Dr. Mitchell Duffy
Driven to drive biological innovation through engineering principles, Mitchell studied biology and computer science. Studying Machine Learning in the 2000’s as well as Systems and Synthetic Biology in the 2010’s, he co-founded Cambrium to unite the disciplines and apply them to a new market and impact opportunity: Materials
Tristan Post
Tristan Post is a founder, AI expert, and lecturer with experience in crafting strategies, partnerships, and solutions centered around AI for startups, global corporations, and the public sector. He currently serves as the AI Lead at AI Founders, one of Europe’s leading AI startup incubators. Tristan lectures on “AI for Innovation and Entrepreneurship” at the […]
Prof. Dr. Katharina Zweig
Katharina studied biochemistry. While studying bioinformatics, she did her PhD in theoretical computer science. As a postdoc, she delved into statistical physics at the ELTE University, Budapest, Hungary. After leading a junior research group at University of Heidelberg, she joined the TU Kaiserslautern as a professor in 2012. She is researching how humans can make […]
Dr. Sabine Wiesmüller
Sabine Wiesmüller, PhD, currently serves as Director of AI (Europe) at Start2Group (formerly German Entrepreneurship) and continues as Managing Director of the Bodensee Innovation Cluster, a company network in the Lake Constance region, which she co-founded in 2018. As Director of AI at Start2Group, she focuses on three main fields of activity: 1) Supporting DeepTech […]
Karen FitzGerald
Julian Faber
Dr. Thomas Prexl
From innovative marketing to marketing innovation, Thomas has spent his whole professional career at the intersection of human desirability, technical feasibility and economic viability. His strategic mind and deep technical understanding are led by curiosity and a can-do mentality. Today, Thomas is head of the Startup Support Bureau at the Heidelberg Technology Park where he […]
Karsten Johannsen
Dr. Yorck Hesselbarth
Yorck has been researching and working in Artificial Intelligence for more than 7 years and is an expert in strategic technology management and global organizational transformation. His experience ranges from start-ups to large corporates. He led several innovative, cutting-edge AI projects for the German Armed Forces and advised executives in delivering solutions that kept companies […]
Dr. Leif-Nissen Lundbæk
Leif-Nissen Lundbæk, PhD is the Co-Founder and CEO of responsible AI company Xayn. In 2021, FORBES selected him for their German 30 Under 30 list. His work focuses on algorithms and applications for privacy-preserving and sustainable artificial intelligence. In 2017, he founded Xayn together with Professor Michael Huth and Felix Hahmann, to focus on redefining […]