Speakers

Christl Baur is Head of Ars Electronica Festival and researcher with an interdisciplinary background in art history, cultural management and natural sciences. Her research interests include topics such as video art, new media technologies, computer art, biotechnology, and interactive art.

Betty Mü is a German video installation and projection artist who disrupts the two-dimensionality of classical projection. Her imaginative, poetic style and clear installation concepts have been shown internationally and nationally at numerous specialized festivals, exhibitions and events.

Sascha Pallenberg (潘賞世) is a German Techblogger and Consultant living in Taipei. He was named as one of The NEXT 100 Top Influencers of the European Digital Industry in 2013.

Startup founder in the EdTech industry. Passionate about pushing boundaries and challenging people to think outside of the box. In love with storytelling and hate boring presentations. She wants to inspire girls to become female entrepreneurs, innovators and creators of tomorrow!

Christopher was born in West Berlin a few years before the fall of the Wall. He works as a copywriter and concept developer in a Berlin advertising agency. He also runs the award-winning satire blog DER BUSINESS-LION, which takes the mickey out of self-proclaimed motivational gurus + success coaches

Wilfried Gillrath is a cleantech pioneer and impact investor. Among other things, he has been a strong advocate for green power and renewable energy in Germany as co-founder and long-time CEO of LichtBlick. As an investor, Wilfried has a clear focus on startups that have a positive impact.

Before being recruited to the Pioneer, she was most recently the political editor of the Rheinische Post. She likes Russian pluck cake, people who can behave themselves, and Friedrich Nietzsche.

Thilak Mahendran is Head of the Competence Centre Open Data at the Federal Office of Administration. He previously worked for IBM for almost a decade, most recently in the field of the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence.

Sebastian is dedicated to finding solutions for the broken seafood supply system in order to reinstall a balance in our oceans. He decided to translate his experiences into real products and launched Europe‘s first cell-based fish company Bluu GmbH in 2020.

Thomas von Wantoch is an engineer (electrical and information technology) and in 2018 co-founded the start-up company OQmented GmbH, which develops, produces and sells customised MEMS mirror-based laser scanning solutions, e.g. for lightweight smart glasses or 3D cameras.

Dr. Buchholz has been Minister of Economics, Transport, Labor, Technology and Tourism of the State of Schleswig-Holstein in the Günther cabinet since 2017. He has a law degree and was previously Chairman of the Executive Board of Gruner + Jahr AG & Co KG from 2009 to 2012.

Maxie is an internationally award-winning social entrepreneur in the FemTech space. She has founded two companies: Ruby Cup, a pioneer period company with operations in Kenya and Europe, and FEMNA, the leading tele-medicine platform for holistic health for women in Germany.

Stefanie is co-founder, engineer and inventor at Unleash Future, where clean and sustainable solutions for mobility and logistics on water are developed and offered.

Anna Graf is Strategic Consultant and Facilitator and NFT director at misa.art. Besides her interest in WEB3 she loves to create, connect and innovate.

As Co-Founder and Co CEO at Cal.com Peer is connecting a billion people by 2031 through open source calendar scheduling.

Gardiner is an artist most well known for his work with origami and robotics. He coined the term Oribot 折りボト and then created Oribotics, a field of art/science research that thrives on the aesthetic, biomechanic, and morphological connections between nature, origami and robotics.

The Metaverse specialist from Helsinki meets hundreds of clients every year, face to face in virtual reality. He and his team help teams around the world to collaborate remotely in more productive and sustainable ways using a cloud-based virtual collaboration platform.

Jan is a freelancing visual designer and artist. With his utopian animations he wants to open a window onto our opportunities and make possibilities visible.

Founder & CEO of foodlab. I Host I Feminist I Supporter | Adventurer I Mother of Twin Girls I Creative Mind I …and recently also Café owner @foodlab

Founder of boy Strategy and Communications, a company that holds offices in five German cities and advises future-oriented and ethically responsible clients in the scope and depth of transformational communications. She is a renowned strategist, multi-certified Coach and Organizational Developer.

Ann-Mia Ambjerg + her team aim at higher recycling rates and a reduction in the amount of usable material that ends up in landfills by developing a solution that utilises artificial intelligence to sort consumer waste, and thereby shifting the responsibility of sorting waste from people to machines.

