. Prior to that, he was co- founder and co-managing partner of Edmond de Rothschild Partners, active in the lower mid- market segment in France. He started his private equity career in 1990 at Astorg - where he subsequently became a co- founding partner of Astorg Partners. Before becoming Invest Europe’s CEO, Eric was a representative on the association’s Mid-Market Platform Council, and was also involved in France Invest, the French national private equity association. He holds a Masters in management from ESCP Europe in Paris.

Alexander Vavilov is currently an Investment Manager with iTech capital. His current focus is on A-series investments within FinTech, BigData, Adtech, and other technology-driven businesses. Prior to working in venture capital and private equity, he worked in a range of industries such as oil and gas, trading, wealth management, and management consulting. His professional experiences have led him across the globe, from the United States and Europe to Sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia. He holds a master's in finance from IE University and a bachelor's in Management, Economics, and Finance from Bocconi University. Additionally, he is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Andreas Fendel is a Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Quadriga Capital. Quadriga Capital is a leading midcap private equity advisory firm targeting the DACH region and neighbouring countries. Funds advised by the firm have completed more than 150 transactions during the last 20 years. Main activities relate to the core sectors smart industries, services/software and healthcare. It creates value by supporting management teams in transforming and growing businesses – organically and in form of buy-and-builds. Typical transaction volumes range between € 50 million and € 300 million. Transaction examples: AHT Austria Haustechnik, Jack Wolfskin, LR Health & Beauty, Lewa, M&R Automation, DoreaFamilie, GBA, wecare etc.

As a business development manager on the European Relationship team, Julia is responsible for ICGs sales and marketing efforts for institutional investors and consultant relationships in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In this capacity, she works closely with ICGs portfolio management teams. Julia joined ICG in 2019 in the firm’s Frankfurt office in order to foster and develop relationships with institutional clients and Consultants in her designated regions. Prior to joining the firm in 2019, Julia held various Senior Management roles in the Asset Management Industry. Among others, she was a Managing Director for Muzinich &Co., in Frankfurt (2016-2019) and held a Pan-European Management role at Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management (now DWS from 2007-2016).

Christoph D. Kauter is Founder and Managing Partner of Beyond Capital Partners – a Frankfurt based Private Equity investor focusing on the acquisition of majorities of profitable SME´s in the DACH region. With more than twenty years of experience, Christoph stands for in-depth knowledge in the fields of Private Equity, M&A, Corporate Finance and Equity Capital Markets and is holding Executive Board positions at Private Equity firms since 2008. Christoph has gathered ample transaction expertise in dozens of acquisitions and exits, long-standing know-how in the business development of portfolio companies and an extensive network into the German speaking SME environment.

Vishal is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of the Valkin Group which is a single family office focused on Private equity investments, Venture Capital and International Trade. Vishal is an experienced entrepreneur with multiple company exits. He has over 20 years experience in fashion, media, real estate and private equity. He has a broad based of expertise in entrepreneurship, operations, finance and business development. Vishal was the founder of Elite Models in London. He founded Elite Models in the UK which is part of the €200 million public listed Elite World Group. The Valkin Group is a also a holding company with majority and minority stakes in various companies (including both public listed and private) across different industries from consumer goods to trade finance globally.

Piotr is an investment director at 3TS Capital Partners, one of the leading European technology focused private equity and venture capital firms. 3TS provides expansion capital for companies in growth sectors including Technology & Internet, Media & Communications and Technology-Enabled Services. Piotr serves on the board of directors of multiple portfolio companies in marketing automation, advertising technologies, digital-health and e-commerce space. He enjoys working closely with the founders to develop sustainable and scalable high-growth business models.

Manuela Fumarola is the ESG Manager for Private Markets at Aberdeen Standard Investments, overseeing private equity, venture capital and private lending assets. Prior to joining ASI, Manuela was a Private Equity Associate at M&G Investments where she led the department’s ESG integration strategy and their efforts on impact investing. Manuela holds a BSc (Hons) Management from Cass Business School and recently completed a postgraduate qualification in Sustainability at the University of Cambridge, focusing on the S of ESG and investors’ responsibility and influence on human rights across supply chains.

