Eva Maydell is a Member of the European Parliament and President of European Movement International. Her policy priorities include innovation and the use of new technologies as well as supporting entrepreneurs and sustainable investments in Europe.

Dr. Fabian Mehring is Bavaria’s State Minister for Digital Affairs. As the head of Germanys first digital ministry, he oversees the expansion of digital services for citizens and businesses. Mehring champions a digital policy that promotes equal opportunities for rural areas as well as cities with a special focus on turning Bavaria into Europe’s leading AI hub.

Fabienne Serfaty is a French-Moroccan entrepreneur fiercely committed to net-zero. She is a Non-Executive Director at Xlinks, the world’s longest subsea green electricity interconnector project. In addition, she advises and co-invests in SMEs and Start-ups across Europe, mostly in the fields of renewable energy, e-mobility and SaaS.

Farhah Assaad is a professor at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), the top-ranked university in the EU. Her core interest in research lies in how plants adapt to multiple stress conditions, especially heat, drought, and low light. Farhah holds a Ph.D in Biology from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, with a qualifier in Genetics.

Felix Hoffmann is the Co-Founder and CEO of 7Learnings, a Berlin-based company specializing in AI-driven optimization services for retailers. With a background as a Product Owner at Zalando, where he managed the global price optimization algorithm, Hoffmann brings extensive experience in pricing strategies and data analysis to his role at 7Learnings.

Florian Haller is CEO of Serviceplan Group, an independent communication agency that aims to create sustainable, successful and fascinating brands for its clients. Haller took over the position of CEO from his father, Dr. Peter Haller, the agency’s founder, in July 2002.

As Director of Studies for Peace and Development at SIPRI and Acting Director of the institute’s Climate Change and Risk Programme, Dr. Florian Krampe bridges research with actionable policy insights. He collaborates closely with the UN, national governments, and NGOs globally to address security issues exacerbated by environmental pressures.

Francesco Sciortino is a co-founder and CEO of Proxima Fusion, which aims to deliver fusion energy as a viable energy source. Proxima Fusion is the first-ever spin-out company from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics.