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

Gülsah Wilke

Co-Founder & Partner

2hearts & DN Capital

Wesley Chan

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

FPV Ventures

Dominic Wilhelm

Partner

Headline

Ian Marsh

Partner

DN Capital

Christian Figge

Managing Partner

Armira Growth Management

Jochen Schweizer

Founder

Jochen Schweizer Gruppe

Julia Goldhammer

Vice President & General Manager Europe Central

LEGO

Martin R. Stuchtey

Founder

The Landbanking Group

Fredrik Hjelm

CEO

Voi Technology

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

Rupert Schaefer

General Partner

10xFounders

Lukas Erlebach

Managing Director

Erlebach Ventures & Consulting

Marcus Aschauer

Managing Director

UBS Switzerland

Gideon Valkin

Managing Partner

Andrena Ventures

Silvia Sommer

Founder & CEO

Croftworx

Lydia Kind

Vice President Brand & Creative

Westwing

Michael Brehm

Founding Partner

Redstone.VC

Oliver Pabst

General Partner

Redalpine

Jochen Schweizer

Founder

Jochen Schweizer Gruppe

Julia Goldhammer

Vice President & General Manager Europe Central

LEGO

James Miller

Consul General

U.S. Consulate General

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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Personalize your ticket

Only personalized tickets can participate.

Wed, Sept 25th
16:00 CEST

Choose your Table Captain

You will receive an email invite to choose your Table Captain - be quick, it's first come - first served.

on event -  OCT 01

10:00

Oktoberfest area opens for visitors

Access to the venue will not be possible before 10:00 - please note restrictions for luggage

10:00 - 10:45

Find your table

Get to the Festhalle Schottenhamel and find your table.

10:45 - 11:30

Table Captain Round 1

Pitch, chat and discuss as much as you can.

11:30 - 11:45

Switch tables

Captains stay at their table and attendees switch.

11:45 - 12:30

Table Captain Round 2

A new captain, a new topic and a new round of people at your table.

FAQ

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