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
Fredrik Hjelm
CEO
Voi Technology
Martin R. Stuchtey
Founder
The Landbanking Group
Mina Tsuchida
CHRO, Senior Executive Vice President
Japan
Sarah Al-Hussaini
CoFounder & COO
Ultimate
Lydia Hoye
Founder and Managing Director
Bound to Prosper
Yiannis Kiachopoulos
CEO
Causaly
Saeju Jeong
Executive Chairman & Co-Founder
Noom
Xavier Helgesen
Managing Director
Enduring Ventures
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
Finn Age Hänsel
CEO // Founder
Sanity Group
Julian Riedlbauer
Partner
Drake Star Partners
Alicia Lindner
Executive Partner
Boerlind
Magdalena Rogl
Author // Diversity & Inclusion Lead
Microsoft
Adam Kostyal
President Stockholm & Head of European Listings
Nasdaq
Christian Brehm
Lawyer / Partner
Dissmann Orth
Jennifer Lachman
CEO
manager magazin Verlagsgesellschaft
Sven Odia
Investor
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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