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
Max Wittrock
Founder
zeroLabs
Tyler Dikman
CEO
LoungeBuddy (acquir. by AMEX)
Heike Freund
COO
Marvel Fusion
Marie Fabiunke
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Cosmyc Partners
Valerie Henssen
CEO
younikat
Chanyu Xu
Founder & CEO
HER ONE
Hugo Weber
Vice President
Mirakl
Sibilla Kawala
Founder & CEO
LIMBERRY
André Heeg
Managing Director & Partner
BCG X
Zoé Fabian-Frey
General Partner
Noteus Partners
Florian Langenscheidt
Business Angel & Author
Deutscher Gründerpreis & "Vom Glück des Gründens"
Lily Joo
Venture Partner
VentureFriends
Alex Bakir
General Partner
Norrsken
Rupert Schaefer
General Partner
10xFounders
Lukas Erlebach
Managing Director
Erlebach Ventures & Consulting
Marcus Aschauer
Managing Director
UBS Switzerland
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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