Work
A producer of moments — on stage floors and dancefloors.
Global event marketing specialist with 10+ years orchestrating B2B events across EMEA, the Americas and APAC and a decade-long parallel life in music.
Today I run global B2B event marketing at PPRO, a FinTech unicorn powering digital payments for the likes of Citi, PayPal and Stripe.
Before that I managed a large part of Bitkom's event portfolio, Germany's leading digital association of 2,700+ member companies, reporting directly to the CEO. I came up the classical way, with a full apprenticeship at Berlin's historic Admiralspalast and I've been steering events end to end ever since: conception, planning, execution, budgets, vendors and ROI.
Alongside the day job, I've spent over a decade in music — curating as SirChillicious, performing as Frank Motetti, and bringing both crafts to the brands and rooms I work with.
Berlin, Germany
Working worldwide
Career
A decade across two industries.
Feb 2022 – Present
Event Marketing Manager
PPRO · Berlin, Germany
Executing global B2B event marketing strategy for a leading FinTech unicorn providing digital payment solutions to Citi, PayPal and Stripe.
- End-to-end execution of 30+ annual global events across EMEA, the Americas and APAC - trade shows, partner activations and webinars.
- Cross-functional coordination of booth design, lead generation and post-event ROI analysis.
- Partner collaboration strategies to maximise brand visibility and pipeline generation.
Aug 2018 – Jan 2022
Senior Event Manager
Bitkom e.V. · Berlin, Germany
Managed a comprehensive event portfolio for Germany's leading digital association, reporting directly to CEO Dr. Bernhard Rohleder.
165+ annual projects across 50+ working groups and steering committees for 20+ department directors.
Scaled digital event capacity to 200+ projects a year through the COVID-19 transition.
Speaker Manager for hub.berlin / Big-Data.AI Summit; VIP accreditation and crisis management for flagship events; music programming for the Bitkom Pioneer's Dinner.
Aug 2016 – Dec 2017
Director of Artist & Label Relations
Choosic · London, UK
Drove user acquisition and industry partnerships for an early-stage music-discovery startup, focused on artist and label engagement and growth strategy.
Mar 2016 – Jun 2016
Head of Events
Wotan Games · London, UK
Led event strategy and digital transformation initiatives for a gaming startup, managing trade-show presence and corporate communications infrastructure.
- Project-managed company participation at the 2016 UK Games Expo (NEC Birmingham), coordinating booth operations and attendee engagement.
- Streamlined internal communications by implementing Slack, improving cross-team collaboration.
- Redesigned and rebuilt the corporate website from the ground up, strengthening digital presence.
- Executed promotional campaigns for the “War of the 9 Realms” Kickstarter, driving backer engagement.
May 2015 – Dec 2016
Co-Founder & Music Consultant
Mainfloor Media · Berlin, Germany
Co-founded a cross-border creative agency providing PR and marketing to artists, DJs and labels internationally. Secured BBC Radio 1 airplay for client campaign.
Oct 2013 – Jan 2016
Event Management Apprentice
Admiralspalast Betriebs GmbH · Berlin, Germany
Professional apprenticeship at Berlin's historic Admiralspalast venue - the full event lifecycle: conception, planning, execution, cost accounting, personnel management and regulatory compliance.
Aug 2012 – Present
Music Curator & DJ
Berlin, Germany
Founded and operate SirChillicious, an independent music brand supporting 1,000+ emerging artists. Built a multi-platform presence from zero to 40K+ followers, and perform as Frank Motetti.
Available for bookings
Core skills
B2B Event Marketing
Trade Show Management
Budget & Vendor Management
Cross-functional Leadership
Payments & FinTech
Music Curation & DJing
Digital Marketing
Partner & Stakeholder Relations
Languages
- German
- Native
- English
- Professional
- Italian
- Limited working
Education
- ThePowerMBA — Global Business Expert Programme
- ThePower Business School · 2020–2022
- Bachelor Professional of Event Organisation (CCI)
- IHK Berlin · 2017–2020
- Instructor's Certification for Vocational Training
- FORUM Berufsbildung · 2020–2021
- Event Management Assistant (CCI)
- OSZ Handel · 2013–2016
Certifications
- Bachelor Professional of Event Organisation
- Geprüfter Veranstaltungsfachwirt (IHK)
- Event Management Assistant
- Veranstaltungskaufmann (IHK)
- Instructor's Certification (AdA)
- Ausbildung der Ausbilder (IHK)