About Us
WE BELIEVE
IN THE POWER OF COMMUNITIES AND CONNECTING STARTUP ECOSYSTEMS ACROSS ASIA AND BERLIN.
AsiaBerlin, powered by the Berlin Senate Department, forms the collective platform that brings together communities within the startup ecosystems across Asia and Berlin. We enable relationship-building among investors, startups, and bridge builders by organizing monthly AsiaBerlin events and delegation trips to Berlin and Asia throughout the year. Our flagship event, the AsiaBerlin Summit is the annual summit of year-long AsiaBerlin activities where policymakers, startups, and investors meet to discuss the newest tech trends and cross-border collaboration between Asia and Berlin. We work closely with our partners in the Asia Berlin Forum e.V. (ABF) and enpact, along with the ever-growing support of our honorary Ambassadors.
Meet Our Team
Rainer Seider
Head of Unit International Affairs, Office of Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate Chancellery
Marten Rauschenberg
Interim CEO, Asia Berlin Forum e.V.
Sabine Pape
Senior Office and Finance Manager, Asia Berlin Forum e.V.
Anna Grék
Project Manager, Asia Berlin Forum e.V.
Abdul Basith
Design & Communications Lead – ABS2025
Manuel Risch
Project Lead AsiaBerlin, Berlin Government
Sok-Lakana Simone Sann
Project Manager AsiaBerlin, Berlin Government
Katka Nagyova
AsiaBerlin Expansion Director
Rainer Seider
Head of Unit International Affairs, Office of Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate Chancellery
Rainer Seider, strong on 29 years’ experience in international cooperation and projects, is Head of Unit International Affairs, Office of Governing Mayor of Berlin - Senate Chancellery.
He initiated the AsiaBerlin Summit (former Asia-Pacific Week) as a platform for dialogue with Asia in 1997
Marten Rauschenberg
Interim CEO, Asia Berlin Forum e.V.
Sabine Pape
Senior Office and Finance Manager, Asia Berlin Forum e.V.
Abdul Basith
Design & Communications Lead – ABS2025
Abdul Basith is the Co-Founder of DreamSpace Productions, a creative partner of AsiaBerlin Summit 2025, specializing in content strategy, communication, and visual storytelling. Through a strong focus on design and sustainability, his team works closely with the core AsiaBerlin team to ensure that all visual assets, messaging, and media consistently reflect the summit’s theme: Connecting Startup Ecosystems for Diversity & Innovation.
Katka Nagyova
AsiaBerlin Expansion Director
Katka is the expert on global startup ecosystems with strong strategic background. She designed and implemented numerous innovative formats such as accelerators, bootcamps, hackathons and PoC challenges with over 500 startups. Her approach focuses on building networks and providing sustainable exchange between business partners, tech hubs and startups.