Corporate
Innovation
Stage

About

On the Bits & Pretzels Corporate Innovation Stage the serial tech-entrepreneurs Niels Dörje & Freya Oehle will host very intense and highly interactive fishbowl discussions focused on everything that surrounds corporate spin-offs and spin-outs of big corporates and the world-market leading Mittelstand.

An open and utterly honest deep dive into entrepreneurial efforts of corporate organizations shall shed light on transformation processes from intrapreneur ideation to spin-offs, organizational structures and setups, startup collaborations and – not to forget – do’s and don’ts, successes and failures of corporate entrepreneurial ventures.

First-hand insights will be provided by representatives of McKinsey, SAP, PwC, Mach49, MunichRe AG, Otto Group, EnBW AG, Hartmann Group, UVC Partners, and the Hamburg Port Authority as well as by real-world corporate founders. Honoring the fishbowl format, you’re most welcome to join the discussion on stage and take part in the open dialogue!

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Curators & Hosts

Curating awesome content is a lot of work and deserves to be presented in the best possible way. Therefore a great thanks to our curators and stage hosts.

Freya Oehle
Founder
Dreitausendsassa
Niels Dörje
Chairman and Board Director
Chairman.de & Ryte GmbH
Mitchell Baker
Executive Chairwoman
Mozilla Foundation & Corporation
Stefan Raab
Entrepreneur & Entertainer
Jan Böhmermann
satirist, tv host, and multiple award-winner
Bastian Nominacher
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Celonis
Margit Wennmachers
Operating Partner
Andreessen Horowitz
Barack Obama
Jessica Alba
Founder
The Honest Company
Reid Hoffman
Co-Founder
LinkedIn
Richard Branson
Founder
Virgin Group
Dirk Nowitzki
Former NBA Player
Drew Houston
Founder & CEO
Dropbox
Arianna Huffington
Founder & CEO
Thrive Global

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Stage Speakers

Jennifer Schäfer
Founder & CEO
UNMILK
Phanthian Zuesongdham
Head of Division Port Process Solution
Hamburg Port Authority AöR
Franziska Mair
Senior Manager Digital Innovation
PAUL HARTMANN AG
Christopher McLachlan
Ex-Company Building EnBW
DZ-4
Til Landwehrmann
Founder & CEO
FoxInsights GmbH
Tom Van den Brulle
Global Head of Innovation (Munich Re / Chairman (ITHM)
Munich Re / InsurTech Hub Munich
Frauke Mispagel
Managing Director
Otto Group Digital Solutions
Christian Lindener
Board Member in Residence
MACH49
Amanda Birkenholz
Investor
UVC Partners
Philippe Souidi
Vice Presesident SAP.iO Foundries EMEA
SAP
Max Flötotto
Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Dr. Martin Thomas
CEO
Mercedes-Benz Leasing Deutschland GmbH
Florian Nöll
Partner, Head of Innovation & Corporate Development
PricewaterhouseCoopers GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Stay tuned.
More speakers will be announced soon!

Mitchell Baker
Executive Chairwoman
Mozilla Foundation & Corporation
Stefan Raab
Entrepreneur & Entertainer
Jan Böhmermann
satirist, tv host, and multiple award-winner
Bastian Nominacher
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Celonis
Margit Wennmachers
Operating Partner
Andreessen Horowitz
Barack Obama
Jessica Alba
Founder
The Honest Company
Reid Hoffman
Co-Founder
LinkedIn
Richard Branson
Founder
Virgin Group
Dirk Nowitzki
Former NBA Player
Drew Houston
Founder & CEO
Dropbox
Arianna Huffington
Founder & CEO
Thrive Global

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