Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Venture Capitalist, Serial Entrepreneur and Board member - focus on Worktech

Ilonka is a seasoned entrepreneur as she has built and exited two recruitment companies successfully. The last few years her focus is on investing in Worktech startups and innovation; contributing to the digital strategy of large companies (Randstad, Exact) and startups (Vonq, gr8people, Crunchr, Brazen). She has deep expertise in the field of Worktech. Her passion lies in building great teams and businesses and finding the right balance between human touch and technology.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- How technology changes the business landscape and our working lives

San Francisco Bay Area, USA

Co-founder and Partner at SparkLabs Group

Bernard is a Co-founder & Partner at SparkLabs Group, which is a network of accelerators and venture capital funds that has invested in over 300 companies across 6 continents since 2013. With 9 accelerators in locations such as Seoul, Taipei, Sydney, Singapore and working with major research universities, such as Arizona State University. SparkLabs Global Ventures is a seed and Series A fund that primarily invests in the U.S., but has invested in over 70 startups across the U.S., Europe and Asia. SparkLabs Ventures is a Series A fund in South Korea.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Co-founder dynamics

- Problems with raising too much or too little capital at the seed stage

- When to take your startup to its second geographic market

Washington DC, USA

Chief Marketing Officer at Altum, Inc.

Kevin is a digital-first senior marketing leader who has helped companies of all sizes in enterprise software, SaaS, and eCommerce drive customer acquisition, brand loyalty, and revenue growth. He helps organizations differentiate their businesses in competitive market segments and have a track record of delivering results in high-pressure situations including high-growth, private-equity funded start-ups as well as companies facing a financial, regulatory, or public relations crisis.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- How to develop profitable marketing plans that propel growth

- How to align and foster transparency between CEOs, Sales, Product Teams, Finance and Marketing

- How to design digital experiences to increase customer acquisition, activation, and retention

- How to build remarkable brands

Los Angeles, California, USA

Venture Capitalist LA | SF | NYC

Tanya was an investor at 500 Startups for 6 years working with technology companies around the world. She helps early stage startups with fundraising, strategy, and storytelling, as well as corporates with early stage investing and CVC strategy.

After 9+ years in tech between startups and investing she wondered how she could leverage her experience to make more room in the industry for people who look like her. These days she resides in West Hollywood, L.A. by way of Brooklyn and San Francisco and her new project is coming soon.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Retail, beauty, and fashion startups

- Diversity and women in tech

- Startup and venture ecosystem in the San Franciaso Bay Area

London, United Kingdom

Founding Partner at Hoxton Ventures

Hussein is a US-born, London based venture capitalist who backs tech start-ups to become “giants in their field”, as he puts it. His success in doing so has made him a giant of his own. Companies he has backed financially, providing seed funding at an early stage, include online takeaway service Deliveroo, cyber-security specialists Darktrace and pioneering AI data analysts Behavox.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- How to be investment-ready

- What are VCs looking for

- Europe vs US from the startup perspective

San Francisco Bay Area, USA

Marketing to Enterprise Expert | CEO Hunter & Bard - Award-Winning Marketing & Design

Shira Abel is a sales obsessed marketer who works with engineering and science driven companies that sell to enterprise.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Account-based marketing

- Where sales / marketing is getting stuck and why

- Sales enablement materials

- Messaging

- Brand

Basel, Switzerland

Managing Director Marketplaces at Ringier Axel Springer

Franz is Managing Director Marketplaces at Ringier Axel Springer Media. He has broad experience in digital media and acquisitions in CEE where he acta as a board member for various companies. He is also a business angel and supports start-ups with his network and advice on their journey.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Marketplaces

- Classifieds

- Dating and Community

- Digital transformation, digital services for SMB Businesses

- Digital healthcare

San Francisco Bay Area, USA

President, PHI Institute | Global #AI Expert | Trusted Advisor to World Leaders | Co-Author, BetweenBrains | Board of Advisors, Experfy

Humanistic #Technology, Purposeful #Innovation, #AugmentedIntelligence. A globally recognized senior executive, expert and published author in #ArtificialIntelligence Strategy, Governance, Policy, Ethics, Talent and Impact who has earned the trust and respect of Fortune 50 CEOs and world leaders.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Public Interest Technology

- AI as Augmented Intelligence

- Working with governments

- Changing the world

Tallin, Estonia

Director of Product at Bolt | Maps, Platform, Autonomous Driving

Adrian is a product management expert that has crafted products used by hundreds of millions at 2 unicorn companies. An entrepreneur at heart, Adrian founded and sold 2 companies started from scratch, managed 2 companies with more than 100 employees and 1mil+ revenue/year. Currently, he’s a product leader at Bolt, building the future of transportation.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Mobility and transportation

- Product/market fit

- Positioning&strategy

- Scaling up

- Marketplaces

London, United Kingdom

Product Designer

A freelance London based with an eye on mainland Europe, Stéphane is a keen designer of all things digital. He has helped consumers like Discovery, Eurosport, Skyscanner, Google Project for The Guardian and ASOS to achieve their goals for the last 10 years, making life easier and simpler, whilst also crafting industry leading interfaces that can be delivered and built on any device.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Bringing your experiences and projects to life with Alexa/GA or on TV, Mobile, Tablet, AR, Desktop and IoT interfaces

- Designing for Apple, Google and Amazon's tech sectors

- Hardware design

- Technological development

Berlin, Germany

Executive Partner, Hybrid- & Multi-Cloud Transformation, IBM

Kunal is an experienced Digital Executive with a demonstrated history of working in the software, automotive, health utilities / Energy, Telco and manufacturing industry.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- How AI can help build empathy in Customer Experience

