Our Speakers

Don is passionate about working with entrepreneurs who build durable, generational businesses. The GFC portfolio features over a dozen $1b+ disruptors, including companies like Deel, Headway, Canva, Cultureamp, Brex, and Next Insurance.

Marija Mustapic has optimized Workflows through technology for over 15 years. She is currently a guest lecturer and consultant in process optimization through AI and further technology solutions.

Among others, Tristan is an AI Expert and Educator, Strategist & Advisor, an AI Lead & Manager at AI Founders by Campus Founders (one of Europe's top AI Startup Incubators), and lectures a course about AI for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Technical University of Munich.

Carmen Jenny is a passionate entrepreneur and the co-founder & CMO of Scripe. With her background as a journalist and second-time founder, Carmen co-initiated Scripe, with the mission to transform content-led growth for professionals. Scripe is an AI-based personal branding workspace that enables entire businesses - from executives to individual contributors - to effortlessly create and share authentic, high-impact content for LinkedIn.

Dr. Alvar Mollik is a specialist physician and CEO & founder of Dr. Notes, an AI startup transforming medical documentation and communication. He is also an author and speaker on the future of medicine.

COO Verdas AI | CEO Verdas Ventures

Georg is a dedicated entrepreneur and strategic advisor, specializing in product-market fit and developing effective go-to-market strategies. 

He is currently working on his latest venture, which remains in stealth mode.

Director AI (Europe) @Start2Group | Managing Director @ BIC | Researcher & Lecturer @ Zeppelin University | Moderator & Keynote Speaker | C-Level & Startup Advisor

Urs Merkel combines Data Science and Organizational Psychology in one person. As an expert in data-driven leadership and team dynamics, he develops organizations from the core with the tools of soft.fact. As a systemic organizational developer, he advises companies on creating self-effective and proactive structures. As a co-author of Intangible Future, he explains how we can make these soft factors, particularly human skills, tangible and usable for our everyday work. His goal is to teach people how to collaborate, make cultural transformation practical, and develop companies into resilient, high-performing organizations.

His vision: to adapt the working world to the needs of people, not the other way around. He realizes this in companies like Siemens, Telefónica, or Knoell through the tools of soft.fact. Because data-driven leadership and human skills development is the next big thing.

Bavarian AI Chair for Mathematical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence at Ludwig-Maximilians Universität München

Albert Bozesan is a filmmaker, bestselling writer and generative AI educator. Immediately after the release of Stable Diffusion, he began a YouTube channel to teach AI to artists and created the first workflows for the cinematic production pipeline. This led him to join forces with entertainment group PAL Next (Netflix’s Army of Thieves, Prime Video’s upcoming The Tiger) and spin off STORYBOOK STUDIOS. As Creative Director AI Media there, he develops new workflows that enhance and streamline traditional filmmaking. Storybook’s latest work is the children’s series SPACE VETS, the world’s first consistent narrative animation series made with AI in every stage of production.

Sascha Karstädt served as Managing Director of the Founder Institute in Germany from 2012 to 2022 and is an advisor and shareholder in numerous startups. He was also Managing Director at Scout24 Incubation & Acceleration, part of Germany’s leading real estate marketplace. Sascha started AI Founders, one of Europe’s top AI accelerators, where he has invested in 50 AI startups. In 2024, he led a venture studio, investing 100k as a General Partner in AI-focused startups. Sascha is a seasoned expert in startups and venture capital.

Maximilian Glas is the Founder / CEO of AIWORX. AIWORX offers innovative and customized AI solutions that help companies efficiently automate processes and make data-driven decisions. Our focus is on developing forward-thinking strategies with the latest technology, accelerating digital transformation in medium-sized businesses, and enabling sustainable success.