Change the game. Not the players.
2024 Agenda
Focus Topics
Beyond Business
The Fundraising Playbook
Tech Trends
Running and scaling a business
Day 1
June 5 / Wednesday
09:30
Main Stage
Welcome to LTST24
Stage Host: James Langer
Stage Host: Sophie Drescher
09:40
Main Stage
Welcome from Female Founders
Valerie Hengl | Female Founders
Nina Wöss| Fund F
09:45
Main Stage
Panel: Expanding in new markets
Moderator: Heidrun Twesten | impacct
Domagoj Dolinsek| Planradar
Charlotte Niklahs | Project A
Michael Danninger | EY
#expansion #growth #strategy
10:30
Main Stage
State of European Tech –
the current & Future Fundraising Landscape
Moderator: Isabelle Siegrist| Sandborn
Anisah Osman Britton | WVC:E
Gabriele Tatzberger | Vienna Business Agency
Hansi Hansmann | Hans(wo)men Group
Ghislain Terrier | EIF
#fundraising #stateofeuropeantech #investmentstrategy
11:15
Main Stage
LTST Startup Pitch | Pre-Seed
Eleonora Mantovani | PROfounders Capital
Louise Harvey | hearstlab
Nina Wöss| Fund F
Luke Charbonnier-Bevan | Zinc VC
Helena Torras | Hans(wo)man Group
Clare Zhang | Playfair
Elisabeth Tuttass | Unshackled Ventures
Laura Raggl | ROI Ventures
12:15
Main Stage
Panel: public institutions as buyers from start ups – drivers and barriers
Moderator: Dejan Jovicevic | Brutkasten
Karin Tausz | FFG
Manuela Waldner | ÖBB
Birgit van Duyvebode | REEDuce
#running&scaling #strategy #publicinstitutions
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch break
14:00
Main Stage
Panel: Hyper fast scaling at all cost vs growing with stability in SAAS companies – what is the right balance for the VC model
Moderator: Jaysri Thangam | Fund F
Julia Goelles | Parloa
Rasika Krishna-Schmid | Dynatrace
Eva Arh | 3VC
Alistair Owen | Venture Friends
#vc #growth #sustainability #running&scaling
14:45
Main Stage
Panel: Quick Wins vs. Unique Products – How can AI really make a difference?
Moderator: Maya Pindeus | Another Earth
Florian Slezak | Microsoft Austria
Tania Hoeding | Prosus Ventures
Gianna Lengyel | Mistral.ai
Alexandra Ciarnau | DORDA
#techtrends #ai #growth #transformation
15:30
Main Stage
Keynote: The Mathematics of Building a Tech Venture
Daniel Dippold | EWOR
#strategy #building #founding #techtrends
16:00
Main Stage
LTST Startup Pitch | Seed Pitch
Eva Arh | 3VC
Costanza Carissimo | Cathay Innovation
Ziaf Rehman | Delin Ventures
Tobias Schulz | High-Tech Gründerfonds Management
Charlotte Küppers | Dieter von Holtzbrinck Ventures
Vincent Tan | Nextblue
Jakob Buchmayer | HV Capital
17:00
Main Stage
Fireside Chat: The Fund F Story
Lisa-Marie Fassl | Fund F
Nina Wöss | Fund F
Anastasia Kuskova | Sirius
#running&scaling #founderrelations #fundraising
17:35
Main Stage
Panel: The Perfect (Founding) Team – Myth or Essential Success Factor?
Stephanie Cox | Ashoka
Thomas Funke | Tomorrow University
Katharina Baratta-Dragono | Cherry Ventures
Lisa Pallweber | Hans(wo)men Group
Anna Pölzl | Nista.io
#running&scaling #founderrelations #fundraising
18:20 – 18:25
Main Stage
Day 1 Closing
Stage Host: James Langer
Stage Host: Sophie Drescher
18:30 – late
LTST Sundowner Event – MUSE
To wrap up the first day of the event, join us for the official Lead Today. Shape Tomorrow. 2024 Sundowner!
Day 2
June 6 / Thursday
9:30
Main Stage
Welcome to LTST23 Day 2
Stage Host: James Langer
Stage Host: Sophie Drescher
9:40
Main Stage
Fireside Chat: Tezos X World of Women – What’s next in the Crypto Space?
