Ingo Middelmenne
Head of European Investor Relations

Good morning to everybody in America, and good afternoon to everybody joining us from Europe. Thank you for joining us today, whether you're here with us in New York City or joining us online. My name is Ingo Middelmenne and as Head of Investor Relations of Verve Group, I would like to cordially welcome you to this year's Verve Capital Markets Day.

Once again, we have had intense weeks behind us and the whole team and I are really thrilled to finally have you with us. As usual, we have prepared a focused and a hope, very useful program for you. A business update from our management team, a closer look at Verve's commercial and financial development and a set of expert sessions on some of the topics that are shaping our industry right now.

We will also make sure we leave enough time for your questions, both here in the room and from our audience online. Before we start, and to make our legal department feel a little better. Please enjoy the usual disclaimer on forward-looking statements. Okay. Now I think we all feel a lot safer.

The Internet is a powerful alternative to the walled gardens, and it lives in your pocket. Your mobile phone, ladies and gentlemen, is probably the most powerful marketing tool in the world. Consumers around the world look at its display 3, 4, sometimes 5 hours