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Peter Klotzki
Peter Klotzki
CEO
BFB Bundesverband der Freien Berufe e.V.
Speakers
Diana Heinrichs
Diana Heinrichs
Founder & Managing Director
LINDERA GmbH
Speakers
Arthur Abraham
Arthur Abraham
18-time world boxing champion,
entrepreneur
Speakers
Dr. Paul  Achleitner
Dr. Paul Achleitner
Ex-CFO Allianz
Ex-AR-Vorsitzender Deutsche Bank
Speakers
Brenya Adjei
Brenya Adjei
Managing Director
gematik
Speakers
Benjamin Adrion
Benjamin Adrion
Initiator of
Viva con Agua & Villa Viva
Speakers
Sebastian Alsleben
Sebastian Alsleben
Doctor, Digital Expert and Creator
MediMeets
Speakers
Jörn Amberger
Jörn Amberger
Founder & CEO
Amberger Group
Speakers
Donya-Florence  Amer
Donya-Florence Amer
Member of the Executive Board, CIO/CHRO
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Speakers
Dr. Nils  Andres
Dr. Nils Andres
Founder & Managing Director
Brand Science Institute GmbH & Co
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Ramin Assadollahi
Prof. Dr. Ramin Assadollahi
Investor & Founder / Prof. Clinical Research-IT
HALBZEIT.ai / Lübeck University
Speakers
Anastasia Barner
Anastasia Barner
Founder Fementor,
bestselling author & TEDx Speaker
Speakers
Bärbel Bas
Bärbel Bas
Federal Minister
of Labor and Social Affairs
Speakers
Dr. Christoph  Bauer
Dr. Christoph Bauer
CEO
DuMont
Speakers
Jan Beger
Jan Beger
Global Head of AI Advocacy
GE HealthCare
Speakers
Verena Bentele
Verena Bentele
President
Social Association VdK Germany e.V.
Speakers
Steve  Bentley
Steve Bentley
SVP Software & Digital
KION Group AG
Speakers
Ulrich Benz
Ulrich Benz
Transformation Advisor Expert
SAP Deutschland SE & Co.KG
Achim  Berg
Achim Berg
IT Manager, digitalization expert,
former BITKOM president
Speakers
Florian Bliesch
Florian Bliesch
Head of Innovation
adesso SE
Speakers
Franziska Böhler
Franziska Böhler
Nurse, author & content creator
thefabulousfranzi
Speakers
Fabian Bonleitner
Fabian Bonleitner
Founder
element one GmbH
Speakers
Hamdi  Bozkurt
Hamdi Bozkurt
Senior AI Consultant
VIER GmbH
Speakers
Dr. Thorsten Brackert
Dr. Thorsten Brackert
Head of Corporate Development
Die Techniker
Speakers
Franziska Brantner
Franziska Brantner
Federal Chair
BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN
Speakers
Alexander  Britz
Alexander Britz
Member of the Executive Board
Microsoft Germany
Speakers
Prof. Dr. med. Karl Broich
Prof. Dr. med. Karl Broich
President
Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM)
Speakers
Kirsten  Bruns
Kirsten Bruns
Head of Innovation & New Business
NTT DATA Business Solutions AG
Speakers
Katharina Brunsendorf
Katharina Brunsendorf
Head of Content
Scalable Capital
Speakers
Eric Bussert
Eric Bussert
Executive VP of Sales and Marketing
HanseMerkur SE
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Alena Buyx
Prof. Dr. Alena Buyx
Prof. Medical Ethics & Health Technologies
TUM School of Medicine and Health
Speakers
Jens de Buhr
Jens de Buhr
Publisher & Festival Host
DUP UNTERNEHMER Medien
Moderators
Evelyne  de Gruyter
Evelyne de Gruyter
Managing Director of the Association
of Women Entrepreneurs in Germany
Speakers
Meryl Deep
Meryl Deep
Keynote-Speaking-Dragqueen
Speakers
Karel Dörner
Karel Dörner
Chief Technology Officer
CTS EVENTIM AG & Co. KGaA
Speakers
Christian  Dürr
Christian Dürr
Federal Chairman
FDP
Speakers
Alper  Ercin
Alper Ercin
AI Consultant
VIER GmbH
Speakers
Laura-Lena  Förster
Laura-Lena Förster
Deputy Editor-in-Chief
stern
Speakers
Julia Friedlander
Julia Friedlander
CEO
Atlantik-Brücke e.V.
Speakers
Dr. Ronny  Fritsche
Dr. Ronny Fritsche
Chief Operations and Technology Officer
Leica Camera AG
Speakers
Hans–Peter  Gai
Hans–Peter Gai
COO
Südzucker AG
Dr. Andreas Gassen
Dr. Andreas Gassen
Chairman of the Executive Board
National Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians
Speakers
Judith Gerlach
Judith Gerlach
Staatsministerin
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Gesundheit, Pflege und Prävention
