Speakers 2026
333 speakers
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Ann-Kristin AchleitnerTUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor, TU Munich
Minusch Afonso
Peter AlbrechtPrincipal Advisor for User Engagement and SMEs, European Patent Office
Vladimir Alexeev (Merzmensch)Writer, Researcher, Artist, Merzmensch
Julia Amtmann Strategy Developer and Partner Manager , Social Entrepreneurship Akademie
David AnManaging Partner, Dracoon Ventures / Provocation Lab
Nikoline ArnsCo-Creator, Hubs Network
Víctor Arribas MartínezStream Leader for Diversity and Transformation, European Patent Office
Melanie ArzFuturist + Design Researcher
Angela Aux
Mely AydinPartnerships Manager, EnsB
Philipp BaaskeVice President for Entrepreneurship, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Joscha BachAI Researcher & Philosopher, California Institute for Machine Consciousness
Aram BalianManaging Director, doubleA foundation
Mark BallandiesCo-Founder, Wihi
Dennis BallwieserPhysician & Journalist, Wort&Bild Verlag
Akin BåmstedtFounder, 1B Insurance
Tamara BanezSpeakerin*
Carlos BarberaCo-President and Head of R&D, Munich Music Labs
Marcel BarsottiAI Director, BAI Pictures
Peter BartalTeam Manager / Patent Examiner, European Patent Office
Bennet BarthManaging Director RESPOND, RESPOND I BMW Foundation
Sagar BarvaliyaPartner, Blockchain Founders Capital
Joshua BateCofounder, Bonfires.Ai
Sebastian BeckerManaging Director, Blockchain Bundesverband e.V. / Bundesblock
Jennifer BellGame Artist, Mouseworks, Hochschule Neu-Ulm
Meinhard BennCo-Founder, Freedom Browser
Bryn BennettCybersecurity Expert, Hackenai
Christoph BergemannPrincipal Consultant, TNG Technology Consulting GmbH
Alex BernatzkyDesign Researcher
Theo BeutelEcosystem Development, Ethereum Foundation
Luis BezzenbergerThreshold Encryption / Privacy Infrastructure, Shutter
Tobias BilyHead of Business Development, enna systems GmbH
Maximilian BlaschkeFounder, connactz GmbH
Jonathan BlochDepin Infrastructure Builder, Blck Iot
Peter BofingerSeniorprofessur für VWL, Geld und internationale Wirtschaftsbeziehungen, Universität Würzburg
Markus BohlCo-Founder & CEO, Ignite Next
Nina BöhmKi And Strategy, Landeshauptstadt München
Manuel BonellCofounder & CEO, Immerea
Andreas M. BräuSpeaker, Fraunhofer 
Frank BraunFounder, zSTASH
Julia BraunFounder, Digital Fashion Contest & Co-Founder, Digital Fashion Network e.V., VIRTUALFASHION
Ingrid BreitenbergerAbteilungsleiterin Bürgerformate und Initiativen, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
Benjamin BreitfeldExecutive Vice President, Business Development & Portfolio Management, Aristo Pharma GmbH
Hans BrorsenCo-Founder, Valid Technologies
Fleming BruckmaierCTO, QuantumDiamonds GmbH
Jannis BrühlTeam Lead Tech & Money, Süddeutsche Zeitung
Nikolas BullwinkelCEO, Circus Group
Sivanne BurbullaProject manager, Bayern Innovativ GmbH
Sebastian BurkhardFounder, Yodl Pay
Lisa BuschmannDigitalkuratorin, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek
Vitalik ButerinCo-Founder, Ethereum
Bianca BuzeaDeveloper Relations Lead, ChronicleC
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David DaoEconomies & Governance Co-Lead, Protocol Labs / Gainforest
Inés de VegaChief Scientist, IQM
Franziska DechertPhD Candidate, Fraunhofer FIT / Universität Bayreuth
Michael DeckerGeneraldirektor, Deutsches Museum
Can DincerAssociate professor, Technical University of Munich
Matthias DitschPräsident, ITVA – Institute of Technology, Visualisation & AI
Sylvia DjerbouaExpertin für People & Organization, HR-SCHMIEDE
