
where industry leaders meet
Date
28 Sep - 30 sep 2026
within the Bits & Pretzels Venue
Venue
Trade Fair Grounds & Oktoberfest
Munich, Germany
How to access?
full access to bits & pRETZELS FESTIVAL
What makes bits & pretzels
so special?

DAY 1 + 2
Conference
Two days filled with networking, masterclasses and a highly curated speaker line-up, providing you with resources for your growth.
ICM - International Congress Center Messe München
Messe München GmbH, Messegelände, 81823 München

DAY 3
Oktoberfest
Doing business at the Munich Oktoberfest sounds crazy? It is – but the most unique networking experience you’ll ever make!
Oktoberfest Munich, Theresienwiese
Festhalle Schottenhamel at Oktoberfest Munich
JOIN Europe’S
Leading founders
festival
Live on Stage 2025:
The People Driving Change

Niklas Zennström
Founder & CEO
Atomico

Katherina Reiche
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy
Germany

Caroline Stage Olsen
Minister for Digital Government
Denmark

Thomas Wolf
Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer
Hugging Face

Dorothee Bär
Federal Minister of Research, Technology and Space
Germany

Hélène Huby
Founder & CEO
The Exploration Company

Martin Mignot
Partner
Index Ventures

Peter Sarlin
Co-Founder & CEO
AMD Silo AI

Robert Gentz
Founder & Co-CEO
Zalando

Simon Schmincke
General Partner
Creandum

Hanno Renner
Co-Founder & CEO
Personio

Andrei Brasoveanu
Partner
Accel
big minds. Bigger Moves.
All in one place.
Europe’s
Top Startups.
All Together.
Networking
Made
Effortless
Off-the-Record with Top Leaders
Connecting with 1,500 executives
With over 1,500 C-level executives converging from FinTech, SaaS, E-mobility, Energy, IoT, and AI — Bits & Pretzels Founders Festival is more than a conference — it's a nexus of cross-industry innovation and business-making. This is the place where business meets vision, ideas turn into opportunities, and connections count.
Experience the business magic of Oktoberfest



















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