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International Conference Chairwoman & Moderator
Every format that needs someone in front of the room. And behind it: speaker scouting, topic curation and panel composition — the editorial work that makes a session land.
Book a discovery call →Connecting capital, technology
and leadership
Between Europe, the Middle East and Greater China. Eighteen years inside industrial technology, capital markets and cross-border deals — on stage in three languages, and at the table when the deal is signed.
Positioning
Industry insider. Cross-border dealmaker. Conference chair.
Europe · Middle East · Greater China — practitioner depth, stage presence
18
Years of industry leadership
4
Continents
3
LanguagesEN · DE · CN
25+
Venture, M&A and strategic projectsMid-cap led
Where the conversations happen
From executive interviews and panels to world-stage finance conferences — Frankfurt to Riyadh.
How we work together
Two mandates of equal weight. Most clients arrive through one and come back for the other.
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M&A, Investment & Partnerships
For industrial and tech companies entering the Middle East or Greater China: partners, structures, integration, local access. For investors from those regions: European targets that fit the allocation.
Book a discovery call →See her work
Two minutes of what a room looks like when she is running it.
Imagemovie 2025Portrait · On stage
Showreel 2026Conference chair · Moderation
In production Showreel 2026 The reel is being edited and goes live shortly.
Eighteen years of building
Rare depth in international economics, geopolitics and industrial technology — delivered with practitioner-level authority.
She advises mid-sized and large industrial companies moving between Europe, the Middle East and Greater China. Her role is to connect them with the right counterparts and sovereign funds, and to make sure the investment has substance behind it. Before that, Global Head of M&A and Corporate Venturing at Schaeffler.
Both mandates feed each other: she chairs the events where finance and technology meet — and advises on the deals those rooms are really about.
- Since 2026M&A, Investment & Partnership AdvisorEM Holding Group · Europe, Middle East and Greater China, in cooperation with a sovereign industrial development programme
- Since 2021International Conference Chairwoman & ModeratorConference chair, panels, awards and product launches · trained by Markus Resch & Udo van Kampen
- 2011–2025Schaeffler GroupHead of M&A, Integration & Strategic Partnerships · Director Venture & Investments · Senior Manager Strategy & Controlling, China
- 2007–2010Marc O’Polo International GmbHProduct & Sales Manager
- EducationHarvard Business School · Northumbria UniversityExecutive Finance & Strategic M&A, Harvard · M.Sc. Psychology & Economics, Hamburg · BA (Hons) Global Management, Northumbria · Certified Executive Coach, ICC
Trusted at world-class stages
01Schaeffler GroupC-Level Conference Moderation
02EV Auto Show Saudi ArabiaConference Chair
03Euro Finance Week — China DayConference Chair
04ICA SummitConference Chair
05The Pioneer Media Publishing AGStrategic Partner Middle East
Pick a slot
- Discovery Call · 30 min — free of charge
Video link and calendar invite arrive by email straight after booking. Need something longer? Send an enquiry instead.
Booking & speaking enquiries
Every enquiry goes straight to Elena — usually answered within 24 hours.