Laura DornheimIT-Referentin / Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Landeshauptstadt München
Cristina DoumitrachkoInvestment Associate, DeepTech & Climate Fonds
Tina DreimannFounder & Managing Director, better ventures
Lionel Dante DzaackMusicianE
Claudia EckertPräsidentin, acatech
Eric EitelChief Creative Officer, German Bionic
Magdalena EitenbergerSenior Researcher , University of Vienna 
Martin El-KhouriSpeaker, peaq
Thomas EndresManaging Partner, TNG Technology Consulting GmbH
Max ErlerLearning Content Developer, ReDI School of Digital Integration gGmbH
Dorothee ErpensteinGeschäftsführerin, FFF BayernF
Eric FalkCeo & Founder, Filedgr
Julius FeiglPhD Student
Hermann FerstlGeschäftsführer, mosaiic GmbH
Robin ForsterMedia Artist, Designer, Programmer
Irina FörsterVenture Director, Life Science Factory
Michael FörtschLeitender Redakteur, 1E9 Denkfabrik
Jens FrankeGeschäftsführer, nion digital GmbH
Markus FrankeGlobal Head of Stablecoins, Celo
Alla Frisin-YakubProjektmanagerin, Landeshauptstadt München, IT-Referat
Felix FritschCo-Founder, Commons Hub Austria
Jan Philipp FritscheFounder, Bermuda
Irina FritzHead of Museum Education, Deutsches Museum
Thomas FritzLeiter Forschungsgruppe Musikevozierte Hirnplastizität, Abt. Neurologie, Max-Planck-Institut für Kognitions- und Neurowissenschaften in Leipzig
Werner FroschDirector, Henning Larsen
Rauno FuchsChief Business Officer (CBO), INYO Mobility
Jana FunkeCo-Founder / CEO, xenko
Rahel FurrerDeputy Head Hnw, Bitcoin SuisseG
G1POHumanoid Robot , TNG Technology Consulting
Lisa GartenmannManager, Wellington Partners Life Science VC
Camilla GeierHead of Office, Fraunhofer Science, Art and Design Network
Albert GeigerCEO, Alphazirkel GmbH
Nadine GeiserPrincipal, World Fund
Sandra GernModeratorin, Musikerin, Musikjournalistin
Søren Gerstinginiuva GmbH / UKE Hamburg
Michael GisdolDeputy Head of Asset Management, OPES Immobilien Gruppe
Florian GlatzVice President, European Ethereum Institute
Alexander GlätzleCEO & Co-Founder, planqc
Simon GlöcklhoferLeiter Forum der Zukunft, Deutsches Museum
Jan GoetzCEO, IQM Quantum Computers
Bernhard GoodwinExecutive Director, Munich Science Communication Lab
Kristina GösslerSenior Communications Director , PIABO Communications
Mario GrauteCo-Geschäftsführer, Pro Musik
Alexander GretzTech Ambassador, Onocoy
Mihai GrigoreBuilder & Investor, Tech Metrics
Christoph GrönerFestivaldirektor/Geschäftsführer/Künstlerischer Leiter, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
Nathan GruberCo-Founder & CEO, Manex AI
Wolfgang GruelProdessor, Stuttgart Media University | Fraunhofer IAO | MIT Media Lab
Anika GrunerGeschäftsführerin, Neuramancer
Martina GschwendtnerAssociate Partner, McKinsey and Company
Tobias GuggenbergerPostdoctoral Researcher, Fraunhofer FIT
Giuseppe GulloCEO, 42de
Katrina GüntherCo-founder, Futures ProbesH
Johann-Peter HartmannGeschäftsführer & CTO, Mayflower
Michael HartmannCTO, Quint
Uta Hauck-ThumProfessorin für Grundschulpädagogik und -didaktik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Ion HauerPrincipal, APEX Ventures
Dirk HebelKIT Faculty of Architecture
Wolfgang M. Heckl
Florian HeilmayrProjektmanager, Bayern Innovativ GmbH
Moritz HelmstaedterManaging Director, Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, Frankfurt am Main
Daniel HenelCo-President, Munich Music Labs
Marcus HennigChief Business Officer, planqc
Wiebke HenningCurator, Deutsches Museum München
Sonja Holl-SupraGeschäftsführerin, Fraunhofer-Allianz Big Data und Künstliche Intelligenz
Timo HolzmannCreative Technologist / Student
