GTF Connect 2024 - Berlin | Greentech Festival | 14 May 2024 | TBA, Germany

This is how we grow green. A pioneering extended festival concept welcomes visitors from all over the world in Berlin, Los Angeles, Singapore, and London to discuss the challenges and opportunities on the MISSION TO NET ZERO. Joined by acclaimed speakers, top exhibitors and a star-studded awards ceremony, the event creates an inspiring space for people, ideas, innovations, companies, and organisations that change the world for the better.

2024 Speakers

Achim Wambach
President, ZEW - Leibniz-Centre for European Economic Research

Adam Elman
Head of Sustainability, EMEA, Google

Adrian Wons
Founder & CEO, Senken

Alessandro Piccinini
Managing Director, Nespresso Germany

Alexander Hirschfeld
Head of Research, Startup Association

Amanda Jobbins
CMO, Vodafone Business

Anders Jepsen
Co-Founder, Nornorm

Anders Levermann
Head of Research Department, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)

Andreas Decker
CEO, HOS Gruppe

Andy Mayer
COO & Energy Analyst, Institute of Economic Affairs

Anna Alex
Co-founder & Investor, NALA Earth

Anna Jasper-Martens
CEO, E.ON Energy Infrastructure Solutions

Annika Hauptvogel
Global Head of Technology and Innovation Management, Siemens AG

Antje Leminsky
Member of the Executive Board, Bechtle

Antoinette Taus
Actor and Climate Activist

Arizona Muse
Model, Activist and Founder, DIRT Charity

Ayisha Siddiqa

Barbara Wittenberg
CTO, 1KOMMA5°

Ben J Munday
Event Host & MC

Benedikt Reith
Leader, Business Unit Projects – Residential, LIXIL EMENA, LIXIL EMENA/ Grohe AG

Bernard Leong
CEO, Dorje AI

Bernhard Kowatsch
Head of WFP Innovation Accelerator, UN World Food Programme

Boaz Paldi
Chief Creative Officer, United Nations Development Programme

Carlo Ratti
Professor, MIT's Senseable City Lab

Caroline Drischel
Head of Corporate Responsibility, Lufthansa Group

Carsten Dierkes
Head of Research and Development, GODELMAN

Céline Flores Willers
Founder & CEO, The People Branding Company

Chris Davies
Director, CCS Europe

Christian Decher
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, OCELL

Christian Feuerherd
CEO, Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG

Christian Krug
Journalist and Media Consultant

Christian Lindner
Federal Minister of Finance, Federal Republic of Germany

Christoph Paul Ritzkat
Chairman of the Executive Board, Kieback&Peter GmbH und Co.KG

Christopher Engman
Author and Founder: Megadeals. Large Deals in Sustainability Tech, Megadeals

Christopher Jahns
Executive Board Member for Sustainability and Development, FÜCHSE BERLIN

Claudia Kemfert
Head of Energy, Transport & Environment, DIW

Claudia Rautenberg
Vice President HR Management Executives, Employer Branding & Talentmanagement, Lufthansa Group

Constance Hybsier
Associate Director Sustainability, Coca-Cola

Cora Taylor
Business Developer, Volta Greentech

Dale Rickert
Head of Product, GREENTECH FESTIVAL

Daniel Günther
Minister President, Schleswig-Holstein

Daniela Gerd Tom Markotten
Member of the Management Board for Digitalization & Technology, Deutsche Bahn AG

David Möller
CEO, 4packaging

David Nellessen
Co-Founder & CTO, syte GmbH

Deanna Kovar
President, Worldwide Agricultural & Turf Division Small Ag & Turf, Regions 1 & 2, Deere & Company

Dirk Voeste
CSO, VW Group

Dr. Jan Daldrop
Unit Lead Machine Learning, Smart Steel Technologies

Dr. Moritz Maier
Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Synera

Dr. Sebastian Walter
Vice President Digital and Consulting, Otto Group Holding

Dr. Volker Wissing
Federal Minister for Digital Affairs & Transport of the Federal Republic of Germany

Emil Pettersen
Founder, Reparell AB

Eric Jochum
Management Consultant Green IT, metafinanz

Fabian Gierl
Leading Consultant, Drees & Sommer

Fabian Nendza
Senior Sustainability Manager, Globetrotter

Fabian Sperling
Co-Founder, Carbonsate

Fatou Jeng
Climate Advisor to the UN Secretary General and Project Manager, Future Generations Tribunal

