ANDREA STÜRMER

CEO | Zurich Insurance Austria

Andrea is leading the insurance company Zurich with 1200 employees in an industry in the midst of the digitization journey.

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SARAH CHEN

Founder | Beyond The Billion

Recently named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Sarah’s career spans across venture capital (VC) and innovation, in Asia and the US.

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ALISA ERESINA

Transformational Coach

Alisa is a transformational and high-performance coach and podcast host of I AM ENOUGH. 

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TANJA STERNBAUER

Co-Founder | the female factor

Tanja will share her experience in building international communities, giving insights into starting your own business and all things brand-related.

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RENÉE WAGNER

Managing Director | PlugnPlay

Renée's career has been unexpected and "untraditional" for Western standards. She gives insights into her mum-work balance and how to get to the executive level. 

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CARLY HULLS

Travel Blogger | Carly Hulls Creative

Carly is the founder of the lifestyle blog Austrian Adoption and a digital content creator by heart. Previously she worked for TourRadar and as contributor for Lonely Planet. 

MARIA BAUMGARTNER

CEO | Speedinvest Heroes

Maria went from startup founder herself to her current role as CEO of Speedinvest Heroes, connecting outstanding talents with pioneering startups in the Speedinvest portfolio.

LINDA PAIERL

Investor & CEO | Paierl Consulting

Linda has over 20 years of consulting experience from various positions, sharing her insights how to get to executive level and in board positions. 

KATHARINA EHRENFELLNER

President | 2chance2work

Katharina started her non-profit 2chance2work after her baby break and her role as CEO at Conda Crowdinvesting for the past 5 years.

SASHKA REGINA

Founder | Brandsashka Media

Featured on Forbes, Buzzfeed, ThriveGlobal and more, Sashka will support creatives to get clear on their messaging and market their brand true to their audience. 

JULIA ANDORFER

Coach & Consultant

Julia works as a psychologist, business consultant and yoga teacher. She is managing the balancing act of bringing personal development and the business world together.

KARINA STRENG

Co-Founder | FlyBird

Karina combines vast experience from the tech world with her unique coaching skills and can give you insights in building and scaling companies and teams alike. 

SONJA MILLGRAMMER

Tax advisor & team lead | Artus

Sonja is tax advisor and team lead at ARTUS tax advisory. She was teaching economics before and is a mom of two boys. 

INA WICKER

Partner | BCG

Ina started her career in consulting at BCG over 11 years ago, working her way up from consultant to principal and eventually to partner-level.

RENATA TAMASI

Founder | samebug

Renata is the founder of samebug, which she exited to Rollbar in 2019, acting now as their Head of Customer Success.

GEORGIANA LAZAR

Head of Human Capital | UniCredit

Georgiana started her career at UniCredit Bank Austria over 10 years ago in Bucharest as recruitment manager - now being Head for the whole group. 

PAVLINA POPOVA

Director Banking | Barzahlen

Pavlina is sharing her experience how to make it in the fast growing fintech sector with an economics background and without tech knowledge.

VIVIANNA SCHWOERER

Former VP | WeWork

Vivianna is a real estate professional, former Vice President of Global Real Estate at WeWork and now serves on the Advisory Committee for Women in PropTech.

TZUFIT HERLING

Founder | Connecteur

Tzufit is a social entrepreneur and consultant with vast experience in journalism and community building passionate about connecting people to ideas.

MARIE BOLTENSTERN

Head of Design | Boltenstern

Marie Boltenstern is an Architect and 3D-Specialist, pioneering in bringing directly 3D-printed precious metal jewelry collections to market. 

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PETRA HAUSER

Country Manager | Talent Garden

Petra will share her insights of how to get into board seats with her vast experience in different leadership positions across industries. 

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MARIYA KONSTANTINOVA

CFO | Agrana Group

Mariya is a finance expert, spending more than 7 years in different leading financial positions in Europe, China and Russia.

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MAHDIS GHARAEI

Co-Founder | the female factor

Mahdis will give first-hand insights into positioning yourself in the sectors of business development and sales on a global scale. 

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GABRIELE TATZBERGER

Startup services | VBA

Gabriele is leading the startup services at Vienna Business Agency and a super connector at heart. She is representing Vienna on an international level and connects startups with stakeholders.

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NINA POXLEITNER

Co-Founder | MTOP

Nina, will share her experience as a social impact founder of MTOP - MORE THAN ONE PERSPECTIVE. She was listed Forbes 30under30 and was named Ashoka Changemaker.

KATIA YAKOVLEVA

Strategic Accounts | Spotify

Katia has been with Spotify from the early days, actively contributing to the growth and success. She previously worked for companies like Coca-Cola and EMI Music Publishing.

ASETILA KÖSTINGER

Co-founder | greenwell energy

Asetila built some own companies and startups over the years. She's an female empowerment advocate and impact entrepreneur. 

CORNELIA PAULINE

CEO | FunnelGal

Ever wondered how to start your online business to work from anywhere? Cornelia will give you insights and touch upon how to manage a work-family life. 

BERNADETTE FRECH

CEO | Instahelp

Bernadette not only manages Instahelp but also teaches at various universities in the field of emotion management and female entrepreneurship. Bernadette is also a mum of two.

KLARA FUCHS

High Performance Coach & Blogger

As a blogger, podcast host, marketing strategist and coach herself Klara will give our participants insights into how to build an online business based on your own brand.

MAGGIE CHILDS

CEO | Metropole

Maggie, originally from NY, has vast experience in journalism, worked her way up and started her own publication: Metropole in 2015 uniting the expat community in Vienna, Austria.

SIMONE GERNER

COO | Artus

Simone is the COO of ARTUS tax advisory, responsible for the operations, growth and marketing of the company. Before joining ARTUS she was active in the tourism sector.

CLAUDIA FALKINGER

Innovation Strategist | ÖBB

Claudia is a mobility advocate, supporting ÖBB in innovation and driving diversity in the sector as co-founder of Women in Mobility in Vienna.  

HANNAH WUNDSAM

CXO | AustrianStartups

Hannah is co-founder of rePhil, reducing single-use packaging and currently also CXO at AustrianStartups, driving entrepreneurship in Austria. 

LEONA ASLANOVA

CEO | Innovation Starter

Leona is founder of innovation starter and an Innovation expert in leading corporate innovation programs and innovation projects involved in various events and education initiatives.

TANJA KUFNER

Advisor | European Commission Fund

Tanja is an experienced venture partner, supporting multiple initiatives as mentor. As expert advisor she is currently focussing on advancing mobility startups. 

ULRIKE ANDERWALD

Owner | Blaupause Consulting

With more than 15 years of experience as global marketing executive Ulrike shares her vast experience in communications and marketing strategy related topics with startup founders.

RUTH GABLER-SCHACHERMAYR

Founder | CareerMum

Having an accomplished career herself, Ruth started CareerMum after giving birth to her baby last year, connecting and enabling other mothers to accelerate their careers.