Larissa Holzki is one of the most distinguished tech reporters in Germany. Under her leadership, the German business daily Handelsblatt established a new Artificial Intelligence team. The team's weekly newsletter "Handelsblatt KI-Briefing" has attracted more than 150,000 subscribers after five months. Larissa also co-authored "Inside AI - How Artificial Intelligence and Its Pioneers Are Revolutionizing Our Lives and Work," published by Herder Verlag.

Yoav Barel is the Founder and CEO of Chatbot Summit and a Partner at Sunrize Research. He is a seasoned tech executive with senior positions at Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and LivePerson, where he pioneered customer experience innovations. Yoav believes that conversational experiences powered by Generative AI (Chatbots) will dominate how we interact with technology and businesses. He also advises startups and provides research services to corporations and investors.

Thomas Neumann is passionate about using new technologies to enhance customer experiences, focusing on digital channels to generate the "wow" effect. A driving force behind the global chatbot and voice assistant solutions, Thomas is fascinated by innovations in the field, recognizing their potential to boost NPS and customer satisfaction. Drawing from over 15 years of experience in the mobile industry, Thomas combines his international experience, diverse roles, and strong interpersonal skills to navigate various business circles and tackle the transition from the app world to the conversational world.

Building, investing and leveraging deep tech companies for more than 6 years

Experienced product leader from London but currently based in Barcelona (having arrived via Hong Kong and Berlin!). Has worked across several industries: Banking, Insurance, Telco, Travel and Gaming in predominantly high volume B2C digital roles.
Currently managing Banking Foundations at N26 which covers all customer identity topics, customer support and internal tools for operations staff.

Sead Ahmetović, CEO and Co-founder of WeAreDevelopers, leads his team on the mission of empowering tech talents and accelerating their careers. WeAreDevelopers runs Europe's leading career platform for developers and gained global recognition as host of the WeAreDevelopers World Congress. This event regularly features global tech industry superstars such as Steve Wozniak, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Brenda and John Romero, Angie Jones, Joel Spolsky, Garry Kasparov, and hundreds more, establishing it as the world's flagship event for developers and tech leaders.
Sead’s track record includes founding multiple successful businesses and advising leading firms such as Microsoft, Google, Volkswagen, IBM, Accenture, and EY, as well as serving as a consultant for the United Nations Development Programme.
Most recently, Sead was honored as one of the 'Top 40 under 40' entrepreneurs by the leading German business magazine, Capital, an award for outstanding individuals from politics, business and society.