Bits and Pretzels 2022 | Bits & Pretzels | 20 January 2022 | Internationales Congress Center München, Messe München GmbH, Messegelände, 81823 München, Germany

Our Matchmaking Area is the central meeting point of the event and the Matchmaking Team hosts many different formats that help you to meet more relevant people. Check out what they have in store.

Meetups
Join moderated round table discussions relevant for founders, startup employees and startup enthusiasts.

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Speed Dating
Want to meet lots of people in short time period? Speed Dating is for you. There are different sessions with specific target groups. That way we ensure that the people you meet are relevant for you.

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Guided Tours
You want to discover the hidden gems of the Bits & Pretzels Festival? No problem! Our Matchmaking Team curates several guided tours through the event. They introduce you to awesome startups and you meet loads of interesting people.

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Meeting Area
Our Matchmaking Team is also in charge of the meeting area where you can book your private meeting spot for appointments you booked with our app.

You can select meeting spots in the Matchmaking App for your appointments. That makes it easier for you to find the person you want to meet.

2022 Speakers

Eric S. Yuan
Founder & CEO, Zoom

Daniel Dines
Co-Founder & CEO, UiPath

Niklas Adalberth
Founder, Norrsken Foundation

Hanno Renner
Co-Founder & CEO, Personio

Felix Ohswald
CEO, GoStudent

Gregor Müller
Co-Founder & COO, GoStudent

Daniel Krauss
Co-Founder & Chief Organizational Plumber, FlixMobility

Miriam Wohlfarth
Founder & CEO, Banxware

Erik Podzuweit
Founder & Co-CEO, Scalable Capital

Fredrik Harkort
Co-Founder & CEO, Cleverly

Michael Wax
Co-Founder & CEO, Forto

Anna Alex
Co-Founder & CCO, Planetly

Fridtjof Detzner
Co-Founder & General Partner, Planet A Ventures

Christian Hülsewig
Founder & CEO, Schüttflix

Simon Schmincke
General Partner, Creandum

Jakob Berndt
Co-Founder, Tomorrow

Yorick Naeff
CEO, BUX

David Löwe
Co-Founder, everdrop

Max-Josef Meier
CEO, finn.auto

Nina Pütz
CEO, Ratepay

Hannes Ametsreiter
CEO, Vodafone Germany

Aimie-Sarah Carstensen
Founder & CEO, ArtNight

Michael Fritz
Co-Founder, Viva con Agua

Bobby Healy
Founder & CEO, Manna

Ante Spittler
Co-Founder & CEO, Moss

Valery Bures-Bönström
CEO, VAHA

Jakob Schreyer
Founder & CSO, orderbird

Sebastian Schaal
Founder, Luminovo

Kristina Walcker-Mayer
CEO, Nuri

Thomas Grübler
Co-Founder & CEO, OroraTech

Dr. Josef Vollmayr
Co-Founder & Managing Director, Limehome

Elisabeth L'Orange
Co-Founder & CCO, Oxolo

Bastian Krautwald
Founder & CEO, wajve

Dr. Tilmann Lang
Founder & CEO, Inyova Impact Investing

Franz Tretter
CEO, hello again

Hendrik Kramer
Co-Founder & CEO, Fernride

Leonard Dorlöchter
CPO, peaq

Nina Julie Lepique
Co-Founder & CEO, femtasy

Michael Holzner
Co-Founder & CCO, femtasy

Raphael Fellmer
Founder & CEO, SIRPLUS

Jennifer Dussileck
Founder & Co-CEO, finway

FORMER SPEAKERS:

Barack Obama

Jessica Alba
Founder, The Honest Company

Reid Hoffman
Co-Founder, LinkedIn

Richard Branson
Founder, Virgin Group

Dirk Nowitzki
Former NBA Player

Drew Houston
Founder & CEO, Dropbox

Arianna Huffington
Founder & CEO, Thrive Global

Eric Schmidt
Former CEO Google, Co-Founder Schmidt Futures

Nathan Blecharczyk
Co-Founder & CTO, airbnb

Sebastian Siemiatkowski
CEO & Co-Founder, Klarna

Lea-Sophie Cramer
Founder & Advisory Board Member, Amorelie

Joko Winterscheidt
Entertainer & Entrepreneur

Oliver Kahn
Member of the executive board, FC Bayern München

Nico Rosberg
Green Tech Entrepreneur and F1 World Champion

Jochen Engert
Founder & CEO, FlixMobility

Niklas Östberg
Co-Founder & CEO, Delivery Hero

Tony Fadell
Founder Nest & Creator iPod

Kasper Rorsted
CEO, adidas

Bastian Nominacher
Founder & Co-CEO, Celonis

Dorothee Bär
State Ministry Commissioner for Digitization

Hanno Renner
Co-Founder & CEO, Personio

Prof. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner
European Multi Advisory Board Member, including Linde, Munich Re & Deutsche Börse AG

Ralf Wenzel
CSO, Delivery Hero AG

Valentin Stalf
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, N26

2022 Partners

PARTNERS:
• Grunderland Bayern
• Uplift Vodafone
• Mastercard
• Life Science Factory
• Aws
• Adyen
• Workday
• Okta
• Box
• HV Capital
• Datev
• Deutsche Borse Venture Network
• UVC Partners
• SAP

KNOWLEDGE PARTNER:
• McKinsey & Company