Dr. Peter Ruppel
Host and GeoIT Advertiser Board
Jan Lachenmayer
Co-Founder
FORMATION
Jan is a seasoned startup entrepreneur and ecosystem developer. He founded tech and non-tech companies, supported the growth of startup ecosystems in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middles East. Before that, he consulted Dax-listed companies on organisational development and team building and led interdisciplinary research projects on the intersection of internet, politics and society. Jan holds an advanced degree (M.A.) in Political Science, Economics and Business Administration from Stuttgart University.
Ian Hannigan
Ian is a successful Entrepreneur and Product Designer based in Berlin. He has deep experience in Design, Design Thinking, Prototyping and Agile Methodologies. For two decades Ian has held professional creative positions at leading companies in Ireland, Germany & UK. His work has been enjoyed by millions around the world. Previously, Ian cofounded Fluid Software and led the Product Design on a breakthrough prototyping tool for UX designers. Fluid UI is used by over a million users from 120 countries with notable customers including T-Mobile, Siemens, Oracle and Google. Ian is also a dedicated mentor to high potential startups in several Techstars accelerators, The Metro Group, SAP.io Foundry and SAP Venture Studio Intrapreneurship cohort as part of the „1 billion lives“ social good initiative.
Bersant Deva
Telekom Innovation Laboratories
Technische Universität Berlin
Service-centric Networking (SNET)
Sebastian Zickau
Telekom Innovation Laboratories
Technische Universität Berlin
Service-centric Networking (SNET)