Bianca Praetorius is the founder of CHERRISH, an audio-led dating app where men can only join through the recommendation of a woman from their own network. She is also one of Germany’s most successful startup pitch coaches and, as an entrepreneurial activist, initiated the KlimaUnion (CDU) to advance climate policy within the conservative party landscape. Bianca is married and the mother of two young children, and she lives in Berlin and Frankfurt am Main.

At the PEOPLE & CULTURE FESTIVAL 2025, she will speak on the topic “On Love, Fools, and the Female Success Penalty.”