European Venture Summit 2015

Marika af Enehjelm
Minimax Viking GmbH

Marika af Enehjelm

Executive Director Innovation Management
Minimax Viking GmbH (Germany)
ICT
Stepan Alexa
Stepan Alexa

Stepan Alexa

Chief Technology Officer
Symfonie Capital (United Kingdom)
ICT
Vishnu Amble
Future Energy Ventures

Vishnu Amble

Strategic Co-Investments & Innovation Scouting
Future Energy Ventures (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Felix Arias
Avet Ventures

Felix Arias

Avet Ventures (Spain)
ICT
Raoul Arvengas
Engie New Ventures

Raoul Arvengas

Investment Director
Engie New Ventures (France)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Miguel Bagulho
Sonae IM

Miguel Bagulho

Manager
Sonae IM (Portugal)
Maurice Beckand Verwee
Business inVentures b.v.

Maurice Beckand Verwee

Founder
Business inVentures b.v. (Netherlands)
ICT
Ida Beerhalter
IOME

Ida Beerhalter

Co-Head
IOME (Saudi Arabia)
Life Sciences
Klaus Berding
Breslin AG

Klaus Berding

Director / Partner
Breslin AG (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Koen Bouwers
Koen Bouwers

Koen Bouwers

Partner
Leading Capital (China)
ICT
Casper Bruens
Chemelot Ventures Management

Casper Bruens

Director
Chemelot Ventures Management (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Jens Brunke
CM-Equity

Jens Brunke

Managing Director
CM-Equity (Germany)
Life Sciences
Mario Buric
CROWD NINE GmbH

Mario Buric

Co-Founder, Shareholder
CROWD NINE GmbH (Germany)
ICT
Roop Chandwani
Aggio Sergeant

Roop Chandwani

Managing Partner
Aggio Sergeant (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Frank Claassen
Newion Partners BV

Frank Claassen

Managing Partner
Newion Partners BV (Netherlands)
ICT
Emmanuel Courcier
Total Energy Ventures

Emmanuel Courcier

Senior VP, Investments
Total Energy Ventures (France)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Patrick Crasson
BeNovate

Patrick Crasson

Partner - Strategy & Innovation
BeNovate (Luxembourg)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Dirk Creado
Dirk Creado

Dirk Creado

Managing Director
Prepco NV (Belgium)
ICT
Christian Damjakob
Smarteag AG

Christian Damjakob

CEO
Smarteag AG (Germany)
ICT
Dirk De Boever
Finindus NV

Dirk De Boever

Head of Investments
Finindus NV (Belgium)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Philippe Deville
S.R.I.W.

Philippe Deville

Director
S.R.I.W. (Belgium)
ICT
Johannes Diem
MAHLE Group

Johannes Diem

MAHLE Group (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Peter Dijkmans
Peter Dijkmans

Peter Dijkmans

Medical Partner TransAtlantic (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Branko Drobnak
Business Angels of Slovenia

Branko Drobnak

President
Business Angels of Slovenia (Slovenia)
ICT
Tanja Emmerling
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Tanja Emmerling

Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
ICT
Alberto Emprin
3LB Seed Capital

Alberto Emprin

General Partner
3LB Seed Capital (Italy)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Elena Fernandez-Kleinlein
Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Elena Fernandez-Kleinlein

Johnson & Johnson Innovation (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Nils-Olof Forsgren
Uminova Innovation

Nils-Olof Forsgren

CEO
Uminova Innovation (Sweden)
ICT
Bernward Garthoff
BIO.NRW

Bernward Garthoff

Cluster Manager
BIO.NRW (Germany)
Life Sciences
Thomas Glanzmann
Nitto Denko Europe Technical Centre (NET)

Thomas Glanzmann

Business Development Manager
Nitto Denko Europe Technical Centre (NET) (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Thomas York Goetz
Thomas Y Goetz - Intellectual Capital on Demand

Thomas York Goetz

Founder
Thomas Y Goetz - Intellectual Capital on Demand (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Sidsel Graae
Human Synergies

Sidsel Graae

Founder
Human Synergies (Belgium)
ICT
Olivier Gramaccia
IoTBE

Olivier Gramaccia

Business Development Manager
IoTBE (Belgium)
ICT
Curt Gunsenheimer
IRIS

Curt Gunsenheimer

Senior Partner
IRIS (France)
ICT
Urs Haeusler
DealMarket

Urs Haeusler

Chief Executive Officer
DealMarket (Switzerland)
ICT
Claas Heise
NRW Bank

Claas Heise

Executive Director
NRW Bank (Germany)
ICT
Nico Hemmann
SeedCapital Dortmund II GmbH & Co. KG

