Valentine Dreyfuss leads as General Manager the startup Mercio, France’s leading SaaS software for retail pricing.
Mercio’s goal is to become the European leader in its sector, and the German market is its main development market.
Valentine travels throughout Germany, and in particular the NRW region, to meet with the major players in German distribution.

Adrien Serres is Country Manager Germany for Recommerce Group
CEO of  Mobivent & Mobisales.

20 years of Experience in the Digital & Creative industries
In 2010, he created Wazapp, one of the first creative agency making mobile applications.
Company acquired by Tymate in 2019. Moved to Germany in 2020.

Cyril empower brands to converse authentically through the iAdvize platform. With over 15 years of expertise, he’s specialized in integrating digital channels such as Webchat, WhatsApp and Apple Messages seamlessly into your customer journey.

His current mission? Leveraging generative AI to deliver exceptional customer service at scale, while reducing costs.

Currently leading generative AI projects, his expertise can transform your brand’s conversational journey.

With over five years of work experience in business consulting, customer relationship management, and multicultural team leadership, Katharina is a Senior Accelerator Manager at digihub – Digital Innovation Hub Düsseldorf/Rheinland GmbH, where she support startups and SMEs in developing and scaling their digital solutions.

Sebastian Sehr has more than 20 years of experience in financial and insurance sector – 2 years of consultancy experience developing B2B2C products and solutions in APAC region and Europe – now scouting companies, technology, and opportunities that can transform ERGO and its clients.

Thomas Spieker is Vice President Sales Europe, Middle East, Asia at Shippeo
With a French-German educational background in management, marketing and international business and after an early career in Consulting in the UK, US and France, he focused his career in sales and international business development at Trace One for 7 years, before joining Shippeo in 2018.

Since June 2022, Pélagie Mepin-Koebel has been leading the expansion of the French startup Everysens in the German-speaking countries of the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) in her role as Country Director. Everysens is a software editor with solutions for industrial companies dedicated to the decarbonization of the value chain through the optimal use of rail transport.

Tobias Schlotter leads Akeneo in more than 10 countries as General Manager Central & Eastern Europe from Düsseldorf, before taking responsibility for Akeneo’s partners in the Europe and PMO region as VP Channel & Alliances EMEA in October 2022. Tobias studied international business and management and gained more than 10 years of experience in the technology environment before joining Akeneo and its Product Experience Management (PXM) vision in 2015.

Etienne joined the Business France team in Germany in 2014. For 10 years, he worked as Trade Advisor for French start-ups and small and medium-sized companies, helping them to Germanise and expand. Etienne has a thorough understanding of the intercultural differences between France and Germany, as well as local business practices. Since the beginning of 2024, he is the Head of Tech & Services Department at Business France Germany.

Thierry has over 16 years experience in the international Online Marketing sector, bringing brands and online audiences closer together thanks to quality content. After working with Teads, a successful startup from the online advertising industry, he designed, grew and optimized Uniper’s Social Media strategy for 8 years.