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)