Mentoring-Network

Startups don't have to know everything on their own - our mentoring network supports you with experience and honest feedback.

Mercedes Magdalena Mende
Mental health expert

The graduate economist and psychologist with further training in psychotherapy worked for many years as a manager in medium-sized companies. Today, as an experienced coach, mediator and therapist, she supports people from politics and business with her expertise in anxiety and stress reactions, crises and conflict situations.
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Karl Kretschmer
Senior Advisor

He is Senior Advisor with a focus on resources (excellent Finance), making results (excellent Operations) and inspiring people (excellent Leading & Leadership). His main locations are Dresden and Leipzig.
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Dr. Dominik Bayerl
Head of Innovation Management

He is Head of Innovation Management at Geiger and also co-founder of neutrino software GmbH and has many years of experience in the areas of business development and R&D.
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Frank Ilg
Head of Innovation / Future Products & Technologies

He is Head of Innovation at Peri and has been working successfully in the field of research for several years, particularly in the development of disruptive approaches and their implementation.
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Tobias Merktle
Digital Innovation Manager

He is Digital Innovation Manager at the BWF Group. In the Innotec by BWF Group department, he works on digital innovation and the development of a corporate culture that promotes innovation.
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Dr. Christian-H. Küchenthal
President, Head of Business Unit Bioanalytics

He is Head of the Bioanalytics business unit at Berthold. Previously, he held various management positions at Merck, including founder of an internal startup for laboratory software and head of research at a spin-off of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Dr. Mark Melnyk
Founder and CEO

He is an experienced entrepreneur and founder of RoadMapM, a company that specializes in providing strategic consulting services
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Prof. Dr. Kai Bongs
Solution designer from the world of science

He is a sparring partner for quantum systems, combining the resources and expertise of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) with his role as Chair at the Ulm University.
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Azadeh Farajpour
Co-founder and CEO

She works with her company to develop sustainable cultivation methods and soil conditioners to improve the yield and quality of harvests without harming the environment
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Prof. Dr. Tina Seufert
Academic Director of the School of Advanced Professional Studies (SAPS)

She was the first female dean at Ulm University to establish the Bachelor's degree program in Psychology. Her research focuses on digital teaching and learning as well as artificial intelligence in education
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Dr. Julia Mohrbacher
Innovation consultant

How do you create a team that not only fits together well, but also works together efficiently? Julia Mohrbacher takes you on this journey from researcher to founding team so that you can later say: Teamwork makes the dream work!
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Nadine Rischmeyer
Founder & CEO

She has been an entrepreneur for many years and is an expert in industry-independent project management and consulting. As a winner of the Young Project Manager Award and multiple certified project manager, she also trains project managers and develops individual project management standards for organizations.
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