THANK YOU FOR AN INCREDIBLE POWWOW SPORTS FESTIVAL 2024!
The first PWSF is behind us and we could not be happier. Athletes, innovators, and sports enthusiasts came together to reshape the future of sports. Make sure to follow us on socials and subscribe to our newsletter, because this is just the beginning!
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OUR PWSF'24 PROGRAM
PARIS 2024 - THE GREATEST GAMES OF ALL TIME?
Sonja Greinacher, Timo Boll, Laura Ludwig, Matthias Killing
ATHLETES AND THEIR IMPACT ON MEDIA
Chris Kramer, Mona Stevens, Daniel Kramer, Marco Hagemann
GOLD FOR GERMANY! A NEW ERA OF BASKETBALL
Sonja Greinacher, Lisa Ramuschkat
LIKE FATHER LIKE SON - THE NEXT GENERATION OF WINDSURFERS
Liam Dunkerbeck, Bjørn Dunkerbeck
THE HYROX STORY
Mo Fürste, Christian Stübinger
A CAREER OF EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS - WHAT'S NEXT?
Timo Boll, Alex Schlüter
SURFING BETWEEN DOCTOR AND DJ
Lina Erpenstein, Jonas Boldt
SPORT-STIPENDIAT:IN DES JAHRES
Flora Kliem, Luka Herden, Nico Paufler, Sonja Zimmermann, Tabea Botthof
SILVER - AND NOW? THE STATE OF GERMAN HANDBALL
Pascal Hens, Florian Schmidt-Sommerfeld, Annett Sattler
WHAT ROLE DOES SPORTS PLAY IN OUR SOCIETY?
Jan Frodeno, Pascal Hens, Johannes Strate, Mo Fürste
WHEN IT'S MORE THAN A SPONSORSHIP!
Valentin Baus, Christopher Rühr, Kira Horn, Simon Horn, Pascal Roller
HOW TO DEAL WITH PRESSURE AS AN ATHLETE
Laura Ludwig, Maximilian Pelka
FROM PITCH TO PORTFOLIO - ATHLETE INVESTMENT
Maria Neugschwender, Julian Draxler, Patrick Draxler, Jan Jagla, Alex Schlüter
OKTAGON - THE BIGGEST MMA EVENT IN EUROPE
Philipp Masurat, Max Coga, Denise Höfer, Phillip Böndel
THE FUTURE OF SPORTS COVERAGE
Jonas Hummels, Annett Sattler, Alexander Walkenhorst
FAHION AND ATHLETES - SOCIAL REACH AS A GAME CHANGER
Lorenz Amend, Phillip Böndel
SPORTS MEDIA AND ATHLETES - FRIENDS OR ENEMIES?
Jens Lehmann, Riccardo Basile
AALBORG BK - INVESTMENT IN FOOTBALL
Ole Jan Kappmeier
BUILDING AND LEADING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS
Bernhard Peters
WOMEN IN SPORTS - BREAKING BOUNDARIES ON AND OFF THE FIELD
Anett Sattler, Denise Höfer, Nadine Nurasyid, Valentin Altenburg
NOTHING UNITES US LIKE SPORTS AND MUSIC
Johannes Strate, Phillip Böndel
FOODTECH MEETS SPORT - ATHLETES AND THE FUTURE OF FOOD
Karla Borger, Marion Höchli, Fabio Ziemßen
ELITE SPORTS PERFORMANCE: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR SOCIETY AND SPONSORS
Andreas Kuffner, Britta Heidemann, Holger Zindt
THE POWER OF UNEXPECTED STORYTELLING FOR ATHLETES AND BRANDS
Eva Backes, Leonie Gahr
BIAS AMONG THE UNBIASED - POWER, MEDIA, PRESSURE
Carli Underberg, Manuel Gräfe
HOW TECH AND DATA WILL SHAPE THE ATHLETE OF THE FUTURE
Timo Bracht, Oliver Post, Dominik Tomberg
SNUS: THE (UN)KNOWN DRUG OF PROFESSIONAL ATHLETES
Michael Bennett, Pablo Klüppelberg, Madu Tchakoumi
OUR PROTAGONISTS
From victories to defeats, business to personal, we give athletes the stage to tell their stories like you never heard before.
SONJA GREINACHER
Basketball 3x3 Gold-Medalist, Top-Scorer and MVP at the Paris Olympics
CHRISTOPH KRAMER
World Cup Winner, TV Expert, Football Player at Borussia Mönchengladbach
MELANIE LEUPOLZ
Olympic Football Champion, Formerly German National Team, currently with Real Madrid
TIMO BOLL
Two-time Table Tennis World Cup winner and triple ITTF World Number One
LAURA LUDWIG
Olympic and FIVB World Beach Volleyball Champion, Four-time European Champion
BJØRN DUNKERBECK
42-time Windsurfing World Champion and Laureus Sport for Good Ambassador
IMKE SALANDER
Hyrox World Champion, Ambassador and Red Bull Fitness Creator
LIAM DUNKERBECK
Junior Windsurfing World Champion, PWA WOrld Tour Winner
SELIN ORUZ
Hockey Player for the German National and Olympic Team
VALENTIN BAUS
Silver Medalist, Para Table Tennis at Paris 2024
MO FÜRSTE
Two-time Olympic Hockey Champion and Founder of Hyrox
DENISE HÖFER
Germany’s No.1 Padel Player and Sports Business Entrepreneur
JAN FRODENO
Professional Triathlete, Olympic Champion, Ironman World Champion
LINA ERPENSTEIN
Germany’s best female Windsurfer and World Cup winner
ALEXANDER WALKENHORST
German Beachvolleyball Champion and Founder Spontent
MONA STEVENS
Team Germany Flag Football & American Football, Quarterback Saarland LadyCanes
MATTHIAS KILLING
Sports Presenter, e.g. Ran, Pro7, Sat.1
KARLA BORGER
German Beachvolleyball Champion and President Athleten Deutschland e.V.