Speakers
Natalie Gladkov
Natalie Gladkov
Head of Digital Medical Devices Unit
German Medical Technology Assoc.
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Kai  Gniffke
Prof. Dr. Kai Gniffke
Director General
SWR
Speakers
Alvin Wang  Graylin
Alvin Wang Graylin
Tech visionary
Bestselling author ("Our Next Reality")
Speakers
Nadine Greck
Nadine Greck
Chairwoman of the Board
German Mediation Foundation
Speakers
Dr. Steffen  Greubel
Dr. Steffen Greubel
CEO
METRO AG
Speakers
Verena Gründel
Verena Gründel
Director Brand & Communications
DMEXCO
Speakers
Isabel Grupp-Kofler
Isabel Grupp-Kofler
Managing Director
Plastro Mayer GmbH
Speakers
Michael Hagedorn
Michael Hagedorn
CEO
Materna Group
Speakers
Rayk Hahne
Rayk Hahne
Founder and CEO
RH Unternehmerwissen GmbH
Speakers
Ann-Kristin  Hamke
Ann-Kristin Hamke
Chief Data Officer
Statista GmbH
Speakers
Isabel Hartung
Isabel Hartung
Advisory & Supervisory Board Member for
AI, Digital Transformation & Innovation
Moderators
Birgit Hass
Birgit Hass
Founder
FinFluencer Circle
Speakers
Dr. Hermann Hauser
Dr. Hermann Hauser
Co-Founder & Venture Partner
Amadeus Capital Partners
Speakers
Tobias Häusler
Tobias Häusler
Television & radio presenter
WDR
Moderators
Dr. Uwe Heckert
Dr. Uwe Heckert
COO Health Industry
T-SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL GMBH
Speakers
Dr. Selina  Hehl
Dr. Selina Hehl
Speaker, Psychologist & Business Creator
Business Creatorin
Speakers
Florian Heinemann
Florian Heinemann
Founding Partner
Project A
Speakers
Dr. Jan Helmig
Dr. Jan Helmig
Managing Director
opta data Group
Speakers
Annette  Hempen
Annette Hempen
Director
TK State Office Lower Saxony
Speakers
Joachim Hladik
Joachim Hladik
Managing Director
powerpress medien
Speakers
Elisa Hoeppner
Elisa Hoeppner
Managing Partner,
CEO & Co-Founder Kinova GmbH
Speakers
Tim  Holt
Tim Holt
Member of the Executive Board
Siemens Energy AG
Speakers
Thomas Hoppe
Thomas Hoppe
Federal Chairman
DIE JUNGEN UNTERNEHMER
Speakers
Tim  Höttges
Tim Höttges
Chairman of the Board of Management
Deutsche Telekom
Speakers
Sandra Hoyer
Sandra Hoyer
Team Leader Care Management
Die Techniker
Speakers
Verena Hubertz
Verena Hubertz
Federal Minister for Housing,
Urban Development, and Construction
Speakers
Holger Hürtgen
Holger Hürtgen
Partner at McKinsey & Company
Head of QuantumBlack, AI by McKinsey
Speakers
Dr. Eric Huwer
Dr. Eric Huwer
Executive Board
HSV Football Management AG
Speakers
Dr. Marianne  Janik
Dr. Marianne Janik
Vice President Google Cloud
EMEA North, Google
Speakers
Sven Gábor  Jánszky
Sven Gábor Jánszky
Europe's No. 1 futurologist, Chairman
2b AHEAD Group
Speakers
Thomas  Jarzombek
Thomas Jarzombek
Parliamentary State Secretary for the
Federal Minister for Digital Affairs and State Modernization
Speakers
Dr. Rolf-Dieter Jungk
Dr. Rolf-Dieter Jungk
State Secretary, Federal Ministry
of Research, Technology, and Space
Speakers
Stephan  Karg
Stephan Karg
Senior Expert Generative AI
Bosch Rexroth
Speakers
Martin Kind
Martin Kind
Entrepreneur & former managing director
KIND-Group
Florian Kittelmann
Florian Kittelmann
Director Autonomous Mobility,
AI and Innovation | Alstom
Speakers
Dr. Axel Kniehl
Dr. Axel Kniehl
Managing Director of Marketing and Sales
Miele Group
Speakers
Sascha Koberstaedt
Sascha Koberstaedt
Founder & CEO
encosa energy GmbH
Speakers
Mario Köhler
Mario Köhler
President & CEO
Toyota Germany
Speakers
Nikolay Kolev
Nikolay Kolev
CEO Germany
Doctolib
Speakers
Jonas  Köller
Jonas Köller
Medfluencer
@jonesrulez
Speakers
Sogol Kordi
Sogol Kordi
Founder & Head of Partnerships
myProtectify
Speakers
Bastienne  Korts
Bastienne Korts
GTM "Go to Market"
OpenAI
Speakers
Paul Krauss
Paul Krauss
Partner AI
Team One Developers GmbH
Speakers
Dr. Tobias Krick
Dr. Tobias Krick
Founder & CEO
Healthcare iNNK
Moderators
Prof. Dr. Heyo K. Kroemer
Prof. Dr. Heyo K. Kroemer
Chairman of the Board
Charité
Speakers
