Our team
Dr. Jochen Andritzky
Jochen is the Director of the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050. Previously, Jochen was economist at the International Monetary Fund and Secretary General at the German Council of Economic Experts. Jochen is member of the New Bretton Woods Group of the Peterson Institut PIIE as well as the Next Green Macro Group at Bruegel. As co-founder, he coordinates the activities of the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 and contributes to the topic Future of Government.Dr. Rainer Lampe
Rainer is Senior Partner of Transformation Partner, a consultancy specialized on the health und automotive industries. Rainer is also founder of TPES, a head hunter for leadership positions and specialists. He advises start ups in the health, software and security industries. For more than 10 years, he coordinates the committee to organize the HSG Alumni Conference Germany. As co-founder of the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 he coordinates the Advisory Committee.Dr. Larissa Karthaus
Larissa is economist at the Federal Ministry of the Economy and Climate. Previously, she wrote her PhD thesis on corporate finance and corporate governance at the University of St. Gallen and the New York University. At the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050, she is responsible for events and contributes to the clusters Future of Government and Technologie & Trends.Nicolas Arbeiter
Nicolas has worked as a department and project manager, first in accounting firms and later in the DB Group, driving forward topics in the areas of finance, strategy and IT. He is currently working with his startup Cleenr to improve urban cleanliness with the help of artificial intelligence. He supports the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 in the areas of financing, communication and in the technology cluster.Adam Bisharat
Adam is a business administration student at the University of St. Gallen and works in marketing for the university. Before his studies, he founded a start-up and gained valuable experience in the process. At Zukunftfabrik.2050, he is responsible for community management and business development.Dr. Michael Blum
Michael is CEO of autoTicket, a JV of Eventim AG & Kapsch TrafficCom AG. For more than 20 years, he has been founding, designing and implementing innovative and digital solutions at the interface with the public sector, primarily in the areas of mobility, automotive, infrastructure, healthcare and IT services. At ZF2050, he contributes toward achieving greater sustainability in mobility, (digital) infrastructure and public administration.
Steffen Böhm
Steffen Böhm is the founder and CEO of Macopa GmbH, a management consulting specialist. He has supported the HSG Alumni Germany Conference since the beginning, especially in the areas of sponsoring and founder pitches. In the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 he is involved in fundraising and in the area of health.Axel Brugger
Axel Brugger is an independent consultant specializing in political and corporate advisory services. Most recently, he held a senior position in government relations at Siemens AG. Previously, he served as an economic policy advisor at the German Federal Chancellery and worked as a public policy and economic policy consultant in the Middle East and the European Union. Axel holds degrees from Freie Universität Berlin, King’s College London, and Harvard University.Claire Dentand
Claire is a Bachelor student of Law and Economics at the University of St. Gallen and will start her internship at the Zurich law firm Homburger AG in March 2023. As the winner of the 2022 Ideas Competition, she became a Fellow of Zukunfts-Fabrik.2050 and is involved in the Education and Sustainability Cluster.
Lionel Farha
Lionel studies Law and Economics at the University of St. Gallen. He interned at Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 in Frankfurt in the summer of 2022 and was involved in organizing the launch conference. He is involved in the Communications team and the sustainable systems cluster and is also president of the student association of Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 at the HSG.Dr. Florian Gasser
Florian is a research assistant and deputy admin manager of the Masters in Marketing Management at the University of St. Gallen. He is a member of the GreenTech Alliance and the Academic Jury St. Gallen Symposium. In the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 he is committed to the topics Future of Work, communication and event.Johanna Germeier
Johanna will finish her Bachelor in International Affairs at the University of St. Gallen this summer, but will continue to pursue her studies in St. Gallen. With her involvement as co-president in the student association, in which she will in particular also be responsible for the coordination of events, she would like to complement her academic everyday life with practical experience.Alexandra Grote
Alexandra is a freelance project manager/consultant with years of experience in product management and development of highly technical products. Her heart beats for the manufacturing industry and as a change manager for progress. She is club president of the HSG Alumni Münster/Osnabrück. At Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 she is active in the Technology & Trends cluster and supports in the area of communication.Philipp Herzog
Philipp studies “Strategy and International Management” at the University of St. Gallen. Through his successful participation in an essay competition, he came to the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050. Due to his previous internship experiences in the field of electromobility as well as education technology, he is part of the clusters for mobility and education.
Dr. Nils Hesse
Nils Hesse is a trained economist, political scientist and journalist. Over the past 20 years, he has worked for the Federal Ministry of Economics, the Federal Chancellery, the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, the BDI and the EU Commission, among others. At Zukunftsfabrik.2050, he contributes to the State cluster.
