Ina Schlie
Co-Founder, encourageventures, former Senior Vice President at SAP SE with over 20 years in the company. She serves and served on the supervisory boards of CMBlu, Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Würth, Uni Rat Konstanz, and q.beyond AG. She co-founded encourageventures e.V., an investor network dedicated to backing diverse founding teams and encouraging more women to become entrepreneurs.
Session
Starting a company doesn't require a garage or an MBA — it takes a real problem, a strong team, and someone willing to turn a project into a product. This panel brings together founders, investors, and startup builders from academia, corporate careers, and venture capital for an honest conversation about what it really takes to build a startup in AI, software, and open source.
At PyCon DE & PyData, we're surrounded by people solving real problems with code and data every day. This session is for anyone who's ever wondered: could my project become a product? The answer might surprise you.