Our Team
Meet the minds who are shaping the future. Together with you.
Philipp Assmus
Philipp Assmus
The main source of ideas and vision regarding the company’s strategic orientation. Philipp possesses many years of experience directing companies in the financial and credit services sector, as well as international consulting firms. He has degrees in banking and economics and has 15 years of entrepreneurial expertise with all the ups and downs.
Monique Bergh
Monique Bergh
Monique is an entrepreneur who has taken 10+ years of entrepreneur management expertise spanning multiple states and jurisdictions to support and consult various entities. Monique assisted various investment funds by performing market research, networking/ strategic relations and other due diligence on projects to fit scope of investments.
Marco Marchesi
Marco Marchesi
Experienced Chairman, Board Member, Advisor and Chief Executive Officer as an entrepreneur and manager with 25 years proven experience in the ICT and cyber security industry. Skilled in strategy and market development, M&A transactions, people management and development, and coaching entrepreneurs and managers. Digitalisation, artificial intelligence, cyber security and data protection are part of the daily work of the entrepreneurship professional with a degree from the Hochschule für Technik Rapperswil.
Dr. Adel Elmessiry
Dr. Adel Elmessiry
He is a Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Carolina State University, specializing in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Blockchain. He is a serial technology entrepreneur with over 26 years of experience in the industry, having taken 3 successful companies from inception to acquisition.
Stefan Karlen
Stefan Karlen
Global leader driving industry transformation with disruptive digital solutions. Former President & CEO at Panalpina Group. 25 years of P&L ownership, M&As, and cultural change expertise. Skilled in team building and strategic execution, fostering engaged work culture for enhanced customer experience.
Christoph R. Züllig
Christoph R. Züllig
He is co-founder, COO and Chairman at Private Alpha and is responsible for operational management and portfolio management. Christoph was Executive Director and Country Head Austria at Bank Julius Baer. He was CCO at the start and development of CreditGate24. Prior to that, he gained professional experience in private and investment banking at Credit Suisse. He studied International Management at ZHAW and holds an Executive MBA in Digital Leadership from the University of Strathclyde.
Ralph J. Rettler
Dr. Lamara von Albertini
Dr. Lamara von Albertini
She is founder and owner of von Albertini Compliance Services, a modern consulting boutique specialized in legal, compliance and risk management consulting and outsourcing solutions. She has 22 years of professional experience in banking and asset management (Switzerland, Liechtenstein and Germany), has successfully implemented numerous national and international projects and advises financial institutions as well as corporations, SMEs, start-ups, FinTechs and private individuals.
Raj Vangapandu
Raj Vangapandu
Raj Vangapandu, a distinguished serial entrepreneur and President of German Varisty for Advanced Studies, Germany, and Indo Euro Synchronization, India, is an Aerospace engineer and research enthusiast renowned for revolutionizing higher education practices in India. With a visionary approach, Mr. Vangapandu established the German-India Skill clusters, funded by both governments and self-support initiatives, significantly impacting the education landscape. Pioneering online learning well before the COVID-19 pandemic, he introduced German technology to Indian academia through online robotics, Data Science, and AI laboratories, benefiting over 50,000 students across 100+ institutions. Director of four international organizations, his futuristic vision aims to empower over 100,000 students with emerging technologies. Notably, he serves as a vital member of the NOS committee for the Electronics Skill Council of India and as Chief of International Courses at EABW, Germany. His initiatives align seamlessly with India's New Education Policy (NEP), incorporating practices like international credit transfer and fostering global opportunities for Indian engineering students. Recognized by esteemed publications and awarded for his groundbreaking contributions, Mr. Vangapandu stands as one of the most enterprising entrepreneurs, shaping the future of education in India and beyond.
Rajive Gulati
Rajive Gulati
Rajive Gulati, with over 39 years of experience serving corporates, government entities, and international organizations, is renowned for his expertise in fostering innovation ecosystems. As the former Head of United Nations Technology Innovation Labs and the Hartron Innovation & Startup Hub in Haryana, Mr. Rajive has spearheaded numerous initiatives aimed at nurturing startups and driving societal impact through technology. His pioneering work in establishing sustainable incubator and accelerator models has garnered recognition, including honors from the Government of India for his contributions to Haryana's incubation ecosystem. Mr. Rajive's dedication to aligning innovations with societal needs, particularly through youth engagement and collaboration with academia, underscores his commitment to advancing the SDG 2030 mission. Through his diverse roles and engagements, Rajive continues to play a pivotal role in shaping India's startup landscape and driving meaningful change at the intersection of technology and social impact, particularly through his expertise in facilitating cross-border partnerships to fuel innovation.
