Lara Sophie Bothur
Global Tech Influencer & Keynote Speaker
Deloitte (former)
EDITION 2026 · 25-27 March
SPEAKERS 2026
Founders, investors and operators sharing the stage at 2,340 m in the Tyrolean Alps. Three days of unfiltered conversation between chairlift rides and panel sessions.
Valeska Schneider
Professional Surfer & Founder
RIVVER
Quinten Selhorst
Partner & Co-Founder (ex-CEO felyx)
EWOR
Christian Fenner
Co- Founder & CMO
nucao
Waldemar Zeiler
Founder
Ding Dong Ping Pong, einhorn & zweihorn
Vivien Karl
CEO & Co-Founder
DR. VIVIEN KARL
Viola Weller
Founder
VLACE
Christian Schneidermeier
Managing Director
OEW
Sophie Engelhart
Creator Partnerships Lead
TIKTOK
Sander van de Rijdt
Co-CEO and Co-Founder
PlanRadar GmbH
Sophia Rödiger
Founder & Managing Director
1KOMMA5GRAD
Klaus Müller
Co-Founder & CEO
Wictory.ai
Susanne Lederer-Pabst
Founder & CEO
Dragonfly Finance
Bertram Lutz
Head of GTM Innovation
Make
Ludek Slouka
Director, Digital Products & Solutions, Mastercard
Bijan Soltani
Founder
Gemma Analytics
Svenja Lassen
Managing Director
Female Investors Network
Dorothea von Griessenbeck
Startup Consultant
Startup.Tirol
Birgit Ströbel
Growth Enabler
Ströbel Business Empowerment
Marie-Therese Repper
Director AdFactory
ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4
Fynn Kliemann
CEO
Kliemannsland & ODERSO
Marie-Helene Ametsreiter
General Partner
Speedinvest
Panelists
Carina Roth
Investment Manager
Fund F
Fabienne Grieshaber
Head of Partnership
Businettes
Andy Gstoll
CEO
Gstoll Innovations GmbH
Andreas Kreiner
Technologist & Strategist
Nimble Innovation
Susann Hoffmann
Founder
MANTI MANTI
Benjamin Mandos
Founder
GOTBAG GmbH
Victoria Neuhofer
Founder & CEO
Damn Plastic, Veatzz, CO-Boss Academy, Before-Applause Podcast
Antonia Rinesch
Founder
TU Wien Spinoff Factory
Christian Heckemann
Managing Director
gate - Garchinger Technologie- und Gründerzentrum
Constantin Schmutzler
CEO
Startups For Tomorrow
Tomasz Ciesielski
Director of Technology Transfer Center
University of Łódź
Magdalena Muttenthaler
Founder
JUNE MINDS
Marlis Baurecht
Senior Investment Manager
Symbia VC (Pfeifer Holding)
Fabio Nalucci
Founder & CEO
FNDX
Eleftherios Kousakis
Vice President, Head of Fintech DACH
Mastercard
Moritz Weinhofer
Project Manager - aws Connect Industry-Startup.Net
Spiros Margaris
Founder
Margaris Ventures
Sofie Quaranta
Innovation Management
Flughafen Wien - Vienna Airport
Ernst Novak
Topic Manager Tourism & Sports
Innovation Salzburg GmbH
Sara Matt
Head of Transfercenter Science Economy Society
University of Innsbruck
Florina Herbein
Founder & Managing Director
Herbein Venture Partners
Sebastian Kortmann
Dean
WU Wien Executive Academy
Fabian Q. Veit
CEO
Make
Bernardita Araya Kleinsteuber
Managing Director
CMPC Ventures
Christopher Halbig
Management Team
SevenVentures
Flo Pachaly
Founder & Strategic Advisor for future-ready organizations
RECUP
Xaver Lehmann
Co-Founder
e-bot7 (60M€ Exit)
André Hammerer
Managing Director
Blum Ventures GmbH
Yann Fiebig
Partner
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)
Flo Akinbiyi
Speaker & Coach
Christian Schneidermeier
Managing Director
OEW
Susanne Lederer-Pabst
Founder & CEO
Dragonfly Finance
FV
Fabian Veith
CEO
Martin Giesswein
Community Lead
WU Executive Academy
Panels
Panel 01
The AI Advantage Is Not What You Think
Panel 02
Behind Success Stories
Panel 03
(C)VC in Reset Mode
Panel 04
From Green Hype to Real Impact
Panel 05
Innovation Under Pressure – Speed, Responsibility and New Decision Logics
Moritz Weinhofer
Project Manager - aws Connect Industry-Startup.Net
Eleftherios Kousakis
Vice President, Head of Fintech DACH
Mastercard
Sofie Quaranta
Innovation Management
Flughafen Wien - Vienna Airport
Andreas Kreiner
Technologist & Strategist
Nimble Innovation
Florina Herbein
Founder & Managing Director
Herbein Venture Partners
Panel 06
Turning great research into Startups – What does it take to succeed?
Antonia Rinesch
Founder
TU Wien Spinoff Factory
Sara Matt
Head of Transfercenter Science Economy Society
University of Innsbruck
Sebastian Kortmann
Dean
WU Wien Executive Academy
Tomasz Ciesielski
Director of Technology Transfer Center
University of Łódź
Christian Heckemann
Managing Director
gate - Garchinger Technologie- und Gründerzentrum
Panel 07
Fireside Chat – Next Level Sports Innovation: When AI Meets Outdoor Expertise
Snow Captains
They take small groups down the mountain - and keep the conversation going on the way.
Benjamin Mandos
Founder
GOTBAG GmbH
Constantin Schmutzler
CEO
Startups For Tomorrow
Fabio Nalucci
Founder & CEO
FNDX
Christopher Halbig
Management Team
SevenVentures
Flo Pachaly
Founder & Strategic Advisor for future-ready organizations
RECUP
Xaver Lehmann
Co-Founder
e-bot7 (60M€ Exit)
Quinten Selhorst
Partner & Co-Founder (ex-CEO felyx)
EWOR
Christian Fenner
Co- Founder & CMO
nucao
Flo Akinbiyi
Speaker & Coach
PS
Polina Speidel
Founder & Co-CEO
menstruflow
Vivien Karl
CEO & Co-Founder
DR. VIVIEN KARL
Sophie Engelhart
Creator Partnerships Lead
TIKTOK
NF
Niki Futter
President
invest.austria
Sophia Rödiger
Founder & Managing Director
1KOMMA5GRAD
MG
Martin Grellner
Co-Founder & Chief Chocolate Officer
djoon foods GmbH
PK
Pascal Köstner
Lawyer & Partner
LEXR Germany
RF
Raphael Fellmer
CEO & Founder
SIRPLUS
KA
Kenan Aggül
Co-Founder
Kepa Voices
NL
Niclas Lehnert
CEO
Pulsetrain
AB
Aliénor Bossé
Portfolio Success Lead
RP
Rafael Pauley
AI, E-Commerce & Digital Transformation
WK Tirol
JS
Julia Schranzhofer
Sustainability Expert & Funding
Tiroler Sparkasse
DK
David Kames
Innovation Lead
EIT Manufacturing
Marie-Therese Repper
Director AdFactory
ProSiebenSat.1 PULS 4
AF
Anna Fedulow
Managing Director
Croton Capital
Fabian Eckert
Co-Founder
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