Gabriel Felbermayr
Prof. Dr. Gabriel Felbermayr is one of the leading trade and foreign trade experts and one of the most sought-after economists when it comes to explaining global economic and trade policy interrelationships. The renowned economist has been President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy since March 2019. He has been Head of the Austrian Institute of Economic Research in Vienna since October 1, 2021. After studying in Linz and completing his doctorate in Florence, his international career initially took him to McKinsey before he became Assistant Professor in Tübingen and Professor in Hohenheim. Before taking office as IfW President, Felbermayr was Professor of Economics at Ludwig Maximilian University and Head of the Center for International Economics at the Ifo Institute in Munich. Topics such as the TTIP trade agreement or the UK after Brexit have ensured that Felbermayr has become a much sought-after expert in recent years. Gabriel Felbermayr acts in an advisory capacity in politics and society and regularly takes a stand on important issues such as customs duties, export credits and free trade agreements – and is always an optimist on Europe and free trade. © Alexander Müller
Marc Elsberg
Marc Elsberg is an Austrian bestselling author and internationally successful thriller expert. With the success of “BLACKOUT” and “ZERO”, he has established himself in politics and business as a sought-after expert and driving force on the topics of energy, IT security and modern society. Before becoming a master of scientific thrillers, Marc Elsberg was a strategy consultant and creative director for advertising in Vienna and Hamburg and a columnist for the Austrian daily newspaper “Der Standard”. He is one of the few German-language authors of the recent past to have succeeded in attracting international attention with his descriptions of real-life threat scenarios and a subtle blend of fiction and reality. Suspense and action coupled with facts and background information are Elsberg’s ingredients for his now five bestsellers, which have been translated many times and won international awards. Marc Elsberg always writes with his finger on the pulse of the times and his intensive research makes him an expert on the topics he writes about. He succeeds in making complex issues understandable and comprehensible for everyone. He is regarded as a thought leader who transforms realistic future scenarios into gripping books and opens up new perspectives on controversial topics of our time. © Clemens Lechner
Mariano Sigman
Mariano Sigman is one of the most outstanding neuroscientists in the world. He deals with complex questions such as the role of the subconscious, the origin of our thoughts and decision-making. The multi-award-winning scientist provides astonishing answers with his research. Mariano Sigman was born in Argentina and grew up in Barcelona, Spain. He earned a master’s degree in physics at the University of Buenos Aires and a doctorate in neuroscience in New York. In 2006, he founded the Integrative Neuroscience Laboratory at the University of Buenos Aires, an interdisciplinary group in which physicists, psychologists, biologists, engineers, educational scientists, linguists, mathematicians, artists and computer scientists work together. Based on his lab’s research, Sigman explains, for example, why people who speak more than one language are less prone to dementia or how we make decisions and trust our judgments.Over the course of his impressive 20-year career, Dr. Sigman has explored the inner workings of the human brain, cultivating a remarkable interdisciplinary vision and deciphering the cerebral processes that control how we learn, think, feel and dream.
Andreas Weigend
Andreas Weigend is one of the world’s leading experts on data and social networks. The former Chief Scientist at Amazon.com is an expert in big data, consumer behavior and social-mobile technologies. He is convinced that we can no longer hide anything, because people create digital traces by living. After studying physics in Germany and Cambridge, Andreas Weigend completed his doctorate on neural networks at Stanford University. During his time as Chief Scientist at Amazon, he analyzed Amazon’s user data and was involved in the development of the company’s data strategy and innovation culture.company. As a member of the Federal Government’s Digital Council, he demands thatdata monopolists such as Amazon, Facebook and Google must make the data they use commercially available to everyone. Andreas Weigend sees data as the global capital of our digital age. He is the author of thebook “Data for the People”, in which he describes what Silicon Valley is doing with our data and what fundamental data rights he believes we need.