Emília is a Founding Partner of ESPIRA Investments, a private equity firm investing growth capital in Central European SMEs. An additional element of ESPIRA’s investment philosophy is a focus on companies managed by balanced teams of men and women. Emilia’s track record of over 15 years in private equity spans across investments in a variety of sectors including healthcare, consumer goods, business services, manufacturing and more recently also impact investing. Emília holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Ertan Can Ertan is a venture capital fund of funds pioneer in Europe, and Founder and Managing Partner of Multiple Capital. He has a combined 20 years’ experience of asset management, fund of funds, VC and information technology operating roles. In 2018 he launched Multiple Capital, Europe’s first tech-focused fund of micro funds, which is building a portfolio of over 500 companies. His driving ambition is to democratize diversified access to early-stage tech funds from all over the continent. He is an unorthodox and influential investor, keynote speaker and lecturer. Ertan completed a degree in International Finance and Law in Frankfurt and London and has an M.B.A from ESCP in Paris. Multiple Capital Multiple Capital is Europe’s first tech-focused fund of micro funds. Launched in 2018, it democratizes diversified access to early-stage tech funds from all over the continent. Its mission is to enable multiple limited investment partners to benefit from this unique venture capital asset class. Multiple Capital offers this by providing access to a best-in-class fund of funds portfolio. Launched by Ertan Can – a VC fund of funds pioneer – Multiple Capital is building a portfolio of over 500 tech companies. Ertan and his team screen hundreds of funds to identify the rising stars in their tech subsets, and to date Multiple Capital has invested in 20 funds. The focus is on generalist regional and vertical Pan-European seed funds to build a portfolio of European early-stage and micro VC funds.

Dr. Ingo Potthof, Managing Partner, UVC Ingo is Managing Partner of UVC Partners, a leading European venture capital firm investing in early-stage B2B technology start-ups. He has almost 20 years of leadership experience in venture capital in Europe, Israel, the USA and Asia. Before founding UVC in 2011, he worked as Partner at SMAC partners, a specialized secondary & growth investment firm. Prior to this, he was as Partner instrumental in building the global seed-stage investment business for Siemens. Ingo has carried out successful investments leading to numerous trade sales and IPOs. His earlier positions include Manager Strategy and M&A at Telefónica O2, he also worked several years as a management and IT consultant. About Unternehmertum Venture Capital (UVC) UVC is a leading venture capital firm investing in early-stage B2B technology start-ups based predominantly in the German-speaking region, selectively also internationally. We focus on startups in the fields of Industrial Technologies, Enterprise Software and Mobility. Our team has more than 70 years of profound venture and start-up experience with a proven, long-term investment and exit track record. Through our close relationship with UnternehmerTUM, Europe's largest center for innovation and startup platform, we have an unfair advantage regarding proprietary deal-flow, the industrial network of >1.000 corporates and access to talent. Notable investments are e.g. FlixBus (mobility services platform), KONUX (industrial IoT), CarJump (carsharing app, acq. by PSA Group), Vimcar (Fleetmanagement SaaS) and Blickfeld (LiDAR systems). www.uvcpartners.com

Melina Heinl joined Preqin, the provider of intelligence across private equity, real estate, hedge funds, infrastructure, natural resources and private debt, in 2017. She heads the company’s research and data activities in the DACH region, and prior to this, Melina was responsible for Preqin’s data on institutional investors based in Germany, guaranteeing quality LP research used to generate opportunities for private capital fundraisers. Melina holds an LLM from the Queen Mary University of London and a diploma of law from the Johannes Kepler University in Linz, Austria.

Jan is responsible for running operations in our funds and the investment company. In addition, he handles relationships with Czech and international investors and, in particular, institutions. Prior to joining the Jet Investment team in 2018, Jan was employed in the Austrian Erste Group, where he specialized on project credit, especially in real estate, infrastructure, and renewable resources across the entire CEE region. That portfolio was in excess of EUR 1 billion. Within the banking group, he also was involved in consolidation and subsequent sale of bad assets in a total nominal amount exceeding EUR 500 million. Jan studied at the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna and earned the title of magister from Berlin School of Economics and Law.

Philipp Kapl is a partner in the corporate/M&A practice of Binder Grösswang and has several years' experience in international M&A transactions, private equity, joint ventures and corporate restructurings. In 2018/2019, Philipp did a one year secondment with the London office of Cravath, Swaine & Moore. He frequently publishes in national and international journals and is a member of the IBA, the German Chamber of Commerce in Austria (DHK) and the Fulbright Alumni Association.

