Claudia Peus has been Professor of Research and Science Management at the TU Munich since May 2011, Senior Vice President for Talent Management and Diversity since October 2017, and founding director of the TUM Institute for LifeLong Learning (TUM IL3) since December 2019. After completing her doctorate at LMU Munich, she worked as a Visiting Scholar at the Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a Post-Doctoral Fellow at Harvard University.

In her research, Prof. Peus focuses on leadership and leadership development in the digital age, the management of research organizations, and diversity in organizations. She is a member of various boards, such as the management board of RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, the boards of trustees of the „Wertekommission“ and the Max Planck Institute for Physics, and advises business and research organizations on topics such as leadership, diversity, and talent management. In 2020, Prof. Peus was included in the list of "Germany's Most Inspiring Women".

As Product Manager for Innovation and Business Development at Veridos works closely together with universities and research institutes on a daily basis. She has more than 10 years of work experience in the government business with a strong focus on decentralized digital identities and SSI .

Dr. Jörg Traub holds a doctorate in computer science. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in the healthcare and medical technology industry. As an entrepreneur, he has accompanied several innovations from science through clinical validation to the market.

In 2008, he founded SurgicEye GmbH, a spin-off from the Technical University of Munich and international medical technology manufacturer in the field of nuclear medicine therapy procedures. He was Managing Director of the company from its foundation until its sale. Most recently, he worked at iSYS Medizintechnik GmbH in the field of intelligent robotic solutions for image-guided therapy.

Since March 2020, Dr. Jörg Traub has been working at Bayern Innovativ GmbH, where he heads the Health Innovation Network. Between April 2020 and December 2023, he was also Managing Director of Forum MedTech Pharma e.V., which was successfully integrated into the Health Innovation Network at Bayern Innovativ.

In her role as Head of Tech at Sest GmbH, Larissa Mikolaschek leads interdisciplinary teams. She is responsible for the implementation of customer projects like large language models for companies or individual chatbots.

As a mathematician and software developer, she is sepecialised in artificial intelligence and data science. This experience enables her to contribute to the implementation of software infrastructures as well as to advising companies on the introduction of AI

As "an intermediary between techies and the rest of the world", she translates complex issues in such a way that they can also be understood by people without an affinity for technology.

Agvolution is an innovative agricultural IoT technology company that develops solutions to improve agricultural and horticultural practices. With a focus on IoT technologies, Agvolution offers smart farming products and services that increase efficiency, productivity and sustainability in agriculture and horticulture. Sensors, data analytics and wireless connectivity enable real-time data on soil conditions, weather and plant health. Research focuses on data analysis, smart sensing and economic calculations. Collaboration with FAU Erlangen Nuremberg and the University of Göttingen.

Tobias heads the Cyber Technical Office at Airbus Protect, focusing on cutting-edge cybersecurity solutions. With over two decades of experience, he previously led the Consulting Delivery Center Germany at Airbus Cybersecurity, overseeing a team of 50 experts and spearheading innovations in OT security, IIoT, and platform security. He is also a member of the board of the Munich Security Network. Tobias holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science and has extensive teaching and research experience, blending academic rigor with industry expertise.

Fabian Theis is Director of Helmholtz Munich Computational Health Center, Scientific Director of HelmholtzAI and a Full Professor at the Technical University of Munich. During his academic career, he obtained MSc degrees in Mathematics and Physics. He received a Ph.D. degree in Physics and a Ph.D. in Computer Science. Fabian Theis uses artificial intelligence to unlock the secrets of human cells. How do they interact, and what goes wrong with diseases at the cellular level?

Berthold Panzner is Standardization Chief Architect for connected mobility at Nokia, where he is leading standardization activities for cellular V2X technology. He is a passionate technology enthusiast, who driving Nokia’s strategy & industry engagement for tomorrows world of connected vehicles. He has over a decade experience in telecommunications since he joined Nokia in Munich/Germany.
He holds MSc and PhD degree in telecommunications from University Magdeburg/ Germany and University Linköping/Sweden.

Dr. Wieland Holfelder oversees Google's Engineering Center in Munich, also home to the Google Safety Engineering Center, he leads the engineering activities around the topic of Digital Sovereignty for Google in Europe. Prior to Google, Dr. Holfelder worked in Silicon Valley for more than 12 years, among others as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Mercedes-Benz Research and Technology North America, Inc. As part of his Ph.D. research, he worked at IBM's European Networking Center in Heidelberg, Germany, the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, CA, and the University of Mannheim. He holds a master’s in computer science and economics and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Mannheim, Germany. In 2022 Dr. Holfelder was recognized as a “GI Fellow” by the German Computer Science association (gi.de).

Dirk Loomans is a partner in the Cyber Security Consulting division of KPMG. His main areas of consulting are: ISMS, data protection, industrial control systems, quantitative and qualitative risk analyses. He has been working in information security for more than 20 years, advising national and international clients of various sizes and serving as an expert to the European Commision. In 2005, together with Manuela Matz, he founded Loomans & Matz AG in Mainz, which was acquired by KPMG AG in November 2018.

As Managing Consultant at Sharkbite Innovation, I help companies to cope with the biggest transformation of our time: aligning their business model with the circular economy.
I am an experienced sustainability consultant with over 10 years of professional experience, especially in the textile industry and consumer goods sector. I have worked internationally for large corporations and also founded a Re-commerce start-up. I am a speaker and specialised in Circular Economy, Urban Sourcing and Venture Clienting. I coach companies and start-ups on their path to sustainable business models and help to implement current regulatory requirements in a future-oriented and strategic way.

Ingo Hild is a graduate engineer in electrical engineering, specializing in automation technology. After training as an industrial electronics engineer at Siemens Matsushita and gaining a degree in engineering at the University of Ulm, he worked for Procter & Gamble and Bosch. In 2002, he joined OSRAM at the Herbrechtingen lamp plant, where he developed fully automatic machines for the production of automotive headlight lamps. A subsequent move to the Schwabmünchen pre-product plant extended his area of responsibility to the position of plant manager. He is currently managing the plant in a disruptive transformation from a traditional to a high-tech plant using digitalization and lean principles. He was also responsible for the plant in the Czech Republic for several years. As plant manager, he uses his many years of professional experience in particular to prepare the organization and its employees for future challenges.

