Dinner and Discussion Sessions
Monday 10th November 2025
The SkyLounge, Einz Tower, Berlin
17.00
Round Table Discussions
18.45
Drinks reception
19.30
Opening Remarks
Uday Singh
Founder & CEO, Fast Growth Icons
19.35
Welcome Address by our Lead Sponsor
Florian Merkel
Regional Coordinator & Director Corporate Tax Services, KPMG
19.40
Dinner Speaker
Sven Przywarra
Co-CEO, LiveEO
How working backwards from $100m ARR led LiveEO into satellite infrastructure
Sven Przywarra shares how LiveEO made a radical shift from being a software-only company to integrating its own satellite infrastructure, without pivoting away from its core customers. Sven talks about how his team made swift, evidence-based decisions under pressure, responding to external shocks with internal reinvention and executing high-stakes strategic shifts without a roadmap. With the privilege of hindsight, what he'd do differently now.
20.00
Seated Dinner Enjoy three courses from SkyLounges exclusive menu
22.30
Carriages
Round Table Discussion Session Topics
We’ll be hosting facilitated discussions on the key challenges founders face while scaling with 8-10 people at each table. If you picked topics when registering, you’ll be placed at one of them if not, we’ll match you to a good fit. Seating will be arranged in advance, but you’re welcome to move if space allows.
Employee share schemes
How do you maximise the value, and what are the new rules? What’s best practice? A chance for people to discuss how they offer employee incentive schemes and find out how the new rules will change things.
Balancing Growth, profit & the housekeeping that holds it together
Growth is exciting, but without operational discipline, it can become fragile. This session explores how to balance ambitious growth with profitability targets and the right level of internal housekeeping to keep your company investor-ready, resilient and scalable.
Exits – pitfalls and deal breakers
What are the things that can turn out to be deal breakers, and how you can mitigate them.
For people one or two years away from the process.
Growth through acquisitions: do's and don'ts
Do you grow organically or through acquisition? When are acquisitions better? What are the reasons acquisitions fail?
Growth stage financing and funding options – tips, hacks and best practices
Covering venture capital, debt, venture debt & private equity and how to identify the right fit for your company at different stages.