Rethink! M&A 2024 | we.CONECT Global Leaders GmbH | 28 September 2024 | Hotel Steigenberger Bad Homburg, Kaiser-Friedrich-Promenade 69-75, 61348 Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany

This event offers you new ideas, new contacts and new suggestions! The previous event is the strategy event for M&A experts and finance decision-makers. The top-level event offers an exclusive platform to interactively discuss current projects and innovative technologies & trends for the digitalization, standardization and automation of M&A strategy over 2 ½ days.

Core Topics:
• M&A digitalization: What role do new innovative technologies play and to what extent does your M&A strategy change through the use of AI, blockchain, cryptocurrencies and cyber security technologies? How does digitalization affect the management of M&A processes and how will the market develop in the future?
• Automation & Advanced Analytics: Quickly identify and extract key provisions by reviewing contracts and other documents - How can cognitive technologies speed up the screening process?
• AI and M&A: How can you leverage analytical and AI insights throughout the M&A lifecycle? Do buyers have an effective process for evaluating and using the technology? Do buyers, particularly those outside the technology sector, really know how to assess the value of a potential AI acquisition?
• SPAC Attack: How do SPAC mergers work and what are the associated accounting and reporting issues? Are SPACs a Real Financing Option?
• ESG Screening & Investment Solutions: Trends, Relevance and Opportunities of Sustainability for M&A of the Future? How should ESG investments be evaluated in an M&A context?
• M&A Due Dilligence: Which methodology for carrying out a thorough financial analysis makes sense and what is important in financial due diligence?
• After the pandemic: What impact did the Corona crisis have on your M&A activities and how do companies benefit despite the challenging market situation?
• M&A vs. Legal: How can legal risks with regard to takeovers, mergers and sales be identified and avoided?
• Transaction Compliance & Insurance: How do you assess the target company's compliance risk profile to uncover any red flags, including past or current violations of anti-corruption laws, sanctions, antitrust regulations, data protection regulations, violations of health and safety regulations?
• Smart Contracts: Practical and legal limits to the use of smart contracts
• Post merger integration: implications for finance, IT, HR and operational business

2024 Speakers

Sebastian Rockstroh
Rechtsanwalt Und Syndikusrechtsanwalt, Dr. Ing. H.c. F. Porsche Ag

Torsten Decker
Senior Corporate Counsel, Legal M&a, E.on Se

Alexander Baum
Senior Strategy Consultant, Evonik Industries Ag

Knut Sönnichsen
Senior Legal Counsel, Rolls-royce Power Systems Ag

Natasa Nikolic
Chief Economist | Head Of Market And Economic Intelligence At Corporate Strategy, Founder Lavon Advisors, Evonik Industries Ag

Catarina Reis Rivotti
Director Finance, Controlling, M&a East Asia, Robert Bosch Gmbh

Deniz Oezkan Erguen
Director, Head Of M&a Legal, Delivery Hero Se

Florian Viehbeck
M&a Manager, Giesecke+devrient Gmbh

Florian Jörgens
Chief Information Security Officer, Vorwerk & Co. Kg (Vorwerk Gruppe)

Christian Sparl
Chief Legal Counsel, Alpla Group

Makarand Kulkarni
Project Management Officer Strategic Projects, Sanofi India Limited

Dr. Martin Schorn
Rechtsanwalt, Partner, Pohlmann & Company

Marc Feth
Director Dach, Tic (Testing, Inspection And Certification)

Francis Gross
Senior Adviser Statistics, European Central Bank

Tobias Strobel
Principal Legal Counsel, Deutsche Börse Ag

Cordelia Müller
Bereichsleitung Strategie, M&a, Mainova Ag

Christina Dio
Founder Embrace-change , Embrace-change

Kristina Bode
Legal Counsel M&a, Innovation, E.on Se

Dr. Harald Hauer
Chief Risk Officer, Verbund Ag

Jan Pörschmann
Vorstandsvorsitzender, Bundesverband Mergers & Acquisitions E.v.

Johannes Göllner
Vorstandsvorsitzender, Zentrum Für Risiko- Und Krisenmanagement

Jochen Gregor
Head Of Group Planning & Controlling, Systems & International, Tchibo Gmbh

Johannes Goellner
Zentrum Fuer Risiko Und Krisenmanagement

Sebastian Rockstroh

Sven Weissmann
Cso, Traxpay

Norman Wahl
Partner - Capital & Debt Advisory, Ernst & Young

Werner Langhans
Director Partnerships And M&a, Frequentis

Dr. Moritz Von Hesberg
Rechtsanwalt I Partner, Dla Piper Uk Llp

Tatiana Marzoli
Counsel M&a, Dla Piper

Dr. Maximillian Tucher
Partner | M&a Transaction Services, Deloitte Gmbh Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Bernd Linder Hofmann
Board Member, Integrale Nürnberg Lebensarchitekten Ev

Rasmus Rahn
Senior Manager | Strategy And Transactions, Ernst & Young

Dippak Patel
Senior Manager Treasury Consulting, Ernst & Young

Ferdinand Grieger
Chief Legal Officer (Group Clo), Dgc Switzerland Ag

Dr. Marcin Chomiuk
Partner, Head Of M&a, Corporate, Commercial, Jdp Drapala & Partners Sp. J., Warschau, Polen

Peter Klein
Managing Director, Integral-systemics

Prof. Dr. Christoph Schalast
Managing Partner, Schalast & Partner Rechtsanwälte Mbb

Richard Kuckelkorn
Head Of Private Debt, H&a Global Investment Management

Michael Portermann
Partner, Ernst & Young

Sebastian Binder
Senior Manager, Ernst & Young

Julian Kerber
Head Of Product Management Live & Virtual Events , We.conect Global Leaders Gmbh

Lea Möhrle
Product Manager, We.conect Global Leaders Gmbh

2024 Partners

BUSINESS PARTNERS:
• EY
• Deloitte
• Diligent
• Kobaltblau
• Oppenhoff
• Salmon Software
• wts advisory
• DLA PIPER
• Schalast Law