Day 1
September 15, 2021
Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speech: Rüdiger von Fritsch
Rüdiger von Fritsch
Partner at Berlin Global Advisors & Ex-German Ambassador in Russia
On-Stage Dialogue
Günther Oettinger
President of the EBS University
Futury KickOff Event #TransformationBeSustainable - The Mission
Charlie Müller
Managing Director Futury
Walter Sinn
Managing Partner and member of the Board of Directors at Bain & Company
On September 15th, Futury kicks off its innovation program #TransformationBeSustainable live on stage with three pitch presentations and a top-notch panel discussion with representatives from leading international companies. With its program, Futury connects entrepreneurial talents and experienced corporates to innovate together and during the upcoming three months, they will jointly develop solutions for a more sustainable business world. Come join us!
15. September 2021 | 13:30 – 15:00 | Main Stage
#TheMission is a large-scale initiative by Futury, Deutsche Bank, Bain & Company, PreZero and Handelsblatt Media Group with the aim to bring sustainability into business. Together with corporate partners and experts from the field, they provide three-months innovation programs to develop new solutions and market-ready business models for a more sustainable future.
Keynote Speech: Walter Sinn
Walter Sinn
Managing Partner and member of the Board of Directors at Bain & Company
Crisis Management Panel
Raša Karapandža
Vice Dean Education and Professor of Finance @ebs.edu & visiting prof@nyu.edu
Olivier Krüger
CEO Lufthansa Systems
Falco Weidemeyer
Head of EY Parthenon EMEIA
Christine Regitz
Member of the Supervisory Board VP, Head of women in Tech SAP
Investment Panel
Oliver Behrens
CEO of Morgan Stanley Europe SE
Alexander Mayer
Head of Investment Banking Germany & Austria | Goldman Sachs
Kurosch Habibi
Founder & Co-CEO at Carl Finance GmbH | Forbes 30 under 30
Manuel Koch
CEO & Founder of Inside Wirtschaft
Iris Bleck
Co-Founder & CEO of FintechX GmbH
Fireside Chat: Jörg Gerbig
Jörg Gerbig
COO Just Eat Takeaway.com | Founder Lieferando
Day 2
September 16, 2021
Keynote Speech: Daniel Holz
Daniel Holz
Vice President EMEA North at Google Cloud
Keynote Speech: Belen Garijo
Belén Garijo
Chair of the Executive Board and CEO at Merck
Keynote Speech: Henrik Ahlers
Henrik Ahlers
Chairman of the Executive Board Germany EY
Digital Transformation Panel
Andreas Späne
Partner at Strategy& (part of the PwC network)
Allison Krill
Chief Technology Officer for Deutsche Börse
Anne Gfrerer
Owner & Managing Director at Anne Gfrerer Consulting
Daniel Holz
Vice President EMEA North at Google Cloud
Ai in Family Firms Panel
Thomas Schiemann
Member of the Management Board at DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e. V.
Florian Müller
Partner at Bain & Company, Head of Bain's EMEA Advanced Analytics Practice
Alexander Krock
Intelligent Cloud (Azure) Leader Germany, Sr. Director Customer Success Unit Microsoft Germany
Isabel Grupp
Managing Director at Plastro Mayer
Matthias Waldkirch
Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation in Family-Owned Firms | EBS
On-Stage Dialogue: Axelle Lemaire & Burkhard Schwenker
Axelle Lemaire
Global Head of Terra Numerata chez Roland Berger
Burkhard Schwenker
Chairman of the Advisory Council and Former CEO Roland Berger
Keynote Speech: Silke Bagschik
Silke Bagschik
Head of marketing & Sales Product Line e-Mobility @ Volkswagen
Keynote Speech: Moritz Hagenmüller
Moritz Hagenmüller
MD & Strategy Leader Accenture Europe, DACH, Russia
Keynote Speech: Anna Alex
Anna Alex
Co-Founder Planetly
Keynote Speech: David Zimmer
David Zimmer
Founder and CEO Inexio
Start-Up Pitch Battle
Martin Wild
CEO, CO-Founder Organic Garden AG | Business Angel, Investor | Supervisory Board of CANCOM SE
Benjamin Krahmer
Managing Director Futury Capital
Charlie Müller
Managing Director Futury
Maximilian Konen
Investment Analyst at Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures
The audience will have the chance to vote for their favorite start-up!
Fireside Chat: Celine Willers
Celine Willers
Founder of The People Branding Company
Fireside Chat: Thomas Sattelberger
Thomas Sattelberger
Member of the German Bundestag and spokesman for innovation, education and research for his FDP parliamentary group.
Day 3
September 17, 2021
Keynote Speech: Liv Adler
Liv Adler
Project Lead Sustainable Raw Materials at Covestro Deutschland AG
Keynote Speech: Anders Indset
Anders Indset
Business Philosopher
Keynote Speech: Matthias Tauber
Matthias Tauber
Managing Director and Senior Partner, Head of BCG for Germany & Austria
Education Panel
Jörg Winterberg
Managing Director SRH Higher Education GmbH
Kristina Sinemus
Hessian Minister for Digital Strategy and Development
Tobias Gutmann
Assistant Professor of Product Innovation | EBS Business School
Thomas Sattelberger
Member of the German Bundestag and spokesman for innovation, education and research for his FDP parliamentary group.
Keynote Speech: Dan McCrum
Dan McCrum
Investigative Reporter at the Financial Times | Discoverer of the Wirecard Scandal
Keynote Speech: Friedrich von Bohlen
Friedrich von Bohlen
Co-Founder of Molecular Health and dievini Hopp BioTech
Keynote Speech: Maximilian Tayenthal
Maximilian Tayenthal
Founder and Co-CEO N26