Martin HommelProjektmanager, Ein Song Reicht
Hazel HuTeam Lead, GccI
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Gopi KannappanFounder, Claak Inc
René KasperekFounder / CTO, Splexit
Helmut KatzgraberChief Science Officer and General Partner , 55 North
Jonathon KeatsSenior Fellow, The Berggruen Institute
Sarah KellbergCurator , Deutsches Museum 
Emil KendziorraFounder & CEO, Tomorrow Bio
Wolfgang KerlerCEO & Editor in Chief, 1E9 Denkfabrik GmbH
Johannes KernManaging Director, Frankencoin
Angela KesselringCEO & Co-Founder, FUTURES BEING MADE GmbH
Philip KesslerCEO, TURN2X GmbH
Ashton KeysFounder, Society Protocol
Christoph KirmaierCreative Director, 3e8
Lucie KirsteinStrategy Lead Data & AI
Marcel KleinDigital Curator, Staatliche Museumsagentur Bayern
Thomas KleinGründer und Inhaber, Firmovo
Maria KlingArtist/artistic researcher
Daniel KlingmannSenior Consultant, TNG Technology Consulting GmbH
Karan KlosCEO, WizeMice
Josef Z. KoehlFounder, Viridis
Damjan KokalevskiCurator and Reseach Associate, Architekturmuseum der TUM, Chair of History of Architecture and Curatorial Practice
Uli KöppenChief AI Officer, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Robert KoschigHead Of Economics, 1kx
Wolfgang KratschProfessor für Angewandte KI, Fraunhofer FIT / Technische Hochschule Augsburg
Barbara KrausCo-Spokesperson of MCQST | Professor of Quantum Algorithms and Applications, Technical University of Munich, MCQST | Technical University of Munich
Florian KreierSongwriter / Label , Angela Aux / Inselgruppe
Korbinian KringerLeitung Urban Data Platform - GeodatenService München, Landeshauptstadt München
Martin KrungSpeaker, Curve
Steffen KuxCo-Founder, Corpus.CoreL
Thorsten LambertusManaging Director DEEP, ESMT
Jacqueline LammertAttending Physician, Clinician Scientist, Research Group Lead AI for Women's Health, Technical University of Munich
Werner LangVice President / Chair, Technical University of Munich
Thomas LangeSenior Advisor Family Office and Managing Director A-KAP Ventures, Achleitner Ventures
Rebecca LegerDirector, AI Song Contest
Krischan LehmannCEO & Co-Founder, 1E9 Denkfabrik GmbH
Lukas LeitnerFounding Partner, Drumbeat Capital
Joe LennerzMedical Director, Pathology Innovations, natera
Donny LewisEd Strategic Development, Viridis
Christoph LindemannMusic Journalist, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Sebastian Lindner-LiawInvestment Associate, World Fund
Jakob LinggPartner, Vsquared Ventures
Klaus Klaas LoenhartUniv. Prof. & CEO - Head of Design and Research, TERRAIN: INTEGRAL DESIGNS & TERRAIN LAB 
Julia LoeserSenior Communications Director, PIABO Communications
Wolf LotterWriter/Transformation expert, Autor
Katja LotzStudiengangsleiterin Personalisierte Ernährung, DHBW Heilbronn
Tobias LuebbeSoftware Consultant, TNG Technology Consulting
Tobias Lugmeierdesigner and lecturerM
Victor MaierLead Germany & UK Public Affairs, The Exploration Company GmbH
Hubert MajewskiCreative Director – Fashion, Costume & Digital Design, Hubert Majewski
Alessandro MalventanoHead Of Partnerships, European Decentralisation Institute
Malek MalyenGrowth Operator, Independent
Harald MandlHead of Project Management Office PMO, Wort & Bild Verlag Konradshöhe GmbH & Co. KG
Chiara ManflettiCEO & Prof., Neuraspace & TUM
Herbert MangesiusGeneral Partner, Vsquared Ventures
Ijoma MangoldKulturpolitischer Korrespondent, DIE ZEIT
Caro MatzkoHost
Alena MayerCo-Founder & Director, Caldo Worldwide 
Christina MayerCo-Founder, Creative Director, Caldo Worldwide
Jonas MayerPrincipal Consultant, TNG Technology Consulting GmbH
