Digital Services BERNHARD NIESNER| BUSUU CEO SPEAKER BIO Bernhard Niesner, originally from Vienna in Austria is the CEO and Co-Founder of busuu.com, the world´s largest social network for language learning. Before starting his own company, Bernhard worked as consultant at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in the area of consumer goods. Bernhard graduated with summa cum laude in International Business from the University of Vienna and holds an MBA with honors from IE Business School. In his free time, Bernhard relaxes while playing the piano; he loves skiing and enjoys spending time with his young daughter. KEY CORPORATE FACTS& KPIs COMPANY OVERVIEW Headquarters London, UK busuu is the world’s largest social network for language learning, providing audio-visual courses in 12 different languages to more than 55 million users worldwide. Users can sign up Office Locations London for free, or subscribe to a Premium Membership to unlock further features like grammar, video Founded 2008 lessons or personalised study plans. Direct interaction with native speakers around the globe allows members to improve their language skills. They can use an integrated video-chat No of Employees 35 application and peer-to-peer text corrections within the community. As a result, every busuu user is both a ‘student’ of a foreign language and also a ‘tutor’ of their own mother tongue. Active Markets Worldwide busuu has received various prestigious awards, including EdTech Winner 2014, BETT Business Overview The language learning community Innovator Award 2014 and has been named as 'Best Education Startup in Europe' by TechCrunch. Business model Freemium The name busuu comes from a language of Cameroon: according to an ethnological study Recent Milestones Series B Round from the 1980’s, only 8 people in the world speak Busuu. KPI #1 Several Million Monthly Visits Johann Hansmann, Rogan Angelini-Hurll, Key Investors Brent Hoberman, Martin Varsavsky, McGraw Hill Education Selected Clients McGraw Hill Education Website busuu.com 15