Nico Hemmann

Investmentmanager
SeedCapital Dortmund II GmbH & Co. KG (Germany)
Life Sciences
Peter Hornik
1stMOVER

Peter Hornik

Managing Director
1stMOVER (Germany)
ICT
Natasha Jaeger
Samsung Electronics

Natasha Jaeger

Technology Scout, Samsung Electronics Open Innovation
Samsung Electronics (Germany)
ICT
Satoshi Kashiwabara
AGC Inc

Satoshi Kashiwabara

Senior engineer
AGC Inc (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Ralf Klasen
Portigon AG

Ralf Klasen

Managing Director
Portigon AG (Germany)
Life Sciences
Marcel Kloosterman
DSM Venturing / Chemelot Ventures

Marcel Kloosterman

DSM Venturing / Chemelot Ventures (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Robert Koning
VC Ventures GmbH

Robert Koning

CEO
VC Ventures GmbH (Germany)
ICT
Ulf Kunze
GOODKARMA I/0

Ulf Kunze

digital transformation, open innovation , agile business development
GOODKARMA I/0 (Germany)
ICT
Thorsten Lind
Thorsten Lind

Thorsten Lind

Project Manager
Sino-German Innovation Center (GIC) (Germany)
Life Sciences
Guido Luetsch
BHWE Bundesverband Höhenwindenergie e.V.

Guido Luetsch

President / Venture Partner
BHWE Bundesverband Höhenwindenergie e.V. (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Jaroslav Luptak
Neulogy Ventures

Jaroslav Luptak

Investment Manager
Neulogy Ventures (Slovak Republic)
ICT
Stefan Luzi
Gilde Healthcare Partners

Stefan Luzi

Gilde Healthcare Partners (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Hans Maenhout
Finindus NV

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director
Finindus NV (Belgium)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Jay Marathe
Bryan, Garnier & Co

Jay Marathe

Managing Director
Bryan, Garnier & Co (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Andre Moreira
BASF Venture Capital GmbH

Andre Moreira

Investment Manager
BASF Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Laurent Morlet
Johnson & Johnson Innovation

Laurent Morlet

Johnson & Johnson Innovation (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Christian Mueller-Elschner
Deutsche Ventures

Christian Mueller-Elschner

Founding Partner
Deutsche Ventures (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Falk Mueller-Veerse
Bryan, Garnier & Co

Falk Mueller-Veerse

Partner & Head of DACH
Bryan, Garnier & Co (Germany)
ICT
Aristotelis Nastos
Creathor Ventures

Aristotelis Nastos

Life Sciences
Creathor Ventures (Germany)
Life Sciences
Joerg Nowak
A2C Capital GmbH

Joerg Nowak

Founder and Managing Director
A2C Capital GmbH (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Tom Paffen
Invest-NL

Tom Paffen

Invest-NL (Netherlands)
ICT
Sumanta Pal
Triangle Venture Capital

Sumanta Pal

Investment Manager at Triangle Venture Capital Group
Triangle Venture Capital (Germany)
ICT
Suresh Patel
Verdexus

Suresh Patel

Managing Partner
Verdexus (United Kingdom)
ICT
Johannes David Peschko
Sirius Venture Partners GmbH

Johannes David Peschko

Investmentmanager
Sirius Venture Partners GmbH (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Natalia Podsosonnaya
SBERINVEST

Natalia Podsosonnaya

General Director
SBERINVEST (Russian Federation)
ICT
Hristo Popov
Accelerise Ltd.