Mark T. Hofmann
Dr. Mark T. Hofmann is a crime and intelligence analyst and well-known profiling and darknet expert. He completed his doctorate on the profiles and motives of hackers on the darknet. Already during his master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology, he became particularly interested in the “dark”. In the USA, he was trained and state-certified as a criminal and intelligence analyst.Thanks not only to his excellent training, but also to his very special powers of observation and keen interest in people, Dr. Mark T. Hofmann is an important source of inspiration for companies and authorities when it comes to profiling, cyber security, darknet research and AI threats.Dr. Mark T. Hofmann is also known as a columnist and through international TV formats. As a sought-after guest speaker, his exciting presentations and sustainable seminars show, among other things, how US profiling approaches can be used for everyday business and how we can protect ourselves from cyber attacks. www.mark-thorben-hofmann.de
Yochanan Eynikel
Jochanan Eynikel is a business philosopher at ETION Think Tank, a Belgian forum for business leaders and decision-makers. There he contributes content on business and technology ethics, entrepreneurship, future thinking and meaningful employment. Jochanan Eynikel holds a Master’s degree in Philosophy from the University of Leuven (Belgium) and the University of Stellenbosch (South Africa) as well as a Master’s degree in Journalism. He is a guest lecturer on the ethics of technology at the Faculty ofEngineering Technology/Department of Computer Science at KU Leuven. His 2017 book on the ethics of technology (in Dutch: Robot aan het Stuur, Lannoo Campus) deals with the ethical and social implications of disruptive technologies such as, for example, intelligent robotics and artificial intelligence.As an author and speaker, Jochanan Eynikel thinks, writes and speaks about the intersection of business, philosophy, ethics and technology. To make the development of robots humane, we need to talk about values – and that’s exactly what Jochanan does. JanLocus
Paul Rulkens
Paul Rulkens is an expert in strategic high performance. He has mastered the art of achieving the best management results with the least possible effort. Paul Rulkens is a mastermind in improving results andcareer acceleration and his ideas are highly effective.Originally trained as a chemical engineer, Paul’s current work is based on in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in the fields of behavioral psychology, neuroscience and especiallycommon sense.He is the author of two international business books and his popular TEDTalks have been watched by more than four million people on YouTube.With his talks on essential thinking and his proven strategies for achieving exponential improvements in results, he has helped thousands of leaders and managers to always achieve the best with existing resources. His most popular topics include the secrets of effectiveness, simple innovations and strong leadership. Paul Rulkens shows how easy it is to achieve business growth, a successful career and smooth teamwork. © MCM productions Geleen
Hannah Fry
Hannah Fry is a mathematician and complexity researcher. It deals with future trends and the possibilities of calculating the future. During her research with data over the last few years, Hannah has come across some incredible stories. She lectures on the mathematics of cities at University College London.Her research at the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis deals with data on human behavior patterns – especially within cities. Hannah Fry draws conclusions about social problems and issues, from shopping and traffic to crime and riots or terrorism.Hannah Fry appears regularly on television and radio, including her own show on BBC Radio4, and manages to communicate her enjoyment of mathematics to a wider audience.She is the author of popular science books, including “The Mathematics of Love” and “Hello World: What Algorithms Can Do and How They Change Our Lives”.
Maximilian Böger
Maximilian Böger focuses on the development of visions, innovative business ideas, new business models and the optimization of existing marketing strategies in the age of digital transformation. Dr. Maximilian Böger is Managing Director of FUTURE CANDY and founder of Business Model Ideas, the world’s largest database for business model analyses. He is passionate about developing management frameworks and innovation strategies beyond the boundaries of his own company. Maximilian grew up on the North Sea coast and is studying international business administration at the University of Vienna. During his studies, he successfully founded the start-up updoon and the UNUYA brand. As co-founder of Airspott, however, he is experiencing a “fuck-up story”. As a doctoral student and project manager at the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen, he founded the Ecosystem Living Lab and specializes in innovation management, business model innovation, platforms and ecosystems. In these areas, he works with leading companies worldwide. In his keynotes, he impressively conveys how visionary strategies and exponential growth can be used to achieve goals that were previously considered unattainable.
Carlos Moreno
Carlos Moreno is a pioneer in the field of intelligent cities and one of the initiators of the Human Smart City, a living city. He is a leading university professor, an internationally recognized expert and a Knight of the French Legion of Honour. He is not only passionate about innovation, creativity and research, but also about building networks and exchanging ideas with others. Carlos Moreno’s outstanding career is characterized by his interest in people and his focus on others, enabling us to think outside the box in order to build a new world together. Carlos Moreno was born in Colombia in 1959 and moved to France at the age of 20. After becoming a leading robotics expert, he founded Sinovia. The mission of his start-up was to develop the city of the future. Moreno is also the founder of the “Live in a Living City” forum, which brings together experts from all over the world to examine the changes that the urban environment is undergoing. ©THOMAS BALTES
