Even started his Insurance-career in 2006 as an If Insurance-agent. He is a long-time member of “Forsikringsforeningen”, and freshly published an article about GPT-technology for all it’s Nordic members. He has been commercially responsible for finding and implementing use-cases suited for Artificial Intelligence for brands such as Storebrand, Sparebank1 SR-Bank, Knif Trygghet, European ERV, Landkreditt, Eika Forsikring, TT Forsikring and Söderberg & Partners.

Michael co-founded Osten, Krefft & Block Ltd., which accompanies general partners and family offices in launching and managing their platforms and investments. Key engagements include the establishment of the impact private equity firm PPP, launched by Alexander Krefft, and managing Emblask Ltd., a high yield credit fund. He is skilled at due diligence, transaction execution and portfolio company development. He has served as a board member of various companies, including Contemi, Unitymedia, Proof & Company and Wire and Wireless (India) Ltd.

He previously was a partner at Apollo, where he specialized in the TMT sector, as well as the commodities complex spanning energy, mining and agriculture. He was a co-founder of Woodlawn Associates, a boutique consulting firm specialized in the US solar energy market.

Before Apollo, he worked in the Munich office of Apax Partners, founded his own advisory firm for mergers and acquisitions and co-founded a start-up in the healthcare services sector, where he served as commercial director and operations director. He also worked in the New York and London offices of James D. Wolfensohn Incorporated. He began his career as a member of the corporate finance department of Matuschka GmbH in Munich, where he assisted clients with cross-border M&A transactions in Europe.

Michael graduated from Columbia University with a degree in history and German and from the University of Chicago with an MBA. His experience living in New York, Munich, London, Buenos Aires and Berlin has led him to learn German and Spanish. An aspiring dilettante, Michael likes reading, eating, whisky, skiing, chess and bantering with his friends.

Niels is the co-founder and CEO of Criipto, an “eID as a service” provider. He has worked in the identity space in the Nordics for 15+ years and has participated in and observed the all-encompassing digitization of both government and private sector with its pros (never having to talk to a clerk) and cons (never able to get hold of a clerk). 

Yatendra is a Senior Partner Development Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS). He has over two decades of experience in the tech industry. In his current role, he works with strategic partners across Nordics to accelerate cloud adoption and enable digital transformation for customers across various sectors. Prior to joining AWS, he was the General Manager and Cluster Head at Wipro Limited, where he led a portfolio of industry verticals in Nordics region. He has extensive experience in sales, business development, and innovation, having worked with leading IT services companies.