JURY

For The Spark 2022 and the Female Founder Award 2022, we have once again put together a top-class jury that will use their expertise to select the winners. The jury meeting will take place on September 12th.

Fabian billing

Head of McKinsey Germany

    Sebastian Matthes

    Editor-in-chief Handelsblatt

      Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner

      Scientific Director of the Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS), Munich University of Technology

        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)

          Thomas Grübler

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

            Kai Hankeln

            CEO Asklepios Kliniken GmbH & Co. KG aA

              Katharina Jünger

              The Spark 2021 Female Founder, Co-Founder TeleClinic

                Barbara Kux

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

                  Dr. Sierk Pötting

                  COO BioNTech

                    Peer Schatz

                    Managing Director PS Capital, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Centogene N.V., co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Resolve Biosciences GmbH and member of the Supervisory Board of Siemens Healthineers AG

                      PROF. DR. MED. SYLVIA THUN

                      Universitätsprofessorin für Digitale Medizin und Interoperabilität
                      Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin
                      Director Core Facility Digital Medicine and Interoperability
                      Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH)

                        Betül Susamis Unaran

                        Chief Strategy and Digital Officer, Executive Board Member Zur Rose Group, Member of the Supervisory Boards of Ypsomed, dss+ and Brain+

                          NOMINATION COMMITTEE

                          In the 2022 nomination phase, external subject experts, the Handelsblatt editorial team and a representative from McKinsey will evaluate the applications. Taking into account the specific The Spark evaluation criteria, the finalists of The Spark Award are determined by the nomination committee from all applications.

                          The experts for the 2022 nominations are:

                          Prof. dr. Michael Dowling

                          Professor for Innovation and Technology Management, University of Regensburg and Chairman of the Board of the Münchener Kreis

                            Hans-Jürgen Jakobs

                            Senior Editor Handelsblatt

                              Prof. dr. habil. Alois Knoll

                              Professor at the Technical University of Munich, Chair of Robotics, Artificial Intelligence and Real-Time Systems

                                Katharina Kreitz

                                Co-Founder Vectoflow GmbH

                                  Stefan Biesdorf

                                  Partner McKinsey & Company

                                    Dr. Stephan Rohr

                                    Founder & Co-CEO TWAICE