Berlin

Adrian is a Strategic Partner Developer at Google in Hamburg. He is member of the global Channel Sales team that aims to develop Google’s AdWords penetration in the small to medium business (SMB) segment by building strong relationships with selected partners ranging from large resellers, technology platforms to digital service start-ups. In his role he identifies new strategic partnership opportunities for Google and consults prospects how to successfully establish and scale their business.

Before joining Google Adrian was an engagement manager at Booz & Company based in Berlin, specialized in commercial due diligences, value creation strategies and transformation programs for telecom and technology companies. He has served clients around the globe from Moscow to New York and received a master degree in electrical engineering and holds an MBA from Cambridge University.

Michael founded Contiamo in 2013. Combining his tech and business backgrounds, Michael sets the vision for a very product-driven company. Prior to Contiamo he managed multiple businesses at Rocket Internet and was responsible for investments in fast-growing businesses in emerging markets at an international fund. When he isn't working, he can be found on the beach volleyball court or in a jazz bar.

Birte helps companies develop the expertise and gain the methodologies needed to run the digital transformation of their businesses successfully. She connects content and technology to design new training formats. She is interested in the change in leadership in the digital age and has written a book on it. Birte founded the Berlin School of Digital Business which helps companies tackle the before mentioned challenges of the digital transformation.

She is part of the Women-in-Digital-Network and a mentor to Start2Code, a coding school for children.

Henrik-Jan van der Pol is the founder and CEO of Perdoo. After his studies in corporate law, he joined Pon Holdings BV as a management trainee. He then continued as a management consultant and led change & implementation projects for organizations like Heineken. In 2014, he founded Perdoo together with Jonathan Morrice.

Tobias is the Head of IT service, reception and customer service support at the Swedish Sports Federation. He's a strategic problem solver and has been working with customer service over 10 years.

He has worked with small and big employers and feels that he's developed a good skill rate when it comes to customer service issues.

Alexander Holtappels is the Founder and CEO of SABIO GmbH. Since 1999, SABIO offers the perfect knowledge management tool for customer service - even in large corporations. Even with comprehensive functionality, SABIO remains very user-friendly and flexible in the integration.

Formerly of Project A Ventures (company builder), Arthur is an expert on growing companies, reaching new audiences and strategic marketing.

In his role of CMO of idealo internet, he is looking to create a 360 degree view of customers.

Mr. Wolfgang Allisat, also known as Wolf, is the Chief Revenue Officer at Unbabel. Previously, he served as Global Chief Revenue Officer at TagMan Limited since September 2012. He is responsible for driving TagMan’s expansion strategy in key global markets across all channels. He is a digital executive with a strong history of success growing companies through key phases in their evolutions from industry pioneers to becoming the global standard in their industries. He also served as an Executive Vice President of International Markets of comScore, Inc. Mr. Allisat holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the University of Saarland, Germany.

Manuel Hinz is an experienced entrepreneur, consultant and interim manager with a track record of leading several e-commerce startups from the initial setup to a successful exit. As the Head of Corporate Development and interim CFO, Manuel accompanied the trade sale of DailyDeal to Google. Supported by Project A Ventures, he founded the price comparison site Toroleo (asset deal with Delticom AG) and consulted to several fast-growing e-commerce startups, such as Scarosso in the Interim CMO role. Beyond his operational experience, Manuel advises Earlybird Venture Capital and eTribes Connect. In 2015, Manuel and Markus Wuebben founded CrossEngage, an open marketing platform that enables marketers to orchestrate their marketing communications across all channels.

Dr. Axel Niclas is the Chief Operating Officer of the celexon Group, which is headquartered in Germany and has offices in nine European countries. Prior to becoming their COO, he led business development at celexon. celexon is involved in the manufacture and supply of a wide range of projector accessory products for the AV market, including projector screens, mounts, projection furniture and other accessory products.

Jasper is the former Head of Customer Systems Operations at Rocket Internet. In his role he consulted many companies, from early-stage startups to unicorns, regarding customer facing processes and systems.

In his projects he supported CS/CX teams to transition from a perceived cost center into a value-adding part of their company.

Arun Mani joined Freshdesk in early 2016 with the goal of supporting the European market and growing the company’s presence in the region. His initial focus will be on the support and growth of the mid-market and enterprise business. Furthermore he is responsible for hiring exceptional talent in Berlin, to service customers in Europe and scale the business in the regions.

Prior to joining Freshdesk, Mani built and scaled a global sales team for AppNexus, growing revenue of their core network business by five times in just three years. Mani previously worked at McKinsey & Company and Accenture, managing client relationships and advising C-level executives on growth strategies and sales enablement. He also holds an MBA from INSEAD.

Arun Mani is an engineer and problem solver at heart. Just recently he moved with his wife and daughter to Berlin.