do business at the Oktoberfest
Event Day 3, 01.10.2024
The third event day and grand finale of Bits & Pretzels takes place at the world-famous Oktoberfest. Be part of this unique networking experience where tradition meets innovation.
Enjoy two 45-minute networking rounds, giving you the chance to join two different tables with a variety of Table Captains and Topic Tables to choose from. Voting for your preferred tables opens on September 25th—just have your ticket code ready!
7, 500
attendees to
network with
250+
Table captains to lead the discussions
120+
topic tables for
all interest
Who is a Table Captain?
Table Captains at the Bits & Pretzels Founders Festival are founders, investors, or executives with a tech focus from various industries, who guide discussions at their tables. Pitch ideas, seek advice, and expand your network.
wHAT IS A TOPIC TABLE?
As the name suggests, Topic Tables are themed discussions that bring together individuals with shared interests to connect, discuss, and exchange ideas.
Table Captains 2024
Mali Baum
Founder & CEO
WLOUNGE/Magda Group
Jochen Hurlebaus
Chief Strategy Officer & VP Client Partnerships
XO-Life
Gary Sangha
CEO
LexCheck
Moritz Lehmkuhl
Managing Director
ClimatePartner
Sebastian Mach
Founder & CTO
byrd
Francois Mazoudier
Co-founder and CEO
Fundraising Bootcamp
Bernd Dicks
Co-Founder & CEO
Parookaville
Teodor Antonio Georgiev
Co-Founder & Head
Storytelling Studio
Bryan Scheler
VP Strategy, Impact & Investing
BMW Foundation Herbert Quandt
Robert Jaeckle
Partner
Visionaries Club
Anke Huiskes
Founder & Managing Partner
NP-Hard Ventures
Nina Wöss
Co-Founder I Managing Partner
Femal Founders Global I Fund F
Sohaila Ouffata
Founder / Board Member / Investor
African Tech Vision
Elena Gibson
Partner
Ashoka
Ludovic Denis
Venture Partner
Seventure Partners
Paula Wehmeyer
Partner
General Catalyst
James Miller
Consul General
U.S. Consulate General
Julia Goldhammer
Vice President & General Manager Europe Central
LEGO
Jochen Schweizer
Founder
Jochen Schweizer Gruppe
Maria von Scheel-Plessen
Director EMEA / Keynote Speaker
Maya Noël
Managing Director
France Digitale
Bernhard Fischer-Appelt
Founder & Board Member
fischerAppelt Group
Patrick Sturm
CTO - DACH region
SKY
Timothy Liston
Foreign Policy Advisor to the City of San Antonio/Former U.S. Consul General
U.S. Department of State
Daniel Kramer
Creator Manager
Meta
Janna Linke
Managing Editor
ntv Nachrichten
Victoria Effer
Keynote Speaker & Moderator
Business Creator
Carsta Maria Mueller
Managing Director & Podcast Co-Host
Baby got Business
Andreas Heyden
CEO
Dyn Media
Claudius Senst
CEO BILD Group
Axel Springer
Stefanie Söhnchen
Vice President Strategy / Lead Digital
PIABO
Marco Parrillo
CEO
Ebner Media Group
Topic tables 2024
FAQ
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