Guests
Amy Adinnu
BRYCK

Amy Adinnu

Front Desk Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Taha Adnan
Zaz Ventures

Taha Adnan

Deal Scout
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Mario Araya
BluePlasma Power SL

Mario Araya

TECHNOLOGIST
BluePlasma Power SL (Spain)
Energy Efficiency
Renewables
CCU
Siham Bahkani
TÜV NORD GROUP

Siham Bahkani

TÜV NORD GROUP (Germany)
Roland Ballus
thyssenkrupp

Roland Ballus

Innovation Product Manager
thyssenkrupp (Germany)
Johann Barlach
Variolytics

Johann Barlach

Variolytics (Germany)
Frank Barz
Deutsche Telekom

Frank Barz

Senior Partnermanager
Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
Daria Batukhtina
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V.

Daria Batukhtina

Strategic BD Manager
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V. (Netherlands)
Ariane Bauer
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Ariane Bauer

Head of Communications
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Philipp Behrendt
Fotojob Philipp

Philipp Behrendt

Photographer
Fotojob Philipp (Germany)
Justus Beike
BRYCK

Justus Beike

Business Development
BRYCK (Germany)
Martin Bellof
chemstars.nrw

Martin Bellof

Lead Ventures & Partnering
chemstars.nrw (Germany)
Christophe Berlo
Resortecs, Recycling Made Easy

Christophe Berlo

Resortecs, Recycling Made Easy (Belgium)
Maciej Bialy
Quemetica

Maciej Bialy

Corporate Research Specialist
Quemetica (Poland)
Mike Bierwas
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Mike Bierwas

Start-up Ecosystem Manager Essen
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Kai Bonnen
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Kai Bonnen

Head of Corporate Services
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Andre Boschem
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Andre Boschem

CEO
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Frederic Brodach
RSI Capital GmbH

Frederic Brodach

Managing Director
RSI Capital GmbH (Germany)
Tommy Bønsnæs
TGN Energy AS

Tommy Bønsnæs

CEO & Founder
TGN Energy AS (Norway)
Energy Efficiency
Renewables
CCU
Ankit Chouhan
Klimashift

Ankit Chouhan

CEO
Klimashift (Netherlands)
Henk DeBoer
Strohm B.V.

Henk DeBoer

Strohm B.V. (Netherlands)
Renewables
Daniel Dehghanian
Hogan Lovells

Daniel Dehghanian

Partner
Hogan Lovells (United Kingdom)
Ciro Del Core
BRYCK

Ciro Del Core

Event Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Maximilian Erb
NRW Bank

Maximilian Erb

Associate Director
NRW Bank (Germany)
Irina Fiegenbaum
TÜV NORD GROUP

Irina Fiegenbaum

Senior Manager Digitalisation & Innovation
TÜV NORD GROUP (Germany)
Mami Fleck
Mitsui & Co. Deutschland

Mami Fleck

Mitsui & Co. Deutschland (Germany)
Alexander Fromm
BRYCK

Alexander Fromm

Member of the Executive Board
BRYCK (Germany)
Larissa Gajewski
BRYCK

Larissa Gajewski

Startup Program Managerin
BRYCK (Germany)
María Francisca Garrido
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC)

María Francisca Garrido

Venture Developer
Global Entrepreneurship Centre (GEC) (Germany)
Sinan Goekcen
CoCo Finance GmbH

Sinan Goekcen

Consultant
CoCo Finance GmbH (Germany)
Rebecca Großmann
Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH

Rebecca Großmann

Project Manager Internationalisation & Location Marketing
Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH (Germany)
Jan Gräfe
Gründerfonds Ruhr

Jan Gräfe

Managing Director
Gründerfonds Ruhr (Germany)
Niklas Hagenbeck
Stealth Mode

Niklas Hagenbeck

Venture Building & Investment
Stealth Mode (Germany)
Fabian Haxter
Solar Energy Niederrhein GmbH

Fabian Haxter

Managing Director
Solar Energy Niederrhein GmbH (Germany)
Moritz Kaschub
NRW.BANK

Moritz Kaschub

Project Manager Venture Center and early-stage financing at NRW.BANK
NRW.BANK (Germany)
Nicole Keating
World Fund

Nicole Keating

Visiting Impact Analyst
World Fund (Germany)
Kevin Kessler
BRYCK

Kevin Kessler

Network & Ecosystem Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Felix Klatt
BRYCK

Felix Klatt

PR & Communications Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Kotaro Kodama
AGC Inc

Kotaro Kodama

Senior Open Innovation Manager
AGC Inc (Germany)
Takenori Kumagai
JX Advanced Metals Corporation

Takenori Kumagai

Tech scouting
JX Advanced Metals Corporation (Germany)
Philippa Köhnk
BRYCK

Philippa Köhnk

BRYCK (Germany)
Martina Lartey
BRYCK

Martina Lartey

Startup Program Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Kai Lipsius Lipsius
City of Essen

