SPEAKERS | Tech Impact Festival

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EXPERTISE ON STAGE

Leading minds from industry and academia driving the next generation of technologies. Every speaker brings deep expertise, practical experience and a forward-looking perspective. Their insights open up new angles, sharpen strategic thinking and support confident navigation through technological change.

Susanne Aghassi

Group Manager Exploration

Projects & Incubator

Saint-Gobain Research

Prof. Dr.

Stefan Böschen

Human Technology Center (HumTec)

RWTH Aachen University

Dr.

Christian Cremer

Head Innovation

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Michael Heuken

Vice President

AIXTRON SE

Prof. Dr. med.

Stefan Jockenhoevel

Institute of Applied Medical Engineering (AME)

University Hospital RWTH Aachen

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Dirk Müller

Institute for Energy Efficient Buildings and Indoor Climate

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Michael Riesener

RWTH Innovation GmbH

Research Area

Deep Tech Innovation

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.

Stefan Schillberg

Chair of Molecular Biotechnology

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Matthias Wessling

Vice-Rector for

Translation and Transfer

RWTH Aachen University

Maurice Bethke

Head of ESG

cylib GmbH

Dr.

Anna Christmann

Co-Founder & CEO

SAI Europe

Prof.

Francis de Véricourt

Academic Director of the Institute for Deep Tech Innovation (DEEP)

ESMT Berlin

Dipl.-Ing. EUR ING FICE

Rana Ilgaz

Head of Engineering Function

Operating Assets

Transport for London

Antonia Koop

CEO

CobaltIED GmbH

Prof. Dr. rer. pol.

Frank Piller

Institute for Technology and

Innovation Management (TIM)

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Francesca Santoro

Neuroelectronic Interfaces

RWTH Aachen University

Forschungszentrum Jülich

Prof. Dr. rer. nat

Andreas Schuppert

Institute for Computational Biomedicine

University Hospital RWTH Aachen

Dr.

Andreas Widl

Chairman of the Executive Board

SAMSON AG

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Christian Brecher

Laboratory for Machine Tools and Production Engineering (WZL)

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Martin Claßen

Chair and Institute of Structural Concrete

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Lutz Eckstein

Institute for Automotive

Engineering (ika)

RWTH Aachen University

Dr.-Ing.

Montgomery Jaritz

Co-Founder & Managing Director

IonKraft GmbH

Hannah Mathews

Competence Center Bio4MatPro

Institute of Biotechnology

RWTH Aachen University

Frank Possel-Dölken

Chief Digital Officer, Member of the Group Executive Board

Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG

Prof. Dr.-Ing.

Dirk Sauer

Chair for Electrochemical Energy Conversion and Storage Systems (ISEA), CARL Research Center

RWTH Aachen University

Prof. Dr. ir.

Wil van der Aalst

Process and Data Science (PADS)

RWTH Aachen University

Image credit for Dirk Sauer: © Heike Lachmann.

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