A warm welcome from our Telefónica Germany CFO Markus Rolle and our Wayra Germany CEO Florian Bogenschütz.

In 2020 only 2.3% of the available capital worldwide was invested in female-led startups. According to current forecasts, we might get close to 10% of the available capital in Europe in 2021. Yet, we’re still far away from having a diverse venture capital and startup ecosystem. In her keynote, Gesa Miczaika, managing partner at Auxxo and member of the board of the German Startup Association, will elaborate on why this leads to missed opportunities. Studies show that women-led startups are more successful and usually faster at exiting.

The telecommunications sector is in an exciting phase of technological change: 5G is opening up completely new networking possibilities and digital applications for consumers and companies. In addition, technologies such as cloud and Open RAN are increasingly changing classic network infrastructures. What does the future of the telco market look like? Which technologies should startups and investors keep an eye on? And what new applications can customers and companies benefit from? We talk about this with Mallik Rao, Chief Technology & Information Officer at Telefónica Deutschland / o2.

Together we will be discussing what the decentralized future holds from an investors' and builders' perspective. The panel, consisting of investors, entrepreneurs and experts in the space, will discuss all the magic about decentralization and what kind of socio-economical changes it is inducing. Distributed ledger technology, generally referred to as Blockchain, spawns excellent new opportunities for investors alongside numerous challenges. Take part in this exciting discussion and learn more about the technology everybody talks about, but few understand.

Investments into cybersecurity companies grew in recent years disproportionately to EUR 7.5 billion in 2020 worldwide. During this panel, we will discuss current investment trends and metrics of the cybersecurity market, experiences that founders and investors face in this segment at different funding stages and critical insights to find the best investment opportunities in this industry.

So far in 2021, global investors have already closed as many climate-focused funds as were raised during the previous five years combined, according to PitchBook data. VC-backed climate tech companies have raised more than $14.2 billion worldwide — 88% of the total for all of 2020. So how can we explain that awakening? Has the definition of impact investing widened, or are more funds realizing that only companies with solutions aiming to decarbonize the planet have a long-lasting future? In this panel, we will explore all facets of impact and climate tech investing and hear why it should or should not become central to all investment processes. Let's discuss!

During this panel, Wayra Germany´s CSO, Katrin Bacic, will be discussing with 3 of our portfolio startups what have been their experiences so far working with Telefónica and Wayra, how can startups really benefit from such a relationship, what are the challenges when working with corporations and how to overcome them.

Trustworthy AI sought by EU commission - what's it about? Why & what do companies need to do? How AI can improve compliance and explainability.

It is still predominantly men who decide whether and which innovations and start-ups deserve financial support - both from VC funds and business angels. But diversity is crucial for success - not only in teams but also at the Cap Table. Especially when it comes to shaping our economy and future sustainably, we must all strive to shed light on more perspectives - including female ones! In her Deep Dive, Svenja Lassen, initiator of the Female Investors Network at primeCROWD, presents study results and action measures for more equal participation and achieving the mission #25to25."

Many companies often claim „We only hire the best talent“, but when having a closer look at their recruiting process, it becomes clear that they are not addressing a diverse talent pool in the first place. In this interactive session, we dive into the entire recruiting funnel and talk about common pitfalls and best practices for a gender diverse workforce. We will discuss real-life examples and address your questions in a Q&A about building a diverse recruiting funnel.

How does a B2B company build up a brand that stands out while running on a growth engine? In this marketing deep-dive, Franziska Engel-Ulrich will have a look at a scale-up that stayed true to its vision and managed to scale but dared to do the unscalable.

Many founders know that investment processes usually start with a term sheet. But what actually defines that first step of the investment process? In the deep dive, Matthias Jacobs will explain the legal and practical background of term sheets in startup financing, take a look at the investor perspective, and discuss how startups can handle term sheet negotiations to protect their interests while maintaining the necessary momentum.

Only for startups which applied before October 10. Pre-selected startups will meet the best fit European VCs, namely Faraday Venture Partners, High-Tech Gründerfonds, IBB Ventures, seed + speed Ventures, Senovo and primeCROWD in exclusive 1:1s. Each session will take 10 mins, including pitching and Q&A, followed by a 5 min break.