ValueNet Capital Partners

Andreas Lukic is founder and managing director of ValueNet-Capital-Partners GmbH, Frankfurt/Munich, a private investment and consulting company. Mr. Lukic is a member of several advisory boards, CEO of Business-Angels FrankfurtRheinMain e.V. and has been active as a business angel since 1999.

Wirtschaftsinitiative FrankfurtRheinMain

Annegret Reinhardt-Lehmann is Managing Director of the trade association Wirtschaftsinitiative Frankfurt Rhein-Main since 2007, which has set itself the goal of positioning the Frankfurt Rhine-Main metropolitan region.

Eintracht Frankfurt

Axel Hellmann has been a member of the Management Board of Eintracht Frankfurt Fußball AG since 2012.

Hoesch & Partner GmbH

Carlos Reiss is co-founder of several companies, including Hoesch & Partner GmbH Versicherungsmakler (1983, Frankfurt), FOCUS Assetmanagement GmbH (1987, Munich), InsuranceCity AG together with Goldman Sachs Capital Partners (2000, Frankfurt), PrismaLife AG (2000, Liechtenstein), asuro GmbH (2015, Frankfurt).

Creathor Ventures

Christian Weniger invests as a partner at Creathor Ventures in young technology-oriented companies that promote the automation of industry and commerce.

Marketing Club Frankfurt

Claudio Montanini is founder, partner and managing director of the communication agency PSM&W, which is based in Frankfurt.

IHK Frankfurt

Detlev Osterloh has been with the IHK Frankfurt am Main since 1996, initially in the legal department, and from 2001 as Managing Director responsible for Innovation and Environment.

Samson AG

In June 2013, Andreas Widl was appointed to the Executive Board of Samson AG, Frankfurt, as Chief Sales, Marketing and Strategy Officer and in April 2015 as Chief Executive Officer.

Mainova AG

Dr. Constantin H. Alsheimer is a member of the board of Mainova AG since January 2006

Süwag Energie AG

Dr. Markus Coenen is a member of the Management Board of Süwag Energie AG since January 2016.

Transformation Partner

Dr. Rainer Lampe is founder and Managing Partner of Transformation Partner and Transformation Partner Executive Search.

Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH

Dr. Rainer Waldschmidt is Managing Director of the state-owned Hessen Economic Development Agency Hessen Trade & Invest GmbH and HA Hessen Agentur GmbH. In addition, he is spokesman of the AG WFB and managing director of the national startup competition Science4Life.

ROTHENBERGER 4xS Vermögensverwaltung GmbH

As Managing Partner of the ROTHENBERGER 4XS Group, which has its roots in Frankfurt/Main, Dr. Steen Rothenberger is particularly active in the areas of machine tool construction, real estate development and investment management.

Nord-Micro GmbH & Co. OHG

Dr. Ulrich Raab is Chairman of the Management Board of Nord-Micro GmbH & Co. OHG, a company of the American UTC Group headquartered in Frankfurt Bergen-Enkheim, since 2006.

Multiple Capital

Ertan is founding partner of Multiple Capital, a new generation of fund of VC funds to enable diversified access to technology innovation.

HESSENMETALL & VhU

Attorney Friedrich Avenarius is since 2005 managing director of the regional district group in the Rhine Main area of HESSENMETALL and the office Rhine Main Taunus of the union of the hessian entrepreneur federations (VhU).

Executive Communications

Gabriele Eick is owner of the management consultancy Executive Communications.

Air Liquide

Jean-Marc de Royere is a member of the group management of Air Liquide. He leads the company's global business strategy into the new markets emerging from the UN Sustainable Development Goals, either driven by environmental requirements or economic and social needs of the emerging middle classes. In this context he is involved in startups and funds, especially in the areas of industry and healthcare.

Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG

Jürgen Vormann has been Chairman of the Board of Infraserv Verwaltungs GmbH and Infraserv GmbH & Co. Höchst KG.

Helaba Digital GmbH & Co. KG

Lucie Haß is Managing Director of Helaba Digital GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba).

House of Logistics and Mobility (HOLM)

Michael Kadow is Managing Director at the House of Logistics and Mobility where he has set himself the task of establishing the company as an innovative platform for promoting the logistics and mobility industry.

Fraport AG

Michael Müller is a member of the Executive Board and Labor Director of Fraport AG since October 2012. He is responsible for ground handling services, personnel services, internal auditing and central purchasing and construction contracting.

Feldhoff & Cie. GmbH

Paul Jörg Feldhoff started his career in banking and management consulting. At the age of 27, he founded his first company, from which today's 3F Group, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, grew. The group, which focuses on the real estate industry, includes the communications consultancy Feldhoff & Cie., the PropTech investor blackprintpartners and the executive search boutique Stoneset Partners.

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences

Prof. Dr. Frank E.P. Dievernich is President of the Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Chairman of HAW Hessen and Professor of Organizational Consulting and Coaching.

Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH

Prof. Dr. Jochen Maas is head of Sanofi's German research and development site and a member of the global steering committee. He has many years of experience in R&D in the pharmaceutical sector. Apart from his global industrial activities he teaches pharmacology and pharmacokinetics at the Technical University of Central Hessen.

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Professor Nils Stieglitz is President and Managing Director of the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and Professor of Strategic Management and Organisational Design.

Continental AG

Rainer Hetzer began his professional career at Continental in Frankfurt am Main in 1992 after completing his law studies. In 1996, he moved to the USA for eight years, where he held several management positions. Back in Frankfurt in 2004, he assumed worldwide responsibility for Human Resources at Continental's Automotive Systems Division; since 2008, he has headed Human Relations at Continental's Chassis & Safety Division worldwide.

Coca-Cola European Partners Deutschland GmbH

Uwe Maurer has many years of experience in the fields of packaging manufacturing, industrial maintenance and the application and training of "World Class Manufactoring".