Katrin Bacic is CEO of the German space startup UNIO. In her role, she leads the development of UNIO Move for seamless and always-on connectivity for services, vehicles and applications around the globe. Previously, she was Managing Director at Wayra Germany, where she headed all startup programmes from 2018 to 2023. Prior to this, Katrin Bacic spent more than 13 years in various management positions at Telefónica, mainly in business development and innovation.
Besides Germany, she has lived and worked in Spain and Hong Kong.
As a public speaker, mentor, and author, as well as a member of various juries, she
advocates for diversity in the startup and tech ecosystem

Felix Freiling is full professor of Computer Science at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) in Germany. His main research focus is on forensic computing, meaning the application of methods from computer science to answer questions of the legal system. He has published numerous papers on the methodological foundations of the field, including acquisition processes of digital evidence, tool support for analysis of digital evidence, and technical aspects of legal admissability. He is one of the founders of the first German professional Bachelors and Masters degree programmes focussing on digital forensics and has trained several generations of expert witnesses therein.

As a governmental owned private company, BWI operates the IT infrastructure for the German Armed Forces, covering all needed systems from client devices, networks in between, data centers, applications and so on. He has experience in architecturing telecommunications networks for about 20 years. Working for T-Systems, IsarNet AG and BWI in several positions. Within BWI he developed from network department to innovation management with focus area of cyber security. Within his job, he observes the market and scientific community about relevant technologies that should be adopted by BWI or ist customers to enable a better cybersecurity.

Martin is based in Ansbach, has four awesome kids and loves making old music from the medival to the classical period.

Almost 40 million clicks on Giphy & YouTube - former footballer and game designer Mathias Esser has a colorful CV that has led to assignments with Hollywood stars such as Tom Cruise, Jennifer Lawrence and Will Smith.

His many years of experience as a cameraman, drone pilot, editor, VFX artist and, more recently, virtual reality developer & AI expert have created lasting impressions.

This includes more and more appearances as an expert and tinkerer in front of the camera for productions by ARD, BR, HR, Pro7 and Kabel1 - if you are interested, just get in touch!

With a background in business and finance, Oliver currently is Managing Director of INAM - the Innovation Network for Advanced Materials. More than 20 years ago, he started his career in political consulting and advocacy work in London, Brussels and Berlin to then take on various leadership roles in management consulting, advising clients from high-tech sectors on (innovation) strategy and finance. His passion for entrepreneurship led him to work in various constellations with founders and deep tech startups since 2011, including as a mentor for Start2, INAM, FasterCapital, Vali Berlin and various EU-funded projects.

Dr. Alexandra Mikityuk is a dedicated technology expert specializing in decentralized systems, blockchain, and security technologies. She joined the Security in Telecommunication research group at TU Berlin in 2013, earning her PhD. From 2017, she led the Blockchain Group at Deutsche Telekom Innovation Labs (T-Labs). In 2021, she co-founded and became CEO of Staex, a company revolutionizing IoT connectivity and management using blockchain technology.

Nadine Schwarz completed her bachelor's degree in tourism management with a focus on event management, medical & health tourism and hospitality management. She then worked for a consultancy in Nuremberg as an "organizer" and also provided support in projects. Since 2023, she has been working as a project manager in the Marketing | Event team at Bayern Innovativ GmbH, where she is responsible for the successful implementation of numerous events.

Mag.Dr. Alexander Fritz is COO & CISO & Head of R&D at OmegaLambdaTec GmbH.
We are Pioneers in Smart Data Solution Disruptive AI-powered Sustainability Solutions for the Industry 4.0, Smart Energy, Mobility, Smart City, Retail, and Health & Finance sectors.

Paula Cipierre is an internationally recognized expert in responsible digital transformation. She has been Head of Data Ethics and Innovation at ada since January 2024. Previously, she was responsible for data protection and data ethics at Palantir Technologies in Europe.
She completed her bachelor's degree at Princeton University in 2012, graduating summa cum laude. She then completed master's degrees at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and at New York University. Most recently, she completed a part-time LLM in Information Technology Law with distinction at the University of Edinburgh.
Paula Cipierre is a certified Data Protection Officer (GDDcert. EU), ISO 27001 Lead Auditor (TÜV Süd) and IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E). She is a member of the Practical Advisory Board on Data Processing Law, a member of the Expert Council Forum Data & Digitization of the European netID Foundation and on the program advisory board of the 12th Ruhr Cultural Conference, which focuses on the impact of AI on art and culture.
Paula is co-author of the book From Artificial to Augmented Intelligence: What we can learn from art to shape the future with software.

Prof. Dr. Rafaela Kraus is Vice President of the UniBw in Munich. She studied business administration and earned a PhD in organizational behavior. After working as a consultant, she became a professor of leadership in 2006. Since 2019, she has been responsible for applied sciences, entrepreneurship and equal opportunities in the university management. She launched the Entrepreneurship Center founders@unibw and the European SpaceTech accelerator SpaceFounders in 2020. Her vision is to promote startups relevant to the public sector and to foster an entrepreneurial spirit within it.

Dr. Martin Weiss has been working on transformation, change and process topics since 1998. His diverse knowledge of different IT systems and IT vendors forms a solid foundation for this, combined with various work topics in IT and consulting. He is involved in various lighthouse and research projects on modern work, cloud economy and AI business strategy. He is active as a speaker and lecturer in associations, universities and expert organizations. Democracy, diversity and liberal value systems are particularly important to him. He is a committed supporter of the BC4D. CER, CSR and CPR are corporate KPIs for him.

Since January 2020 co-founder and managing director of DiMOS Operations GmbH, with a degree in aerospace engineering from the TU Munich. My career includes positions as navigation engineer, Galileo operations manager and head of navigation services at DLR and DLR GfR mbH (1998-2020), where I also managed an air navigation service provider certification for safety-critical communication and navigation services at airports. I've been a professor at FH Aachen since 2017, specialising in space operations and services, and have been involved in the VDI Aerospace Committee since January 2019.

Dr. Gereon Weiß heads the “Automation Systems” department at the Fraunhofer Institute for Cognitive Systems IKS and has been working as an expert in the applied research of software-intensive systems for many years. His research focuses on how software-intensive systems can become more adaptive and intelligent without reducing the necessary safety and quality requirements. To this end, he is actively involved in the research field as a member of various program committees of international conferences, journals and workshops. He has already been able to apply his research results in many research and industrial contexts, from intelligent vehicle software architectures and adaptive industrial automation to mobile autonomous robots and transportation systems.

