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AGENDA 2025

Get ready for a full day of groundbreaking keynotes, inspiring panels, and hands-on masterclasses designed to spark new ideas and real impact. From industry leaders to next-gen disruptors, our agenda is packed with insights, strategies, and connections to fuel your business, investments, and innovations.

HINTERLAND STAGE

8:00 AM //

DOORS OPEN

9:00 AM //

OPENING

CÉLINE FLORES
WILLERS

THE PEOPLE BRANDING COMPANY

HOST

SIMON
BRAKHAGE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

ANNA-LUISA
KORTE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

9:05 AM //

HEARTBEAT OF THE HINTERLAND

DOMINIK
GROSS

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

9:15 AM //

CRISIS‑POWERED OPPORTUNITY:
GERMANY’S CHANCE TO LEAD AGAIN

PANEL

BRIGITTE
MOHN

MEMBER OF EXECUTIVE BOARD BERTELSMANN STIFTUNG

NAZANIN
DANESHVAR

ANGEL INVESTOR & VC

DR. JOACHIM
BRENK

POSSEHL

FRIDTJOF
DETZNER

PLANET A VENTURES

GORDON
REPINSKI

POLITICO GERMANY

HOST

9:40 AM //

RECLAIMING COMPETITIVENESS: THE VITAL ROLE OF
ECOSYSTEMS

PANEL

DEEPA
GAUTAM-NIGGE

SAP

JENS
FIEGE

FIEGE

DR. ANNIKA VON MUTIUS

EMPION

FLORIAN
HUBER

EWOR

ANJA
MÜLLER

HANDELSBLATT

HOST

10:05 AM //

FROM EXIT TO ECOSYSTEM: ARCHITECTING
A LEGACY THROUGH PORTFOLIO-DRIVEN IMPACT

KEYNOTE

HENRIK
HERR

ROTHSCHILD

10:20 AM //

ARE WE THERE YET? HOW FLIXBUS IS REIMAGINING
TRAVEL

FIRESIDE CHAT

DANIEL
KRAUS

FLIX

NADINE
SCHIMROSZIK

HANDELSBLATT

HOST

10:40 AM //

ECOSYSTEM BUILDER FOUNDER INVESTOR:
WHAT INGREDIENTS DO WE NEED FOR SUCCESSFUL
TECH CHAMPIONS IN EUROPE?

