Till Behnke is the founder of betterplace.org, the German online donation platform working since 2007 with non-profit organisations supporting 10,000 projects in over 145 countries and advising companies on corporate responsibility. Till believes in digitalisation as the biggest opportunity for more equal opportunities in this world. Just after high school,... Read more
Till Behnke is the founder of betterplace.org, the German online donation platform working since 2007 with non-profit organisations supporting 10,000 projects in over 145 countries and advising companies on corporate responsibility. Till believes in digitalisation as the biggest opportunity for more equal opportunities in this world.
Just after high school, Behnke moved alone to a boarding school in Cape Town, South Africa to play professional rugby, and there confronted abject poverty for the first time. In his free time, he began volunteering with a number of local development projects, including the local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. He came back to Germany in 2000 and while studying business informatics in Berlin, he joined the recently founded, now global IT-company Paybox. Till helped see Paybox through its early growth stages, learning a great deal about operating a start-up and financial systems. When he finished university, Behnke went to work for Daimler and specialised in corporate fleet management.
In 2007 he founded betterplace.org and rather than just build another online philanthropy platform, he has developed a transparent, self-regulating online market place for small donors and small COs that is unique because of its structural architecture. betterplace.org provides radical transparency and allows users to judge the credibility of COs and make informed donation choices. The platform also puts the responsibility and the power to rally for support in the hands of COs. It has become hugely successful and in the meantime is Germany’s biggest donation platform.
From 2014 to 2015 Till Behnke was Head of Milicom Foundation and in 2015 he founded the social website nebenan.de together with Christian Vollmann. Nebenan.de is a virtual market place, connecting neighbours with each other and revitalising neighbourhood.
In 2008 Behnke was elected to the Ashoka Fellowship.
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Till Behnke speaks on a range of business, leadership and industry subjects. Talks can be shaped around your audience, industry and strategic objectives - share your event brief with London Speaker Bureau and we will work with Till to align the content with your delegates and goals.
London Speaker Bureau can book Till Behnke for events worldwide, subject to Till's schedule. Please send us your event date, location and format and we will confirm availability and handle travel and logistics on your behalf.
Virtual and hybrid keynotes are now a standard part of the speaking industry. Please contact London Speaker Bureau to confirm whether Till Behnke is available to deliver a virtual session for your event and on which platform (Zoom, Microsoft Teams, a bespoke studio or your own).
Most keynote speeches run between 45 and 60 minutes, often followed by a 15-30 minute Q&A. Other formats - shorter conference slots, panel appearances or longer workshop sessions - may also be possible. Share your agenda with London Speaker Bureau and we will confirm what Till can accommodate.
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Till Behnke delivers keynotes in English. This profile may not list every language available; ask London Speaker Bureau to confirm. If you require simultaneous interpretation or a multilingual format, please mention this in your enquiry and London Speaker Bureau will arrange it for you.
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Till Behnke can be booked through London Speaker Bureau for corporate conferences, leadership events, internal team meetings, association gatherings and private client engagements where expertise in a range of business, leadership and industry subjects is relevant. Details of Till's background and previous engagements are included in the biography above; contact us if you would like a more detailed list of past clients or case studies.
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We generally recommend enquiring at least three to twelve months in advance to secure your preferred date with Till Behnke, particularly during peak conference seasons. Where possible we also accommodate shorter lead times - please contact London Speaker Bureau to check Till's current availability for your dates.