Florian is the branch manager of the KI-Campus, the learning platform for artificial intelligence and project manager at the Stifterverband in Berlin. His work focuses on innovation and collaboration in digital education as well as strengthening AI skills and data literacy.

Peter Bartels has developed into an expert in auditing and consulting during his 30-year career. He started with transaction services and is an expert or arbitrator for large valuations. His clients range from medium-sized companies to some of the largest family businesses and DAX 30 companies.

Max' Berufung ist es, 42 Wolfsburg & 42 Berlin zu stärken und zu implementieren, um die Internettechnologie für die wirklichen Bedürfnisse und den Fortschritt der Menschen zu nutzen. Forschung & Innovation, Governance & Wissenssysteme waren die Schwerpunkte seiner beruflichen Entwicklung.

Wolfgang is chief editor and co-founder of 1E9, a digital magazine, community, and series of events about technology and the future. Previously he worked as a political correspondent at Berlin's ARD studio and as editorial director of WIRED Germany.

Julie's research focuses on interaction in immersive environments, including co-located virtual reality, head-mounted displays for social and public settings. She's an expert in interaction design, evaluation, and deployment of immersive experiences.

Amrei integrates her insights from multiple disciplines as Design, Psychology, Entrepreneurship, Neuroscience into the designs of transformation engaging and unique educational experiences to empower people becoming an active part in our society for a desirable future.

Katja is an entrepreneur in the field of mechanical engineering and, with the MakerCube team, makes digital manufacturing technologies available to start-ups and SMEs on the go.

Strategic thinker, ambitious to make a good and sustainable impact in the Latvian and Baltic Tech ecosystem through private investment attraction, mentoring, advisory and other forms that help elevate Latvian startups to the big game.

As managing director Sebastian develops and integrates technology, new business models and products into Mediaan's portfolio. In addition to many years of corporate experience, he also founded two software companies.

Hanna Rasper graduated in MA Design for Social Impact at Paris College of Art, and BA Media Design at Mediadesign Hochschule. She owns a certificate in Design for Behavior and Impact at the Institute of Interaction Design (Copenhagen). She is a Communications Designer at Ellery Studio.

As co-founder of Skillery, Jannike dedicates her time as a coach and job tester to the personal development of people as well as the teaching of skills of the future.

As co-founder of Skillery, Katharina accompanies companies in innovation projects as an innovation consultant.

Lars is a co-founder, engineer and inventor at Unleash Future, which reduces water, air and noise pollution through zero-emission autonomous boats and ships, presenting clean and smart solutions for public and logistical mobility.

Neben seiner Arbeit als Marketingleiter bei SANI GmbH bietet Sören Kommunikations- und Transformations-Knowhow für nachhaltige Unternehmen, Events, Kultur und Medien.

Tjark is creating new solutions and identifying new uses of data and technologies (especially the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Security) that enable new or improved business models.

Elena Artiles Leyes is a dedicated political scientist who in recent years has immersed herself in the field of participatory processes and ecological transformation as an educated futurologist.

Michael is a conceptual artist who is applying technologies and multiple techniques to create kinetic installations. By combining painting, robotics, light, architecture and textile he forms the logic and life of these “evolving systems“.

Jann is digital entrepreneur and active in in various national and international projects at the interface of business and research. His particular interests are in the fields of environmental protection, maritime data and the topic of ammunition in the sea.

Max builds bridges between the present and the future, the old and the new world and between the analogue and the digital at port F and as a teacher. To do this, he uses approaches, methods and tools from the fields of foresight, innovation management and speculative design.

Philipp Schmechel develops a waterproof GPS device for sailors with position measurement and key figures on the display.

Kathrin is the co-founder and managing director of Soulbreak, the online platform for the mental health promotion of employees. Among other things, Kathrin is a trained media designer and developed the prototype for Soulbreak herself.

As a project manager in the foodRegio StartUp Lab, Tjark connects innovative startups with high-performing, medium-sized companies from the FMCG sector to identify new solutions and create synergies.

Emil is the CEO and co-founder of WeUse, a Danish Tech-Start up that developed a platform enabling communities, to become more sustainable and strengthen the social cohesion, by making the sharing of resources in closed networks more convenient than owning.

Peter Lang is a German artist. At the center of his work as a painter and printmaker is the transformation of the sensual perception of landscapes into often large-format pictorial works between essential depiction and abstraction.

