Patrick, CEO and Managing Partner of Iconic, is a capital markets expert and investor with over a decade of financial experience. Previously, Patrick was a PwC asset management auditor of clients such as Vanguard and Blackrock. He has worked many years in Private Equity and Venture Capital, most notably with Deutsche Börse. He holds an MBA and BS in Finance and Accounting and is a Licensed Certified Public Accountant. Patrick also serves as the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Bitfield AG and is the CEO of publicly-traded Cryptology Asset Group.

Max, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Iconic, is a former management consultant where he advised Fortune 500 companies on digitalization, project management and IT integration. An angel investor himself, he transitioned into Private Equity with a €40-billion AUM group before beginning with a fintech company builder. He holds a BA in International Management, an MBA, is Harvard educated and completed the CAIA designation. Additionally, Max serves on the Supervisory Board of MLP, Germany’s largest independent financial advisory group.

Dominic is the Managing Director of Iconic Holding USA. He is an investor with over 20 years of financial services experience. His background includes a unique blend including large brand names like Thomson Financial and Moody’s Investors Service, buyside positions on two credit hedge fund trading desks, and running a high-tech focused startup accelerator. Dominic has a BA from Brown University with a double concentration in Economics and Organizational Behavior and Management.

Dr. Bernhardt has a long track record with over 30 years’ experience in the financial industry, having worked as Managing Director and CIO for Zurich Group Invest Europe (Deutschland) GmbH, the asset manager of the German Zurich Group, and Skandia Life Insurance Germany. He was also a member of the supervisory board of Deutsche Wohnen AG and Managing Director and Chief Investment Strategist of Germany’s largest Family Office, Oppenheim Vermögenstreuhand GmbH, which was a fully owned subsidiary of the former Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. KGaA. Jens holds a Diplomkaufmann-degree from the University of Bayreuth, an MBA-degree from the University of Cambridge and a doctorate from the University of Kassel (Private Equity as an Asset Class for Unit Linked Insurance Products).

Lukasz is an experienced investment manager with technology, big data and AI background. He is an expert in assessing deep tech investment opportunities. Lukasz spent years as a PE & VC investment team member at a €40-billion AUM investment group FERI. He is a serial entrepreneur having also founded a prop-tech startup and a very popular financial podcast. Lukasz holds degrees in both finance and computer science.