Roland Marx is a Senior Product Manager for embedded IoT Security Solutions at Swissbit AG in Munich and develops innovative embedded security solutions with his colleagues.
He also works as a freelance security consultant in the field of embedded devices and IoT device management.

As Product Security Officer at BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, Helene Sigloch improves quality of life at home very concretely: Internet connected home appliances bring convenience into our lives, are more accessible to handicapped people and allow for remote maintenance in many cases. At the same time, IoT devices make interesting targets for hackers. Appropriate security measures are therefore a necessary prerequisite for bringing connectivity into our kitchens.
Helene Sigloch's current fields of activity include secure development processes, security management, security awareness and the participation in EU cyber security standardization activities for the Radio Equipment Directive and Cyber Resilience Act.

Christian Borst, EMEA CTO at Vectra AI has more than 15 years of experience in IT and Cyber Security. Before joining Vectra AI in 2022 he built and executed the global cyber security strategy for Richemont – a leading luxury goods group. As a former consultant and current Advisory Board & Board Member, he is actively engaged in the cyber security community across different countries & industries. He holds a university degree from Freiburg University in Computer Science specialising in AI & Psychology.

Pierre Slamich is the co-founder of the Open Food Facts NGO, the "wikipedia of food products". He graduated from Sciences Po in Finance and Strategy. After working at Google, he co-founded the Open Food Facts NGO. He focuses on emerging projects such as Eco-Score or Open Products Facts, but also on all the tools created by Open Food Facts (like its free and privacy preserving mobile app to scan barcodes), in order to maximize their usefulness and impact for the various audiences who depend on them.

Prof. Dr. Daniel Loebenberger received his doctorate in cryptography from the University of Bonn in 2012. From 2016 to 2019, he worked as an IT security expert with a focus on cryptography at genua GmbH, a subsidiary of the Bundesdruckerei GmbH, the German Federal Printing Office, on various topics of professional high-security components. Since January 2019, Daniel Loebenberger has been appointed Professor of Cybersecurity at the Technical University Amberg-Weiden and also heads the department "Secure Infrastructure" at Fraunhofer AISEC's Weiden site. In the lab there, topics of applied post-quantum cryptography and quantum-safe infrastructures are addressed in research and teaching.

9ms is the duo of Munich drummers Simon Popp and Florian König.
The question of the value of handmade music in an age of technical reproducibility confronts the two musicians
the two musicians with the self-image of their own originality.

Through their interest in technical innovations in the field of live electronics, the two musicians make use of
analog sensors and transducers in order to intuitively use tempo and distance information from their movements to
and distance information from their movements to shape the sound. Improvisation and direct, joint music-making and
music-making and communication - both with each other and with the machines - remain the central and
the center and friction point of their compositions.

It is remarkable that the electronics react to the organic impulses of the body's movements and not, as is often the case, to the machine,
the machine beat, as is often the case. This also explains why the two musicians have deliberately avoided
musicians deliberately refrain from using digital synchronization, such as a sequencer or metronome. Instead
instead, they prepare their acoustic and electronic instruments with sensors that act as
function as "organs of perception".

Inspired by the tense relationship between man and machine, the 9ms duo searches for new artistic
artistic freedom that focuses on the musicians and their intuitive decision-making when playing.
the center of attention. In this way, they lend the interaction between man and machine a new, playful dimension.
dimension.

Photo by Manuel Nieberle

Klaus Brisch, LL.M. (San Diego) is a certified lawyer in information technology law. He has extensive experience in IP, hardware and software licensing, IT-compliance, data protection, cyber-security, additive manufacturing (3D-printing), application of „artificial intelligence“ in various industry sectors and blockchain. At Grant Thornton, he is head of IT/IP, Data Protection/Privacy, Digital Innovation for the legal service line. He advises his clients on their „digital transformation“, the development of innovative technologies and business models up to commercial viability.

Anja Simon (f) received her diploma degree in Engineering for technical cybernetics and automation at the HTWK Leipzig in 1989 and a degree in Economics of engineering from an Association of the European Union and German IHK in 1996. In addition, she graduated as master of Consulting excellence at Siemens Munich in 2006.

She joined Siemens AG in 1992 and has worked in multiple different positions since then.

In 2021 Anja joint as CTO the non-profit and pre-competitive German association Labs Network Industrie 4.0 e.V. (LNI 4.0), fostering the digital transformation for a wide range of industrial sectors with a focus on SME.

In 2022, Anja took over the CEO role for LNI 4.0 and since then has been bringing LNI 4.0 to the next level of Industrie 4.0.

She is member of several industry association gremials and supports the international digitalization and standardization.

After completing his high school education and studying political science in
Regensburg and Freiburg, he initially worked as a parliamentary assistant and
head of office in the European Parliament and the German Bundestag.
After his election to the Bavarian State Parliament in 2018, he assumed the chairmanship of the Committee for Federal and European Affairs. In addition, in 2021,
he was appointed as deputy and then acting chairman of the Committee of Education and Culture. At the same time, he was the federal, European, education and
youth policy spokesman of the FREIE WÄHLER parliamentary group.
After his re-election, Tobias Gotthardt was appointed State Secretary and member of the Bavarian State Government in 202

Harald Gossner is Senior Principal Engineer at Intel. He received his diploma degree in physics from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich in 1990 and his PhD in electrical engineering from Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich in 1995. For 15 years he has worked on the development of ESD protection concepts with Siemens and Infineon Technologies. In 2011 he joined Intel leading the system ESD robustness development for Intel products.
Harald Gossner has authored and co-authored 150 technical papers and two books in the fields of ESD and device physics, where he also holds 120 patents. He is the recipient of the outstanding achievement award of EOS/ESD Association as highest award for his contributions to the field of ESD. He is the cofounder and co-chair of the Industry Council on ESD Target Levels. He also served as president of the EOS/ESD Association, Rome, NY, from January 2022 to December 2023. Harald Gossner is IEEE Fellow and contributes as editor to IEEE EDL. Currently he is member of the industry advisory boards of the Bavarian Government and Fraunhofer institutes and participates in the expert commission on AI of the German Economic Council. He is also project lead of the project Semiconductor-X, coordinating the development of a resilient supply chain of semiconductors for Europe.