Flavia MazzantiArtist & Co-founder, Immerea
Fabian MehringBavarian State Minister for Digital Affairs
Klaus MeierProfessor for Journalism Studies, Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt
Corine MeijersFounder / Creative Producer, Studio Biarritz
Marcel MellorProduct Lead, sipgate
Chriz MerklFounder, Productmanagement, Producer, Vertical Minds GmbH
Marlot MeyerArtist, Marlot Meyer
Christiane MiethgeResponsible AI Lead, Infineon
Kris MillerSpeaker, 5Th World
Ilja MirskyDigitaldramaturg, Residenztheater Munich - Bavarian State Theater
Andrei MitreaSpeaker, Swarm
Suzana MorenoBlockchain Technology Strategy and Portfolio Project Manager, United Nations World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator
Teresa Morrkopf-WidlokVorsitzende, LOAD e.V. - Verein für liberale Netzpolitik
Vincent MoulinetArtist
Soeren MuenkerSenior Solutions Consultant, PTC
Max MünsterDesigner & Lecturer, Hochschule München
Sean MurphyFounder & CEO, ImpactScopeN
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Alexandre PachecoResearcher, Iridia
Susanne PaechFounder and Director , art meets science - Foundation Herbert W. Franke
Virginia PalmFounder & CEO, Augment Mind
Raphael PanskusResearch Assistant, Fraunhofer IZM
Max PermantierFunding Executive, FilmFernsehFonds Bayern GmbH
Stefan PermienCEO and Co-Founder, UniverCell
Monika PilathNachrichtenchefin, DIE ZEIT
Johanna PirkerProfessor, TUM
Christina PortCEO, 2NA FISH
Sergey ProkofyevDipl. architect and filmmaker, Sergey Prokofyev
Nele PutzDigital Projects, Bayerische StaatsoperR
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Simone SabbioneFounder / CEO, Meliodays Medical GmbH
Martin SagmeisterMag. phil., sagmeister.it - Singularität erkennen, erreichen
Daria SaharovaManaging Partner, World Fund
Thomas SattelbergerBusiness Angel, Autor, Beirat, Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär a.D.
Dominik SchatzDigital Media Artist, Lichtgestalten
Johann ScheererFounder/CEO, Clouds Hill
Bryan Scheler-, -
Jogi ScheuererCEO , 5elements e.V. 
Christian SchifferHead of Netzwelt, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Ashley SchillingProject Director, The Drop Conference
Arnulf SchlüterDirektor, Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst
Gregor SchmalzriedJournalist & Author, Freelance / ARD
Dominik SchmidCofounder, Miden
Silke SchmidtDirector XR HUB Bavaria, Medien.Bayern GmbH
Julia SchneiderComic Essayist, Economicst, Ex-AI-Consultant, Handgeschneiderte Comic Essays und Artistic Research
Henning SchröderHead of Community, 1E9 Denkfabrik GmbH
Nele Schröder-Griebelarchaeologist, head of the collection, Museum für Abgüsse Klassischer Bildwerke MünchenClara SchuhProjectlead WebApp "Alte Pinakothek Unframed", Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen
Björn SchumacherProfessor, University of Cologne
Florian SchwarzDome-StageHost, BR, PlattformHolzstraße
Francesco SciortinoCEO, Proxima Fusion
Joshua ScottFounder, Etched
Vikram SethFounder & Ceo, V38
Sven SeukenChief Economist & Chief Analytics Officer , Tools for Humanity / World
Ori ShimonyUse Case Lab Lead, Ethereum Foundation
Sofie SilbermannWorking Student, PhotonLab @MPQ
Jonas SommerPrincipal, DeepTech & Climate Fonds
Aleksandra SowaExpertin für Cybersicherheit
Celine SpannaglWissenschaftliche Referentin / Researcher, Bayerisches Forschungsinstitut für Digitale Transformation (bidt) / Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt)
Raphael SpannocchiFounder, Maker
Lena SpäthHead of Platform, First Momentum Ventures
