The Secret Source of Innovation Summit

As CTO, Michael Tagscherer is responsible for overseeing the company’s technological innovations and strategies, focusing on areas such as secure payments, identity management, connectivity and data privacy. Under Tagscherer’s leadership, G+D has emphasized the importance of trust in data, which is critical to the functioning of modern technologies such as autonomous driving, smart energy grids and highly automated factories. Tagscherer emphasizes that the integrity of data is fundamental to the viability of many business models and innovations.

Sindy Leffler-Krebs is Compliance Manager at Deutsche Telekom. She is actively involved in initiatives related to digital transformation and the integration of AI within the company. Leffler-Krebs emphasizes the importance of building skills and awareness for the use of AI tools and advocates for comprehensive training and practical approaches to ensure that employees are well equipped to deal with AI technologies.

Tetiana Telenczak is an expert in AI product management and currently Head of Product Data and AI at the Merck Group, a global science and technology company. In this role, she leads the development and management of Merck’s global data and AI ecosystem.

Her focus is on the adoption of AI in large organizations. She is responsible for overseeing data platforms, ensuring successful AI implementation and overcoming the complex challenges of implementing AI in production environments.

Dr. Volker Glaeser is CEO of DISH Digital Solutions (Metro AG), which focuses on providing digital solutions for the hospitality industry.

Dr. Glaeser has a diverse background in leadership positions at large companies such as Vodafone and Yahoo, where he led various digital and e-commerce portfolios. He has also worked as a consultant in digital strategy and transformation. Dr. Glaeser has contributed to academia as a guest lecturer at FOM University in Düsseldorf and Macromedia University in Cologne. His expertise extends to areas such as big data, multichannel sales and digital transformation.

Kai-Uwe Reimers has been Head of Research & Innovation at REWE Digital since the end of 2018. In this role, he is responsible for R&I, in which technology-driven, disruptive innovations for use in retail are identified and tested and new business models are developed.

When REWE digital was founded in 2014, Kai-Uwe Reimers played a key role in setting up the software development organization as Head of Development. After studying business informatics in Münster, he worked at SAP for around 10 years as a software engineer, project manager and development manager before founding a start-up in the online food retail sector in 2009.

Mathias Oppelt leads a team focused on transforming industries through digitalization and customer-centric innovation. In his work, he uses advanced technologies such as AI and digital twins to improve industrial processes and drive sustainable change. He has extensive experience in simulation, digitalization and automation and previously led the Simulation and Digitalization Center within Siemens Digital Industries. In his current role, he optimizes industrial operations using software-driven control systems and generative AI to optimize processes and increase efficiency.

The newly appointed Group Chief Digital Officer (CDO) Gabriel von Mitschke-Collande (39) previously held various management positions at BayWa AG, most recently also as CDO. A graduate in business administration, he is a member of the sixth generation of the entrepreneurial family. With his relevant experience, he will continue to drive forward the digital transformation at G+D and implement it strategically and operationally.

Dominik Scholler ist als VP Product Management and Innovation bei der DFL Deutsche Fußball Liga maßgeblich für die strategische Entwicklung und Umsetzung des Bundesliga-Medienprodukts sowie aller damit verbundenen Innovationen verantwortlich. Seit über einem Jahrzehnt entwickelt er innovative Produktstrategien und begleitet deren Umsetzung zusammen mit Medienpartnern auf der ganzen Welt. Mit einem klaren Fokus auf die Zukunft des medialen Sporterlebnisses gestaltet er und sein Team die Art und Weise, wie Fußballfans die Bundesliga erleben – sowohl in Deutschland als auch weltweit.