European Venture Contest - NRW

Expert Jury

Christian Arndt
Pixum

Christian Arndt

Investment Manager
Pixum (Germany)
ICT
Karel Asselbergs
Start Green Capital

Karel Asselbergs

Investment Manager
Start Green Capital (Netherlands)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Daniel Attallah
Pixum

Daniel Attallah

& Founder
Pixum (Germany)
ICT
Casper Bruens
Chemelot Ventures Management

Casper Bruens

Director
Chemelot Ventures Management (Netherlands)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Eduardo Bundyra
GVAdvisors

Eduardo Bundyra

Private equity investor
GVAdvisors (Switzerland)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
John Chapman
Northface Ventures

John Chapman

Director, Founder
Northface Ventures (Germany)
ICT
Patrick Crasson
BeNovate

Patrick Crasson

Partner - Strategy & Innovation
BeNovate (Luxembourg)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Tanja Emmerling
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF)

Tanja Emmerling

Investment Manager
High-Tech Gruenderfonds (HTGF) (Germany)
ICT
Thomas York Goetz
Weigel Corporate Finance

Thomas York Goetz

Weigel Corporate Finance (Switzerland)
Life Sciences
Frauke Hangen
Frauke Hangen

Frauke Hangen

Managing Director
BioRiver (Germany)
Life Sciences
Claas Heise
NRW Bank

Claas Heise

Executive Director
NRW Bank (Germany)
ICT
Carl Henning Reschke
KPMG

Carl Henning Reschke

Assistant Manager, Advisory
KPMG (Germany)
Life Sciences
Natasha Jaeger
Samsung Electronics

Natasha Jaeger

Technology Scout, Samsung Electronics Open Innovation
Samsung Electronics (Germany)
ICT
Nityen Lal
Icos Capital

Nityen Lal

Managing Director and General Partner
Icos Capital (Netherlands)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Thorsten Lind
Thorsten Lind

Thorsten Lind

Project Manager
Sino-German Innovation Center (GIC) (Germany)
Life Sciences
Florian Ludwig
Thuja Capital

Florian Ludwig

Investment Director/Partner
Thuja Capital (Netherlands)
Life Sciences
Hans Bernhard Meyer
Cofimore Holdings SRL

Hans Bernhard Meyer

Investor and CEO
Cofimore Holdings SRL (Belgium)
ICT
Rolf Nagel
Munich Venture Partners

Rolf Nagel

Managing Partner
Munich Venture Partners (Germany)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment
Alessio Piuma
Panakès Partners

Alessio Piuma

Investment Manager
Panakès Partners (Italy)
Life Sciences
Thomas Raueiser
NRW Bank

Thomas Raueiser

Officer
NRW Bank (Germany)
ICT
Peter Rost
Rost Beteiligungs GmbH

Peter Rost

Angel Investor and Consulting Entrepreneur
Rost Beteiligungs GmbH (Germany)
ICT
Patrick Tillmann
Commerzbank AG

Patrick Tillmann

Department Director
Commerzbank AG (Germany)
ICT
Pascal Vanluchene
Capital-E

Pascal Vanluchene

Partner
Capital-E (Belgium)
ICT
Joost Waeterloos
Dow

Joost Waeterloos

European Technology Scouting Leader
Dow (Belgium)
Energy; Clean Technology; Environment