Jasmin Spreer is originally from Northern Germany and first worked as a Tourism and Leisure Agent. After working for five years successful on land and sea all over the world, she decided to take a different path and started studying journalism in Graz, Austria and Oslo, Norway. In the process, she specialized in sustainability journalism and is now primarily responsible for the Viennese online magazine Tech & Nature, hosted by Trending Topics.

Jörg Mugrauer is a Managing Partner of Quadriga Capital and responsible for ESC and Impact investing. Quadriga Capital is a leading midcap private equity advisory firm targeting the DACH region and neighbouring countries. Funds advised by the firm have completed more than 150 transactions during the last 20 years. Main activities relate to the core sectors smart industries, services/software and healthcare. Jörg Mugrauer has been part of the team since 2006. He has been involved in numerous transformation and expansion processes. As head of the Smart Industries sector, he is currently supporting SCIO Automation, Ipsen and Kinetics. Prior to joining, he worked for several years at AlpInvest Partners. Jörg studied at the University of Washington and holds a Master of Finance and Economics degree from the University of Vienna.

A seasoned technology journalist, analyst, keynote speaker and event curator, Robin Wauters is the founding editor of Tech.eu, the premier source of European tech news, data analysis and market intelligence. He was formerly the European Editor of The Next Web, and before that a senior editor at TechCrunch. Robin is also one of the co-founders of BeCentral, the digital campus located in Brussels Central Station that has helped thousands of people learn technologies, grow a startup and have a positive impact on society.

Roumyana Schnettler is a partner at capiton AG, an experienced Private equity investor with focus on mid-cap companies in the DACH region. Roumyana looks back at a 15 years successful career in private equity. She has a strong track record of deal-making, value creation, and experience in mid-market deals, in particular in the German speaking region. Roumyana has a background in Economics and holds an MBA from Purdue University Krannert Business School.

Bill Liao is a Chinese-Australian-Irish entrepreneur, investor, diplomat, business mentor, author, passionate leader and speaker, with a distinguished record in business development and community activism. Co-founder of the CoderDojo movement and of Weforest, his career in tech and business encompasses two unicorn companies and launching the world’s first bio-tech accelerator, RebelBio. He is a general partner of SOSV, a $750m venture capital fund and founder of the upcoming SOSV Momentum Pre-accelerator program.

Viktor Fischer is the managing partner of Rockaway Blockchain Fund, a $100m VC fund, part of Rockaway Capital. Prior to Rockaway, Viktor worked at McKinsey & Company, focusing on M&A and corporate finance. Prior to McKinsey, Viktor co-founded Innovatrics, a start-up focused on biometric identification, which won multiple awards, such as Deloitte Growth Top 50 in CEE. Viktor holds Masters Degree from HEC Paris and MBA from INSEAD.

Gabriele Tatzberger is Director of Start-up Services at the Vienna Business Agency, CEO of the Vienna Region and member of the Supervisory Board of INITS, the high-tech incubator of Vienna. She has long-term experience and is passionate to support founders and start-ups and the Vienna startup scene. The Vienna Business Agency offers funding, infrastructure and “360° service with networks, workshops and coaching for Viennese and international founders and start-ups.

Dr. Stefan Hamm is co-founder and member of the management board at Tyrol Equity AG. At the same time Stefan plays an important operational role at the investments of Tyrol Equity. He currently holds the position of CEO in the SAV Group and is responsible for managing the Program Office. Between 1999 and 2005, he founded and ran IVP Management GmbH, where he was responsible for the areas of restructuring and interim management for ailing small to medium-sized businesses. After the merger of IVP and Fairwest AG into the Concentro AG, he was a partner and director at Concentro AG. Dr. Hamm was responsible for corporate finance and M&A. Prior to this, Dr. Hamm was with Roland Berger and Partners for seven years in various capacities, ultimately as an Associate Partner in Sao Paulo/Brazil. Dr. Hamm started his career at Ernst and Young in Washington/DC as a Consultant on flotation issues and procurement of venture capital for United States technological companies. He studied Business Administration at the University of Saarbrücken and the London Business School, and completed his Doctorate at the University of Innsbruck.