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Dr. Lili Jassemi

Co-Founder & CEO

Leadership & Performance

Lili has experience in international project creation and management. Born to Iranian parents in Germany she has spent the past decade in France, the U.K., Belgium, and the Middle East. After consulting in politics and business, she co-founded an art gallery in London whilst advising international cultural Institutions. Lili’s Ph.D. on leadership for optimal performance of global virtual teams based on trust serves as a blueprint for Avantgardist Institut. She has also co-founded Avantgardist Collective, a platform for global changemakers offering positive journalism, transformative retreats, and events. Lili equally serves as a member of the advisory board of the Arts & Nature Social Club. She is passionate about leadership, ethics, and consciousness and hopes to inspire change through individual transformation. Lili practices various meditation and self-awareness techniques.

Dr. Lili Jassemi

Co-Founder & CEO

Leadership & Performance

Dr. Lili Jassemi

Dr. Lili Jassemi

Co-Founder & CEO

Leadership & Performance

Co-Founder & CEO

Leadership & Performance

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Dr. Felix Wittke

Co-Founder & CPO

Product & Innovation

Felix is passionate about freedom, cooperation, and education. Mindfulness, reflective practices, and liberating structures help him to facilitate reflective, interactive spaces for leaders and teams. His research focuses on how to transform teamwork through team reflection to co-create a shared understanding. Felix is a global, digital native and his work connects business ethics, entrepreneurship, and research. He integrated diverse experiences learning from and working for EMG Group, DACHSER SE, University of Bayreuth, Copenhagen Business School, and HHL Graduate School of Management. He volunteered at Effective Altruism Denmark and Nordic Blockchain Association.

Dr. Felix Wittke

Co-Founder & CPO

Product & Innovation

Dr. Felix Wittke

Dr. Felix Wittke

Co-Founder & CPO

Product & Innovation

Co-Founder & CPO

Product & Innovation

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Antimo Di Donato

Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Finance & Tech

Antimo has over 15 years of experience as a consultant, manager, coach and facilitator. He focuses on leadership transformation and change management for international organizations. His professional experience include McKinsey, Roland Berger, Zurich Insurance, SIX Group, Aberkyn and Google. Antimo holds an MBA at Insead and various coaching and facilitation certifications. Antimo is a meditation practitioner and member of the Vipassana association, serving in its trust and different committees.

Antimo Di Donato

Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Finance & Tech

Antimo Di Donato

Antimo Di Donato

Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Finance & Tech

Co-Founder & Senior Advisor

Finance & Tech

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prof. dr. marlen komorowski

Head of Academic Research & Advisor

Research & Media

Marlen focuses on digital, media, and creative industries-related projects. She is an expert in media and internet policy, industry clustering, economic geography, ecosystem and value network analysis, new business models, innovation, and the impact of digitization on industries and firms. Marlen is passionate about innovative ideas and projects bringing academia, industry, policymakers, and the public closer together in the process. Marlen is an associate professor at Vrije University in Brussel and a lecturer at various other European universities.

prof. dr. marlen komorowski

Head of Academic Research & Advisor

Research & Media

prof. dr. marlen komorowski

prof. dr. marlen komorowski

Head of Academic Research & Advisor

Research & Media

Head of Academic Research & Advisor

Research & Media

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prof. dr. Andreas suchanek

Lecturer & Advisor

Business Ethics & Trust

Andreas is a renowned business ethicist. He holds the Dr. Werner Jackstädt Chair of Economic and Business Ethics at the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. Furthermore, he is the chairman of the Foundation’s Management Board of the Wittenberg Center for Global Ethics founded by former US ambassador Andrew Young and former German Foreign Secretary Hans-Dietrich Genscher. He equally advises various global businesses, politics, civil society organizations, and renowned opinion leaders. His main research interests are ideas, concepts, and theories that are conducive to societal cooperation and help mitigate deep social conflicts.

prof. dr. Andreas suchanek

Lecturer & Advisor

Business Ethics & Trust

prof. dr. Andreas suchanek

prof. dr. Andreas suchanek

Lecturer & Advisor

Business Ethics & Trust

Lecturer & Advisor

Business Ethics & Trust

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Dr. Sabine Wiesmüller

Advisor

Go-to-market & AI Governance

Sabine is a leading expert in AI governance and business ethics, specializing in strategies for the safe and responsible adoption of AI. Currently, she serves as the Director of the AI Competence Center Europe at Start2Group, where she leads the development and execution of a comprehensive European AI ecosystem strategy. Sabine is also the Managing Director of the Bodensee Innovation Cluster, a network she co-founded, which focuses on fostering innovation across 450+ companies. Sabine holds a PhD from Zeppelin University with a specialization in Business Ethics and AI Governance. She skillfully navigates international contexts, driving forward-thinking AI solutions that balance innovation with ethical considerations.

Dr. Sabine Wiesmüller

Advisor

Go-to-market & AI Governance

Dr. Sabine Wiesmüller

Dr. Sabine Wiesmüller

Advisor

Go-to-market & AI Governance

Advisor

Go-to-market & AI Governance

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Prof. Dr. Gerhard Blechinger

Advisor

Education

Gerhard is a renowned educator and leader in the fields of creative leadership and applied management. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at the Berlin School of Creative Leadership. His prior roles include President of the University of Applied Management in Ismaning/Munich and Rector of the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences, where he also led the Multimediaart program, noted as the best in Austria under his leadership. Gerhard’s academic journey is underpinned by a PhD in Aesthetics and Design Theory from Bergische Universität Wuppertal. His extensive experience in educational leadership and his commitment to innovative teaching methods have significantly shaped the academic landscape in creative and multimedia arts.