- How to build a successful business culture between India and the western world

- Collaboration between Corporates and Startups

Barcelona, Spain

Global Sales Business Development Manager at Cisco

Luca is a customer-driven senior business developer with over 25 years of leadership experience impacting global and EMEA IT corporate and startup performance through a combination of innovative thinking and rapid action. Currently he is leading Cisco's global business development in Hybrid Work enabled by Webex.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Business Strategy

- Sales Management

- Team Building

- Cross-Cultural Management

- Workplace virtualization

Amsterdam, The Netherlands

CEO & Editor-in-Chief at AlphaGamma

Driving ground breaking long term strategies and solutions in Intelligent Cloud, Edge computing, Data & AI, Industrial IoT, Agile Software Building at scale embedded with an Integrated Customer Experience.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Content marketing

- Trends among young professionals

- Launching mobile apps

- Fund raising

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

CEO & Co-founder at The BETA Foundation

Lilyana is a spirited entrepreneur having founded several companies, through diverse industries such as education, media and advertising, business consulting and even event management. Currently she helms The BETA Foundation with the purpose to build a vibrant and high impact tech/startup business ecosystem and community across Asia Pac.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Tech/startup ecosystem in South-East Asia (ASEAN)

- How to access the ASEAN markets

- Cultural differences and similarities between the Western World and the ASEAN region

Tel Aviv, Israel

Co-founder of the Female Factor

Tanja is a serial entrepreneur, co-founded the female factor, a global platform supporting the next generation of female leaders to get their seat at the table by boosting confidence, competence, and connections. The community is active in 47+ countries and works with renowned partners like Google, BCG and LinkedIn eager to find and retain their female talents. Before co-founding the female factor, she has been Managing Partner of Startup Live, the leading European acceleration program and president of the non-profit organization "Female Founders". Being born and raised in Austria, and after living in Thailand, the US, and across Europe, Tanja followed her heart and moved to Tel Aviv, Israel in 2019.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Early-stage anything

- Business model

- Pitching & how to get investors

- How to find a co-founder & how to build a team

- Diversity, female founders

Medellin, Colombia

CEO at Publicize and Espacio Media Incubator

Conrad Egusa is the CEO of Publicize and the CEO of Espacio Media Incubator. He's a contributor to TechCrunch and The Next Web, and is a Global Mentor at 500 Startups, Founder Institute, Techstars, Oxford Entrepreneurs from Oxford University and other international organizations.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- PR

- Media

- Marketing

- Business Development

Vienna, Austria

Founder at Silkroad 4.0

Dr. Philipe Reinisch is an internationally active project management specialist, focusing on managing large-scale IT transformational programs and emerging technology greenfield projects. His extensive consortia lead experience includes flagship projects that he ran for the Federation of Austrian Industries or for large corporates in the retail and insurance sector. He is also the founder of https://www.silkroad40.com/, a nomadic incubator network that connects the thought leaders and technology experts of the future along the digital Silk Road.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Internet of Things

- Community Building

- Large-Scale Project Management

- COO topics

- Digital transformation

- Internationalization

Berlin, Germany

General Manager of German Franchise Association

After several years in politics, the political science graduate has been on the management board of the Deutscher Franchiseverband e.V. for 18 years, since 2019 as Chief Executive Officer. He thus represents the cross-industry interests of the franchise industry in the economic policy arena, both nationally and internationally. In

addition, he is the managing director of the German Franchise Institute, the provider of continuing education for the franchise industry. The Franchise Association has

been positioned as a quality community, and the Institute serves to professionalize franchise management.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Piloting and scaling strategies

- Defining of USPs

- Internationalization

- Profile of prospect business partners

Melbourne, Australia

Co-Founder and Director of Start Global

A career based in technology and sales, Shona now designs entrepreneurial programs supporting Startups for global success. She is a Co-Founder of The Glo Project connecting Australian Startups with international students to learn global business thinking and culture. Shona is also an advisor on an Erasmus+ program for youth-entrepreneurs and with Australian government programs for South Asian women in business.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Global business thinking and cultures particularly in the Asia Pacific region

- Investment and access to Asia

- Sales and stakeholder engagement

- Australian startup ecosystem and opportunities

London, United Kingdom

Group CEO at Recruitment Entrepreneur and Investor

A highly experienced business leader with a wealth of experience in various industry sectors and difficult geographies around the world. Has held various board positions from start-up to FTSE 250 Listed company. Currently, Chairman, Director and NED for 30 companies and Group CEO of Resourcing Capital Ventures (known as Recruitment Entreprenuer) which is a VC fund focused on the recruitment industry. Experienced in: running culturally diverse teams, operating in challenging environments, leadership and mentoring for new CEOs and supporting effective fast growth strategies. Have travelled extensively and conducted business on all continents.

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Recruitment at all levels and how it should be planned for and conducted

- Leadership and driving business performance

- Strategy and actions for the future of a business

- International expansion or operating in new geographies

Budapest, Hungary

Greentech, Business Dev, Retail, Direct Sales and Digital transformation

Christian is France-born, experienced business transformation leader, with experience in 29 countries. CEO, COO, he managed international companies and groups in Retail, Direct Sales, Greentech, and Digital Transformation. He has built two startups with successful exists in Europe and a few years ago, Christian became a startup investor and advisor. Nowadays, he is on a mission to prove that Business Growth and Environmental Protection can work together

TOPICS TO TALK TO ME ABOUT:

- Will somebody buy that?

- Will somebody sell that?

- Is my business case strong enough?

- Is my pitch sexy?

- Best practices to internationalize my concept