Daniel Kruse
Daniel Kruse
Senior Advisor for Consulting Innovation and Enablement
SEEBURGER Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG
Speakers
Selin  Kurnaz
Selin Kurnaz
CEO and Co-Founder
Massive Bio
Speakers
Elisabeth L'Orange
Elisabeth L'Orange
Partner Deloitte
Podcast Host Tech & Tales
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Katharina  Ladewig
Prof. Dr. Katharina Ladewig
Managing Director
Center for AI in Public Health at RKI
Speakers
Colin  Lawlor
Colin Lawlor
CEO
Dein Schlaf by Sleep.ai
Speakers
Alexander  Leutner
Alexander Leutner
CEO
Cellbricks
Speakers
Jan Josef  Liefers
Jan Josef Liefers
Actor and musician
Speakers
Stephan  Liesegang
Stephan Liesegang
Chairman of the board (CEO)
Sparda Bank Hamburg eG
Speakers
Margarita  Lindahl
Margarita Lindahl
Head of AI
Panasonic Connect Europe
Speakers
Alicia Lindner
Alicia Lindner
Managing Director and Co-owner
Börlind GmbH
Speakers
Dr. Tobias  Lindner
Dr. Tobias Lindner
Former Minister of State at
the Federal Foreign Office
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Jochen  Maas
Prof. Dr. Jochen Maas
Board Member & Former Managing Director
Sanofi
Speakers
Kerstin Madel
Kerstin Madel
Solution Advisor SAP Business AI
SAP Deutschland SE & Co.KG
Patrick  Marous
Patrick Marous
Global CEO Business Unit Solutions
thyssenkrupp Materials Services
Speakers
Sebastian  Matthes
Sebastian Matthes
Editor-in-Chief
Handelsblatt
Speakers
Rebecca  Meier
Rebecca Meier
Senior Marketing Manager
Pfizer Pharma GmbH
Speakers
Stefan Mennerich
Stefan Mennerich
Director Media & Communications
FC Bayern
Speakers
Dr. Steffen Merkel
Dr. Steffen Merkel
Managing Director
DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga GmbH
Speakers
Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Meyer
Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Meyer
CMIO Institute for AI in Medicine
German Heart Centre at Charité
Speakers
Larissa  Mikolaschek
Larissa Mikolaschek
Head of Tech SESTdigital
Chair of the AI Working Group Bitkom
Speakers
Eliza  Millet
Eliza Millet
Chief Digital & Information Officer
Symrise AG
Speakers
Andreas  Miltz
Andreas Miltz
Chief Digital Officer
LEG Technologie & Digitalisierung GmbH
Speakers
Andrea Montua
Andrea Montua
Change expert & Managing Director
MontuaPartner Communications
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Jan A.  Neuhöfer
Prof. Dr. Jan A. Neuhöfer
Professor for Virtual Systems
HAW Hamburg
Speakers
Prof. Dr. med. Henriette Neumeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Henriette Neumeyer
Deputy Chair of the Board
German Hospital Association (DKG)
Speakers
Gavin  Newsom
Gavin Newsom
Governor of California
Speakers
Dr. Johannes Nießen
Dr. Johannes Nießen
Commissary Director
Federal Institute for Public Health
Speakers
Omid  Nouripour
Omid Nouripour
Vice President of the German Bundestag
Tom  Oelsner
Tom Oelsner
Chief Digital Officer
GEA Group AG
Speakers
Maura Oerding
Maura Oerding
Inventor, entrepreneur
CEO of Kaffee-Kooperative
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Björn Ommer
Prof. Dr. Björn Ommer
Head of Computer Vision & Learning Group
Professor LMU München
Speakers
Tijen Onaran
Tijen Onaran
Entrepreneur, investor,
bestselling author
Speakers
Max  Orgonyi
Max Orgonyi
Chief Transformation & AI Officer
RTL Deutschland
Speakers
Niklas  Östberg
Niklas Östberg
Co-founder and CEO
Delivery Hero
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Michael Otto
Prof. Dr. Michael Otto
Entrepreneur and honorary chairman
of the supervisory board | Otto Group
Speakers
Maud Pennaneac'h
Maud Pennaneac'h
VP Product
Doctolib
Speakers
Marcel Pesch
Marcel Pesch
Founder
academy4.ai®
Speakers
Simon Pierro
Simon Pierro
Digital Magician
Speakers
Dr. Philomena Poetis
Dr. Philomena Poetis
Managing Director
HelpingHero.app / Health4Future
Speakers
Jens Polomski
Jens Polomski
Co-Founder & AI Consultant
snipKI
Speakers
Richard David Precht
Richard David Precht

