17:00 Coffee & Networking

17:30 Dr. Peter Hellich, David Mardle, Partners of Taylor Wessing, Growth Capital Deal Making in the Financial Crisis – can VC and PE work together?

VC Panel
Sven Achter, Holtzbrinck Ventures
Matthias Grychta, Neuhaus Partners
Jörg "George" Sperling, WHEB Partners
Nils Granath, Swisscom Ventures
Moderator: Andrew Romans

Founder Panel: How to build a high growth company in an economic downturn
Sebastian Funke, cofounder sMeet
Johannes von Borries, cofounder Nanda Technologies
Christian Saller, cofounder Swoodoo
Moderator: Andrew Romans

Introduction to The Founders Club, Andrew Romans

Attendees

Johannes Ditterich, CEO Limango GmbH
Henning Kosmack, CEO MegaZebra
Christian Saller, CEO Swoodoo
Stephan Schulz, CEO Dilitronics
Marco Ripanti, CEO ekaabo GmbH
Philip Gienandt, CEO LinguaTV
Thomas M. Hohenacker, CEO TELCAST MEDIA GROUP
Dirk Wolf, CFO TELCAST MEDIA GROUP GmbH
Johannes von Borries, cofounder Nanda Technologies
Sebastian Funke, cofounder sMeet
Georg Broxtermann, CEO Orbster GmbH
Berthold Hackl, CEO invendo medical
Kai Petersen, cofounder LaTherm
Daniel Wild, Tiburon Partners AG
Dennis von Ferenczy, co-founder amiando AG
Felix Haas, co-founder amiando AG
Martin Steiner, Ph.D CEO ImVisioN GmbH
Thorsten Schröppe, CEO Anschlusstor Vermarktungs GmbH
Torsten Neuefeind, CEO Proteros Biostructures
Dr. Peter Ripplinger, CEO Subitec
Jörg Überla, ex-Wellington Partners
Olivier Schuepbach, ex-Wellington Partners
Sven Achter, Holtzbrinck Ventures
Matthias Grychta, Neuhaus Partners
Jörg "George" Sperling, WHEB Partners
Nils Granath, Swisscom Ventures
Rudolf Ohnesorge, Siemens Venture Capital
Olaf Jacobi, Target Partners
Christian Thaler-Wolski, Target Partners
Tom S. Anthofer, Cipio Partners
Eric Achtmann, Global Capital Advisors GmbH / PolyTechnos
Philip Austin, Atlas Venture
Dr.-Ing. Jörg Sievert, SAP Ventures  
Jan Hähnel, BayernLB Private Equity
Dr. Wolfgang Krause, Seventure Partners
Edwin Hengstmengel, Van den Ende & Deitmers BV | Venture Capital Partners
Wolfgang Seibold,  Earlybird
Joerg Duske, estag | Capital AG
Oliver Haeggberg, PT Capital
Falk Müller-Veerse, Cartagena Capital GmbH
Hanns-Peter Wiese, The Global Life Science Ventures
Arne Morteani, ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES FUND
Stefan Kalteis, i5invest
Steffen Schuster, TVM Capital
Robert Schrimpff, TVM Capital
John Chapman, ex-TVM
Dr. Andreas Olmes, High-Tech Gründerfonds Management
Klaus Konrad, Intel Capital
David Mardle, Partner Taylor Wessing
Dr. Peter Hellich, Partner Taylor Wessing
Andrew Romans, The Founders Club