Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow 2024 | Female Founders | 4 June 2024 | Museum of Applied Arts, Stubenring 5, 1010 Wien, Austria

Join us and have your say about making the European tech and innovation ecosystem more inclusive and open to everyone, who wants to make a positive change in the world. The event where startups, investors & innovation opinion leaders get together to create an inclusive future of entrepreneurship.

2024 Speakers

Viktoria Schnaderbeck
CEO & Founder, PRO-SPECTIVE Sports Marketing Agency

Kosima Kovar
CEO, Ada Growth

Eleonora Mantovani
Principal, PROfounders Capital

Oliver Holle
Founder and Managing Partner, Speedinvest

Domagoj Dolinsek
Founder, PlanRadar

Kate McGinn
Investor, Seedcamp

Gloria Baeuerlein
Founding Partner, Puzzle Ventures

Vera Steinhäuser
Founder, Leadhers+ Academy

Peter Windischhofer
Founder of refurbed | Forbes 30u30

Julia Goelles
VP Marketing, Parloa

Hanna Asmussen
Co-Founder & CEO, Localyze

Mizter Rad
Podcast Host, Mizter Rad Show

Louise Harvey
Venture Associate, Hearst Lab

Thomas Funke
Founding President, Tomorrow University

Michael Schuster
Founder, Boardroom

Anisah Osman Britton
Director of Operations, WVC:E

Daniel Dippold
Founder, EWOR

Anna von Hellberg
Co-Founder, Shareholder, Motel a Miio

Shannon Snow
COO, World of Women

Kathleen Breitman
Co-Founder, Tezos

Heidrun Twesten
CEO, Impacct

Rasika Krishna-Schmid
Senior Director, Design & Experience, Dynatrace

Jakob Buchmayer
VC Investor, HV Capital

Manuela Waldner
CFO, ÖBB-Holding AG

Florian Slezak
Cloud Region Lead, Microsoft Österreich

Gabriele Tatzberger
Director Startup Services, Vienna Business Agency

Markus Lang
Partner, Speedinvest

Gianna Lengyel
Head of Business Development, Mistral AI

Kosima Kovar
CEO, Ada Growth

Johannes Berger
CEO & Co-founder, Mimo

Birgit van Duyvenbode
CEO & Founder, REEDuce – noise protection technologies

Oliver Holle
Founder and Managing Partner, Speedinvest

Florian Haas
Head of Startup, EY Austria

Luke Charbonnier-Bevan
Manager, Zinc VC

Ziaf Rehman
Venture Capital Associate, Delin Ventures

Valerie Wiederkehr-Prundianu
VP of People, Resourcify GmbH

Michael Kowatschew
Co-Founder & Partner, morgen ventures

Tobias Schulz
Principal, High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH

Maya Pindeus
Co-Founder, CEO, Another Earth

Alistair Owen
Principal, VentureFriends

Elisabeth Tuttass
Investor, Unshackled Ventures

Vincent Tan
Partner, Nextblue

Stephanie Cox
Director Children & Youth Austria, Switzerland & LIE, Ashoka

Anna Pölzl
CEO, Founder, nista.io

Manuela von zur Mühlen
Global Director B2B Partnerships, Spread Group | Spreadshirt Pro

Katharina Baratta-Dragono
Investor, Cherry Ventures

Eva Arh
Partner, 3VC

Costanza Carissimo
Investment Director, Cathay Innovation

Anastasia Kuskova
Founder & CEO, Sirius

Felix Ferstl
Principal, Ananda Impact Ventures

Charlotte Küppers
Investment Analyst, Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures

Clare Zhang
Investment Analyst, Playfair Capital

Charlotte Niklahs
VP Venture Development, Project A

Isabelle Siegrist
Founder and CEO, Sandborn

Kosima Kovar
CEO, Ada Growth

Karin Tausz
Managing Director, Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG)

Tania Hoeding
VC Investor, Prosus Ventures

Hansi Hansmann
Serial Entrepreneur, Business Angel, Chairman, Hans(women) Group

Ghislain Terrier
Investment Manager, European Investment Fund

Kosima Kovar, CEO at Ada Growth
Lisa Pallweber
Investment Manager, Hans(wo)men Group

Tania Hoeding
VC Investor, Prosus Ventures

Rebecca Williams
Leadership Communications Coach and Trainer, Rebecca Williams

Laura Raggl
Managing Director, ROI VENTURES

Alexandra Ciarnau
Co-Head Digital Industries Group, DORDA Rechtsanwälte

Sylvia Ionita
CFO, Waterdrop Microdrink

Valerie Hengl
Co-CEO at Female Founders

Nina Wöss
Managing Partner at Fund F, Co-Founder at Female Founders

Lisa-Marie Fassl
Managing Partner at Fund F, Co-Founder at Female Founders

Jaysri Thangam
Investor at Fund F

2024 Partners

• Vienna Business Agency
• Uniqa
• FFG
• Mirosoft
• Morgan Stanley
• Dorda
• QBB
• Austria Wirtschaftservice
• Pirates
• EY
• 3VC
• EIT Manufacturing
• High-Tech Grunderfonds
• Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures
• Mel & koffie
• Hanswomen
• Karma Food
• B2match
• Wrap Stars
• Rebel Tours