The German Startup Conference 2021 is our first annual conference for German Startups, gathering founders, VCs, executives, seed fund partners, general partners, journalists and bloggers from diverse backgrounds and industries. Time is your most valuable resource, and it’s scarce - we want to give you the best selection of Startup Growth Practices in ninety minutes. This is a pitch-free, no-nonsense, practical event where you will get ideas you can implement in your Startup tomorrow.

Hosted by Startup Network Europe, this webinar will focus on Practical Steps to Scale your Startup. A large proportion of speakers and guests will be German Startup Founders based in Silicon Valley and elsewhere in the United States.

Join us and get access to industry trends and innovative tools, keynote speakers and virtual discussions on everything related to the startups of tomorrow. Please note that this webinar is completely free to attend. It will be funded by about three sponsors - likely companies that supply software services to startups.

Agenda (Berlin Time)

5.00pm-5.05pm: Webinar Opening

5.05pm-5.45pm: 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 Company 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
• Carina Frings, CEO & Co-Founder of Udo
• 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, Chair and Co-Founder of The German American Business Association Northern California
• 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 Early Stage Angel Fund

6.05pm-6.10pm: “U.S. Market Entry for German Startups & Scaleups”

• Katrin Jakob, Founder of California Business Associates

6.10pm-6.20pm: "How decentralised finance (DeFi) on the blockchain is changing the world of finance"

• Garry Krugljakow, Blockchain Investor & Formerly Founder & CEO of VAI

6.20pm-6.30pm: Fireside Chat

6.30pm-6.40pm: Fireside Chat

6.40pm-6.50pm: Fireside Chat

6.50pm-7.00pm: Q&A / Concluding Remarks

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Interested in being a sponsor of this event? Email Adam at adam {at} startupnetwork {dot} eu

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Please note that this event will be recorded and published on online video-sharing platforms such as YouTube. Registrants may be contacted by Startup Network Europe and event sponsors about future events and other opportunities.

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Registrants will receive an email with Zoom login information on the day of the event.