Guests
Achmed Junusov
H2UB

Achmed Junusov

Lead Startups, Senior Manager Innovation and New Ventures
H2UB (Germany)
Alexander Greis
Tengelmann Twenty-One

Alexander Greis

Investment Manager
Tengelmann Twenty-One (Germany)
Aljoscha Frede
H2UB

Aljoscha Frede

Corporate Ecosystem Manager
H2UB (Germany)
Anastasios Perimenis
CO2 Value Europe

Anastasios Perimenis

Secretary General
CO2 Value Europe (Belgium)
Andre Boschem
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Andre Boschem

CEO
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Ankit Chouhan
Klimashift

Ankit Chouhan

CEO
Klimashift (Netherlands)
Ann-Cathrin Sieren
BRYCK

Ann-Cathrin Sieren

Senior Creative Concept Developer
BRYCK (Germany)
Anne Kreutz
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Anne Kreutz

Greentech project manager
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Antje Lienert
KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderungs GmbH

Antje Lienert

Startup Unit
KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderungs GmbH (Germany)
Artem GOLODNOV
Tau Group

Artem GOLODNOV

Chief Financial Officer
Tau Group (Italy)
Future Grid
Advanced Mobility
Green Energy Production
Ashish Baskar
reLi Energy

Ashish Baskar

Co-Founder & CSO
reLi Energy (Germany)
Bart Mantels
VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek)

Bart Mantels

Project Lead
VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) (Belgium)
Benedikt Knobloch
Souschef Ventures

Benedikt Knobloch

Founding Partner
Souschef Ventures (Germany)
Berk Demir
BRYCK

Berk Demir

BRYCK (Germany)
Boris Lesjean
Veolia Germany

Boris Lesjean

Head of Innovation
Veolia Germany (Germany)
Future Grid
Industrial Heat Recovery
Green Energy Storage
Chinnathambi Govindasami
Chinnathambi Govindasami

Chinnathambi Govindasami

Managing Director
Hectra Engineering LLP (India)
Green Energy Storage
Battery Value Chain
Hydrogen Economy & Industry offtake
Christian Lüdtke
BRYCK

Christian Lüdtke

CEO
BRYCK (Germany)
Christine Curtius
VoltVogel UG

Christine Curtius

Co-founder & CEO
VoltVogel UG (Germany)
Ciro Del Core
BRYCK

Ciro Del Core

Event Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Daniel Lunter
Tengelmann Energie

Daniel Lunter

Managing Director & CEO
Tengelmann Energie (Germany)
Emil Johannes Metsson
Emil Johannes Metsson

Emil Johannes Metsson

Eesti Energia AS (Estonia)
Emilian Arczewski
Quemetica

Emilian Arczewski

Investment Associate
Quemetica (Poland)
Felix Boehmer
Siemens Energy

Felix Boehmer

Program Manager
Siemens Energy (Germany)
Felix Klatt
BRYCK

Felix Klatt

PR & Communications Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Felix Schroeder
BRYCK

Felix Schroeder

Senior Project Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Florian Schlehuber
Zaz Ventures

Florian Schlehuber

Business Development Manager
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Florian von Hofen
Rouge H2 Engineering AG

Florian von Hofen

Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Rouge H2 Engineering AG (Austria)
Carbon Management Services & AI
Hydrogen Economy & Industry offtake
Francesco Sacco
Terna SpA

Francesco Sacco

Corporate VC - Terna Forward
Terna SpA (Italy)
Frank Barz
Deutsche Telekom

Frank Barz

Senior Partnermanager
Deutsche Telekom (Germany)
Friedrich Waag
University of Duisburg-Essen

Friedrich Waag

Head of CCU group
University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany)
Go Theisen
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Go Theisen

Project Director
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Hannah Tepaße
Exolink GmbH

Hannah Tepaße

Project Manager
Exolink GmbH (Germany)
Hans-Jörg Schulze
SOH Rechtsanwälte Notare

Hans-Jörg Schulze

Lawyer
SOH Rechtsanwälte Notare (Germany)
Heiko Dietz
fuseki

Heiko Dietz

CEO and Founder
fuseki (Germany)
Hiu Ying
KfW

Hiu Ying

Senior Project Manager
KfW (Germany)
Jacqueline Kos
BRYCK

Jacqueline Kos

Lead Communication Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Jan Suermann
KfW

Jan Suermann

Senior Project Manager
KfW (Germany)
Jan Gräfe
Gründerfonds Ruhr

Jan Gräfe

Managing Director
Gründerfonds Ruhr (Germany)
Jana Schmidt
Bochum Wirtschaftsentwicklung

Jana Schmidt

Project Manager
Bochum Wirtschaftsentwicklung (Germany)
Janne Juhola
Innovestor Ventures

Janne Juhola

Partner
Innovestor Ventures (Finland)
Jonas Vonnahme
NRW Bank

Jonas Vonnahme

Venture Capital
NRW Bank (Germany)
Jonathan Schulte
dynocheck

Jonathan Schulte

Co-Founder
dynocheck (Germany)
Julen Sánchez
dynocheck

Julen Sánchez

dynocheck (Germany)
Julian Wessing
BRYCK

Julian Wessing

BRYCK (Germany)
Julian Wegst
BRYCK

Julian Wegst

Intern Startup Program
BRYCK (Germany)
Kai Bonnen
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Kai Bonnen

Head of Corporate Services
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Laura Profanter-Sonnenschein
BRYCK

Laura Profanter-Sonnenschein

Event & Community Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Laura Kohler
BRYCK