Business management and responsibility:

• Co-founder of Sharkbite Innovation since 2018 - the experts for successful sustainability transformation with a focus on circular economy business models
• Establishment of a production site for consumer electronics in China; development
• Management of a Machatronic operation (eChecker).
• Member of the management team at etventure GmbH:
• Managing Director of etventure Learning Hub GmbH with its focus on change processes and the empowerment of existing companies, as well as digital products and processes.
• Head of Business Unit for Innovation and Consulting at Whiteblue Consulting
  Development and management of innovation and consulting activities

Coach and mentor:
Positioning, leadership, communication, conflict management, organizational development, self-organization, change management, negotiations, feedback, ...

Prof. Dr. Nadine Chochoiek is a Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Munich Business School and Co-Founder of Bright&Bold, a startup that empowers people to proactively seize the opportunities of tomorrow - in business and society.. She previously founded and led the Entrepreneurship Center "founders@unibw" at the University of the German Armed Forces and co-founded SpaceFounders, an accelerator for European SpaceTech startups, and serves as a strategic advisor. With a PhD in entrepreneurship from LMU & Max Planck, her research focuses on entrepreneurial personalities and female entrepreneurship.

Manuel Giuliani is Professor for Geriatric Robotics at Kempten University of Applied Sciences. Before going to Kempten, Manuel was Professor in Embedded Cognitive AI for Robotics at the University of the West of England and Co-Director of the Bristol Robotics Laboratory. He received a Master of Arts in computational linguistics from Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, and a Master of Science and a PhD in computer science from Technical University Munich.

Manuel also worked at the Technical University Munich, the research transfer institute Fortiss, and the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Salzburg, where he led the Human-Robot Interaction group.

Manuel's research interests include assistive robotics, human-robot interaction, social robotics, natural language processing, multimodal fusion, multimodal output generation, augmented and virtual reality interfaces, and embedded cognitive robot architectures.

Alexander Glätzle has been the CEO and co-founder of planqc since 2022, working to establish the first German quantum computer based on neutral atoms. A theoretical quantum physicist and entrepreneur, he served as a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and at the Center for Quantum Technologies in Singapore, where he conducted research on ultra-cold atoms in relation to quantum annealing and quantum computing. In 2018, he transitioned from academia to a leading European consulting firm, where he was part of the team focusing on quantum technologies and applied blockchain.

Since October 2017, Dominik Herrmann has held the Chair of Privacy and Security in Information Systems at the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg. Herrmann works on the development of privacy-aware systems and is interested in how organisations can be motivated to implement privacy protection appropriately. In addition, Herrmann works on privacy-friendly tools and incentive systems to get students interested in his topics.

Sebastian works as a senior researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, where he is part of the Quality Engineering for Quantum Computing research group. Sebastian studied physics in Chemnitz and Siegen and is currently leading the project "Qompiler - Standardised Quantum Software Stack" funded by the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action. There he is working on the development of a high-level quantum programming language and a compiler for ion traps.

With a foundation in psychology and consumer sciences, my career has led me through various industries, from sports marketing via CX consulting to brand marketing. Each role has shaped me, leading me to revolutionizing the IP industry with PATOffice.
At PATOffice, we're transforming how patents are utilized in competitor monitoring and technological advancements. We're creating the future of patent insights & intelligence - making it more accessible and user-friendly for collaborative teams.

As a VP for Business Development and Marketing at BioID GmbH, Ann-Kathrin acts as an interface between innovative biometric development and the ever-evolving identity market. An expert for facial authentication, liveness and deepfake detection, she supports identity verification projects from integration to launch since 2017. This makes Ann-Kathrin the ideal point of contact if it comes to any topic related to digital identity and the threats endangering this concept.

Digital Customer Experience & Mobile Executive with over fifteen years of in-depth business and technical experience. Demonstrated leadership and execution in strategic revenue growth initiatives and disruptive new product developments within the digital, mobile, digital marketing and user experience industries. Experience improving cross-channel customer experience, reducing expenses and driving revenues across multiple industries.

The Ambit - Oursports project develops and researches socially intelligent digital twins for sports communities. Funded by EXIST, the LMU Munich spin-off is currently working on a prototype for an app for the sustainable self-organization of free mass sports at Munich's Hirschgarten.

Moritz Förster is Managing Partner of UnternehmerTUM's TechFounders Venture Clienting and Accelerator services. In this role, he helps established organizations and start-ups to efficiently collaborate and partner to boost the potential of digital technologies and help corporations to embrace the speed of change while working with start-ups.
Before working for UnternehmerTUM, Moritz held Manager roles at Siemens in the field of M&A and Siemens Management Consulting, complemented by Consulting roles in Operational Excellence and Financial Advisory Services.

Prof. Dr Bettina Maisch has been Professor of Entrepreneurship at Munich University of Applied Sciences and Head of Digital Teaching at the Strascheg Centre for Entrepreneurship (SCE) since 2020. Bettina received two diplomas from the Berlin University of the Arts - in Social and Business Communication and in Electronic Business. After working as a marketing manager for the eGovernment Lab at the Fraunhofer Institute for Open Communication Systems, she completed her doctorate at the University of St. Gallen and worked at the university's Institute for Media and Communication Management. During her PhD, she spent time at the Center for Design Research at Stanford University, directed by Prof. Larry Leifer, supported by a scholarship from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the Hasso Plattner Design Thinking Research Program. From 2012 to 2020, Bettina was a Senior Key Expert Industrial Design Thinking at Siemens Corporate Technology (CT) in Beijing and Munich, where she was responsible for implementing a customer-centric development approach within the company. Bettinas research focus is on Entrepreneurial Life Design (ELD), Entrepreneurship Education as well as Health & Food Entrepreneurship.

Julia Moosbauer is a mathematician with a PhD in machine learning (ML). In 2019, she co-founded deepc, a Munich-based company and now serves as its COO. Its platform, deepcOS, enables radiological facilities to seamlessly integrate AI models for MRI, X-ray, and CT into existing workflows, ensuring highest security and data protection standards. Beyond her ML expertise, Julia has become an expert in the practical fulfilment of compliance requirements for AI, such as the MDR and the AI Act.

