Jury:
Claudia Koehler-Dams
Matthias Helfrich
Start-ups from the Start-up Area:
Bar Basics: With BarBasics you can mix cocktail classics yourself in no time. Their cocktail mixes already contain all premium spirits and syrups for up to 10 glasses of a cocktail variety.
Live Voice: LiveVoice is the smart app solution for live audio streaming at events. It's the easiest and most cost-effective way to stream real-time audio, such as simultaneous translation for on-site, online and hybrid events, quiet stages, guided tours and more.
TopGolf Oberhausen: Topgolf Oberhausen is the new event sensation in the Rhineland and Germany. In particular, non-golfers are offered a technology-enabled experience that combines games, sports and gastronomy. The high-tech facility in Oberhausen raises gaming to the highest level. There is also delicious food à la American Diner: juicy burgers, crispy salads or spicy wraps – all also in a vegan version.
Prozeige Kind: Prozeigekind is not only an expert in concept and strategy development. They are also reliable service providers with a strong organizational talent. With their services, they offer simple solutions to specific problems and thus achieve all the goals they set with companies.
Cuna
WildCard winner: Sauna master Sven
Claudia Koehler-Dams:
In her role as Vice President, Claudia Köhler-Dams has been successfully coordinating the global day-to-day business of the VOK DAMS Group for more than 10 years. The communication professionals convince their customers again and again with innovative concepts, whether unique anniversary events, live campaigns, product launches, employee and management conferences or brand-building trade fair events – live, digital or hybrid.
Matthias Helfrich:
Matthias Helfrich is a partner for start-ups in the event industry. He has been dealing with equity investments for about 20 years. For several years he has been active as a full-time business angel. In November 2021 he was awarded Business Angel of the Year 2021 by a selection panel chaired by the Federal Minister for Economic Affairs at the German Business Angels Day in Cologne.