Laura Kohler

Director Startup Business
BRYCK (Germany)
Leon Schneider
World Fund

Leon Schneider

Venture Partner
World Fund (Germany)
Luigi Pugliano
BluePlasma Power SL

Luigi Pugliano

Project Manager
BluePlasma Power SL (Spain)
Carbon Management Services & AI
Green Energy Production
Renewable Carbon
Lukas Mäder
Agile Wind Power AG

Lukas Mäder

Agile Wind Power AG (Switzerland)
Green Energy Production
Renewable Carbon
Hydrogen Economy & Industry offtake
Marc Aufdemkamp
BRYCK

Marc Aufdemkamp

Digital Media & Technology Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Marc Verelst
Procter & Gamble

Marc Verelst

Supply Chain Innovation Director
Procter & Gamble (Belgium)
Marina Adams
SOH Rechtsanwälte Notare

Marina Adams

Lawyer
SOH Rechtsanwälte Notare (Germany)
Mario Göbel
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Mario Göbel

Project Lead Startup Support
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Mario Buric
CROWD NINE GmbH

Mario Buric

Co-Founder, Shareholder
CROWD NINE GmbH (Germany)
Mario Araya
BluePlasma Power SL

Mario Araya

TECHNOLOGIST
BluePlasma Power SL (Spain)
Green Energy Production
Renewable Carbon
Marius Borkenhagen
Solingen.Business

Marius Borkenhagen

Startup Manager
Solingen.Business (Germany)
Markus Paduschek
CoCo Finance GmbH

Markus Paduschek

Managing Director
CoCo Finance GmbH (Germany)
Mateusz Milak
Quemetica

Mateusz Milak

Process Engineer Corporate Research
Quemetica (Poland)
Maurice Reinhard
Gründerfonds Ruhr

Maurice Reinhard

Investment Associate
Gründerfonds Ruhr (Germany)
Maxime Van Peel
PMV

Maxime Van Peel

Senior Investment Manager, Equity Investments
PMV (Belgium)
Maximilian Erb
NRW Bank

Maximilian Erb

Associate Director
NRW Bank (Germany)
Niklas Kuntschner
Holthoff-Pförtner Wassermann

Niklas Kuntschner

Partner, auditor, tax advisor
Holthoff-Pförtner Wassermann (Germany)
Niklas Boehlke
STS Ventures GmbH

Niklas Boehlke

Investment Manager Venture Capital
STS Ventures GmbH (Germany)
Niklas Feierabend
German Energy Agency (dena)

Niklas Feierabend

Expert Start-up Ecosystem & Communications
German Energy Agency (dena) (Germany)
Noah Peil
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH

Noah Peil

Project management Communication
Essener Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)
Petri Laine
Innovestor Ventures

Petri Laine

Managing Partner
Innovestor Ventures (Finland)
Phil Derichs
Solingen.Business

Phil Derichs

Authorized Representative GuT
Solingen.Business (Germany)
Philipp Herrmann
BRYCK

Philipp Herrmann

CEO
BRYCK (Germany)
Qi Zhang
Evonik

Qi Zhang

Investment Manager
Evonik (Germany)
Rafail Kasapis
Apollo Green Solutions

Rafail Kasapis

Founder & CEO
Apollo Green Solutions (Germany)
Richard Clarke
PHABULOuS Pilot Line

Richard Clarke

Director General
PHABULOuS Pilot Line (Switzerland)
Rick van 't Ende
Rick van 't Ende

Rick van 't Ende

Move Energy (Netherlands)
Future Grid
Green Energy Storage
Industrial Heat Recovery
Rudine Mottaghian
Wespran

Rudine Mottaghian

Cofounder and Chief Business Officer
Wespran (France)
Carbon Management Services & AI
Green Energy Production
Renewable Carbon
Sable Huang
Rouge H2 Engineering AG

Sable Huang

Chief Executive Officer
Rouge H2 Engineering AG (Austria)
Salvatore Cavallaro
BRYCK

Salvatore Cavallaro

Startup Program Manager
BRYCK (Germany)
Sebastian Hopp
e-combinator

Sebastian Hopp

Co-Founder
e-combinator (Germany)
Selale Zaim
Inci Holding

Selale Zaim

Member of the Board of Directors
Inci Holding (Turkiye)
Simon Waterkamp
CoCo Finance GmbH

Simon Waterkamp

Senior Consultant
CoCo Finance GmbH (Germany)
Simon Harrer
Shenion Capital Advisory

Simon Harrer

Partner | M&A and Corporate Finance
Shenion Capital Advisory (Austria)
Stefan Bongartz
Kohldampf

Stefan Bongartz

Co-Founder
Kohldampf (Germany)
Svetlana Sirotkina
First Imagine! Ventures

Svetlana Sirotkina

Investment Associate
First Imagine! Ventures (United Kingdom)
Taha Adnan
Zaz Ventures

Taha Adnan

Deal Scout
Zaz Ventures (Belgium)
Tim Op t Eyndt
VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek)

Tim Op t Eyndt

Venture Development & Tech Transfer Manager
VITO - Flemish Institute (Vlaamse instelling voor technologisch onderzoek) (Belgium)
Tobias Schmitt
Bright Future Club

Tobias Schmitt

Partner
Bright Future Club (Germany)
Tulin Tokatli
Pitch Me First

Tulin Tokatli

CEO and Founder
Pitch Me First (Luxembourg)
Ulrich Kalex
K2 Mobility

Ulrich Kalex

K2 Mobility (Germany)
Advanced Mobility
Uwe Kerkmann
H2UB

Uwe Kerkmann

Managing Director
H2UB (Germany)
Winfried Weigel
Clean Tech Capital

Winfried Weigel

Managing Director
Clean Tech Capital (Switzerland)
Zhigang Qian
Boxing Venture

Zhigang Qian

Managing Director
Boxing Venture (China)