Speakers of 2025

Bits & Pretzels 2025 was not just another event - it was a once-in-a-lifetime big collective masterclass in building the next unicorns.

Janina Jänsch

Director General

German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Meike Neitz

Founder & Managing Director

embassidy

Prof. Matthias Notz

CEO Start2 Group

German Accelerator

Thomas Hohenacker

Moderator, Startup Mentor, Communication Coach

Start2 Group

Mona Wimmer

Corporate Program Manager

Start2 Group

Amanda Birkenholz

Principal

UVC Partners

Tim Böltken

CEO

INERATEC

Louisa Desel

CEO

OSPHIM GmbH

Fridtjof Detzner

Co-Founder & GP

Planet A Ventures

Cailin Greiner

Investor

FORWARD.one

Dietmar Harhoff

Director

Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

Thomas Kirchner

Founder

ProGlove / YETI