CHRISTIAN STÜBINGER
Stadium Announcer HSV, Radio Host and Sports Presenter
JENS LEHMANN
Former Football Player, German National Team, Borussia Dortmund, FC Arsenal
ALEX SCHLÜTER
Sports Presenter Prime Video
Former Chief Reporter at DAZN
LISA RAMUSCHKAT
Sports Presenter, e.g. Sky Germany, Sport 1, MagentaTV and Host of "Team Lisa"
JULIAN DRAXLER
World Cup Winner, Business Angel
MARIA NEUGSCHWENDER
Founder and CEO of Noxon GmbH
CHRISTOPHER RÜHR
Olympic Medalist, World Champion, Medical Student
NADINE NURASYID
American Football Coach at Stuttgart Surge and NFL Analyst DAZN
FLORIAN SCHMIDT-SOMMERFELD
Sports Presenter, e.g. Sky Germany, RTL NFL and DYN Handball
ANETT SATTLER
Sports Presenter, e.g. DYN, MagentaTV, Sport1
PASCAL HENS
Former World, European and German Handball Champion
JAN JAGLA
Former National Team Basketball Player
JOHANNES STRATE
Lead Singer of Revolverheld (Official Olympic Song for ARD)
PHILLIP BÖNDEL
Co-Founder and CEO THE AMBITION, Co-Owner and CMO BUTTER.
LORENZ AMEND
Founder and CEO LFDY
DR. MICHAEL BENNET
Director of Player Wellbeing at Professional Footballers' Association
FLORA KLIEM
Para-Archer, Nominee Sport Stipendiat:in des Jahres
LUKA HERDEN
Athletics / Long Jump, Nominee Sport Stipendiat:in des Jahres
NICO PAUFLER
Canoe Sprint, Nominee Sport Stipendiat:in des Jahres
SONJA ZIMMERMANN
Hockey Player, Nominee Sport Stipendiat:in des Jahres
TABEA BOTTHOF
Ice Hockey Player, Nominee Sport Stipendiat:in des Jahres
MADU TCHAKOUMI
Podcast Host "SayLess" and Former Professional Football Player
KIRA HORN
Participant, Hockey at Paris 2024
MANUEL GRÄFE
Former DFB Referee
MAX COGA
Professional MMA Fighter
OLE JAN KAPPMEIER
Supervisory Board Member Aalborg BK
MARION HÖCHLI
VP European Business Development at planted.
CARLI UNDERBERG
Deputy Editor-in-Chief Sports at Axel Springer SE
EVA BACKES
Client Service Director at Jung von Matt SPORTS
LEONIE GAHR
Senior Strategist at Jung von Matt SPORTS
VALENTIN ALTENBURG
German National Womens Hockey Team Coach
DANIEL KRAMER
Creator & Public Figures Partner Manager Central Europe, Meta
PASCAL ROLLER
Participant Basketball at Beijing 2008 and Corporate Communication PwC Germany
PABLO KLÜPPELBERG
Co-Founder W1NNAS
PATRICK DRAXLER
CEO JD Group, Sports Buisness Manager
TIMO BRACHT
Endurance Sports Expert, 9x Ironman Winner, 3x European Champion
PHILIPP MASURAT
Head of OKTAGON MMA Germany
SIMON HORN
Communication Manager Sporthilfe
TIM ZWIENER
Co-Founder Athlete Capital
MATTIS HECHT
Co-Founder Athlete Capital
MARCO HAGEMANN
Sports Presenter, e.g. RTL, DAZN, MagentaTV
FABIO ZIEMSSEN
Partner at ZINTINUS, Vice Chairman BalPro e.V.
HOLGER ZINDT
Head of Marketing at Deutsche Vermögensberatung
DOMINIK TOMBERG
Sportsmarketing Expert @ Wir sind Jerry
OLIVER POST
Founder of Yukawa - CTO and Tech Expert
ANDREAS KUFFNER
Olympic Rowing Champion and Coach
BERNHARD PETERS
Two-time World Champion as Coach of the National Field Hockey Team and Author
BRITTA HEIDEMANN
Three-time Olympic Medalist in Epee Fencing
This is
POWWOW SPORTS
We're more than just a sports platform - we give athletes a voice to transform the world of sports. Together we don't just talk about what happens on the pitch - the victories and defeats - but also about what it means to be an athlete off it. How do you balance a professional career and family life, while preparing for the time after? What social responsibilities do you have as an athlete and how do you handle the pressure that comes with it? How do you keep up with the latest trends and innovations as the sport you love is changing around you? And what does it take to create a fair environment for everyone?
OUR INITIATORS
Our initiators are united by a passion for sport, a love for entrepreneurship and the firm belief that sport should be rethought in a new, digital and, above all, community- and content-oriented way.
MO FÜRSTE
Two-time Olympic Hockey Champion
Founder of HYROX
JONAS BOLDT
Former Board Member HSV
Former Sports Director Bayer 04 Leverkusen
BJÖRN BORGERDING
Entrepreneur & Serial Founder
Supervisory Board Chairman Fortuna Düsseldorf
JONAS HUMMELS
Media Expert (e.g. DAZN) and Format Developer
PAOLO ANANIA
Entrepreneur & Serial Founder
Expert for Brands and Digital Strategy
LARS STEGELMANN
International Multisport Marketing Expert (e.g. Formula 1, Formula E, DTM, FIFA and UEFA)