The Discussants
We are delighted to have the following experts join us for our panel discussion:
Prof. Anant Agarwal Founder & CEO of edX, and Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, USA | Prof. Dr. Dr. Andreas Barner President of the Stifterverband, and Member of the Shareholders' Committee of Boehringer Ingelheim | Prof. Dr. Malte Brettel Vice-Rector for Industry and Business Relations, RWTH Aachen University |
Prof. Simone Buitendijk Vice-Chancellor, University of Leeds, UK | Katharina Fegebank Minister of Science, Research, Equality and Districts and Deputy Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg | Prof. Dr. Thomas Girst Global Head Cultural Engagement, BMW Group |
Prof. Lynda Gratton Professor of Management Practice, London Business School, UK, and author of The New Long Life | Stefan Hilterhaus Artistic Director, Executive Director, PACT Zollverein | Prof. Dr. Sabina Jeschke Member of the Management Board for Digitalization and Technology, Deutsche Bahn AG |
Raphael Kiesel PhD Candidate and Chief Engineer of the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering WZL of RWTH Aachen University | Prof. Dr. Anna Karlsson-Bengtsson Vice President of Education and Lifelong Learning, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden | Armin Laschet Minister President of North Rhine-Westphalia |
Prof. Dr. Rianne Letschert Rector Magnificus, Maastricht University, The Netherlands | Manfred Nettekoven Chancellor, RWTH Aachen University | Prasanna Oommen Moderator and Public Relations |
Prof. Dr. Frank Piller Institute for Technology and Innovation Management, Co-Director, RWTH Aachen University | Thomas Rachel, MdB Parliamentary State Secretary to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research | Dr. Wolfgang Rohe Chairman of the Executive Board, Stiftung Mercator |
Prof. Dr. Ulrich Rüdiger Rector, RWTH Aachen University | Dr. Anne Schreiter Managing Director, German Scholars Organization e.V. | Prof. Dr. Günther Schuh Chairman of the Board of Next.e.GO Mobile SE, Professor of Production Engineering and Director of the Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL) of RWTH Aachen University |
Dr. Georg Schütte Secretary General of the Volkswagen Foundation | Carolin Silbernagl Founder & Managing Director, zukunft zwei |