Invest.Austria Conference 2023 | invest.austria | 6 November 2023 | Apothekertrakt Schönbrunn, Meidlinger Tor, Grünbergstraße, 1130 Wien, Austria

The conference is the leading event to connect Angel Investors, Venture Capital and Private Equity, covering the entire funding lifecycle of innovative companies. The day will be packed with insightful panel discussions, inspiring keynotes & exciting fireside chats.

2023 Speakers

Alexander Schwartz
Partner, xista science ventures

Antonella Mei-Pochtler
Group Executive Board member & Managing Director, Pochtler Industrieholding GmbH

Arnaud Béasse
Co-Managing Director, invest.austria

Barbara Stöttinger
Dean, WU Executive Academy

Bernadette Ules
Managing Director, GBG Private Markets at Schelhammer Capital Bank

Bernhard Klemen
General Partner, Sarmayacar

Christiane Holzinger
General Manager, 360°Business Planner GmbH

Christian-Frederic Plump
CEO, ATG Ventures

Christoph Haimberger
Generell Manager, aws Fondsmanagement GmbH | Gründungsfonds II

Coumar Ananda
Managing Partner, India Advisory Paris

Daniela Haunstein
Co-Managing Director, invest.austria

Dominik Pezzei
Co-founder and CEO, OPTIMUSE

Doris Hofmeister
Partner & Director International Business, Mercuri Urval GmbH

Dusan Todorovic
Lead Program Manager aws i2 Business Angels, Austria Wirtschaftsservice

Eva Landrichtinger
Secretary-General, Federal Ministry of Labour and Economy

Fabian Laugwitz
Lawyer | Partner, act legal, Germany

Farsin Yadegardjam
Partner, COI Partners Capital Management AG

Felix Ohswald
CEO, GoStudent

Franz Zöchbauer
Managing Director, VERBUND Ventures

Gabriele Tatzberger
Director Startup Services, Vienna Business Agency

Hannes Ambacher
Managing Director, Eight Capital GmbH

Helmut Wöginger
VP GBD, Andritz AG

Henriette Lininger
Director Issuers, Wiener Börse AG

Ingo Bleier
Chief Corporates and Markets Officer, Erste Group Bank AG

Ion Hauer
Principal, APEX Ventures

Isabella Meran-Waldstein
Director for Research, Technology and Innovation, Federation of Austrian Industries

Jakob Buchmayer
VC Investor, HV Capital

Jasmina Popovska
Head of Investments, EIT Manufacturing

Jeannette Gorzala
Vice President, European AI Forum

Johannes Braith
CEO & Co-Founder, Storebox

Johannes Brandstetter
Assistant Professor, JKU Linz & Visiting Research at Microsoft

Julia Reilinger
CEO, B&C Innovation Investments GmbH

Jürgen Kaiser
Managing Partner, dieSaremas GmbH

Karl Lankmayr
Managing Director, AG Capital

Lucanus Polagnoli
Founder & General Partner, Calm/Storm

Margit Kreuzhuber
Head of WORK in AUSTRIA, Austrian Business Agency

Markus Lang
Partner, Speedinvest

Martin Dürnberger
Co-CEO / CFO, CCE Holding

Maximilian Schausberger
Managing Director, Elevator Ventures

Mika-Petteri Kuro
CEO, Helmee Imaging

Monika Köppl-Turyna
Director, EcoAustria

Niki Futter
Chairman of the Board, invest.austria

Niklas Pichler
Managing Partner, BlackPeak Capital

Nina Wöss
Managing Partner, Fund F

Rana Karadsheh
Director, Europe, International Finance Corporation

Sebastian Erich
CEO, Intermarket Bank AG

Tanja Spennlingwimmer
Head of Business Unit Entrepreneurship, Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH

Tarik Amhamdi
CEO, Shikenso GmbH

Thierry Baujard
Co-Founder, SpielFabrique UG

Thomas Bobek
Head of Private Equity Management, Erste Asset Management GmbH

Timur Topalgoekceli
Co-founder, Abundance Gate

Tommaso Maschera
Ventures Director, Italy, Plug and Play Tech Center

Victoria Hernández Valcárcel
NED, European Innovation Council / CaixaBank

Yves Pircher
Investment Manager, Smartworks Innovation

Andreas Lederer
Founder, ADVANTAGE AI

Niklas Timmermann
CEO, Skillshot Consulting

Olivier de Panafieu
CEO, AUDACIA

2023 Sponsors and Partners

MAIN PARTNER:
• ErsteS

PLATINUM PARTNER:
• ACT Legal

GOLD PARTNERS:
• AWS
• Eit Manufacturing
• EY
• Schelhammer Capital
• AG Capital
• Vienna Business Agency

SILVER PARTNERS:
• ABA
• B&C
• Binder Grosswang
• FFG
• Wiener Boerse
• Smartworks
• VerbundX