Philosopher and bestselling author
Speakers
Christina Puello
Christina Puello
Founder and Managing Director
DD Deutsche Dienstrad GmbH
Speakers
Christoph  Rabenseifner
Christoph Rabenseifner
CSIO TDI & Head Corporate VC Group
Deutsche Bank
Speakers
Sascha  Raddatz
Sascha Raddatz
Chief Executive Officer
bvitg Service GmbH
Speakers
Dr. Georg Ramme
Dr. Georg Ramme
Co-Founder / Managing Director
PROMPTR
Speakers
David Reckers
David Reckers
Doctor & Medical Content Creator
der.hausarzt1
Speakers
Neil Redding
Neil Redding
CEO
Redding Futures
Speakers
Jens  Redmer
Jens  Redmer
Principal New Products
Google Germany
Speakers
Dr. Norbert  Rollinger
Dr. Norbert Rollinger
Chairman of the board
R+V Versicherung AG
Speakers
Nino  Romano
Nino Romano
Chief Technology Officer
AUMOVIO
Speakers
Dr. Philipp  Rösler
Dr. Philipp Rösler
Board Advisor
Gcore
Speakers
Leon Ruddat
Leon Ruddat
Founder
Strictly Boring
Speakers
Thomas Saueressig
Thomas Saueressig
Member of the Executive Board
Customer Services & Delivery | SAP SE
Speakers
Prof. Dr. med. habil. Claudia Schmidtke, MBA
Prof. Dr. med. habil. Claudia Schmidtke, MBA
Affiliated Prof. Gender Health & AI
German Research Center for AI
Speakers
Sven Schnurr
Sven Schnurr
AI-Social-Media-Expert & Founder
Skillagents
Speakers
Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Schöbel
Prof. Dr. med. Christoph Schöbel
Director Sleep Medicine Center
Essen University Hospital
Speakers
Rolf  Schumann
Rolf Schumann
Co-CEO Schwarz Digits
CDO at Schwarz Group
Speakers
Dr. Cihan Sinanoğlu
Dr. Cihan Sinanoğlu
Leiter Nationaler Diskriminierungs- und Rassismusmonitor
Deutsches Zentrum für Integrations- und Migrationsforschung
Speakers
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Smollich
Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Smollich
Institute Nutritional Medicine
University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Speakers
Dr. Markus  Söder
Dr. Markus Söder
Minister-President of Bavaria
Chairman of the CSU
Speakers
Nick Sohnemann
Nick Sohnemann
CEO
FUTURE CANDY GmbH
Speakers
Tino Sorge
Tino Sorge
Bundestag-Member - Parliamentary State Secretary
Federal Ministry of Health
Speakers
Christian Steiger
Christian Steiger
CEO, Founder Lexware Office
Lexware
Speakers
Oliver  Steil
Oliver Steil
Chairman of the Executive Board and CEO
TeamViewer
Speakers
Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl
Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl
Spokesperson of the Executive Board/CEO
Vorwerk SE & Co. KG
Speakers
Dr. Ulrike C. Straßer
Dr. Ulrike C. Straßer
Initiator
#WOMENINHEALTH
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Christoph  Straub
Prof. Dr. Christoph Straub
Chairman of the Board
BARMER
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
Prof. Dr. Anabel Ternès von Hattburg
CEO Lavivee GmbH, Founder We Empower
Speakers
Frank  Thelen
Frank Thelen
Tech investor & innovation expert
Tech investor & innovation expert
Speakers
Dušan  Trifunović
Dušan Trifunović
Chief Acute and Emergency Medicine
Eichsfeld Hospital
Speakers
Dr. Peter  Tschentscher
Dr. Peter Tschentscher
Mayor of the
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg
Speakers
Melanie Tschugmall
Melanie Tschugmall