Nikola Stojanow
Nikola Stojanow
10 years of previous corporate experience in opening and scaling markets in Eastern Europe, MENA and Asia, Partner at Meta Change Capital, serial entrepreneur, Co-founder aeternity Blockchain, Founder aeternity Ventures, advisor to the EU Commission Blockchain Partnership initiative, and the Republic of Bulgaria.
Dr. N Bangara Raju
Ulrich Hotze
Ulrich Hotze
He is founder and management partner of ameleo PartG mbB and has worked as a lawyer in the field of international business, corporate and insolvency law for over twenty-eight years. He also served as managing director or liquidator in several countries in Europe, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, and the USA. Finally, he was appointed as special insolvency administrator by German insolvency courts in various corporate insolvencies.
Peter Johnson
Peter Johnson
He is a digital economist, educator, futurist, impact-driven entrepreneur, and former diplomat and is dedicated to leveraging technology and technology policy to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Fields of Expertise: Digital Economy, Digital Ecosystem Analysis, Political Economy, Diplomacy, International Development, Innovation, Creativity, DAOs, Web 3.0, Blockchain, Entrepreneurship.
Yasemin Gültekin
Yasemin Gültekin
She has been an assistant for 20 years and worked in various international companies. Yasemin is an allrounder who likes to work in the background but is still involved in all topics.
Narendra Kumar Mohapatra
Narendra Kumar Mohapatra
N. K. Mohapatra, CEO of Indo-Euro Synchronization (IES), is renowned for his meticulous, handson approach across various domains within the electronics industry, including product positioning, development, R&D, manufacturing, and sales. With nearly 45 years of experience, Mr. NKM has demonstrated exceptional leadership and tireless work ethics throughout his career. He has made significant contributions to the growth of the Electronics Sector Skill Council of India (ESSCI) by leveraging his strategic methodologies to foster skilling and entrepreneurship development. Mr. NKM's expertise extends to new product positioning in emerging markets and establishing export businesses for Indian Telecom products. Notably, he has excelled in roles spanning R&D, product development, marketing, and technocracy, with achievements such as leading the RF frontend design of PSM-33 radar for the Air force and pioneering the development of Low Noise Block Down Converter (LNBC) in India. His academic background includes a B-Tech in Electronics & Communication Engineering from IIT Kharagpur and an M-Tech in Management Systems from IIT Delhi. Throughout his career, Mohapatra has held pivotal positions in esteemed organizations like Bharat Electronics, Hewlett Packard, and VNL, demonstrating his versatile expertise and unwavering commitment to innovation and growth in the electronics industry.
Srinath Reddy
Bernhard Brand
Bernhard Brand
Highly experienced and qualified senior banking executive with a 30+ year international performance history in Corporate and Private Banking as well as Business Governance. Worked in several national and international locations including Frankfurt, Bremen, Ho-Chi-Minh-City (Saigon), Geneva, Bahrain, Dubai, and Abu Dhabi (UAE).
Dr. Dieter Falke
Dr. Dieter Falke
With the family background of a traditional medium-sized family business he studied business administration and philosophy, followed by an PhD degree in economics and foreign and security policy. Spending his business live in the financial industry, he possesses 18 years of experience e.g. as Member of the Management Board in a large banking institution as well as Group Treasurer of a leading industrial corporation. Following his responsibilities in these large, globally active institutions, including various Supervisory Board mandates, he also gained 20 years entrepreneurial experiences in founding and developing quantitative based financial companies, with all the ups and downs.
Prof. Larry Bridgesmith
Prof. Larry Bridgesmith
He is Strategic Advisor to Guardrail Technologies and Chair of the non-profit Guardrail Foundation. He founded the first Tennessee registered legal DAO for the association of legal reformers, DAO dispute resolution, and legal wrapper consultation. Larry is a member of the Global Advisory Group and co-founder of the International Institute of Legal Project Management (IILPM).
Michelle Dlouhá
Michelle Dlouhá
Michelle is an experienced project manager and marketing coordinator. With a background in the film and music industry, as well as finance, her work experience in Los Angeles includes international content marketing, talent management and freelance work in music and video production. She has also lived and worked in Paris, Sydney, and Prague.