Kathleen Breitman | Tezos
Shannon Snow | World of Women
#techtrends #ai #crypto
10:00
Main Stage
[Keynote] Fail Forward – How to overcome adversity
Viktoria Schnaderbeck | PRO-SPECTIVE
#running&scaling #founderrelations #fundraising
10:45
Main Stage
Panel: Impact as a starting point in business
Moderator: Mizter Rad | Mizter Rad Show
Kate McGinn | Seedcamp
Felix Ferstl | Ananda Impact Ventures
Manuela von zur Mühlen | Spread Group
Michael Kowatschew | morgen ventures
#impact #strategy #businesscase #building&scaling
11:35
Main Stage
Fireside Chat: Unlocking your Potential – What can Coaching do for you as a founder?
Anna von Hellberg | Motel a Miio
Vera Steinhäuser | Leadhers Academy
#impact #strategy #businesscase #building&scaling
12:05
Main Stage
Panel: Global aqusition of talents – Hiring remotely
Moderator: Amelia Suda-Gosch
Valerie Wiederkehr-Prundianu | Resourcify
Johannes Berger | Mimo
Sylvia Ionita| Waterdrop Microdrink
#employeeretention #companyculture #talent
12:50
Main Stage
Fireside Chat: Startups and Solo GP vs. VC
Gloria Bäuerlein | Puzzle Ventures
Markus Lang | Speedinvest
#fundraising #VC #investmentreadiness
13:15
Main Stage
LTST Startup Pitch – Awards Ceremony
13:25 – 13:30
Main Stage
Conference Day Closing
Workshops
All workshops registration will take place via our LTST app! Download it here
Day 1
June 5 / Wednesday
09:50 – 10:40
Tech Trends
AI MASTERCLASS with Microsoft
Join us for an exciting workshop where we’ll explore how AI copilots can transform your daily life. Discover the power of Copilots as we demonstrate practical applications for various purposes and scenarios. Learn how these innovative tools can enhance productivity, streamline tasks, and drive creativity.
10:50 – 11:30
Beyond Business
Cultivating Empathy when Working in Teams with Eventory Lab
Startup life is hectic and a lot happens in our day to day work. When we add this to our rich personal lives, there is a lot that goes unheard or unspoken. This often leads to conflicts. Join this workshop to find out how cultivating empathy can be helpful to be more present with others and yourself.
Marina Bartoletti | Eventory Labs
11:45 – 12:35
Beyond Business
Balance your mind: Tools for more resilience in everyday (working) life with Uniqa
In this workshop, explore techniques to foster resilience that can be applied to both your working life and your everyday scenarioes. Hosted by Barbara Veigl-Trouvain of MAVIE Work.
14:00- 14:50
The Fundraising Playbook
Pitching better: A workshop for Female Founders to Overcome Bias in Fundraising
Hosted by Amazon Web Services, this workshop will up your pitching game and give you strategies to tackle the ongoing biases in the startup ecosystem.
15:45 – 16:35
The Fundraising Playbook
TGIF – Thank God I am a Female Entrepreneur | Your advantage in the EU funding jungle
16:00 – 16:50
Running and Scaling a Business
How to utilize Design Thinking when entering new markets
Have you thought about how Design Thinking could be helpful when planning your future growth? Join the workshop and discuss with us how Design Thinking could be powerful for you to ensure you enter new markets prepared. Hosted by Morgan Stanley.
17:00 – 17:50
Running and Scaling a Business
From a bored room to a Boardroom: how to make to most of your Boardmeetings
Wether its formal or informal, every founder regularly interacts with investors and advisors in a meeting. Do you enjoy these conversations? Are they contributing to your companies success? Let’s take a look at how these can become an asset on your journey, and what it takes to create a delightful, engaged and productive atmosphere.
Michael Schuster | Boardroom
Day 2
June 6 / Thursday
12:00 – 12:50
The Fundraising Playbook
Empowering Equality: Leveraging Public Funding and Gender Bonus for Inclusive Growth
Hosted by Austrian Wirtschaftsservice.
LTST 2024 Partners
We are partnering with companies & organizations that are confidently striving towards a more diverse European tech & innovation startup ecosystem!
Meet our Community Partners
#LTST24 Media Partners
Main Stage
Panel: Expanding in new markets
Join visionary leaders as they decode the latest trends, unearth untapped opportunities, and craft ingenious strategies for navigating the dynamic European tech landscape. From scaling startups to empowering established players, we’ll explore the pulse of innovation and chart a course for sustained growth in this thriving ecosystem. Don’t miss your chance to be at the forefront of tomorrow’s tech revolution!