Building Fast-Scaling Borderless Teams from Hamburg
For ambitious startups, winning increasingly means accessing the best talent wherever it sits and turning it into a tight-knit, well-coordinated team.
This event focuses on how founders can deliberately build strong culture and collaboration across borders, while dealing with very real challenges around language, cross-border legislation, local employment rules and cultural differences.
Blending founder scaling stories with Osborne Clarke’s legal expertise, the discussion will highlight concrete approaches to hiring globally, structuring hybrid setups and keeping teams aligned as organisations grow from Hamburg into international markets.
Speakers:
Matthias Henze, Founder, Jimdo (Hamburg-based scaleup offering services to entrepreneurs and startups. 250 employees from 50 nationalities based in over 15 countries)
Dr. Pirasteh Pahlavan Rubinke, Bioinformatics scientist and Cancer researcher (Originally from Iran, Pirasteh came to Germany to complete her PhD studies, post-docs, worked as a scientist and is now about to launch her first company (Hamburg-based biotech Mithryon)
Christoph Seidler, Osborne Clarke (Partner and senior advisor to high-growth technology companies on cross-border employment, corporate and regulatory matters)
Lisa Dahlke, Localyze (Hamburg startup focused on simplifying global mobility for organizations. Lisa built Localyze’s GTM strategy from the ground up and is focused on driving B2B sales and long‑term customer success.)
Moderator:
Andreas Kitzing, Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Impossible Founders (Founded, scaled and sold Sponsoo, world's largest digital marketplace for sports sponsorship that reached 25,000+ clients worldwide)
Agenda:
18:00 – Doors open & registrations
18:15 – Welcome words
18:30 – Panel discussion: Building fast-scaling borderless teams – attracting global talent, mastering hybrid, managing legal risk
19:30 – Food & drinks, networking
20:30 – Closing
A special thank you to Osborne Clarke for generously hosting this event and sponsoring the food and drinks, as part of its broader official partnership with 2hearts to support diverse tech talent, foster inclusive startup ecosystems and drive culturally diverse leadership in tomorrow’s tech society.
ABOUT 2HEARTS:
2hearts is a diverse, tech-focused community of people with immigration backgrounds, one of the fastest-growing tech communities in Germany and Europe.