Keynote at SKN Excellence Campus

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The facts in brief

  • Name: Kian Batteiger
  • Role: Angel Investor · Adventurer · Speaker
  • Membership: Member of Business Angels Deutschland (BAND) e.V.
  • Contact: [email protected], +49 40 309 28884
  • Availability and fee on request.

Profile

Kian Batteiger is a shareholder of Batteiger Holding GmbH. From 2014 to 2022 he was a project manager at Vattenfall, focused on the decommissioning strategy of the Brunsbüttel and Krümmel nuclear power plants. Since 2022 he has advised companies and founders as a consultant and strategic advisor with project lead roles in mergers & acquisitions projects in the energy sector in Bristol and Berlin. Since 2023 he has invested with co-investors as an angel investor and is a member of Business Angels Deutschland (BAND) e.V.

From 2022 to 2025 he was a guest lecturer at IU International University of Applied Sciences. He gives talks and AI seminars as a partner of Creditreform. On the Mensch.KI.Sales. podcast he spoke with Carlos von Steinkeller about AI in sales, and in 2021 he sponsored the Bentley Hamburg golf tournament through blanc&blanc. Since 2026 he has worked with Sports Excellence Group and holds a stake in Sports Excellence University. In November 2026 he gives the keynote at SKN Excellence Campus in the NV Arena, St. Pölten.

Keynote topics

Kian Batteiger also speaks on megatrends such as energy supply and artificial intelligence.

  • Play like a champion. Be a star. Think like an entrepreneur. (For athletes and musicians): Athletes and musicians who also want to succeed financially have to think like entrepreneurs.
  • Make your work a work of art! Play your career like a champion! (For people building a career): Anyone who wants to deliver peak performance at work has to think like an athlete.
  • Dare more. Carry entrepreneurial risk. (For entrepreneurs, executives and investors): How the courage to take entrepreneurial risk makes large projects possible, and why growth begins where others are still waiting.
  • Entrepreneurs decide fast, even under uncertainty: Whoever waits for certainty loses (For entrepreneurs and executives): How good decisions are made before all the facts are in, and why speed often makes the difference in competition.
  • Innovation beyond Silicon Valley and AI: A conservative market demands creativity! (For mid-sized companies and established industries): Where innovation emerges in traditional industries such as energy: in new project structures, financing routes and partnerships.

Channels and podcasts

  • Kian Batteiger (YouTube channel): Kian Batteiger's YouTube channel (in German). https://www.youtube.com/@kianbatteiger
  • Kian Batteiger Podcast (Host): Kian Batteiger's own podcast (in German). https://open.spotify.com/show/5Db3yoaMO6PV4WjYVV3Vvv
  • Sports Excellence University Podcast (Contributor): The podcast of Sports Excellence University, featuring Kian Batteiger. Coming soon on Spotify

Engagements, appearances and recordings

  • SKN Excellence Campus (Keynote · November 2026, upcoming): Excerpt from Kian Batteiger's talk at SKN Excellence Campus, NV Arena St. Pölten. https://skn-campus.com/
  • ZEBRA Investment Masterclass (Investor · November 2026, upcoming): Kian Batteiger as an investor at the masterclass for GreenTech and impact startups ahead of their first funding round, Startup Village Jülich. https://zebra-startups.de/investmentmasterclass-2/
  • Sports Excellence (Partner · since 2026): Since 2026 Kian Batteiger has worked with Sports Excellence Group and holds a stake in Sports Excellence University.
  • Mensch.KI.Sales., episode 1 (Podcast · January 2026): With Carlos von Steinkeller: digitalisation first, then AI (in German). https://youtu.be/FlMlY5r4x3o
  • Creditreform (Speaking partner · 2023 to 2026): Talks and AI seminars as a partner of Creditreform.
  • IU International University of Applied Sciences (Guest lecturer · 2022 to 2025): Guest lectures at IU International University of Applied Sciences.
  • Bentley Hamburg golf tournament (Event · 2021): Sponsorship through blanc&blanc. Golfclub Wendlohe, Hamburg, in support of Viva con Agua and GoBeNyo. https://www.facebook.com/hamburg.bentley/videos/bentley-hamburg-open-2021-%EF%B8%8F/905092437025613/