FIRESIDE CHAT

FELIX
HAAS

IDNOW

ANTONIA
GÖTSCH

HARVARD BUSINESS MANAGER

HOST

11:00 AM //

STATE OF THE EUROPEAN VC LANDSCAPE

PANEL

MARIE-HELENE
AMETSREITER

SPEEDINVEST

SEBASTIAN
POLLOK

VISIONARIES TOMOWRROW

ANDREAS
GOELDI

B2VENTURE

FRAUKE
HOLZMEIER

NTV

HOST

11:20 AM //

REDUCING DEPENDENCIES AND RISKS:
AI COMPUTING MADE IN EUROPE

PANEL

SEBASTIAN
SCHALL

BLACK SEMICONDUCTOR

ARON
KIRSCHEN

SEMRON

STAN
BOLAND

ANGEL INVESTOR

LENA
WALTLE

NZZ

HOST

11:40 AM //

MADE IN GERMANY: DRIVING THE AUTONOMOUS
TRUCK REVOLUTION

KEYNOTE

HENDRIK
KRAMER

FERNRIDE

11:55 AM //

BUILD THE COMPANY BEHIND THE PRODUCT –
HOW FINN & ARX ROBOTICS SCALE WITH SAP

KEYNOTE

SVEN
MULDER

SAP

STEFAN
RÖBEL

ARX ROBOTICS

JAN
HANSEN

FINN

12:15 PM //

MITTELSTAND MAVERICKS: SCALING SUSTAINABLE
INNOVATION ACROSS INDUSTRIAL VALUE CHAINS

PANEL

ALEXANDRA
KOHLMANN

ROWE

EVA VALENTINA
KEMPF

HENKELHAUSEN

KARIM
SALEH

CERRION

THORSTEN
GIERSCH

MARKT UND MITTELSTAND

HOST

12:40 PM //

MANAGE YOUR MIND: HOW WE AT ENPAL EMERGE
STRONGER FROM CHALLENGING TIMES

IMPULS

JOCHEN
ZIERVOGEL

ENPAL

12:50 PM //

POWER PLAY: HOW ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE SHAPES
GERMANY’S GLOBAL TECH AMBITIONS

PANEL

JOCHEN
ZIERVOGEL

ENPAL

CHRISTIAN
VOLLMANN

C1

CHRISTIAN
SCHMIERER

HYIMPULSE

NATALIE
KREINDLINA

Kekst CNC

SOLVEIG
RATHENOW

BUSINESS INSIDER GERMANY

HOST

1:15 PM //

BREAK

1:45 PM //

BEYOND THE AI HYPE – WHAT HAPPENED IN A YEAR
AND WHERE WE’RE HEADED

KEYNOTE

PIP
KLÖCKNER

DOPPELGÄNGER PODCAST

2:15 PM //

FROM ENERGIEWENDE TO COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: SCALING CLEAN TECHNOLOGIES TO SECURE GERMANY’S INDUSTRIAL FUTURE

PANEL

FLORIAN
HILDEBRAND

GREENLYTE

HENDRIK
BRANDIS

EARLYBIRD

STEPHAN
SEGBERS

RHEINENERGIE

UWE JEAN
HEUSER

DIE ZEIT

HOST

2:40 PM //

BRIDGING THE GAP: CREATING THE NEXT WAVE OF
INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION

PANEL

THOMAS
PAULUS

KSB

LENA
WEIRAUCH

AIOMATIC

LUCA
CARACCIOLO

T3N

HOST

3:05 PM //

BRIDGING THE INNOVATION GAP: HOW CAN VENTURE CLIENTING TRANSFORM FAMILY BUSINESSES?

PANEL

FLORIAN
NÖLL

PWC GERMANY

EDDA
BECKER

FIELMANN

TINA
DREIMANN

BETTER VENTURES

FLORIAN
WEYAND

WIRTSCHAFTSWOCHE

HOST

3:30 PM //

BUILDING BLOCKS OF THE FUTURE: NOW WITH
CASH FLOWS!

