Earth’s Next Frontiers: Visions from the Munich Ecosystem

As Co-Founder and CEO of Isar Aerospace, a Munich-based company developing orbital space launch vehicles, Daniel aims to lower the barriers for commercial space access. He previously led a team of 40 students at the rocketry group WARR developing sounding rockets.

Marie Niehaus-Langer is the CEO of EOS, a leading technology provider worldwide for industrial 3D printing of metals and plastics. She is also qualified psychologist and has a degree in corporate leadership from the IESE Business School.

Helmut Schönenberger is Co-Founder and CEO of UnternehmerTUM, the Center for Innovation and Business Creation at Technical University Munich (TUM). Scalable tech-startups are Helmut’s passion. He is especially interested in startups in the field of smart enterprises, additive manufacturing as well as smart city and mobility solutions.

Christian Lindener is CEO of UNIO, a new European network service provider focused on delivering affordable Internet connectivity to mobile users through a satellite constellation. Previously, Lindener served as Head of Airbus BizLab and Managing Director for Wayra Germany.

Steffi Czerny is co-founder and co-CEO of the DLD Conference as well as its global spin-offs, establishing DLD as “one of Europe’s most important innovation conferences”, according to The Economist. An accomplished leader, Steffi Czerny has repeatedly been ranked amongst the 100 Most Influential Women in German Business by Manager Magazin as well as the daily business paper Handelsblatt.