Raoul is a certified innovation and project manager with over 12 years of experience. He teaches entrepreneurship at Heidelberg University, leads their innovation transfer agency, and supports various institutions in developing their entrepreneurial strategies. Raoul is also a part of NEXTGN (Baden-Württemberg's startup factory) and an experienced host of ideation events such as Techstar's Startup Weekend.

As the Vice President of the University of Hamburg, Jetta is responsible for establishing and further developing knowledge exchange as the University’s third key performance area. She also oversees the strategic development of academic staff and academic career planning with a special focus on equal opportunity to promote gender fairness, diversity, and family-friendliness.

Before becoming the CEO of Impossible Founders, Arik was the CTO of DESY, Hamburg's leading scientific research organisation. He is a trained physicist and an expert in turning scientific ideas into real companies. As a jury member, he will use his structured scientific approach to judge the teams objectively.

Heidrun (MBA) is an entrepreneur and capital markets expert. She has built two companies, consulted 20+ IPOs, is an investor (angel/VC) and executive advisor to SMEs and scaleups. As a jury member, she will use her investor’s experience to assess the ideas’ financing potential.

Constanze is a lawyer for Lutz | Abel, specializing on commercial and corporate law. She and her colleague Lorenz Jellinghaus are well-known and highly respected lawyers in Hamburg's startup ecosystem and have consulted countless startups, investors and corporates. There are probably not many people in Hamburg who have been part in more startup funding rounds. In her workshop, Constanze will share insights into the most important legal aspects for startup founders and how to avoid common pitfalls.

Ralf is an experienced event moderator, lecturer, and pitch trainer who is passionate about engaging and interesting live presentations. In his workshop, he will teach you his top 10 pieces of advice how to perform on stage as a founder - and to convince investors.

Priyanka has led and scaled a deep-tech business, working closely with engineers, researchers, and teams building complex technology. As a mentor, she supports founders with clarity, practical problem-solving, and a builder’s perspective that understands both ambition and execution.

Andreas is a serial entrepreneur who has founded several startups, successfully sold some, and failed with others. He can support you with the view of a founder who has more than 20 years of startup experience. He also picked up some basic business skills during his MBA at the University of Cambridge.

Miriam is a creative multi-talent who has founded several organizations. She is the author of the book "Startup mit Plan and a trained graphics designer and UX expert. As a mentor and advisor, she has worked with startups as well as with corporates like Sparkasse, bonprix or Lufthansa.

If you are thinking of founding a startup out of one of Hamburg's universities, you will probably get in touch with Christine and her team. As the head of Startup Port, she and her team are coordinating startup activities across the universities and are consulting the students on any questions about entrepreneurship.

Nils is one of the veterans of supporting founders in Hamburg's startup ecosystem. He has been with TU Tech - the transfer organisation of TU Hamburg - since 1998 and has supported hundreds of founders on turning their scientific research into a real startup.