Empowering people to drive sustainability

The IMPACT FESTIVAL was founded in 2021, and its first on-site event attracted 2,100 attendees. But the IMPACT FESTIVAL is more than just a two-day flagship event.

We are committed to creating impact all year around and having initiated various events to drive collaboration and foster knowledge transfer over the past years. By constantly evolving our offerings and services, we remain committed to providing a platform for knowledge exchange and collaboration for sustainable innovation. With everything we do, we follow our purpose to empower people to drive the sustainable transformation of our economy.

If you want to get the full overview – check out our IMPACT HISTORY (coming soon).

While doing so, we aim to keep our negative environmental impact as low as possible. Learn more about our sustainability efforts.

impact festival team

Meet the Team

We are a passionate and diverse team dedicated to our vision: empowering people to drive sustainable transformation.

Our team comes from a wide range of backgrounds, each bringing unique skills and perspectives to the table.
We believe that diversity is key to innovation, and this belief is reflected in our team. We have a female co-lead, team members from different countries and based in different locations and are an intergenerational team. And what would our office be without our three dogs Odie, Emily and Nero? They bring joy and motivation to our workday and remind us to take breaks.
Together, we work hard to make the IMPACT FESTIVAL a memorable event each year – with passion, creativity, and a lot of fun.

We look forward to seeing you at the next IMPACT FESTIVAL!

Your IMPACT FESTIVAL team

Fabian Demuth
Fabian Demuth
INITIATOR
Mara Steinbrenner

Mara Steinbrenner

CO-LEAD – SOLUTIONS & START-UPS, SIDE PROGRAM, CONTENT

Linda Köpper

Linda Köpper

CO-LEAD – PARTNER MANAGEMENT, EVENT & FINANCES

Kai Werner

Kai Werner

MANAGING DIRECTOR NEOSFER

Matthias Lais

Matthias Lais

MANAGING DIRECTOR NEOSFER

Valeria Euler

Valeria Euler

START-UP MANAGEMENT & COMMUNICATION

Josa Gräber

Josa Gräber

PROGRAM & PARTNER MANAGEMENT

Rick Neu

Rick Neu

EVENT MANAGEMENT

Wolfgang Weicht

Wolfgang Weicht

MARKETING

Maëlyss Ménage

Maëlyss Ménage

MARKETING & PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Sarah Schütz

Sarah Schütz

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Dennis Eberlein

Dennis Eberlein

ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT

Neosfer GmbH

The organisation behind the IMPACT FESTIVAL is neosfer. Neosfer is the innovation unit of Commerzbank and dedicated to investing in B2B start-ups at an early stage and building prototypes based on new technologies. Neosfer’s vision is to drive transformation by connecting people, technology and capital to support a liveable and digital future.

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3 years IMPACT FESTIVAL our co-lead takes a look back

The IMPACT FESTIVAL has been running for three years now and this year we’re heading to Messe Frankfurt. But what was it like to organise an event with over 2,100 participants between COVID lockdowns? What are the behind-the-scenes stories that have happened at IMPACT FESTIVAL over the last three years? And how does co-lead project management actually work?
Our co-leads Mara and Linda talk about this and have a close-up chat, answering your community questions.

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Mara Steinbrenner / Project Lead

Linda Köpper / Project Lead

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