KEYNOTE

FRANK
THELEN

FREIGEIST

3:50 PM //

FRONTLINE INNOVATION:
SECURING TOMORROW’S BATTLEFIELDS

PANEL

SVEN
WEIZENEGGER

BUNDESWEHR

STEFAN
RÖBEL

ARX ROBOTICS

MAXIMILIAN
SACHSE

FAZ

HOST

4:15 PM //

FINANCING EUROPE’S RESILIENCE: HOW TO
SCALE UP INVESTMENTS FOR GROWTH

PANEL

CAROLINE VON
LINSINGEN

DEUTSCHE BÖRSE

ELINA
BERREBI

REVAIA

SEBASTIAN
PECK

KOMPAS VC

HAJO
KRÖSCHE

ALTOR

JAN
SESSENHAUSEN

CUSP CAPITAL

HOST

4:45 PM //

SCALING SCIENCE INTO BUSINESS: STARTUP FACTORIES
AS GERMANY’S NEW INNOVATION ENGINE

PANEL

PHILLIP
HERRMANN

BRYCK

JENNIFER
KAISER-STEINER

UNTERNEHMERTUM

ULRICH
SCHMITT

HTGF

GITTA
CONNEMANN

CDU

FRAUKE
HOLZMEIER

NTV

HOST

5:10 PM //

BREAK

5:20 PM //

UNDER THE RADAR, OVER THE TOP: HOW CVCS AND FAMILY OFFICES ARE RESHAPING INNOVATION FROM THE INSIDE OUT

PANEL

OTTO
BIRNBAUM

REVENT

CARL-LUIS
RIEGER

WEPA

VERA
KNAUER

ORTHOMOL HOLDING

ANNA-LUISA
KORTE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

HOST

5:45 PM //

UNLOCK, UNLEASH, UNITE: THE END-TO-END BLUEPRINT FOR VENTURE-CLIENTING SUCCESS

FIRESIDE CHAT

JULIA
KUNSTMANN

OTTO DOCK 6

SIMON
BRAKHAGE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

HOST

6:05 PM //

STAFFELSTAB ÜBERGABE

JAN
THOMAS

STARTUP INSIDER

SIMON
BRAKHAGE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

ANNA-LUISA
KORTE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

ULRICH
SCHMITT

HTGF

6:15 PM //

OOTB.NRW AWARD FINAL

SILKE
KREBS

MWIKE

6:20 PM //

PITCH STARTUP I

6:22 PM //

PITCH STARTUP II

6:24 PM //

PITCH STARTUP III

6:26 PM //

SCHIRMHERRSCHAFT ANNOUNCEMENT

SIMON
BRAKHAGE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

ULRICH
SCHMITT

HTGF

ANDRÉ
CHRIST

SAP LEANIX

6:31 PM //

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT OOTB.NRW AWARDS

CHRISTOPH
BÜTH

NRW.BANK

6:39 PM //

HANDOVER OF PRICE BY NRW.GLOBAL BUSINESS

FLORIAN
SCHNITZLER

NRW.GLOBAL BUSINESS

6:41 PM //

CLOSING

SIMON
BRAKHAGE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

ANNA-LUISA
KORTE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

FOUNDERS STAGE

8:00 AM //

DOORS OPEN

10:00 AM //

THE PLATFORMS HAVE WON! WHAT NOW? SHEIN, TEMU, AMAZON VS. GERMAN MITTELSTAND

KEYNOTE

ALEXANDER
GRAF

SPRYKER

10:15 AM //

OOTB.NRW AWARD

OPENING

JOHANNES
VELLING

MWIKE

JAN
THOMAS

STARTUP INSIDER

HOST

MEIKE
NEITZ

EMBASSIDY

HOST

10:25 AM //

PITCH 1 - STORYBOARDER.AI

PITCH

10:31 AM //

PITCH 2 - GIZIL

PITCH

10:37 AM //

PITCH 3 - ARQUE SYSTEMS

PITCH

10:43 AM //

PITCH 4 - COMUNEO

PITCH

10:49 AM //

PITCH 5 - SPOT MY ENERGY

PITCH

10:55 AM //

BREAK

11:05 AM //

PITCH 6 - CHEMINNOVATION

PITCH

11:11 AM //

PITCH 7 - LASTBIM

PITCH

11:17 AM //

PITCH 8 - MINIMUM ENERGY

PITCH

11:23 AM //

PITCH 9 - DNTOX

PITCH

11:29 AM //

PITCH 10 - VALOON

PITCH

11:35 AM //

VOTING

IMPULS

11:50 AM //

FINAL 3 ANNOUNCEMENT OOTB

11:55 AM //

FOUNDER STORY: RECLAIMING SERIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