Career

  • Harvard alumni
  • Vattenfall, 2014 to 2022: Project manager focused on nuclear decommissioning strategy. Brunsbüttel and Krümmel nuclear power plants.
  • Since February 2022: Entrepreneur, consultant and strategic advisor. Kian Batteiger advises companies and entrepreneurs. As a project manager, he develops strategies and plans.
  • Advisor to Doppelweiss Vertriebsagentur: Agency for B2B cold outreach
  • Advisor to P1Analytics: Data science and AI
  • Advisor to Alsterreifen: Franchise system for car repair workshops
  • Advisor to bbGolf: Fashion outfitter for professional golfers
  • Advisor to blanc&blanc Medical (BB+): Founding of a medical start-up
  • Advisor to Football transfers and scouting events: Professional sport and sports management
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: project lead in the energy sector: Bristol City Leap (January 2022 to March 2023). Twenty-year partnership of Bristol City Council with Vattenfall and Ameresco: at least £1 billion of investment in the city's energy system, including the expansion of the heat network. https://www.bristol.gov.uk/council/policies-plans-and-strategies/energy-and-environment/the-energy-service https://heat.vattenfall.co.uk/where-we-are/bristol https://www.ameresco.com/portfolio-item/bristol-city-leap-uk/
  • Mergers & Acquisitions: project lead in the energy sector: Berlin district heating (Since January 2025). The State of Berlin acquired Vattenfall's heat business: a purchase price of around 1.6 billion euros, around 2,000 km of heat network, handover in May 2024. Kian Batteiger supports the integration into the state-owned company (carve-in). https://group.vattenfall.com/de/newsroom/pressemitteilungen/2023/vattenfall-verkauft-sein-warmegeschaft-und-raumt-dem-land-berlin-eine-kaufoption-seiner-anteile-an-der-gasag-ein https://www.energie.de/euroheatpower/news-detailansicht/nsctrl/detail/News/vattenfall-beendet-mit-verkauf-des-berliner-waermegeschaefts-fernwaermeaktivitaeten-in-deutschland https://www.berlin.de/aktuelles/8849119-958090-land-berlin-feiert-rueckkauf-des-fernwae.html
  • Since November 2023: Angel investor. Start of his own investments. Through Batteiger Holding GmbH and together with co-investors, Kian Batteiger invests in companies and projects and is a member of Business Angels Deutschland (BAND) e.V.

Engagements

Kian Batteiger is available for selected engagements as keynote speaker, moderator and juror.

Availability and fee on request.

  • Keynote: Talks drawn from the practice of an investor and entrepreneur.
  • Moderation: Panels, pitch nights and investor rounds.
  • Jury: Startup and pitch competitions, from a business angel's perspective.
  • Teaching: Guest lectures at universities. From 2022 to 2025 Kian Batteiger was a guest lecturer at IU International University of Applied Sciences.
  • Interview & podcast: Conversations about capital, energy and sport.

As an angel investor

Member of Business Angels Deutschland (BAND) e.V.

Companies raising capital in these fields are invited to present their project with a short description.

  • Energy infrastructure: Battery storage, grid connections and the permitting routes to them.
  • AI data centres: Data centres for artificial intelligence.
  • Professional sport, music and art: Talent in sport, music and art.
  • Real estate: Hamburg, Marbella, Mallorca and Bali.

Next events

  • Keynote · SKN Excellence Campus · 8–11 November 2026 · NV Arena, St. Pölten (dates of the campus) — https://skn-campus.com/
  • Investor · ZEBRA Investment Masterclass · 17–20 November 2026 · Startup Village, Jülich (dates of the masterclass) — https://zebra-startups.de/investmentmasterclass-2/

Contact

Please direct enquiries for keynotes, moderation and jury work to Kian Batteiger.

  • Contact
  • E-mail: [email protected]
  • Phone: +49 40 309 28884
  • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kian-batteiger/
  • Provider: Doppelweiss GmbH, Meddenwarf 1, 22457 Hamburg, Germany

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