Ruben is a carpenter, interior designer, surfer, mobility junkie and entrepreneur.

The Caesekrake team develops matured cheese alternatives from sunflower seeds. During production, they stay very close to the traditional production process of cow's milk cheese. In doing so, they want to show that environmentally conscious nutrition is a choice that people are happy to make.

Julia is a sociologist and educationalist as well as an expert in diversity, inclusive language and empowerment.

Thore has an M.A. in Banking & Finance from the University of St. Gallen and many years of experience in intern. Channel Management & Business Development at Microsoft with focus on SaaS models. He's currently building the best possible company around the best technology in the market at BLP Digital

Marco Hardiman is a marketing professor at Kiel University of Applied Sciences. Specialized on consumer behavior, marketing and strategy he led several international future oriented projects in different industries in the past years.

Vera hat einen Background in Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie und studiert nun im Master Sustainability, Society & the Environment. Sie ist bei tobego hauptsächlich für die Kommunikation und das Marketing zuständig.

Jan is founder & CEO of Wechselpilot (digital energy contract manager), RABOT ENERGY (deep-tech trading solution) & RABOT Charge GmbH (smart charging tariff for electric cars). With extensive knowledge in Energy, Finance & Trading, he has been working in the energy sector for 13 years.

The start-up Groofy develops roll-out green roofs, with which they want to make a significant impact on the climate throughout Germany.

Juliane is an expert on transparency and sustainability in global supply chains with a focus on circular product development and social standards in production facilities. She is an advocate for supply chain legislation and a reimagined footwear industry.

Julia ist Teammitglied beim maritimen Inkubator Schleswig-Holsteins, wo Wissenschaft und Wirtschaft gemeinsam technologische Lösungen für den Küsten- und Meeresschutz entwerfen und in nachhaltige Geschäftsmodelle transferieren. Außerdem ist sie Head der Ocean Re-CREATION Challenge.

Vladimir is a digital researcher and strategist in DB Schenker. In his free time, he writes about new technologies, art, and Dadaism. He provides educational workshops and experiments with Artificial Intelligence and creativity.

Doris Wessels is a professor of business informatics with a focus on project management and natural language processing. In addition, she is a liaison lecturer for the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

In addition to her work as a business psychologist and personnel officer, Suse Gengel is co-founder of Soulbreak, the online platform for the mental health promotion of employees.

Elisabeth is a Project Manager in the Kiel.Works project at the Kiel Economic Development Corporation. As a communication strategist, she is interested in designing the candidate experience in the digital and analogue space.

Anjuli is Project Lead in the Kiel.Works project at Kiel Economic Development. As a former digital strategist and service designer, she is passionate about designing digital and analogue experiences.

Sebastian Zwicker is co-founder and foresight strategist at Futureverse, specializing in consumer behavior and strategic management. He has worked in various positions in digital marketing and brand management. He is also a lecturer at Kiel UAS and advises companies on branding & marketing.

Sascha is a team coordinator, start-up and corporate client advisor. He has been working in the field of statutory health insurance for more than 20 yea

After studying international business administration and gaining first professional experience, Christoph helped set up the Startup Dock as a start-up centre at the Technical University of Hamburg in 2014. Since 2019, he is head of the Hamburg Investors Network.

Kirsten's research interests lie in the areas of Entrepreneurship, Diversity & Gender and Entrepreneurship Education. As a passionate activist for inclusive entrepreneurship, she is constantly challenging the status quo of our entrepreneurial ecosystem.

The Caesekrake team develops matured cheese alternatives from sunflower seeds. During production, they stay very close to the traditional production process of cow's milk cheese. In doing so, they want to show that environmentally conscious nutrition is a choice that people are happy to make.

Gina Strecker is a consultant for the public sector and non-profit organisations. A former advertiser, she acts as a strategy consultant for Futures Probes, always asking the right questions at the right time.

In addition to Futures Probes, Lilith Boettcher also works as a freelance strategic designer, conceptual designer and method trainer and in this context deals with speculative futurology and creative team processes.

Katrina Günther is a futurologist, designer and lecturer at the SRH University of Applied Sciences for Communication and Design. In the intersection of these activities, she creates knowledge transfer between different parties and thereby opens up new spaces for negotiation.

As an education specialist, Samuel communicates the lifeworlds of people with disabilities in order to reduce prejudices of people without disabilities. Through his work, he has found his own personal calling as he shares his original knowledge in educational events.

