TRANSFORM has returned to Berlin on March 19 & 20, 2025 and once again brought together the leaders of the international digital landscape. The B2B lead event of the digital association Bitkom offered a platform for C-level decision-makers to discuss the latest trends and technologies in the field of digital transformation. More than 5,000 participants attended on both days.

The event was opened by Dr. Ralf Wintergerst, President of Bitkom followed by speeches from Tobias Meyer, CEO of DHL, Claudia Plattner, President of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI), René Obermann, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Airbus SE, Dr. Louisa Specht-Riemenschneider, Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Bernd Hermann, member of the Central Managing Board of the Würth Group, and Hanna Hennig, Chief Information Officer at Siemens AG

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How a digitally transformed government boosts business and startup success?

Damir Tomicic, CEO of Business in Tech, joined Mats Kuuskemaa, Country Director DACH, e-residency, for the morning keynote on the second day of the conference.

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Having been a pioneer in e-government services, Estonia has developed a unique startup ecosystem that has resulted in 10 ($1 bn valuation) unicorns growing out of Estonia whereas Estonia has consistently performed as Europe’s top per capita VC investment ecosystem. What lies behind Estonia’s success story is digitalisation and ability to be a home to many cross-border startups and businesses through Estonia’s e-Residency programme.