Benedict is the project manager for a lighthouse initiative in the German healthcare sector: more than 140 hospitals are forming a digital alliance for a joint interoperability platform and a patient portal to provide patients with digital access before, during and after their hospital stay.

His expertise is in developing and adapting technical systems, managing organisational change and responding to unforeseen situations. Before joining Klinik IT eG, he has developed the digital healthcare practice of a large consulting firm. He is also a visiting researcher at the Medical Faculty of LMU Munich, where he is investigating the digital transformation in medicine.

Dr. Robert Schmuck is a Director within the Anti-Financial Crime Advisory team in Munich, advising clients on all Anti-Financial Crime related topics, focusing particularly on helping clients select, implement and use new AFC technology provider and / or inhouse solutions. Before his time at Deloitte, Robert was Product Lead at HAWK. Robert helped clients ranging from big financial institutions to tech-focused crypto or payment firms to implement AFC programs and solutions.

Experienced Managing Director with a demonstrated history of working in the computer software industry. Skilled in Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Management, Software Development, and Business Development. Strong business development professional with a Post Doc focused in High Performance Computing from IBM Watson Reseach Center.

Dan Gengenbach is Director Operations at Marvel Fusion. He leads Marvel Fusion's relationships with industry partners, coordinates the various scientific teams within Marvel Fusion and was one of the first employees to play a key role in building the company. As a physicist and manager by training, his position serves as one of the fundamental interfaces between the company, industry and academia both inside and outside of Marvel Fusion.
Before joining Marvel Fusion, Dan Gengenbach invested in software start-ups in Europe, Israel and the USA with the venture capital fund DTCP in Hamburg & Palo Alto. He studied physics and management at the Technical University of Munich.

Alireza Zamanian has been a research engineer at department of Fraunhofer IKS since 2021. He is doing his doctorate in computer science at the Technical University of Munich, where he is investigating reliable and interpretable analysis methods for observational healthcare data. At Fraunhofer IKS, his research focuses on the verification methodologies for AI models with a focus on medical applications.

I am a cycling addict, entrepreneur and humanity activist. Let's SPIN THE WHEEL and make an impact together.

Manfred set the course for Deutsche Bahn on quantum in 2019. His group concentrates on the industrial usage of quantum computers for optimization problems and on the security aspects of quantum cryptography (PQC, QKD). He is the founder of the Federal Quantum Alliance, member of the Governance Board of the European Quantum Industry Consortium QuIC, part of the Board of Directors of BITKOM group HPC & QC and in the Research Committee for quantum of Münchner Kreis.

Dr. Rainer Seßner is a proven innovation expert. Already during his doctorate with a focus on optics, information and photonics, the mathematician and physicist worked as a manager for a globally operating company and developed innovative products, services and business models based on new technologies. Stints at Rodenstock, Germany's leading manufacturer of eyeglass lenses and frames, were followed by management positions at optics pioneer Carl Zeiss and MDAX-listed group LEONI.

With his passion for technology, innovation and management, Dr. Seßner has successfully led Bayern Innovativ GmbH since 2016. Over the past few years, he has expanded the Free State of Bavaria's Society for Innovation and Knowledge Transfer into a ThinkNet for Bavaria. Today, more than 200 employees at locations in Nuremberg and Munich work closely with partners from business, science and research as well as representatives of politics in a wide range of cooperation projects. The vision of Bayern Innovativ GmbH is a Bavaria in which every viable idea and technology becomes an innovation.

Dr. Antonia Schmalz is an innovation managers at SPRIND (Federal Agency for Disruptive Innovations), where she is scouting and supporting exciting, physics-related projects with a strong current focus on fusion, as well as projects in the fields of microelectronics. She is also heading the SPRIND subsidiary Pulsed Light Technologies, which is developing laser systems for laser-driven fusion together with its cooperation partners Focused Energy and Marvel Fusion.

Antonia is a physicist who completed her doctorate at the Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics, focusing on laser-driven electron acceleration in plasma. Before joining SPRIND she advised ministries at the state and federal level on research funding for projects in microelectronics with a focus on chip design and semiconductor technologies at VDI/VDE-IT GmbH.

Markus Feilner is a consultant for open source strategies from Regensburg. He has been working with Linux since 1994, was deputy editor-in-chief of Linux-Magazin and has specialized in OSI layers 8 to 11 with his company Feilner IT. As Ambassador Open Source at grommunio, he helps people to free themselves from proprietary dependencies in the Exchange environment.

Magdalena Rogl, named "Ambassador of Emotions" by Stern, is dedicated to fostering an open, empathetic work culture. With over 15 years in business, she is an expert in leadership. As Diversity & Inclusion Lead at Microsoft Germany, she collaborates with leaders and the D&I community to drive impactful changes. Author of "MitGefühl," she highlights the importance of emotions at work, advocating for empathy and self-compassion. A keynote speaker and workshop leader, Magdalena shares her insights widely. Recognized for her unconventional career, she's been honored among "25 Women Revolutionizing Our Economy" and "100 Women of the Year 2020." She also supports GermanDream, the Deutschlandstiftung Integration, and Queermentor. Magdalena believes in empathy, emotional intelligence, and leadership to create positive change.

As an engineer and patent attorney, Christian Metzger advises and supports companies in all matters relating to patents. Especially where mechanical engineering meets software and digitalisation and digital machines are created.

In doing so, he can draw on his broad technological and industrial experience, which he also gained during his years as a development engineer and - before that - as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company.

Christian Metzger is a partner at "Realpatent Patentanwälte", a boutique patent law firm founded in 1959 and dedicated to the protection of industrial property rights

Werner Knoblich has been a senior commercial leader in open source for more than two decades. Since July 2023 he is the global CRO of SUSE Software Solutions GmbH. Prior to SUSE, he was Global CRO at SaaS provider Mambu, and prior to that he led the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business at Red Hat for over 18 years, where he grew it from $20 million in 2003 to over $1.5 billion in 2021.

Florian Hohenauer is a communications consultant and has been working in technology and innovation communication for more than 21 years. In his book "Toolbox Innovationskommunikation" (Springer-Gabler, 2024), he presents strategic communication models and methods that can help innovation succeed.

Kai is an expert in cybersecurity, digital responsibility, trust in digital technologies, ecosystem building and leadership within this space.

