ABOUT US

Julia has more than 25 years of experience as executive in an e-commerce start-up, at a university and in DAX 30 corporates, as well as several years as business consultant. Her main focus is on strategy, business design and B2B marketing as well as digital transformation and leadership. Most recently, she developed and established an innovation lab in the mobility industry and founded a business community for intrapreneurs. She is also a jury member in idea competitions and regularly publishes on innovation topics.

Christian has been an entrepreneur for more than 25 years and has successfully launched several of his own tech startups. His heart beats for impact-driven high-tech product development and sustainable entrepreneurial action. Within the last 10 years he has been advising start-ups and start-up programs nationally and internationally in the areas of business model development, product development, public and private financing and is a member of the jury in start-up competitions several times a year.

Anna was on stage and in front of the camera for 15 years before she founded the first cooperative acting agency on the European mainland out of frustration about what she should NOT DO. Now she trains tricks and tips for the stage and teaches acting and performing techniques for successful presentations and keynotes online, offline​ and hybrid. Executives from international tech companies such as Google, YouTube and Volkswagen rely on her training and teaching skills, which are based on her constant personal development in the field of adult learning.

Müslüm is a C-level executive with over 30 years of experience at global corporations, where he led international teams, operations, and complex projects in the mobility sector. His expertise in business development positions him as a strategic advisor who supports impactful ventures in scaling operational and organizational complexity. Drawing from his experience with corporate structures and cross-border collaboration, he helps startups bridge the gap between innovation and industrialization, enabling the integration of advanced tech solutions.

Teresa is a strategic planner, creative mind [alt.: creator] and Humanities scientist at heart. She aspires to fuse the many, ever-narrowing specialized disciplines because she adheres to a holistic educational approach, understanding life as a journey of learning. She thinks that ingenuity and creativity are nothing but boisterous thinking if there's no strategy to structure them, while strategy can only remain empty [actionism] if creativity is absent.

Sebastian is the managing director of a joint venture with PwC and serves as an advisor on our team. His focus areas are platform solutions and software-as-a-service. The serial entrepreneur founded his first startup at the age of 17, which has given him an in-depth understanding of the "highs and lows" of entrepreneurship. Among other accomplishments, he has built an investment banking company in Switzerland and advised startups in the growth phase as well as fund companies in the USA and Europe. Additionally, he acts as a venture capitalist with an impact focus.

Raphael is an urban mobility & rail transportation expert with more than a decade of top-tier international industry, tech and consulting experience. He has lived in 8 countries, is fluent in 5 languages and is a citizen of two nations. His professional experience spans strategy, business & product development & commercial positions in industry and advisory to rail operators, infrastructure managers, OEM's, transportation authorities & investors. He is a mechanical engineer by training (France & Brazil) and a strategist at heart.