Hristo Popov

Accelerise Ltd. (Bulgaria)
ICT
Valery Prunier
EDF

Valery Prunier

Innovation Director - Europe & Middle East
EDF (France)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Søren Ravn
White Raven Equity

Søren Ravn

Founder
White Raven Equity (Denmark)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Mark Redshaw
Evonik Venture Capital

Mark Redshaw

Investment Director
Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Hans Rijckenberg
Regional Experts

Hans Rijckenberg

Managing Director
Regional Experts (Netherlands)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Alain Rodermann
Expon Capital

Alain Rodermann

Managing Partner
Expon Capital (Luxembourg)
ICT
Michael Rosen
A-MEDICA

Michael Rosen

Director
A-MEDICA (Belgium)
Life Sciences
Tanja Rosendahl
NRW Bank

Tanja Rosendahl

Unternehmensfinanzierung
NRW Bank (Germany)
ICT
Peter Rost
Rost Beteiligungs GmbH

Peter Rost

Angel Investor and Consulting Entrepreneur
Rost Beteiligungs GmbH (Germany)
ICT
Kevin Ruane
LOGITECH International SA

Kevin Ruane

Corporate Development & Strategy
LOGITECH International SA (Switzerland)
ICT
Norbert Rösch
University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern/Campus Zweibrücken

Norbert Rösch

Professor in “Informatics, Medical documentation and Health Management”
University of Applied Sciences Kaiserslautern/Campus Zweibrücken (Germany)
Life Sciences
Laurent Samama
Jolt Capital

Laurent Samama

Partner
Jolt Capital (France)
ICT
Maike Sauter
Gleiss Lutz

Maike Sauter

Lawyer
Gleiss Lutz (Germany)
Life Sciences
Carsten Schaffer
Merck

Carsten Schaffer

Director Business Development - Merck Millipore - Lab Solutions
Merck (Germany)
Life Sciences
Pawel Schapiro
Creathor Ventures

Pawel Schapiro

Investment Manager
Creathor Ventures (Germany)
ICT
Edward Schiettecatte
Minos Capital

Edward Schiettecatte

Co-Founder & Partner
Minos Capital (Belgium)
ICT
Isabelle Schirmer
Rosablanche Ventures SA

Isabelle Schirmer

President and Partner
Rosablanche Ventures SA (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Steve Seuntjens
PHS Fund

Steve Seuntjens

Partner
PHS Fund (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Frank Siebke
4e capital GmbH

Frank Siebke

Executive Advisor
4e capital GmbH (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Robert A. Simmons
Brandenburg Economic - Development Board (ZAB)

Robert A. Simmons

Brandenburg Economic - Development Board (ZAB) (Germany)
Life Sciences
Eligiusz Skwara
Concepts2Capital GmbH

Eligiusz Skwara

CEO
Concepts2Capital GmbH (Germany)
ICT
Caspar Stauffenberg
CatCap GmbH

Caspar Stauffenberg

Managing Director & Partner
CatCap GmbH (Germany)
Life Sciences
Pietro Strada
Silverpeak

Pietro Strada

Managing Partner
Silverpeak (United Kingdom)
ICT
Christian Ternai
Talention / TFI

Christian Ternai

Talention / TFI (Germany)
ICT
Gonzalo Tradacete
Faraday Venture Partners

Gonzalo Tradacete

Co-fundador y CEO
Faraday Venture Partners (Spain)
ICT
Christina Trojel-Hansen
Novozymes A/S

Christina Trojel-Hansen

Senior Business Development Manager, Business Innovation
Novozymes A/S (Denmark)
Life Sciences
Kostis Tselenis
Quadia

Kostis Tselenis

Head of Investments
Quadia (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Christian Töbelmann
Christian Töbelmann

Christian Töbelmann

Manager
Business Angel (Germany)
Life Sciences
Peter van Gelderen
Icos Capital

Peter van Gelderen

General Partner
Icos Capital (Netherlands)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Bart Van Lysebeth
Nyenrode Business Universiteit

Bart Van Lysebeth

IMBA 2012-2013
Nyenrode Business Universiteit (Netherlands)
ICT
Isabel Von Korff
Isabel Von Korff

Isabel Von Korff

Manager Medical & Scientific Innovations
Janssen-Cilag GmbH (Germany)
Life Sciences
Branislav Vujovic
New Frontier Group

Branislav Vujovic

Founder & Mamber of the SVB New Frontier Group
New Frontier Group (Austria)
ICT
Winfried Weigel
Weigel Corporate Finance

Winfried Weigel

Founder
Weigel Corporate Finance (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Christian Weniger
Creathor Ventures

Christian Weniger

Investment Manager
Creathor Ventures (Germany)
ICT
Mark Wilson
GlaxoSmithKline

Mark Wilson

Director, SR One, GlaxoSmithKline
GlaxoSmithKline (United Kingdom)
Life Sciences
Sun-Joung You
Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH

Sun-Joung You

Senior Investment Director
Robert Bosch Venture Capital GmbH (Germany)
Life Sciences