Kai is currently building the "twinds foundation" concerned with establishing "disposable identities" as a key technical enabler for building trust online. In addition, he advicse and coaches on matters of digital trust and cybersecurity.

He is a member of the World Economic Forum "Digital Trust" working group. Kai makes technical topics relatable through storytelling and sharing his expertise. He believes all people need to understand current digital topics and how they impact their lives, to enable trust in technology and good stewardship of our societies.

As a father of two, he is passionate about finding balance in life as the only way to fuel our best work and most rewarding personal lives.

Omri Preiss has worked in EU affairs, from the European Parliament to human rights and sustainability civil society, with extensive experience in campaigning and advocacy. He is a co-founding board member of the DISARM Foundation.

With a Master's degree in Industrial Engineering, and several years as an IT Inhouse Consultant and Account Manager she brings extensive experience in IT project-, change-, and account management.

Theresa is passionate about creating new digital solutions, from concept to implementation and beyond. By leveraging creative approaches and innovative technologies, she loves to develop solutions that people love (and have a positive impact on businesses!).

Oliver LEHMEYER: Subject Matter Expert in Cyber Security for SME.
Oliver has ~25 years of experience in Cyber Security, with notable roles as Manager at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants and strategy development at Munich RE.

As founder and CEO of CYBER RISK AGENCY since 2016, his mission is to deliver risk-adequate cyber security solutions for “German Mittelstand.” The companies unique “CISO as a Service” offering combines risk engineering experience with residual risk coverage through specialized cyber insurance brokerage. Since 2021 also via Security Marketplace: https://Marktplatz.CyberRiskAgency.de/)

I have a PhD in electrical engineering and information technology and worked for a long time at Fraunhofer IIS in the field of image processing and medical technology. After that, I took over the management of an IT company network and most recently worked as a Digital Solutions Consultant at an IoT development company. Cybersecurity is a strategic must in times of IoT.

David Kristan studied Political Science and Digital Media at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg and graduated in 2019. After working as a consultant in the Africa Department of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, David joined Dataport AöR in Hamburg as Business Development Manager, Consultant and Product Owner. Among other things, he developed an efficient IT support structure for schools in Schleswig-Holstein. David Kristan has been working at WebID since July 2022, until November 2023 as Business Development Manager and recently as Head of Regulatory Affairs.

Christoph Raithel is an event manager (IHK). During his training at Arena Nürnberg Betriebs GmbH, he worked in both the B2C and B2B sectors.

From 2009, he further developed the cultural program at the city of Hilpoltstein and built up a community center with a focus on culture, education and encounters.

In 2016, he moved to the city of Beilngries and, as head of the tourism and culture department, took over responsibility for one of the most successful municipalities in the Altmühltal Nature Park in terms of tourism.

Since 2020, Christoph Raithel has been Team Leader Event at Bayern Innovativ GmbH and continues to develop the event sector both organizationally and conceptually.

Dr. Andreas Böhm is a physicist with a degree in solid state physics. In 2003, he completed his doctorate in molecular biophysics at the University of Frankfurt.

In industry, Dr. Andreas Böhm worked for several years at one of the world's largest automotive suppliers in the development of engine control units. He also gained extensive experience in the management of complex projects at Robert Bosch GmbH.

Dr. Andreas Böhm has been working at Bayern Innovativ GmbH since 2007, where he headed the Automotive Cluster from 2012 to July 2020. His main focus was on coordinating the future topics of automotive wiring systems and autonomous driving. He is the technical head of the working group “AK ASIL im Bordnetz”, whose results flow into a technical guide in cooperation with the ZVEI.

He is currently setting up the quantum technology field for Bayern Innovativ GmbH in order to promote cooperation between research and industry in this future topic.

From his passion for networking computer games at the age of 14 to networking vehicles for autonomous driving at work.

The topic of networking is written into Peter's DNA.

After a management career in the automotive sector, he founded his first start-up with partners. And, how could it be otherwise - it's all about networking again.

Now the focus of development is on networking data and creating value with it.

Francesco is a co-founder and CEO of Proxima Fusion, the first-ever spin-out company from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics, founded in 2023 and based in Munich. Francesco’s research brought him through Imperial College, EPFL, Princeton and MIT, where he completed his PhD on fusion energy. After returning to Europe, he became one the European coordinators for research on tokamak devices. He later found inspiration in the W7-X stellarator in Germany and joined forces with his co-founders to bring stellarators and their promise of clean, safe and abundant energy to market. Proxima Fusion focuses on the “QI stellarator” approach, aiming for robust, high-performance, and continuous operation.

Dr. Kilian Semmelmann is Vice President for the strategic business unit "Analytics & Services" of Diehl Metering, a leading provider of smart metering solutions. We want to solve the challenge of scarcity and utility efficiency through data-based solutions - for a brighter future.

Sarah is an expert for business development, corporate innovation and startup collaboration. She has various years of experience in the conception, building and management of corporate innovation units and in the implementation of entrepreneurial coaching programs as well as the establishment of strong communities – connecting start-ups, universities and corporates. She is a founder and lecturer with the goal to uncover overlooked innovation potentials.

Dr. Tobias Lieberum is the co-founder and CEO of CyberDesk, a Munich based cybersecurity start-up. CyberDesk is an identity centric security platform to adaptively control who can take what actions on what data. Covering both your human and non-human identities, our dynamic access control engine helps to minimize data exposure while ensuring that the right identities get the right access at the right time.

Nina-Sophie Sczepurek has been with leitzcloud by vBoxx since it was founded in 2019. In her role as COO she advises organizations of all sizes on Journey-To-Cloud (J2C) and digitalization projects. Nina is primarily the contact person for data privacy, cybersecurity and digital ethics.

Christian Böhm, born in 1964, has gained insights into many types of companies in his forty-year career - from small and medium-sized enterprises to large corporations. He has gained sales and management experience in the IT industry as well as in the service sector. This background gave rise to his interest in New Work and its development and effects. In his free time, he works as a referee to ensure that ice hockey games run smoothly and relaxes with a good book.

