The German Startup Conference 2021

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5.00pm-5.10pm: Webinar Opening

5.10pm-5.20pm: Silicon Germany Rapid Fire Talks, Part 1

Nancy Nemes, Founder & General Manager at #humanAIze & Nemes Ventures
Anna Franziska Michel, Founder & CEO of yoona.ai
Nina Geiss, CMO of ViveLaCar & CEO of TaylorFlynn
Tatyana Eliseeva, Co-Founder of HealthCaters

5.20pm-5.30pm: Silicon Germany Rapid Fire Talks, Part 2

Simon Glass, CEO & Director at qodeo (Note: Qodeo is kindly offering 50% off on their Pro and Concierge subscriptions to Entrepreneurs/Startups. Just go to www.qodeo.com and use code GSC50 at checkout)
Dennis Stangl, Online Marketing & Sales Manager at SalsUp
Jessica Espinoza, Vice President for Private Equity & Venture Capital Investments at DEG/KfW and Chair of The 2X Challenge
Raphael Steil, Co-Founder of getquin

5.30pm-5.40pm: “How to Engage and Retain Your Customers” Fireside Chat

Frank Yaw-Owusu, Ecosystem Developer, EMEA & Global Emerging Markets at Twilio Startups

5.40pm-6.00pm: Silicon Germany Rapid Fire Talks, Part 3

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
Patty Lee, CEO & Co-Founder of Orbit Health
Marc Schiekofer, Head of Growth at Planetly
Leitha Matz, Co-Founder & CPO of FinMarie
Laura Esnaola, Founder & CEO of Care With Care
Ashish Kumar Mittal, Vice President at Bank Open

6.00pm-6.10pm: “How to Outsource Effectively” Fireside Chat

David Miltner, Head of Growth Marketing International Expansion at Fiverr

6.10pm-6.15pm: “U.S. Market Entry for German Startups & Scaleups”

6.15pm-6.35pm: 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
Neeraj Berry, Founder & General Partner of Tet Ventures
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, Chairman of The Association of American European Chambers of Commerce and Business Associations and Co-Chair for Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship at the German American Business Association
Kati Schmidt, Director of Growth and Campus Operations at Course Hero
Jens Weitzel, Founder & Managing Partner of Yabusame Partners and Co-Chair for Venture Capital & Entrepreneurship at the German American Business Association
Stephan Klaschka, Founder & Owner of Klaschka and Co.
Liliana Nordbakk, CEO of TreBiome Inc. and Angel Investor at Band of Angels

6.35pm-6.45pm: “How to Recruit for Startups” Fireside Chat

Julian Scholze, Team Lead Talent Acquisition – Product & Analytics at Personio

6.45pm-6.55pm: “How decentralised finance (DeFi) on the blockchain is changing the world of finance”

6.55pm-7.00pm: Concluding Remarks

The “Startups in Germany” Slack Community aspires to become Germany’s largest and most active Startup Community. We also have a LinkedIn Group for European Startups.

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