Archives: Speakers
September 6, 2025, Comment off
Konstantin Kalabin
Konstantin Kalabin has over 20 years of experience in the marketplaces industry, completing numerous consulting projects for automotive, real estate, professional services, travel and niche marketplaces, as well as the leading private equity and venture investors in these industries.
August 12, 2025, Comment off
Maria Abdullina
As the current head of the OLX Jobs platform in Ukraine, Maria has spent the last 8 years leading the development of the jobs segment in OLX. In addition to her role at OLX, since 2025, Maria has been the elected chair of the HR Committee of the European Business Association (EBA). Maria is also […]
August 12, 2025, Comment off
Oliver Meyer
Oliver Meyer, founder of storabble, is reviving the hundreds of thousands of chronically vacant storage rooms throughout the European real estate infrastructure. He grew storabble from a local marketplace for storage rooms into the largest storage aggregator in Europe and is now enabling asset owners to outsource the entire rental process of their stranded storage […]
August 11, 2025, Comment off
Dr. Fabian Schulz
Dr. Fabian Schulz is a Partner in Simon-Kucherʼs Frankfurt office. He has been with the company since 2007. He primarily conducts projects for software companies, payment processors, online platforms, and IT service companies. His consulting focus is on monetization strategies, sales optimization, customer-focused management, and digitalization strategies. He is a frequent speaker at industry events […]
August 11, 2025, Comment off
Malcolm Myers
Malcolm Myers is Founder & CEO of EIV, an advisory business dedicated to marketplaces. EIV is focussed on supporting founders raising rounds of €10M-€100M, and runs sales processes when it is time for a partial or complete exit. We also support PE funds and family offices on the buy-side. Our work is both European and […]
August 10, 2025, Comment off
Christoph Tonini
Christoph Tonini, CEO & Delegate of the Board at SMG Swiss Marketplace Group, is a dynamic leader and executive board member with a wealth of experience and expertise at the forefront of business, media, and digital innovation. Before joining SMG in 2023, he served as CEO of Tamedia (TX Group). Among many other achievements, he […]
April 15, 2025, Comment off
Santtu Poutanen
Santtu is the CEO of Mezzoforte Ltd and the driving force behind Huutokaupat.com, Finland’s leading digital auction platform with over one million monthly users and 300 000 auctions annually. Under his leadership, the company has grown to over €200 million in turnover by applying smart business scaling strategies and a strong focus on digital innovation. […]
April 10, 2025, Comment off
Guillaume Bouchard
Guillaume Bouchard is the Founder and CEO of Checkstep, a pioneering technology company leveraging AI to enhance online trust and safety. With extensive expertise in machine learning, digital safety, and content moderation, Guillaume previously co-founded Bloomsbury AI, which was acquired by Facebook in 2018. He is a prolific researcher with over 60 influential publications and […]
April 7, 2025, Comment off
Ghassouli Zakaria
Zakaria Ghassouli is a founding team member of Avito.ma, Morocco’s leading online marketplace, which he co-launched in 2012. Over the years, he has held multiple strategic roles within the company and played a pivotal role in the 2014 merger that unified Morocco’s classifieds market—bringing together Avito (Avito Group) and Bikhir (Schibsted/Adevinta). In July 2017, Zakaria […]
April 7, 2025, Comment off
Alexander Reissigl
Alexander Reissigl is a strategic business leader currently serving as Head of Cars & Motor at willhaben, Austria’s leading digital marketplace platform. With over 7 years of experience at willhaben, he has progressively advanced through key positions, demonstrating expertise in business development and marketplace dynamics. In his current role, Alexander leads the Motornetwork, overseeing willhaben […]