Dr. Lyudmyla Kovalenko holds a PhD in Neuroscience, having trained in medical and cognitive neurosciences at Smith College, Charité University Medicine Berlin und Humboldt University. She spent 5+ years in strategy consulting, focusing MedTech, BigTech, Pharma and LegalTech clients. Her focus areas are venture buildup and digital health. Lyudmyla is building Doctor Kimchi GmbH as a company for microbiome-friendly food and microbiome monitoring service.

In the past 29 years with Allianz Ralf has had several executive and leadership positions. Just until recently Ralf was Allianz Group CIO over the past 13 years. Since October 2023 Ralf is Allianz Senior Fellow and Head of Cybersecurity and Next-Generation IT Think Tank. In this role, Ralf is advising the board of Allianz SE and Allianz Technology on future IT & security topics, as well as sharing his deep knowledge and experience with the next leadership team.

Besides his career at Allianz, Ralf Schneider holds senior mandates in several Cyber Security related organizations like “Cyber Security Sharing & Analytics (CSSA) e.V”.

He is also engaged as member of the Praesidium in the German Federal Association of IT Users (VOICE e.V.), as a senator of the National Academy of Science and Engineering (Acatech) and as an advisor of the German National research Center of applied Cybersecurity Athene.

Ralf Schneider graduated in mathematics and holds a doctor’s degree in computer science.

Dr. Till Klein is the Head of AI Regulation AI at appliedAI Institute for Europe gGmbH, where he is working toward enabling trustworthy AI at scale by co-creating methods, tools, and insights with diverse actors of the AI Ecosystem to operationalize the upcoming AI Regulation. He has several years of industry experience in the regulatory roles, including Medical Devices, Drones, and as Quality Management System Auditor. Till is an Industrial Engineer and did his PhD on the evolution of collaboration networks in the context of technology transfer.

Flora Geske founded her company in the accessibility space right after graduating from the Technical University of Munich: AI start-up SUMM AI, where she works with her team on the mission to make the world understandable for everyone. Why? In a joint research project with her later co-founder she learned about the potential of AI and the very recent technical advances in AI-powered natural language processing. With the desire to use this technology with positive impact for society, she found out about information barriers and easy language in her own family and has since been working tirelessly to tear down barriers to information with her company SUMM AI.

Thomas Grohs is Head of Advanced Engineering at AIRBUS Defense and Space. In this role, his team develops architectures for system of system solutions and the necessary technology foundations for the areas of military aviation, space and networked systems. In previous roles he has worked in flight test and chief engineering. As part of his activities, he has global contacts with companies, research institutes and universities.

Andreas Heitmann has a strong foundation in business strategy and investments, specializing in supporting early-stage technological innovations that address global challenges.

As Program Manager at SpaceFounders, a european startup accelerator program implemented by CNES, ASI, and UniBw, he focuses on identifying and empowering the next generation of European NewSpace entrepreneurs, helping them scale their ventures to drive meaningful impact and enhance European competitiveness on a global scale.

Previously, Andreas played a pivotal role in the initiation and success of the RESPOND Program by the BMW Foundation and UnternehmerTUM. He was instrumental in establishing and running the program as the first startup accelerator focused on achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Andreas holds a M.Sc. in Financial Economics from Erasmus School of Economics and has a degree in Sustainable Investment from Harvard Business School.

Dr. Robert Schrobenhauser is Head of Innovation Consulting at Motius, a leading deep tech innovation partner of >100 industry leaders in Germany and beyond. In this function, he is responsible in exploring business opportunities together with clients, e.g. creating new innovative products or realizing automation and efficiency-oriented improvements.
Before Motius, he has been consulted and implemented R&D and industry 4.0-related projects globally for more than 10 years.
His academic background is technical physics, electrical engineering and philosophy.

Dennis Eckhardt is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Sociology (Technology - Work - Society) at the Nuremberg Campus of Technology at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg. Previously, he studied Cultural Anthropology, European Ethnology and Social Sciences in Frankfurt/Main and Berlin. Since his studies, he has been working on digitalization and work. He is interested in how work in Europe creates conditions for others to be in the world. In his current research, he is working on everyday digitization and cybersecurity in the ForDaySec network. His focus is on digital anthropology, interdisciplinarity, work cultures, sociology of work & industry, and STS.

Leonid Mill studied mechatronics at the Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg and graduated in 2017. After his graduation, he started a PhD in computer science at the Pattern Recognition Lab where he focused on AI in the context of image analysis in microscopy.

In April 2021, he founded MIRA Vision Microscopy GmbH, an AI-startup which develops AI-assisted image analysis solutions for a variety of microscopic applications, with a strong focus on biomedicine and digital pathology.

After studying computer science at the Technical University of Munich, Andreas Rohnfelder began his career in the field of high-performance computing. In the various management roles he has held over the course of his career, a close link between technology and business added value has always been a focal point. He currently heads the Business Consulting / Digital Incubation division at Fujitsu Germany GmbH, focusing on the development of solutions based on Quantum (Inspired) Computing.

Maia is an expert on countering disinformation and behavioral changes. She has 15 years of experience in political management, foreign affairs, and communication in administration, business and CSOs. She is a speaker, trainer and moderator. She believes that we need to change the way we communicate, to introduce more understanding in between humans. Maia is a barrister educated in Poland and the United States.

She is a Co-founder and Head of StratCom of Alliance4Europe where she deals with strategic communication, to build more diverse internet. She co-founded Future Forces Foundation that is working for more impactful business. She is also Vice-President of the Free European Media Association. In 2017 she co-created Keyboard Warriors in Poland, community that debunks disinformation. She is actively involved in supporting Ukrainian refugees.

Maia cooperated with number of foundations and NGOs where she worked on various projects concerning democratization and political parties trainings in Eastern Europe. She advices clients on strategy building and public affairs, as well as trains on leadership, project management and campaign building.

2011-2015 she has worked in the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland, where she was responsible for transatlantic and European relations.

Vanessa Westphal is co-founder and managing director of the tech start-up Choosy. Choosy uses AI to help people eat better. With the app of the same name, Choosy has already put a better meal on people's plates several million times. For her work, she was included in the Top 100 Watch List by Business Punk magazine and received the Digital Fe
male Leader Award from Global Digital Women last year.