CO-Founder
CRO2go
Speakers
Mareen Tuminez
Mareen Tuminez
Registered Nurse & Social Media Nurse
PflegeBlogPodcast
Speakers
Julius van de Laar
Julius van de Laar
Campaign & Strategy Consultant
Speakers
Fenja Vespermann
Fenja Vespermann
CEO, Founder
mimikry.ai
Speakers
Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen
Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen
Physician and science communicator
Speakers
Luisa Wasilewski
Luisa Wasilewski
Co-Founder & CEO
Pulsewave & Halbzeit.ai
Speakers
Hans-Joachim  Watzke
Hans-Joachim Watzke
President
Borussia Dortmund
Speakers
Amy Webb
Amy Webb
Inspiring Ambassador,
American futurist and author
Speakers
Dr. Anna  Weber
Dr. Anna Weber
Shareholder
BabyOne
Speakers
Dr. med. Luisa Werner
Dr. med. Luisa Werner
Doctor & Science Communication
Nutrition and gut health expert
Speakers
Dr. Amelie U. Wiedemann
Dr. Amelie U. Wiedemann
Occupational and Health Psychologist, CEO
DearEmployee
Speakers
Sarah Wiener
Sarah Wiener
Founder and CEO
Sarah Wiener Foundation
Speakers
Sven Wiesner
Sven Wiesner
Founder
Neon Gold Innovations
Dr. Karsten  Wildberger
Dr. Karsten Wildberger
Federal Minister for
Digital Affairs & State Modernization
Speakers
Miriam  Wohlfarth
Miriam Wohlfarth
Founder and Co-CEO
Banxware
Speakers
Stefan Wolk
Stefan Wolk
VP Digital Solutions & Innovation (CDO)
Fielmann Group AG
Speakers
Christian  Wulff
Christian Wulff
Former Federal President &
Attorney at Law
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Feiyu  Xu
Prof. Dr. Feiyu Xu
Board Advisor
Gcore
Speakers
Dr. Latifa  Yakhloufi-Konstroffer
Dr. Latifa Yakhloufi-Konstroffer
CFO Europe
Siemens Energy
Speakers
Serkan Yüksel
Serkan Yüksel
Head of AI
Hypoport hub SE
Speakers
Mario Zachmann
Mario Zachmann
Head of Microsoft Competence Center DACH
NTT DATA Business Solutions AG
Speakers
Larissa  Zeichhardt
Larissa Zeichhardt
Shareholder and Member of the
Supervisory Board LAT Group
Speakers
Prof. Yu  Zhang
Prof. Yu Zhang
Entrepreneur, supervisory board member,
visiting professor & author
Speakers
Ulf Zinne
Ulf Zinne
Managing director | Top 100 Entrepreneur
Speakers

Moderation

Tobias Häusler

Television presenter (WDR aktuell), Radio presenter (WDR 2)

Tobias Häusler

Television presenter (WDR aktuell), Radio presenter (WDR 2)

Tobias Häusler

Television presenter (WDR aktuell), Radio presenter (WDR 2)

Tobias Häusler

Television presenter (WDR aktuell), Radio presenter (WDR 2)

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– Jens de Buhr, Festival Host

Your hosts

Brigitte Zypries

Federal Ministry of Economics

Jens de Buhr

Publisher, Verleger DUP UNTERNEHMER Media

Ayse Mese

CEO, JDB Holding GmbH

Ines Woermann

CEO, diind

Heiko Hager

CEO, DUP Media

Bianca Möller

CEO, DISQ

CO-Hosts

Professor Dr. Jochen A. Werner

CEO, 10xD & former Medical director, medical department at the University of Essen

Prof. Dr. David Matusiewicz

Dean and Director of the Institute, FOM University

Dr. Latifa Yakhloufi-Konstroffer

CFO Business Unit Siemens Energy

Jens Redmer

Principal New Products, Google Germany

Achim Berg

IT Manager, Digitalization Expert, Former BITKOM President

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