Council of Advisors on Digital Economy
The Council of Advisors on Digital Economy (German: Beirat Junge Digitale Wirtschaft beim Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft, abbreviated BJDW) is an advisory board to the German government established within the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy of the Federal Republic of Germany. It was created in 2013 to advise on strategic decisions related to the digital economy and digital transformations. The council meets in non-public sessions and is directly reporting to the federal government: the current minister responsible is Peter Altmaier serving on the cabinet of Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel as her Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy.[1][2][3]
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| Formed | January 2013 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Germany, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy |
| Headquarters | Berlin, Germany |
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Members
The council members, distinguished individuals appointed by the German government, are drawn from industry, research institutions, and NGOs qualified on the basis of achievement, experience, and integrity. The advisory board includes leading representatives of the German digital economy. The members are not paid. The council currently comprises (as of 4/2020) the following 24 individuals.[4]
- Antonia Albert, Care Companion GmbH, Founder and CEO
- Jörg Bienert, Aiso-lab GmbH, Founder and CEO
- Sophie Chung, Qunomedical GmbH, Founder and CEO
- Catharina van Delden, Innosabi GmbH, Founder and CEO
- Eckart Diepenhorst, Free Now, CEO Europe
- Alexander von Frankenberg, High-Tech Gründerfonds Management GmbH, CEO
- Andera Gadeib, Dialego AG, Member of the executive board
- Oliver Grün, GRÜN Software AG, Member of the executive board; Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand President
- Ute Günther, Business Angels Netzwerk Deutschland e.V. (BAND), Member of the executive board
- Anna Kaiser, Tandemploy GmbH, Founder and CEO
- Julia Kasper, holzgespür, Founder
- Tom Kirschbaum, Door2Door GmbH, Founder and MD
- Tobias Kollmann (Chairman), Professor of E-Business and E-Entrepreneurship University of Duisburg-Essen
- Rolf-Dieter Metka, ondeso GmbH, CEO
- Jennifer Miksch, Cyber Innovation Hub of the Bundeswehr, Director
- Janina Mütze, Civey|Civey GmbH, Founder and COO
- Christian Nagel, Earlybird VC Management GmbH & Co. KG, CEO
- Florian Nöll (Deputy Chairman), Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V., Member of the executive board
- Stephan Noller, ubirch GmbH, CEO
- Torsten Oelke, CUBE GmbH, Executive Chairman
- Stephanie Renda, Bundesverband Deutsche Startups e.V., Member of the executive board
- André Schwämmlein, FlixMobility GmbH (FlixBus), Founder and CEO
- Fabian Harmik Stelzer, WhiteMatter Labs GmbH, CEO
- Christian Vollmann, Good Hood GmbH (nebenan.de), CEO
See also
References
- Rösler seeks advice from startups Retrieved 2020-03-21
- The second wave of digitization is Europe's opportunity Retrieved 2020-03-21.
- Special meeting of the Council of Advisors on Digital Economy Retrieved 2020-03-21
- Members of the Council of Advisors on Digital Economy Retrieved 2020-03-21.