Achim ist Co-Founder von jetlite. Nach Ausbildung, Wehrdienst und Wirtschaftsstudium an der FU Bozen absolvierte er noch ein Masterprogramm, bevor er seinen ersten Job in der Luftfahrtbranche antrat. Das spätere Promotionsthema legte die Grundlage für die Unternehmensgründung.

Thanks to his previous experience as a technical model builder, Jan is familiar with the needs of the industry and can identify the potential of new technologies.

Industrial designer and MakerCube leader Volker drives the mission to support and connect makers who want to bring something new into the world.

The start-up fluut is committed to providing free menstrual items everywhere and for everyone.

Martin Pikowski has made it his goal to design and produce furniture for doll houses.

Vanozza foods is striving to become the vegan cheese indulgence brand across Europe. Nico is in charge of sales and the development of other products, such as parmenio - the Parmesan substitute. They are currently concentrating entirely on the gastronomy sector and other large-scale consumers.

Hans is entrepreneur in the homecare sector. He sees demographic change as one of the major social challenges of the next 30 years. With besser zuhause, he wants to build a successful business model that enables older people to live as self-determined a life as possible and to participate in society

Christoph is doing his doctorate at the Institute for Neuro- & Bioinformatics at the University of Lübeck (research areas: deep learning & image recognition). At the Mittelstand-Digital Zentrum SH, he supports small and medium-sized enterprises in topics related to artificial intelligence.

Denitsa is a computational designer with a background in digital fabrication and architectural design research. She works on developing computational design strategies and digital workflows for automating the design to production process of industrial products.

Yomi is a product designer focused on pushing the boundaries of materiality by developing innovative fabrication processes and enhancing physical user experiences by the use of new technologies.

Jacob started at igus as a student worker in the factory. After he finished his study, he became sales engineer in the inside sales for linear bearings. From there he got to the Low Cost Automation Team and now has the chance to visit all the great costumers directly.

Co-Founder Jannek Grocholl is a B.Sc. in wood technology & physics and a trained boat builder. With YUNUM, a sustainable water sports brand, he uses algorithms to develop customized series production of “cradle to cradle” products.

Ingo Scheuse is Chief Executive and General Counsel at Unternehmensverband Kiel e.V., which represents the common labour law and socio-political interests of around 360 regional companies that have joined together voluntarily.

Freddie* has been working in education for many years, focusing mainly on issues of gender diversity and trans* awareness. As a non-binary person, Freddie* gives insights into his own experiences with gender-sensitive language (or the absence of it).

Thomas has worked in various functions in the mining/chemical industry. Under "Cracking the Corporate" he supports start-ups to master the purchasing process of "traditional customers". He is a lecturer for innovation and a board member of the BME e.V., section of "Digital Procurement".

Heba is Partner & Product Manager at AI Campus. She is interested in digital products and their potential to open up educational opportunities for all, make our work more effective and our lives more beautiful and simple.

Andree is CEO of the Kiel Innovation and Technology Centre (KITZ). Computer technology and fitness have inspired Andree for many years. The KITZ team has been supporting start-ups and young companies on their journey to success for over 25 years.

Since 2014, Hannah has accompanied the qualification as an education specialist in Kiel & the establishment of the Institute for Inclusive Education. She also is examining the establishment of a German Inclusion Centre on the campus of Kiel University as part of a feasability study.

Mike is responsible for quality assurance & development of learning content at the Donor's Association in the research project KI-Campus, funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). He is passionate about digital-supported learning and open education.

Sinja has a degree in design and, as the founder of Imagine Swings, develops products and experience concepts around swinging for adults. Since 2018, she has been working on the positive effect of swinging and how it can be used in living, working, event and health contexts.

Sarah is in the final stages of her M.Sc. in Sustainability, Society and the Environment. After her Bachelor in International Business, she moved to London for 4 years and worked in the finance department of an international fashion chain.

Julian is Co-Founder & CEO of CarbonStack GmbH. Together they are working to meet the 1.5°C target. By absorbing and storing CO2 over the long term, the temperature overshoot can be reduced. The transparency of CO2 offsets is particularly important to them.

As Senior Account Executive at Yokoy - THE spend management tool on the market - with more than 6 years of experience in the IT industry, Philipp takes care of the expansion of customer relationships in the north of Germany.