Meik Proescher
Ralf G. Neumann
Ralf G. Neumann
A business engineer with over 30 years of experience in marketing and branding, strategically supporting many well-known national and international brands. Former CEO and Partner of BBDO, Founder of a broadcasting station and currently Brand Consultant and Deputy Chairman of the supervisory board of a financial consulting firm and Investor.
Mark Messow
Mark Messow
Mark is a multi-disciplinary ‘hands-on’ practitioner with 30 years’ experience in business model transformation & supply chain excellence. Mark’s experience spans across several sectors including high tech; property tech / smart building; health tech; Web 3.0 / blockchain, factory automation; value chain consulting. Innovation, Creativity, DAOs, Web 3.0, Blockchain, Entrepreneurship.
Anthony Mills
Anthony Mills
Anthony Mills is a globally sought-after thought leader and business influencer - with deep expertise in all things innovation. He has been independently recognized by numerous sources as a global authority in management, future of work, strategic innovation, open innovation, and design thinking. Having worked extensively throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East.
Mario Kaufmann
Mario Kaufmann
He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and a Master’s degree in Accounting & Finance from the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and is a certified Management Accountant (CMA). After his studies, he gained practical experience at an international auditing firm before becoming an independent entrepreneur.
Robert J. Ingenhoven von Roden
Robert J. Ingenhoven von Roden
In 20 years of banking experience, he has accompanied IPOs and capital increases in total of 28 transactions in a leading syndicate position. He has been a member of the stock exchange council and a member of the market committee of a stock exchange in Germany. He is an active art and real estate investor.
Lars Loepfe
Lars Loepfe
15+ years of experience as COO / CoS and board member in start-up and corporate environments. Scaling, process, and efficiency specialist. Experienced leader with armed forces background.
Stephan Tittel
Stephan Tittel
Stephan is the founder and CEO of Quantumrock. His background consists of continuously building successful FinTech enterprises. Stefan's insights and understanding of high technology have led him to start and run many technology orientated financial companies like Crossgate AG, Masterpayment AG, Traxpay AG and Quantumrock. His continuous focus on long term leadership and management development gives the experience needed to start, build and scale companies where applied science and bring paradigm shifts in benefits.
Ralf Mischel
Ralf Mischel
A communication expert with over 25 years of experience in building and supporting leading brands. Former BBDO Partner, skilled in marketing management, branding, advertising, integrated marketing, strategic planning, organization, and business development. Passionate entrepreneur with his own agency working primarily as a Brand Consultant.
Matti Liukas
Matti Liukas
He is the CEO of Consensus Capital, and members of the corporate management at Adecco and Capgemini. He has over 15 years of experience in digital innovation and IT management. With a degree in Industrial Management from Helsinki Technical School, Matti boasts a wealth of experience on the technical side as well as in relationship management and business development.
Maximilian A. Willier
Maximilian A. Willier
As a design generalist, Maximilian sees himself as a "future designer". Open and curious, adaptive and progressive. He works passionately on interdisciplinary topics at the interface between design, business and technology and sees his roles in the organization as initiator, connector and sparring partner.
Rudolf Hengl
Rudolf Hengl
After finishing university as an economist Rudi worked for various financial companies such as FEC Financial Engineering GmbH, Hinduja Bank and Kepler Cheuvreux. He founded a RH Capital Investments GmbH specialized in brokering, consulting and selling of structured and bespoke investment products for institutional clients, advises professional investors on structured derivative-, plain vanilla- and alternative investment ideas and products (Venture Capital & Private Equity).
Joel Keller
Triabadi Schmidt
K Arun
Marco Aniballi
Marco Aniballi
Marco has over 40 years of experience delivering solutions to optimize and enhance both top-line and bottom-line results for businesses and projects across most major sectors and major geographies. Deep Technical, Operational and Financial skills allowing for the swift assessment of both the applicability and feasibility of existing and new technologies to business opportunities.
Vadym Shcherbyna
Volodymyr Hryshchenko
Andrii Marandel
Sethun Thilag
Sethun Thilag
I was born in Switzerland, finished school, did an apprenticeship and became self-employed at the age of 22. Now we run a company that includes 3 online shops and the main business is marketing and web design with 6 employees.
K Chanakya
Yevhan Kushnir
Ihor Perekhrest
Yevhenii Krymov
A Hema Chowdary
Mykola Bobryk
Roman Potsko
Kamel Boubakri
Denys Fedorenko
Maria Martynova
We cannot achieve the change alone. Let’s create the new normal together.