Where the world's deep tech deals are made

Paula Lirio leads Global Manufacturing Innovation at ASML, combining advanced technologies with business insight to improve manufacturing processes. She is also a scholar at the University of Cambridge, researching quantum technologies and innovation.

Fund Manager & NED in global PE/VC/CVC firms. +25 years of serial founder and former corporate leader at ENI, Philips & Cargill, Bruno scales innovation in energy, agriculture, supply chain, data and industrial decarbonization. Expert in venture building, financial structuring, portfolio management and frontier markets.

Chandler is CTO of Fairphone, a leading player in repairable, sustainable consumer electronics. She is a board member at Refuels, a fully integrated biofuel supplier for truck transport. Her career focuses on technology, innovation and impact.

Andy Parker is founder and CEO of the Degrees Initiative, a non-profit that helps low- and middle-income countries evaluate solar geoengineering. He has worked on the topic for 18 years, including at the Royal Society and Harvard Kennedy School.

Rebecca Sharp is an action-oriented ecopreneur focused on decarbonising maritime transport. Through Genevos, she leads strategy, fundraising, partnerships, branding, culture and company structure to deploy disruptive fuel cell technology.

Yair Reem is a Partner at Extantia Capital, backing science-driven companies that tackle Europe’s biggest challenges, from energy security to industrial sovereignty. Previously, he was Managing Director at Hasso Plattner Ventures and a cyber technology leader in Israel’s Unit 8200.

Beau-Anne Chilla is a Partner at FORWARD.one—an Amsterdam-based Venture Capital firm focused on early-stage investments across Europe in defensible innovations. FORWARD.one invests in Semicon, Quantum, Energy, Industry, and Robotics.

Deborah Zajac is a General Partner at SOSV, investing in deep tech companies that are changing the physical world. She spent two decades investing in and building companies at Touchdown Ventures, GE Ventures and GE Global Research.

Laurens Weers is an Executive Board Member at PhotonDelta, leading their funding and growth initiatives. With a background in M&A and fundraising for tech scaleups, he brings experience in scaling ventures. He holds degrees from Tilburg University and Nyenrode.

Ben Joffe is a senior partner at SOSV, a global deep tech fund with $1.5B under management, investing in planetary and human health startups. He leads the automation of SOSV’s VC operations and runs its annual Deep Tech Summit.

Gabriel Scheer leads Elemental’s transportation, energy, built environment and water portfolios, supporting 76 companies. He has overseen more than 45 investments, deploying over $30M in catalytic capital, and helped deliver 30+ first-of-a-kind projects. Previously, he was on Lime’s founding team.

Dr. Isabella Fandrych is co-founder of Nucleus Capital, a first-check investor in technical teams rewiring modern life through biology, food and industrial systems. She previously advised clients at McKinsey & Company and holds a PhD in Management.