How traditional industries are elevated/disrupted by tech/data-driven investment theses
06 Jun 2023

How traditional industries are elevated/disrupted by tech/data-driven investment theses
06 Jun 2023
About the speakers
- George DannerPresident at Business LaboratoryGeorge E. Danner is President of Business Laboratory, LLC, an award winning consultancy that uses the very latest scientific techniques and methods to improve the performance of mid-size and large organizations through problem-solving, the optimization of existing practices and advanced forecasting. He is the author of the leading book about business problem solving, “Profit From Science”, published by Macmillan, and "The Executive's How-To Guide to Automation" released in 2018.
- Christian BogatuInnovation Manager at German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation (SPRIND)Christian is a serial entrepreneur and investor. Since March 2022, he works with the German Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovation, identifying and supporting innovators with radical ideas with a billion Euro budget in total. Since 2018, Christian also serves as Venture Partner for Eurazeo/Idinvest Partners, the largest EU based Venture Capital fund, investing in Smart City startups. From 2017 until 2020 he was co-founder and CEO of Fresh Energy, generating unparalleled insights based on smart meter data, before selling Fresh Energy to EWE end of 2020. From 2011 until 2017 he was co-founder and managing director of KIWI, building a city-scale handsfree access-as-a-service system. Prior to KIWI, he co-founded Kirsen Global Security in the Silicon Valley that became global leader in container security and exclusive provider for DB Schenker. Christian has more than 5 years of experience as senior consultant with McKinsey. In 2016, he was appointed as Board member of the innogy (former RWE) Digital Transformation Board. In 2017, he was appointed Board Member of the German PropTech Initiative (GPTI). In 2009, he was appointed to the Advisory Board of the UC Berkeley BA International Diploma. Christian holds a Ph.D. (Dr.-Ing.) in security technology and logistics and a master (Diplom) in energy management and chemical engineering from the University of Technology in Berlin, Germany.
- Michael BrehmFounding Partner at RedstoneMichael Brehm is a WHU graduate and began his career at the investment bank Merrill Lynch. In mid-2006, he joined the management team of studiVZ as Managing Director and played a key role in building up what was then Europe’s largest social media platform. He is a serial founder and one of the most active business angels in Germany with a strong track record of exits. Successful exits to date have included: • StudiVZ (sold to Holtzbrinck) • Lieferando (IPO), • brands4friends (sold to eBay), • Daily Deal (sold to Google), • MrSpex (IPO), • Teleclinic (sold to DocMorris), • Atheneum.ai (sold to Guidepost Growth Equity Besides serving on the advisory boards (Beirat) of the Berliner Volksbank e.G. and Deutsche Bahn for several years, he is also a member of several investment committees of various Redstone funds. At Redstone, he is one of the founding partners and leads the group's global strategy while driving international business development. Since 2022, he has been the head of Redstone Management GmbH, Redstone's registered fund management company..
- Philipp StruthPartner at Bregal UnternehmerkapitalPhilipp Struth is a Partner at Bregal Unternehmerkapital. His previous role was as an Investment Manager with Bregal Capital in London. Philipp began his career as an analyst with Merrill Lynch in Frankfurt. He completed his studies at the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel with a B.Sc. in Business Administration.
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