invest.austria conference
invest.austria conference is the leading event to connect Angel Investors, Venture Capital and Private Equity, covering the entire funding lifecycle of innovative companies.
On 6 November 2024 invest.austria conference will take place for the fourth time. The day will be packed with insightful panel discussions, inspiring keynotes & exciting fireside chats.
Program of 2023
Agenda 2023
invest.austria conference 2023 took place at the gorgeous Apothekertrakt Schönbrunn in Vienna.
Let us introduce:
Speakers 2023
Alexander Schwartz
Partner at xista science ventures
Alois Flatz
Managing Partner at Flatz Hoffmann
Andreas Lederer
Founder of ADVANTAGE AI
Antonella Mei-Pochtler
Group Executive Board member & Managing Director of Pochtler Industrieholding GmbH
Arnaud Béasse
Co-Managing Director at invest.austria
Barbara Stöttinger
Dean of WU Executive Academy
Bernadette Ules
Managing Director of GBG Private Markets at Schelhammer Capital Bank
Bernhard Klemen
General Partner at Sarmayacar
Christiane Holzinger
General Manager at 360°Business Planner GmbH
Christian-Frederic Plump
CEO of ATG Ventures
Christoph Haimberger
Managing Director at aws Fondsmanagement GmbH | Gründungsfonds II
Coumar Ananda
Managing Partner at India Advisory Paris
Daniela Haunstein
Co-Managing Director at invest.austria
Dennis Gehlen
CEO of TaKeTV & Founder of AngryTitans
Dominik Pezzei
Co-founder and CEO at OPTIMUSE
Doris Hofmeister
Partner & Director International Business at Mercuri Urval GmbH
Dusan Todorovic
Lead Program Manager aws i2 Business Angels at Austria Wirtschaftsservice
Elvira Lutter
Senior Manager Strategy at Climate and Energy Fund
Erik Johansson
Investment Director at Volvo Group Venture Capital
Eva Landrichtinger
Secretary-General at Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy
Fabian Laugwitz
Lawyer | Partner at act legal, Germany
Farsin Yadegardjam
Partner at COI Partners Capital Management AG
Felix Ohswald
CEO of GoStudent
Franz Zöchbauer
Managing Director at VERBUND Ventures
Gabriele Tatzberger
Director Startup Services at Vienna Business Agency
Guntard Gutmann
Chairman of GVB Family Office
Hannes Ambacher
Managing Director at Eight Capital GmbH
Helmut Wöginger
VP GBD at Andritz AG
Henriette Lininger
Director Issuers at Wiener Börse AG
Horst Steinmüller
Chairman & CEO at WIVA P&G
Ingo Bleier
Chief Corporates and Markets Officer at Erste Group Bank AG
Ion Hauer
Principal at APEX Ventures
Isabella Meran-Waldstein
Director for Research, Technology and Innovation at Federation of Austrian Industries
Jakob Buchmayer
VC Investor at HV Capital
Jasmina Popovska
Head of Investments at EIT Manufacturing
Jeannette Gorzala
Vice President at European AI Forum
Jens-David Lehnen
Head of Institutional Business Austria at Raiffeisen Capital Management
Johannes Braith
CEO & Co-Founder of Storebox
Johannes Brandstetter
Assistant Professor at JKU Linz & Visiting Research at Microsoft
Julia Reilinger
CEO at B&C Innovation Investments GmbH
Jürgen Kaiser
Managing Partner at dieSaremas GmbH
Karl Lankmayr
Managing Director at AG Capital
Kevin Lenehan
Director of Business Creation at EIT Manufacturing
Lucanus Polagnoli
Founder & General Partner at Calm/Storm
Ludmila (Lucy) Georgieva
Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Austria at Google
Margit Kreuzhuber
Head of WORK in AUSTRIA at Austrian Business Agency
Markus Lang
Partner at Speedinvest
Martin Dürnberger
Co-CEO / CFO of CCE Holding
Maximilian Schausberger
Managing Director at Elevator Ventures
Mika-Petteri Kuro
CEO at Helmee Imaging
Monika Köppl-Turyna
Director at EcoAustria
Niki Futter
Chairman of the Board at invest.austria
Niklas Pichler
Managing Partner at BlackPeak Capital
Niklas Timmermann
CEO at Skillshot Consulting
Nina Wöss
Managing Partner at Fund F
Olivier de Panafieu
CEO at AUDACIA
Otmar Michaeler
CEO and Co-Founder of Falkensteiner Michaeler Tourism Group (FMTG)
Paul Voithofer
CEO at Voithofer + Partner Unternehmensberatung
Philipp Kapl
Partner at Binder Grösswang Rechtsanwälte
Rana Karadsheh
Director, Europe of International Finance Corporation
Sebastian Erich
CEO at Intermarket Bank AG
Tanja Spennlingwimmer
Head of Business Unit Entrepreneurship at Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH
Tarik Amhamdi
CEO at Shikenso GmbH
Taryn Andersen
CEO & Co-Founder of Impulse4Women
Thierry Baujard
Co-Founder of SpielFabrique UG
Thomas Bobek
Head of Private Equity Management at Erste Asset Management GmbH
Thomas Plesser
Vice President at TPG Rise Climate
Timur Topalgoekceli
Co-founder of Abundance Gate
Tommaso Maschera
Ventures Director, Italy at Plug and Play Tech Center
Valentin Berger
Director Strategy & Transactions at EY
Yves Pircher
Investment Manager at Smartworks Innovation
Margherita Matzer
Projectcoordination at WIVA P&G
The place to be
Apothekertrakt Schönbrunn, Vienna
invest.austria conference 2024 will take place at Apothekertrakt Schönbrunn in Vienna’s 13th district (post code: 1130). It is easily accessible by public transport (underground line U4 to Schönbrunn exit Grünbergstraße, tram line: 10 & 60, bus line: 10A). There is also a fee-paying car park opposite the venue in Schönbrunner Schlossstraße.
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