Fiona Fussi
Actress and Creator

Florian Eickhold
Climate Finance and Environmental Markets Advisor to atmosfair gGmbH

Franziska Brantner
Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action

Franziska Reich
Editor in Chief, Focus Magazine

Fred Walti
CEO, Network for Global Innovation

Fulco Treffers
Director, Ro3kvit

Gabriele Haessig
Managing Director Communications & Sustainability P&G DACH, Procter & Gamble

Gerrit Feuerriegel
Founder, Bioshyft GmbH

Ghislain Irakoze
Founder and CEO, Wastezon

Gillord Pisas (Host)
MC/Host

Giuseppe Di Grazia
Deputy Editor in Chief, Der Stern

Greta Schulte
Head of Government and Public Affairs, Deutsche Kreditbank (DKB)

Heiko Dünkel
Head of Team Litigation, Federation of German Consumer Organisations vzbv

Henrik Wenders
Head of Brand, AUDI AG

Holger Sedlak
CTO, justairtech GmbH

Horst von Buttlar
Editor in Chief, Wirtschaftswoche

Ingrid Kukuljan
Head of Impact Sustainable Investing, Federated Hermes

Isabel Gebien
Founder & Podcast-Host, Equality 365

Jacquelyn Omotalade
Climate Investments National Director, Dream.org

Joel Vogl
CEO & Co-Founder, Infener

Johanna Puetz
Managing Director & Partner, BCG

Jörg Forthmann
CEO, IMWF Institute for Management and Economic Research

Joschka Fischer
Former Vice Chancellor and Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Germany

Julia Zhou
Co-founder, Tidal Impact

Julian Fieres
Vice President Strategy, Transformation, Sustainability & Digitalization, ZF Division Electrified Powertrain

Juliane von Schwerin
Vice President of Programm, Head of Maindepartment Society, NDR

Juliette de Grandpré
Climate Policy Analyst, NewClimate Institute

Jure Mikolčić
Executive Vice President and CEO Germany Division of Stadler Rail, Stadler

Kai Rassmus Landwehr
Co-Executive Director / Director Global Marketing, myclimate

Karl Haeusgen
President, VDMA

Karsten Miede
Director Energy, Business Development and Sustainability, VW Kraftwerk GmbH

Katharina van Bronswijk
Psychologist, Psychologists/Psychotherapists for Future e.V.

Katja Elkhanova
Co-Founder & CEO, Scenarium AI

Katja Heintschel von Heinegg
Director, ZAW and Deutscher Werberat

Katrin Habenschaden
CSO, Deutsche Bahn

Kevin Knitterscheidt
Head of Podcast, Live and Video, Handelsblatt

Kira Marie Cremer
Founder, QUINGS

Larissa Holzki
Teamlead AI, Handelsblatt

Lars Jessen
Writer & Director, Planet Narratives

Lars Kuba
VP and Director Data Centre Facility Business, HUAWEI Technologies Deutschland

Leonardo Estrada
Senior Manager, Drees & Sommer

Lisa Maxi Schmidt
Founder & CEO, runningyouroffice

Lothar Stadler
Entrepreneur & Investor, Imhotep & Epoona

Luca Caracciolo
Editorial Director, t3n & MIT Technology Review

Lukas Neus
Co-Founder, KitchenTown Berlin

Maja Göpel
Managing Director, Global Eco Transition GmbH

Malcolm Fabiyi
CEO & Founder, Optimabiome

Mamphele Ramphele
Former President of the World Bank & Club of Rome

Marcel Özer
Managing Director EPEA, Drees & Sommer

Marcin Jedrzejewski
Partner and Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group

Marco Geuer
Head of Global Data Strategy & Solutions, Data Insight Driven Company, FIEGE GROUP

Marie Jacobs
Global Sustainability Lead, Stadler

Martin Baier
Global Head of Sustainability, Siemens Smart Infrastructure

Martin Kaiser
Executive Director, Greenpeace Germany

Martin Pietzonka
Head of Innovation Services, Startup Hub Berlin, Drees & Sommer

Mashrur H. Shurid
President & CEO, IPAGE GLOBAL INC.

