Advisory Board

Christof Wolpert
Adidas AG
Vice President Legal Product Creation

Dr. Julia Backmann
Allianz Global Investors GmbH
Managing Director, General Counsel Europe

Alissa Zeller
BASF SE
Senior Vice President IP

Silke Wischeropp
BASF SE
General Counsel, Chief Compliance and Human Rights Officer, President Legal, Compliance, Insurance & Security

Dr. Dorian Immler
Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH
Head of Patents Pharma and Consumer Health, Head of Intellectual Property

Bernadette Zierz
Bilfinger SE
Corporate Data Protection

Nina Stöckel
Boehringer Ingelheim AG & Co KG
Director Corporate Strategy & Development

Timo Ahland, Böhringer Ingelheim

Timo Ahland
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Head Data Protection & AI Europe + Data Protection & AI Officer Germany

Jutta Löwe, Continental

Jutta Löwe
Continental AG
Head of Regions Compliance Tires

Dr. Florian Hofer, Daimler Truck AG

Dr. Florian Hofer
Daimler Truck AG
Chief Legal & Compliance Officer

Dr. Patrick Eismann, E.On

Dr. Patrick Eismann
E.ON SE
Global Head of Compliance and Data Protection

Peter Tigges, E.On SE

Peter Tigges
E.ON SE
Senior Vice President, Group Tax

Iris Schmitz-Kleinhenz, EnBW

Iris Schmitz-Kleinhenz
EnBW
Head of Legal Markets, Data Protection & Digital Business

Dr. Oliver Wolf, Evonik

Dr. Oliver Wolf
Evonik Industries AG
Head of Group IP-Management  

Heidi Meburger-Bullock, Freudenberg Group

Heidi Meburger-Bullock
Freudenberg Group
Global Head of Corporate Tax and Customs

David Sänger, GEA Group

David Sänger
GEA Group AG
Legal Counsel im Corporate Legal Department 

Frank Liebich, Henkel

Frank Liebich
Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer 

Dr. Cornelia Godzierz, Infineon

Dr. Cornelia Godzierz
Infineon Technologies AG
Senior Vice President 

Peter Berg, Infineon

Peter Berg
Infineon Technologies AG
Head of IP

Mirco Tegeler, Kaufland

Mirco Tegeler
Kaufland Stiftung & Co. KG
Group General Counsel 

Tobias Greven, Kion Group

Tobias Greven
Kion Group AG
General Counsel und Head of Corporate Office

Dominik	Wellmann, Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Dominik Wellmann
Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Global Head of Tax

Marc Linkenbach, Mercedes-Benz

Marc Linkenbach
Mercedes-Benz Intellectual Property GmbH & Co.KG 
Chief Executive Officer Mercedes-Benz Intellectual Property GmbH & Co. KG and Director Product Safety & Product Liability

Kathrin Körner, Merck

Kathrin Körner
Merck Group
Head of Patents and Scientific Services

Martin Vogt-Puhl, Merck KGaA

Martin Vogt-Puhl
Merck KGaA
Group Data Privacy Officer

Benjamin Gloge, Metro

Benjamin Gloge
Metro AG
Vice President Privacy, AI and IT Law

Joachim Steuernagel, Miele

Joachim Steuernagel
Miele & Cie. KG
Senior Vice President Accounting and Tax

Sandro Schwenke, Oetker Collection KG

Sandro Schwenke
Oetker Collection KG
Executive Director Tax / Leiter Steuern

Georg von Bronk

Georg von Bronk
Of Counsel
Lawyer

Stephanie van Wermeskerken, Philips

Stephanie van Wermeskerken
Philips Intellectual Property & Standards
Head of HealthTech IP

Martin Benda, Puma

Martin Benda
Puma SE
Vice President Legal & General Counsel

Karsten Winkelmann, Rheinmetall

Karsten Winkelmann
Rheinmetall AG
Group General Counsel

Joachim Bee, Robert Bosch

Joachim Bee
Robert Bosch GmbH
Vice President Coporate IP

Ilka Röhrhoff, RWE

Ilka Röhrhoff
RWE AG
Chief Compliance Officer

Jean-Marc Brunel, Safran Group

Jean-Marc Brunel
Safran Group
Head of IP Management

Eric Soong, Schaeffler

Eric Soong
Schaeffler AG
Chief Compliance & Corporate Security Officer

Meiko Stenger, Siemens

Meiko Stenger
Siemens AG
Chief IP Counsel and Chief Counsel Technology

Dr. Ishak Jonas Isik, Siemens Energy

Dr. Ishak Jonas Isik
Siemens Energy AG
Head of Intellectual Property

Frederica Benvenuti, Syensqo

Frederica Benvenuti
Syensqo SA
Head of Intellectual Assets Management

Filip de Corte, Syngenta International

Filip de Corte
Syngenta International AG
Head of Crop Protection

Dr. Stephan Wolke, Thyssenkrupp

Dr. Stephan Wolke
Thyssenkrupp AG
Head of IP & Services

Michael Brödel, Thyssenkrupp

Michael Brödel
Thyssenkrupp AG
Group Tax

Ingo Thill, Treuhandgesellschaft mbH

Ingo Thill
Treuhandgesellschaft mbH
Managing Director

Indulekshmi Rajeswari, Uniper

Indulekshmi Rajeswari
Uniper SE
Head of Data Privacy

Silke Reinhold, Volkswagen

Silke Reinhold
Volkswagen AG
General Manager Corporate IP

Philipp Haarmann
Volkswagen AG
General Counsel

Prof. Dr. Lars Rehfeld, Würth-Gruppe

Prof. Dr. Lars Rehfeld
Würth Group
Head of Group Tax

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