Kai Lipsius Lipsius

Head of Green Capital Agency
City of Essen (Germany)
Christian Lüdtke
BRYCK

Christian Lüdtke

CEO
BRYCK (Germany)
Yoshiki Maeda
Hamamatsu

Yoshiki Maeda

Hamamatsu (Japan)
Sophie Nadler
BRYCK

Sophie Nadler

Marketing Assistant
BRYCK (Germany)
Antonia Nörthemann
NRW Bank

Antonia Nörthemann

Project Manager Venture Center & Early-Stage Financing
NRW Bank (Germany)
Markus Paduschek
CoCo Finance GmbH

Markus Paduschek

Managing Director
CoCo Finance GmbH (Germany)
Sumanta Pal
thyssenkrupp

Sumanta Pal

Senior Innovation Product Manager
thyssenkrupp (Germany)
Jeanette Pankow
BRYCK

Jeanette Pankow

People and Culture Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Patrick Pauwels
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Patrick Pauwels

Communication
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Cristina Pierro
Zaz Ventures

Cristina Pierro

Business Consultant
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Lukasz Polkowski
ORLEN VC

Lukasz Polkowski

Senior Investment Analyst
ORLEN VC (Poland)
Energy Efficiency
Renewables
CCU
Luigi Pugliano
BluePlasma Power SL

Luigi Pugliano

Project Manager
BluePlasma Power SL (Spain)
Carsten Puschmann
Scale  Now

Carsten Puschmann

CEO & Co-Founder
Scale Now (Germany)
Philip Rams
BRYCK

Philip Rams

Intern
BRYCK (Germany)
Illara Rubini
European Investment Bank

Illara Rubini

Investment Officer - Cleantech Equity and Growth Capital
European Investment Bank (Luxembourg)
Till Rösnick
WEPA Ventures

Till Rösnick

Investment Manager
WEPA Ventures (Germany)
Leandro Santos
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V.

Leandro Santos

Strategic Developer
Kubota Holdings Europe B.V. (Netherlands)
Annegret Schewe
Deutsche Telekom

Annegret Schewe

Startup Manager
Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
Florian Schlehuber
Zaz Ventures

Florian Schlehuber

Business Development Manager
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Tobias Schmitt
TS Impact Ventures

Tobias Schmitt

Startup Advisory & Investments
TS Impact Ventures (Germany)
Maike Seelhoefer
Evonik Venture Capital

Maike Seelhoefer

Evonik Venture Capital (Germany)
Christoph Seibel
Christoph Seibel

Christoph Seibel

Hamamatsu Photonics Deutschland GmbH (Germany)
Ann-Cathrin Sieren
BRYCK

Ann-Cathrin Sieren

Senior Creative Concept Developer
BRYCK (Germany)
Rubem Silva
BRYCK

Rubem Silva

Social Media & Online Marketing Specialist
BRYCK (Germany)
Sebastian Sipp
STOFF2 GmbH

Sebastian Sipp

STOFF2 GmbH (Germany)
Sebastian Smerat
thyssenkrupp

Sebastian Smerat

Head of Customer Innovation Tribe and COO Digital Services at thyssenkrupp
thyssenkrupp (Germany)
Frank Speer
Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH

Frank Speer

Head of Internationalisation & Location Marketing
Business Metropole Ruhr GmbH (Germany)
Elisabeth Springer
Citi

Elisabeth Springer

Corporate Banking, Clean Energy Transition EMEA
Citi (Germany)
Matthias Vaterrodt
TÜV NORD GROUP

Matthias Vaterrodt

Manager Digitalization & Innovation + Project Lead Venture Clienting
TÜV NORD GROUP (Germany)
Nikola Vuckovic
BRYCK

Nikola Vuckovic

Co-Working Space & Community
BRYCK (Germany)
SHUSAKU WAKASHIMA
SHUSAKU WAKASHIMA

SHUSAKU WAKASHIMA

CFO
Hamamatsu Photonics K.K. (Japan)
Jonathan Wasner
thyssenkrupp

Jonathan Wasner

Corporate customer advisor
thyssenkrupp (Germany)
Oliver Weimann
Scale  Now

Oliver Weimann

CEO & Co-Founder
Scale Now (Germany)
Julian Wessing
BRYCK

Julian Wessing

BRYCK (Germany)
Jan Westerink
Jan Westerink

Jan Westerink

Board Room Advisor
Applied Business Solutions (Netherlands)
Malte Wittig
TÜV NORD GROUP

Malte Wittig

TÜV NORD GROUP (Germany)
Sarah Wurzer
BRYCK

Sarah Wurzer

Communication & Branding
BRYCK (Germany)
Lars Zoellner
Carbon-Clean Technologies GmbH

Lars Zoellner

Carbon-Clean Technologies GmbH (Germany)
Energy Efficiency
Renewables
CCU
Henrik Ørskov Pedersen
Grundfos

Henrik Ørskov Pedersen

Group Vice President, Head of Technology Innovation
Grundfos (Denmark)