
JURY
The top-class jury will select the winners of The Spark 2023 with their expertise.
The experts in 2023 are:

Fabian billing
Head of McKinsey Germany

Sebastian Matthes
Editor-in-chief Handelsblatt

Prof. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner
Scientific Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS), Munich University of Technology

Hanna Asmussen
Co-Founder & CEO Localyze

Dr. Thomas Becker
Sustainability Manager BMW Group

Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm
Economist, Professor of Economics and Chair of Economics, in particular Economic Theory at the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Chair of the Scientific Management of the Energy Campus Nuremberg (EnCN), Director of the Laboratory for Experimental Research Nuremberg (LERN)

Dörte Hirschberg
General Partner Climentum Capital

Barbara Kux
Co-Chairwoman of the
Board of Directors Firmenich SA and Supervisory Board member of Grosvenor Group, Henkel und Pargesa Holding

Alexander Leutner
Managing Director Cellbricks
NOMINATION COMMITTEE
In the 2023 nomination phase, external topic experts, the Handelsblatt editorial team and a representative of McKinsey evaluate the applications. Taking into account the specific The Spark evaluation criteria, The Spark Award finalists are determined from all applications by the nominating committee.
The experts for the 2023 nominations are:

Prof. dr. Michael Dowling
Chair of Innovation and Technology Management at the University of Regensburg and Chairman of the Munich Circle

THOMAS GRÜBLER
The Spark 2021 Start-up Winner, CEO & Co-founder OroraTech

ERIC HANNON
Partner McKinsey, Frankfurt office

HANS-JÜRGEN JAKOBS
Senior Editor Handelsblatt

KATHARINA JÜNGER
The Spark 2021 Female Founder, Co-Founder TeleClinic

PROF. DR. HABIL. ALOIS KNOLL
Professor TU Munich, Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Systems