Lena StacheDeepTech & Climate Fonds
Dirk StauderProfessor, Munich Business School
Charlotte Stegmayerproject manager, Bayern Innovativ GmbH
Eva StepkesCommunications Director, PIABO Communications
Carlo SternInvestment Manager, Porsche Ventures
Martin StrehleVenture & Community Manager, Life Science Factory
Maximilian StrixnerAdditive Manufacturing Senior Engineer , The Exploration Company 
Achim StröbelCo-Founder | Business Execution, AUVY
Andreas StroblCo-Founder, Hefex Labs
Karol SzubstarskiPartner, OTB VenturesT
Amir TaakiCofounder, DarkFi
Matteo TambussiCofounder, Spaghetti Eth
Silvia TaschnerHead of Wavelab, University of Music and Theater Munich
Anja TischerIT-Strategin, Landeshauptstadt München - IT-Referat
Rudolph TriebelHead of the Department Perception an Cognition (DLR) and Professor for Intelligent Robot Perception at KIT, German Aerospace Center
Christopher TrummerManaging Director, Venture Lab Quantum, TUM Venture Labs
Patrick TucciInvestment Partner, Vsquared Ventures
Markus TurberFounder and Managing Director, IntuityU
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Hannah ValentinArtist, VALENTIN
Ivor van DartelCo-founder & CEO, VÆRIDION
Sanne van der BurghDirector Research & Innovation, MVRDV
Max VellguthDeeptech Cluster Manager, Joachim Herz Foundation
Sandra VengadasalamDeputy Director, Max Planck Information & Technology
Keano VennerFounder, HEM-X
Andreas VichrKeynote Speaker, VICHRARCHIV
Timothy VoirolSpeaker, Areta
Dorothea VolzDirektorin, Deutsches Theatermuseum
Dirk von GehlenDirector Think Tank, SZ Institut
Christina von Gemmingen-HornbergHead of Commercial & Partnerships, GEMA
Jost von HarleßemArtistic Director, F. Wiesel / Digithalia Festival für virtuelle Theaterformen Graz
Jakob von MoersCo Founder & COO, 42de
Leopold von Schlenk-BarnsdorfCo-Initiator, The Next Circle
Benedikt von SchoelerGeneral Partner, Vsquared Ventures
Alexander von StreitGründer, Krautreporter
Jovanka von WilsdorfCreative AI-consultant / Musical Director Hanson Robotics, Free / Hanson RoboticsW
Gregor WalterCo-Founder & Managing Director, KidsLab gGmbH
Justine WalterChief Futures Architect, iknowation
Una WangSpeaker, Eth Zurich
Eva Weber-GuskarPhilosophin, Universität Bochum
Marco WehrPhilosoph, Das Philosophische Labor
Marcel WeigandModerator and Advisor - self employed, Marcel Weigand - Moderation, Beratung, Podcast
Julia WeiglKünstlerische Leiterin, FILMFEST MÜNCHEN
Lars WeisbrodRedakteur im Ressort Feuilleton, DIE ZEIT
Laura WeisenburgerSurgeon, Journalist and Podcast Host, Wort&Bild Verlag
Mathieu WellnerArchitect & Mediator, WELL
Juliane WelzDeputy Head of Department Foresight, Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research
Sophie WerdinManaging Director, Programm Planing, Vertical Minds GmbH
Tobias WernerEconomic Engineer, Fr. Jacob Soehne Gmbh & Co. Kg
Katharina WeserCEO and Co-Founder of Reynard Films and Yaga Studio, Reynard&Yaga
Dierk WilhelmsmeyerCEO & Founder, Tradevest
Mark WindeknechtPrincipal, World Fund
David WinderlSoftware Consultant, TNG Technology Consulting
Juliane WinkelmannDirector Institute of Human Genetics, Technical University Munich & Helmholtz Munich 
Dorothea WinterPhilosopher, Humanistische Hochschule Berlin
Stephanie WissmannResearcher , Universität der Bundeswehr
Alexandra WolfGründerin/ Kulturmanagerin, Kuratorin, Projekt Lead, a wolf project
Pierre WolterGallerist / Curator of Art Claims Impulse and Member / Curator of Somatic Circuits, Art Claims Impulse
Jan WöpkingGeschäftsführer, M1 - Munich Medicine Alliance
Jessica WrightGrowth, SOL Strategies
