Aleksandar Stojanovic is Director General of the DARI Foundation, an institution dedicated to preparing humanity for life alongside superintelligent AI. A former digital stragegist with Publicis Groupe, he served on the AI board of educational publisher Cornelsen and sits on the global advisory board of the Edgelands Institute at Harvard’s Berkman Klein Center.

Alessandro Centrone is president of Steelcase EMEA, a leading manufacturer of furniture inspired by innovative research in workspace design. Since 2012 he has held various roles at the company. Centrone also serves on the board of directors of the i3-Group and is chair of the strategy committee at the Munich International School.

As Director of Innovation at Mediaplus Group, Alex Turtschan develops innovative products and solutions for clients’ communication strategies. With a passion for digital media, he focuses on pop culture, communication and storytelling, especially with regard to Gen Z and Gen Alpha.

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 was 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. He passed away in March 2026, aged 94.

Alexander Rose is the Director of Long-term Futures at Automattic, where he recently developed the 100 Year Plan. Rose was previously Executive Director of The Long Now Foundation and continues his work on The Clock of the Long Now with Danny Hillis and Jeff Bezos, a monument-scale clock designed as an icon to long-term thinking.

Alinda Vermeer is the Director of the Limelight Foundation, a philanthropic organization in the Netherlands that supports journalism and civil society organizations. A lawyer by training, Alinda was previously the CEO of Media Defence in London, where she focused on the vulnerabilities in global information systems and the pressures facing independent journalism.

Almar Latour is Chief Executive Officer of Dow Jones and Publisher of The Wall Street Journal. He has led Dow Jones through a period of sharp growth, transformation and realignment.