Berthold Bäuml is holding the professorship for "Learning AI for Dextrous Robots” at the Technical University of Munich and is founder and head of the TUM-DLR Joint Research Lab „Autonomous Intelligent Robots“. This joint research group with the Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) works on modern learning ai methods esp. for multi-fingered robotic hands, bringing the dexterity of robots close to the human level. Their intelligent dextrous humanoid Agile Justin is worldwide renowned an won numerous awards and nomination at the leading international robotics conferences.

Florian Hartwig is Vice President & Managing Director Germany at Palo Alto Networks, a global leader in cybersecurity. He is responsible for the private sector business, from small and medium-sized enterprises to DAX 40 companies, in order to further accelerate growth in Germany.

Florian has over 20 years of experience in the IT industry and was with Amazon Web Services (AWS) before joining Palo Alto Networks. There he initially built the enterprise business in Germany and then took on the role of General Manager Germany at AWS. Under his leadership, transformative cloud projects were realized in a wide range of industries and the AWS business in Germany was multiplied. Prior to that, he held various sales and management positions at Hewlett Packard, where he focused primarily on managing global accounts.

Florian graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Business Administration from the Mannheim University of Cooperative Education. He holds an MBA with distinction from Bayes Business School, City University London.

Christiane Zhao is the Global Marketing Manager at G+D, a global leader in security and digital solutions. Christiane is in charge of the marketing and strategy activities of the entire payment card portfolio globally. Christiane empowers clients to transform their payment experience with innovative and accessible products and services. She leads the More Accessible Payments initiative and host cross-functional workshops.

Christiane is also an active LinkedIn Creator and a consultant at Harvard University. She is the co-author of "Molecular Aesthetics(Chinese version)", in partnership with ZKM.

Dr. Daniel Scherer holds a doctorate in theoretical physics and is currently deputy group leader for the Self-Learning Systems group at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Nuremberg.

After several stops at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena, the University of Leipzig and the Niels Bohr Institute in Denmark, he returned to quantum information theory at Fraunhofer in 2019 - a topic he had already come into contact with in his diploma thesis at the University of Bayreuth.

In his current role as Senior Scientist and Program Manager for Quantum Computing, he develops the research strategy in the field of quantum computing, among other things. Here, the current research focus of the Self-Learning Systems Group is on the development of AI-based software solutions for quantum computers.

Nicolai Harnisch studied political science and sociology at the Universities of Munich, Granada, Marburg and Madrid.

After completing his master's degree in 2019, he joined the Zentrum Digitalisierung.Bayern, initially as a management consultant. Since April 2020, he has been working at Bayern Innovativ GmbH as a project manager for technology at the interface of digitalization and mobility, e.g. in the thematic platform Networked Mobility and in the EU project "E-Hubs" as well as in the area of internationalization.

Martin is Manager of Design & Innovation at Tangity part of NTT DATA. His focus is on identifying and developing sustainable business models for clients across all industries. Martin believes digital accessibility provides greater economic potential than challenges for businesses. In his role, Martin contributes in various panel discussions and key notes in the area of digital accessibility and innovation.

Alexandre Sawczuk da Silva has joined Fraunhofer IKS as a Research Engineer in February 2022. He has received his PhD in Software Engineering from Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand), where he investigated the use of evolutionary computation techniques for Web service composition. At Fraunhofer IKS, his research focuses on the transfer of research to assist with the automation of industrial systems. He is particularly interested in the areas of optimization, self-adaptive systems, human-machine interaction, and Industry 5.0.

Verena Marisa is a German-Brazilian composer and sound artist and one of the few professional performers on the theremin. She has been awarded the Berlin Opera Prize, the German Film Music Prize and the Music Promotion Prize of the City of Munich.

Her music stands at the interface between acoustic and electronic sound production. She also seeks a connection with visual art, movement and words, as evidenced by numerous collaborations.
Marisa's compositions have been premiered at the Neuköllner Oper Berlin, the Schauspiel Frankfurt and the Munich Philharmonie. She has also composed the music for award-winning films. She is also the first theremin player to compose an entire solo program for theremin and loop station, which she performs at festivals of various genres. In her performances, she records herself and creates otherworldly soundscapes.

"The combination of avant-garde aspirations and accessibility rarely succeeds so playfully" (Süddeutsche Zeitung)
"driven by an exuberant spirit of experimentation" (NMZ)

Photo by Johannes Kliemt

Jessica Pistoia is a qualified businesswoman for marketing communications and, following her training, worked as an event manager for the planning, organization and implementation of national and international events (esp. trade fair appearances) for a medium-sized B2B company. In 2020, she completed her part-time studies in Business Administration with a Bachelor of Arts. Since 2021, she has been working as a project manager in the Marketing | Event team at Bayern Innovativ GmbH, where she is responsible for the successful implementation of numerous events.

Germany is the sick man of the industrialized nations. Only innovative legs can save the country of machine, plant and car manufacturing? Since radical restructuring of society and the economy is highly risky, the only way forward is to build and strengthen innovation ecosystems, but only with different state regulation

Christoph is Head of Technology and Data at Futurice, a leading digital consultancy that helps organizations transform and thrive in the digital age. With over 14 years of experience in the digital industry, he has a proven track record of delivering excellence, innovation, and value for clients and partners.

Jan Reiner obtained his PhD at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology studying the effects of errors in quantum computations. Together with three of his colleagues he co-founded HQS Quantum Simulations, a company dedicated to developing software for quantum simulations addressing the material, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. In his position as Chief Scientific Officer, his central responsibility is the overview of HQS’ scientific work, where he leads the company’s research efforts in several Europe-wide scientific collaborations.

Lea Hemetsberger is responsible for project development and international relations at the Data Competence Center for Cities and Regions (DKSR). She has been working on the topics of smart cities, digital transformation and sustainable mobility for more than 8 years. Before joining the DKSR in Berlin, she worked as a project manager in the international city network “Open & Agile Smart Cities”

Barnabas Ferenczi heads Strategy and Marketing since 2020 in the PayTech business of Giesecke+Devrient (G+D), a global security technology company. In his role, he drives global strategy, business development, M&A, innovation and product marketing. Prior to that he worked 7 years in a Sales Leadership role at G+D, following a career at the Hungarian Central Bank across various roles.

Partner at Venture University and VU Venture Partners | Partner at A Round Capital | Co-Founder of: Deloitte Digital Ventures, Start2Group (German Entrepreneurship), LMU Entrepreneurship Center, Social Entrepreneurship Akademie