DLD Munich 2024

Godson Epelle, better known as 1da Banton, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. His music is a distinctive fusion and unique blend of reggae, dancehall, afrobeat, and traditional sounds from Rivers, his home state.

Albert Wenger is Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures. He led the firm’s investments in Etsy, Twilio and MongoDB. Wenger holds a Ph.D. in Information Technology from MIT, is @albertwenger on Twitter, blogs at Continuations and is the author of World After Capital.

Alexander Gerfer is Managing Director and Chief Technology Officer of Würth Elektronik eiSos group, one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of electronic and electromechanical components. He graduated from the engineering school of communications engineering at the Rheinische Akademie Köln and studied electrical engineer (FH) at the Rheinische Fachhochschule.

Author, lawyer and filmmaker Alexander Kluge is Managing Director of DCTP, which produces documentaries and cultural programs for television. His recent books include The Separatrix Project with artist Katharina Grosse – a cooperation that started at DLD.

Alexander Kudlich is a founding General Partner at 468 Capital, a technology investment firm based in Berlin and San Francisco. Kudlich focuses on investments in the areas of Energy Transition and large-scale consumer businesses.

Alexander Schill is Global Chief Creative Officer of Serviceplan, Europe’s largest independent agency group, and convinced of creativity for good. Schill is president of the ADC Europe and member of the global WARC council.

Alexandra Borchardt is a journalist, book author, independent researcher, and media advisor. She is lead author of the report Climate Journalism That Works – Between Knowledge and Impact, published in March 2023.

Circular fashion advocate Alissa Baier-Lentz is the Co-Founder and COO of Kintra Fibers. The company, backed by fashion retailer H&M, has developed a proprietary synthetic fiber that is 100% bio-based, compostable and made on standard polyester production equipment.