7,500 Founders do business at the Oktoberfest
Join Bits & Pretzels
grand finale
With your Bits & Pretzels ticket, you get more than just access to the stage program. On the last day of the festival, 7,500 attendees go to the Munich Oktoberfest to network with 250+ Table Captains.
What’s a Table Captain?
A Table Captain at the Bits & Pretzels Founders Festival is a seasoned professional in the tech industry—be it a founder, investor, or executive—who guides discussions at their table.
You will have the unique opportunity to join two different tables. This allows you to engage deeply with industry leaders, pitch your ideas, seek advice, and expand your network.
How does it work?
Buy your ticket before it’s too late. One week before the event you can choose from the list of 250+ Table Captains. Pick your two favorites and join them in 45-minute sessions among likeminded participants.
Table Captains 2024
Doreen Huber
Partner
EQT Ventures
Dominic Wilhelm
Partner
Headline
Gülsah Wilke
Co-Founder & Partner
2hearts & DN Capital
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
Fredrik Hjelm
CEO
Voi Technology
Zarah Bruhn
Founder & CEO I Comissioner for Social Innovation
socialbee I Ministry of education and research
Heiko Hubertz
CEO
Oxolo
Jordi Romero
Founder & CEO
Factorial
Ferdinand Dietrich
Co-Founder
Storebox
Hugo Mardomingo
Co-founder
All Iron Ventures
Maximilian Wühr
Co-Founder & CEO
FINN
Nina Pütz
Managing Director
Ratepay
Nima Karimi
Co-Founder & CEO
Silvr
Gideon Valkin
Managing Partner
Andrena Ventures
Silvia Sommer
Founder & CEO
Croftworx
Lydia Kind
Vice President Brand & Creative
Westwing
Oliver Pabst
General Partner
Redalpine
Thomas Oehl
General Partner
Vsquared Ventures
Kieran Hill
Partner
20VC
Tina Dreimann
Founder & Managing Director
better ventures
David Gobaud
Venture Partner
Pioneer Fund
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
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
Aman Dogra
Head of CEE & Africa
Financial Times
Alex Hofmann
Chefredakteur / Editor-in-Chief
Gründerszene
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