German Centers of Exellence
  • Dr. Michael Klein
    Location: Germany
    Dr. Michael Klein is the director of the INM-Institute for New Media in Frankfurt, Germany. Dr. Klein studied Physics and Philosophy at the University of Wuppertal from 1980-1983 and went on to receive a degree in Physics at the University of...
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  • Klaus Thielen
    Location: Germany
    Chief Database Technologist - Oracle Corp.
  • Michael Witte
    Location: Germany
    Following his qualification as a business graduate at the FU Berlin in 1984, Michael Witte gained extensive experience both as a corporate consultant and marketing manager. Subsequent to his studies, he was employed as a project manager at Prognos AG,...
    Speaker of the Program: Vancouver, Palo Alto
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  • Norbert Quinkert
    Location: Germany
    Norbert Quinkert entered Bull AG in 1965 as system analyst, later worked on IT projects as project manager before moving on to Sales in 1970. In 1973 he transferred as district manager to the Information Service arm of Bull General Electric, which...
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  • Pascal Spothelfer
    Location: Canada
    Pascal Spothelfer was appointed President and CEO of the BC Technology Industries Association in November 2007.

    Pascal, who was born and raised in Switzerland and moved to Canada in 1994, has held a number of senior management roles...
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  • Peter Kuecher
    Location: Germany
    Peter Kücher, Director of the Fraunhofer Center Nanoelectronic Technologies in Dresden since May 2005. Prior to this assignment he was President of Infineon Flash and till end of 2002 Managing Director and VP of Infineon SC300, former SEMICONDUCTOR300...
    Speaker of the Program: Palo Alto
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  • Susan Lucas-Conwell
    Location: USA
    Susan is an accomplished CEO, Entrepreneur, Business Development and Marketing/Communications Executive with a broad and unique experience in growing organizations and products to meet market needs, in developing relationships and liaising...
    Speaker of the Program: Palo Alto
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  • Sven-Erik Heun
    Location: Germany
    Sven-Erik Heun is a partner in the Telecommunications Department of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP in Frankfurt. Mr. Heun heads a team of specialized lawyers focusing on telecommunications, the Internet, and e-commerce as well as other regulated markets...
    Speaker of the Program: Vancouver, Palo Alto
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