Matt Petersen
President & CEO, Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI)

Max Wasler
CEO, Greentech Festival

Maya Leinenbach
Vegan Food Creator, Fitgreenmind GmbH

Melanie Bausen-Wiens
SVP Regulatory, Sustainability & Public Affairs, BASF

Michael Hajesch
CEO, Ionity

Michael May
Head of Company Core Technology Data Analytics & AI, Siemens

Michael Mueller
CTO & co-founder, re:cinq

Michaela Thiel
Head of Sustainability, Körber Group

Mikaela Åhlin-Kottulinsky
Motorsport Racing Driver & Extreme E World Champion 2023, Rosberg X Racing

Mmakwena Moesi
CEO, Viva Organica

Niclas Vogt
Head of Communication, Startup-Verband

Nico Rosberg
Sustainability entrepreneur & co-founder, GREENTECH FESTIVAL

Nicole Quijano-Evans
Deputy Head Environment team, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)

Nicole Zabel-Wasmuth
Co-Founder, PlanetNarratives

Nidhi Pant
Co-Founder, S4S Technologies

Nina Eichinger
Journalist and Presenter, Nina Eichinger

Nina Stolle
Principal Project Lead with focus on SDG 13 Climate Action, metafinanz

Oleg Drozdov
Co-founder, Ro3kvit

Patrick Schnitzler
Co-Founder, klima&so

Philip Lettmann
CEO, Dr. Hauschka/WALA Heilmittel

Philipp Glonner
Co-Founder & CEO, ARTHUR BUS

Philipp Schröder
CEO & Co-Founder, 1KOMMA5°

Pierre-Yves Paslier
Co-founder & Co-CEO, Notpla

Prof. Dr. Jens Strüker
Professor of Information Systems and Digital Energy Management, University of Bayreuth

Prof. Dr. Oliver Thomas
Head of Smart Enterprise Engineering Research Department at DFKI Osnabrück, Green AI-Hub Mittelstand

Rachel Ross
Forest Carbon Scientist, Renoster

Regina Schmidt
Head of SDG2 Acceleration, UN World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator

Ricarda Lang
Party Leader, Bündnis 90/Die Grünen

Rolf Stahlhofen
Water activist, musician, founder, and board member, Water Is Right, Water is right Foundation

Rowena Johnston
Senior interior designer, Drees & Sommer

Sahra Wagenknecht
Party Leader, BSW

Sandra Achternbusch
Executive Director Corporate Sustainability, FIEGE GROUP

Sandra Wilde
Vice President F&D, Formo

Sandrine Dixson-Declève
Co-President, The Club of Rome

Seán O’Connelm
Policy Specialist on Rule of Law, Security and Human Rights, UNDP

Sebastian Klein
Spokesperson taxmenow

Sebastian Weber
Chief Information Officer, E.ON SE

Sina Brod
Head of Research & Consulting, Development and Climate Alliance

Stefan Klostermann
Chief Commercial Officer, momox SE

Stefan Schäfer
Head of international Product Marketing, OVHclouds

Steffen Szeidl
CEO, Drees & Sommer SE

Steffi Lemke
Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety, and Consumer Protection

Stephen Dunbar-Johnson
President, International, New York Times

Sylvie Nicol
Executive Vice President Human Resources, Infrastructure, and Sustainability, Henkel

Thomas Dosch
Head of Public Affairs, Tönnies Central Services GmbH & Co.KG.

Thomas Harlfinger
Partner, Drees & Sommer

Thomas Logisch
Founder & CEO, enteron solutions GmbH

Tilo Bonow
Founder & CEO, PIABO GmbH

Tina Dreimann
Founder & Managing Director, better ventures

Tina Schlingmann
Regional Director EMEA, EOS GmbH

Todd Smith
Co-founder, Safe Landing

Tony Simons
Senior Expert, G20 Land Initiative, CIFOR-ICRAF & Astanor Ventures

Toussaint Wattinne
Co-Founder and CEO, Upway

Victoria Blechman-Pomogajko
Project Lead, VideoDays Festival

Vikas Garg
Founder and CEO, abillion

Viviana Gutierrez
Assistant Director, Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Volker Katschinski
Founder, dan pearlman architecture

Andrew Simms
Author: Badvertising: Polluting our Minds and Fuelling Climate Chaos & Co-director, New Weather Institute

Kamal Charafeddine
Director, AUDI AG

Kiro Reich
Founder, BRVE