FIRESIDE CHAT

MAX
WITTROCK

ZEROLABS

OLIVER
STOCK

BUSINESS PUNK

HOST

12:15 PM //

THE POWER OF AI: HOW TO LEAD THE NEXT WAVE OF DATA-DRIVEN INNOVATIONS

PANEL

MATTHIAS
AUF DER MAUER

JUNA.AI

DAVID
HAHN

REMBERG

NATHAN
GRUBER

MANEX AI

MARIE
FABIUNKE

COSMYC PARTNERS

HOST

12:35 PM //

HOW THE MITTELSTAND CAN TRANSFORM AI HYPE INTO REAL RESULTS BY CONNECTING IT TO REAL WORK

PANEL

VEIT
BRUCKER

ASANA

RAINER
BÜHNE

ABUS

1:00 PM //

REGULATION AS A CATALYST: HOW EUROPE'S LEGAL FRAMEWORK CAN ACCELERATE INNOVATION AND LEADERSHIP IN LEGAL TECH

PANEL

JANINA
MÖLLMANN

GAIA LAW

LISA
GRADOW

FIDES TECHNOLOGY

ALEXANDER
PRAMS

KERTOS

SOPHIA
TRAN

SPOTLIGHT VENTURES

HOST

1:20 PM //

BREAK

1:50 PM //

WHY TRADITIONAL B2B TRAINING IS FAILING SMES—AND HOW TECHNOLOGY CAN FIX IT

PANEL

MONA
FEDER

DOINSTRUCT

JAKOB
STEIN

CREANDUM

MIRIAM
MERTENS

DEEPSKILL

FARINA SCHURZFELD

ANDROBIN

HOST

2:10 PM //

TECH TALENT WANTED: HOW THE MITTELSTAND CAN WIN THE RACE FOR CRITICAL SKILLS

PANEL

JAN HENRI
KALINOWSKI

CHEFTREFF

BETTINA
VOLKENS

GREAT2KNOW

PAULA
CIPIERRE

ADA LEARNING

FLORIAN
GONTEK

DER SPIEGEL

HOST

2:30 PM //

INNOVATION BRIDGES: POSSEHL GROUP'S
BLUEPRINT FOR ENDURING INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS

PANEL

CHRISTOPH
HAß

POSSEHL DIGITAL

DR. JOACHIM
BRENK

POSSEHL

FLORIAN
RÜHL

SIMPLIFIER

FRANCESCA
SEIDENSTICKER

THE TRAILBLAZERS

HOST

2:55 PM //

WILL THE SUPPLY CHAIN OF THE FUTURE EVEN NEED HUMANS?

PANEL

LEONIE
ALTHAUS

TRAIDE AI

ULAS
TÜRKMEN

SENVO

TORSTEN
BENDLIN

VALUEDESK

HOST

3:15 PM //

CULTURE CLASH OR SYMBIOSIS? LOGISTICS STARTUP AND CORPORATE ON A JOINT INNOVATION JOURNEY

PANEL

PHILIPP
HÜNING

LOGISTIKBUDE

BJÖRN
HOBUSCH

NAGEL-GROUP

PETRA
GESSNER

WIR-MAGAZIN & FAZ

HOST

3:35 PM //

THE STARTUP DIARY: BUILDING A UNICORN IN PUBLIC

LIVE PODCAST

JAN
MARQUARDT

ZIVE

JAN HENRI
KALINOWSKI

CHEFTREFF

HOST

3:55 PM //

BREAK

3:55 PM //

THE FUTURE OF RETAIL: AI DRIVEN CUSTOMER INSIGHTS

FIRESIDE CHAT

LEA
FRANK

ANYBILL

SVEN
GRABBE

FOUNDERS FOUNDATION

HOST

4:15 PM //

WHY MOST MITTELSTAND COLLABORATIONS FAIL — AND HOW TO MAKE IT WORK

PANEL

JASPER
ROLL

HAUFE GROUP VENTURES

JOSEF
SCHINDLER

SMART2I INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE

ALEXANDRA
HARTUNG

WORKDAY

CHÉRINE
DE BRUIJN

CORPORATE KITCHEN

HOST

4:35 PM //

FUNDING LANDSCAPE & GROWTH: INSIGHTS AND STRATEGIES FOR NAVIGATING INVESTMENTS

PANEL

NILOUFAR
GHARAVI

ENFA

PATRICK
HUKE

PORSCHE VENTURES

GESA
MICZAIKA

AUXXO

ALENA
KUHLMEIER

TEUTO SEED CLUB

HOST

4:55 PM //

BUILDING SOLUTIONS: BITS, BRICKS & BOLD IDEAS

PANEL

ANTS
VILL

BISLY

FRANZISKA
WÖRTHMÜLLER

CHAGOS

RENÉ
KLEIN

FÜR-GRÜNDER.DE

HOST

5:15 PM //

STATE OF AI

LIVE PODCAST

ELISABETH
L'ORANGE

TECH & TALES

LENA
WALTLE

NZZ

5:40 PM //

CLOSING

MASTERCLASSES

MASTERCLASS ROOM 1

9:45 AM//

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN DAILY WORK LIFE: TOOLS, PROCESSES & LEARNINGS FROM OMR

SPEAKER: ROBERT TUSCH, SARAH BRUNSWIG
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

10:45 AM //

HEART RACING – WITH MINDFULNESS AND SELF-CONFIDENCE: THIS IS HOW YOU TRULY ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS

SPEAKER: DANIEL ENGELBRECHT
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

11:45 AM //

FROM TRADITION TO TRANSFORMATION: THE E-BUSINESS STRATEGY OF THE STIEBEL ELTRON GROUP WITH DENKWERK

SPEAKER: JULIAN HÖNER & JOSÉ SALAM
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