Prof. Dr. Johannes Hirata
Johannes has held a professorship in economics at Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences since 2009. He was a member of an international expert group for a new development paradigm set up by the government of Bhutan with a UN mandate and is a scientific expert at the Roman Herzog Institute. At the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050, he is involved in economic issues and in the area of research and methodology.Prof. Dr. Christian P. Hoffmann
Prof. Dr. Christian P. Hoffmann is Professor of Communication Management at the Institute of Communication and Media Studies at the University of Leipzig. He is also responsible for teaching in the field of political communication at the Institute of Political Science. Hoffmann is academic director of the Center for Research in Financial Communication and co-director of the Center for Digital Participation.Steffen Losch
Steffen is an alumnus of Linnaeus University, the University of St. Gallen and the Rotman School of Management. He is an independent management consultant and project manager in the field of digital transformation. At the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050, he is responsible for the topic area of technology & trends.Angelique Pershon
Angelique came to Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 through her successful participation in the idea’s competition. She studied psychology in northern Germany and California, worked for the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) in Bucharest after graduation, and completed an internship in leadership development at the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). She also holds a scholarship from the German Business Foundation (sdw) and is currently completing her master’s degree in psychology at the KU Leuven. She is involved in the Future of Work cluster.Christina Rode-Schubert
Christina is the founder and managing partner of ORANGE itb GmbH. Technological topics are her core competence and innovation excellence her passion. She is involved as a mentor in startups and scaleups. At the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 she contributes to the area of Technology & Trends.Seyedebrahim Safavi
Seyedebrahim is a Business Development Specialist at valantic DXA. He completed his Master’s in Management at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, with a thesis on “Holistic Innovation”. As Co-Lead of the Young Leaders on Board project, he is committed to maximizing the project’s impact.Dr. Michael Sander
Michael has been active in the breadth and depth of healthcare for over 20 years. He considers himself a thought leader in Healthcare & Life Sciences and an evangelist for Business Ecosystems. At msg systems ag, he is responsible for Business Development Healthcare Industry. Success and failure in the former dotcom world also make him a credible sparring partner for today’s eHealth start-up and VC scene.Otto Schell
Otto Schell is founder of the Institute for Global Digital Creativity and Relevance (www.igdcr.net), are we relevant tomorrow (www.arewereto.co) and GPerfect (www.gperfect.net). Otto previously worked as an enterprise business architect in the automotive industry and was a board member of the German Speaking SAP User Group (DSAG). In addition to his work as a lecturer at Management Center Innsbruck, HSRM Wiesbaden and FOM Mannheim, he contributes to the Mobility & Cities and Technology & Trends clusters at the Zukunfts-Fabrik.2050.Hannah Schmitz
Hannah is and has been a Project Manager, currently for EWOR’s partnerships as a German education start-up and before that, she done the program creation for the St. Gallen Symposium. In parallel to her International Affairs studies, she supervised its partner circle in Germany as an ISC team member. At the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 she is involved in the team Communications and Cluster Government.Carola Schütt
Carola is active as an asset manager and board member in the German foundation sector. Prior to that, she held various management positions in the financial industry for many years. She is responsible for Fundraising & Partnerships in the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 team and contributes to the topic of social mobility.Antonia Straden
Antonia is a master student of law at the University of St. Gallen and will start her substitute year at the Zurich law firm VISCHER AG in October 2022. She is a grantee of the Swiss Study Foundation. She came to the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 through her successful participation in the idea’s competition. Due to her previous work as president of a youth association and as a consultant at Student Impact, she is part of the Education Technology and Sustainable Systems clusters.Stefan Tari
Stefan Tari graduated from the University of St. Gallen in 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in economics. During his studies, he served for two years on the board of the student Helvetian Investment Club. In Zukunft-Fabrik.2050, he is involved in the clusters Sustainable Systems, State and Work.Stephanie von Ahlefeldt
Stephanie has studied Politics, Economics, and History in Berlin (Germany), Warwick (UK), and Legon (Ghana). She has worked for the German Federal Government for over 25 years, most recently serving as the Head of the Energy Department in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. At Zukunft-Fabrik.2050, she contributes to the State cluster as well as the Mobility and Cities cluster.Prof. Dr. Holger von Jouanne-Diedrich
Holger von Jouanne-Diedrich researches and teaches mainly in the fields of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (AI) at the TH Aschaffenburg, whose Competence Center AI he also co-founded. He also shares his expertise as a consultant to internationally active companies in various industries and has been contributing to the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050 since its inception.
Prof. Dr. Florian Weigert
Florian is a full professor of financial risk management at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland. He was an assistant professor at the University of St. Gallen and a visiting researcher at New York University and Georgetown University. For the Zukunft-Fabrik.2050, Florian is particularly involved in the clusters “Technology and Trends” and “Education”.
We are searching for you!
Intern/ Working student
We are now looking for interns or working students to support us in the further development of Zukunft-Fabrik.2050.
The tasks include:
- Preparation, support and follow-up of the events of Zukunft-Fabrik.2050
- Support in fundraising
- Contributing to the design of the communication channels of Zukunft-Fabrik.2050
- Preparation of marketing materials
Ideally, you have the following qualifications:
- Successful studies in business administration or economics, communications or political science from the 2nd semester onwards.
- Very good knowledge of MS Office, especially Power Point
- Very good knowledge of German and English
- Independent working style and high motivation
- Excellent communication skills
You want to gain hands-on experience in a dynamic and highly motivated team? You want to be responsible for your own topics and tasks right from the start? You want to gain insight into strategy consulting? You want to change the future? Then send us your application documents now to: info@zukunftfabrik2050.de.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us by mail or phone!
