Participants

Take a look at our speakers and experts scheduled for this event

Selection Panel & Experts

Taha Adnan

DeepTech Innovation Scout
Zaz Ventures

Ivan Albino

Ecosystem & Portfolio Management
E.ON Group

Christopher Algier

Investment Manager
Saxovent Smart Eco Investments

Björn Angenendt

Project Lead Startup Support Greentech
Essen Wirtschaft

Ines Bergmann-Nolting

Managing Partner
Greencode Ventures

Lars Boehnisch

Investment Manager
Evonik Venture Capital

Samiro Bojarra

Project Leader International Acquisition - Greentech
Essen Wirtschaft

Matteo Bonfanti

Key Partner Venture Capital
Kairos Partners

Kai Bonnen

Head of Corporate Services
Essen Wirtschaft

Alexandre Braconnier

Chief Investment Officer
Industrya

Jogchum Brinksma

Founder - Investor Private Markets
FLOBAS Ventures

Michael Buchinger

Associate
Rethink Ventures

Willem Bulthuis

Founding Partner and CEO
Corporate Ventures AdvisoryCorporate

Fernando Casado Caneque

Co-Founder & General Partner
Inclimo Climate Tech VC Fund

Duran Cesur

Founding Partner
Atlas Ventures

Michael Claes

Director Technology
SABIC Ventures B.V.

Alex Cruz

Technology Integration Leader
Baker Hughes

Arne Dammer

Head of Innovation and Strategy
Thyssengas

Klaas de Boer

Chairman
QFWventures

Stephan Decher

Managing Partner
Zaz Ventures

Frederik Deutman

Co-Founder and Managing Partner
SevenGen Investment Partners

Geoffroy Dubus

Partner
Demeter

Elif Ecem Esenboğa Kanyılmaz

Innovation Investment Analysis Lead
Tupras

Matthias Engel

Partner and MD
Vireo Ventures

Tim Evison

Senior Vice President - Sustainability/ESG
Messer Group

Juergen Fryges

Senior Business Development/M&A Manager
ENGIE

Julian Gallardo

New Business Development Manager
Mondragon BD Centre

Aylin Girgin Ozbilis

Investment Director
Vinci Venture Capital

Mario Goebel

Project Lead SME & Startup Support - UPSCALER by EWG
Essen Wirtschaft

Matthew Graydon

Project Manager Greentech.Ruhr
Business Metropole Ruhr

Vincent Gregoir

Co-Founder & Principal at Junction Growth Investors
Junction Growth Investors

Max Hefti

Investment Director
Emerald Technology Ventures

Manfred Heid

Managing Partner
BitStone Capital

Doerte Hirschberg

General Partner
Climentum Capital

Lynn Hoendervanger

Investment Manager
Navus Ventures

Fabian Hogrebe

Investment Manager
Gründerfonds Ruhr

Jesse In 't Velt

VC Investor
InnovationQuarter

Maximilian Intrau

Investment & Asset Manager
InnoEnergy

Ralph Jansen

Senior Investment Manager VC | Energy and Cleantech
Oost NL

Jan Jeske

Principal
Neoteq ventures

Joris Kil

Investment Director
Rotterdam Port Fund

Mira Knauer

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Ines Kolmsee

Partner
Matterwave Ventures

Laura Kone

Investor
Energy Impact Partners

Dieter Kraft

Venture Partner

Thomas Labryga

Partner
Vireo Ventures

Petri Laine

Managing Partner
Innovestor Ventures

Simon Lange

Corporate Strategy Director - Hydrogen & Electrochemistry Growth Office/Corporate Venturing
Cummins Inc.

Matthias Lederbogen

Investment Associate
BitStone Capital

Marc Leduc

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Maciej Lehmann

Future Energy Ventures

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director
Finindus NV

Salah Mahdy

Global Director - Hydrogen
Howden

Markus Moor

Senior Partner
Emerald Technology Ventures

Moritz Müller

Associate
SET Ventures

Svenja Nentwig

Investment Manager
eCAPITAL

Nils Nijs

Senior Investment Manager
Finindus

Jan Olsson

Investment Professional
Extantia

Tim Op 't Eyndt

Venture Development & Tech Transfer Manager
VITO

Richard Riggs

Corporate Venture Capital
Aramco Ventures

Marek Romanowski

Investment Manager
Qemetica

Bruno Rudnik

Managing Partner
SEF Ventures

Anna Saari

Consultant & Investment Manager
DnA Ventures

Florian Schlehuber

Head of Business Development (ZV West)
Zaz Ventures

Dietmar Schloesser

Director of Digitalisation & Innovation
TÜV Nord Group

Leon Schneider

Venture Partner
World Fund

Stefan Schnippering

Venture Associate
Diamond Edge Ventures

Andreas Schuler

Principal
Pioneer Point Partners

Tim Schwichtenberg

Sr. Investment Manager
Bloomhaus Ventures

Adamo Screnci

Vice President - Business Development / Market Strategy
NEXTCHEM

Can Sindirac

Innovation Coordinator
TUPRAS - TUPRAS Ventures

Oliver Smith

Consultant
Sheffield Haworth

Luis Sperr

Managing Partner
kopa ventures

Alexander Starchenko

Managing Partner
First Imagine! Ventures

Willem-Jeroen Stevens

Founder & Managing Partner
CLEAR

Hannes Tamme

Investment Associate
Ananda Impact Ventures

Jonathan Tudor

Investment Partner
Clean Growth Fund

Mehmet Tunckanat

Chief Technology Officer
Inci Holding

Hisham Uddin

Head of Strategic Growth & Venture Capital
Sungrow Europe

Peter van Gelderen

General Partner
Icos Capital

Bertrand van Leersum

Investment Director
Borski Fund

David van Loo

Investment Director
Rotterdam Port Fund

Oliver Vander Cruysse

Principal
PMV

Sebastian Vetter

Investment Manager, Hydrogen & Low Carbon fuels
Equinor

Cristina Vicini

Vicini Strategy

Anthony Viellevoije

Partner
StartGreen Capital

Florian Vincent Forster

Investment Manager
Enpulse

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow

Melanie Wagenfort

Managing Director
HEIMATBOOST GmbH

Johannes Weber

Senior Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Julian Wessing

Senior Startup Program Manager
BRYCK

Till Wyszynski

Investment Director
Eneco Ventures

Pelin Yilmaz

Investment Director
ICIG Ventures

Yoichi Yoshizawa

Manager
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Korstiaan Zandvliet

Partner
Urban Impact Ventures
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Nicholas Andruschak

Chrysalix Venture Capital

Maximilian Erb

Investment Director @ NRW.Venture
NRW Bank

Anamaria Ziaveni

Project Manager CEO
Encevo

Svetlana Sirotkina

Investment Associate
First Imagine!

Florian Schnitzler

Head of Start-up/Scale-up units
NRW.GLOBAL Business
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