12:45 PM //

BUSINESS IMPACT INSTEAD OF PROTOTYPES: BRINGING AI TO REALISATION QUICKLY WITH SNOWFLAKE

SPEAKER: DAVID KLEIN
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

1:45 PM //

FROM TICKETS TO TOUCHPOINTS: HOW ESM IS TRANSFORMING THE CULTURE OF COLLABORATION

SPEAKER: ROLAND JOERISKES
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

2:45 PM //

FROM FRAGMENTED TOOLS TO EFFICIENT WORKFLOWS: HOW ABUS TRANSFORMED WORK COORDINATION WITH ASANA

SPEAKER: SONJA GUSENBAUER & RAINER BÜHNE
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

3:45 PM //

HOW SERVICEPLAN IS ENABLING NEW BUSINESS MODELS BEYOND BIG TECH WITH A SOVEREIGN AGENTIC AI ECOSYSTEM ‘MADE IN EUROPE’

SPEAKER: NICO LUMMA
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

MASTERCLASS ROOM 2

10:45 AM //

REINVENTING BUSINESS MODELS: WHY PRODUCT INNOVATION ISN’T ENOUGH

SPEAKER: ALEXANDER RÖSCH & PROF. DR. JULIAN KAWOHL
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

11:45 AM //

ONE PLATFORM TO RULE THEM ALL: FUEL YOUR GROWTH WITH WORKDAY

SPEAKER: RAMI EL HAJ, DANICA RUZIC, JEFFREY HENRY & MALTE SOMMERFELD
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

12:45 PM //

FREE MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT – PUBLIC GRANTS FOR SMES OR: HOW TO OPTIMIZE YOUR CASH FLOW WITH PUBLIC FUNDING

SPEAKER: PROF. DR. KAI THIERHOFF
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

2:45 PM //

AROUND PRODUCT MARKET FIT: THE IMPORTANCE OF A SCALABLE BUSINESS BACKBONE FOR GROWTH

SPEAKER: TINO ALBRECHT & JAN GUTKNECHT
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

3:45 PM //

WITH AI TO GROWTH ENGINE – MARKETING STRATEGIES FOR STARTUPS!

SPEAKER: JENNIFER LAPP & YORK KARSTEN
LANGUAGE: GERMAN

ROUNDTABLES

ROUNDTABLE ROOM 9

10:00 AM //

AI ALONE IS USELESS: WHY PROCESS INTELLIGENCE IN COMBINATION WITH AI IS THE GAME CHANGER

SPEAKER: NIKOLAI SCHMAUDER

12:00 AM //

FROM STAGNATION TO SCALE: HOW AI IS REINVENTING BUSINESS MODELS AND SALES FOR HIDDEN CHAMPIONS

SPEAKER:
THIES HOFMANN & FLORIAN PETER

2:00 PM //

DECLINE? NOT WITH US – HOW THE NEXT GENERATION IS SHAPING CHANGE

SPEAKER:

ALBERT GEIGER, DR. LEOPOLD VON SCHLENK-BARNSDORF, DR. ALEXANDRA KOHLMANN, CARL-LUIS RIEGER, HELEN FREUND & DR. MATHIAS HÜTTENRAUCH

3:30 PM //

MAKING IMPACT INVESTABLE – IMM AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN STARTUPS AND FOUNDERS

SPEAKER: BRIGITTE MOHN, TINA DREIMANN, OLIVER KUSCHEL, PETER BROCK, CORNELIA NYSSING  & DIRK SANDER

ROUNDTABLE ROOM 10 & 11

10:30 AM //

HR ROUNDTABLE: PEOPLE & CULTUR -SHAPING COURAGE, IMPACT AND THE FUTURE

SPEAKER: 
ALEXANDRA OTTO & INES BESCHORNER

12:00 PM //

COLLABORATE TO INNOVATE: MAKING PARTNERSHIPS WORK IN UNCERTAIN TIMES

SPEAKER: 
LEA FRANK, ALEXANDER HIRSCHFELD, SEBASTIAN GÜNTHER &TINA DREIMANN

3:00 PM //

COFFE & CURIOUS

SPEAKER:
ALENA & JULES

4:00 PM //

IS NATURE THE NEW GOLD? ABOUT NATURE, RETURNS & EFFICIENT ESG REPORTING.

SPEAKER:

TRUTZ V. DER TRENCK & LOUIS SCHULZE

ROUNDTABLE PWC LOUNGE

11:30 AM //

SCALING SMART: UNLOCKING GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEED SERIES A

SPEAKER:
KIRA HORN, JANNIS GRUBE, CHRISTOPH HANUS & JOHANN BÖKER

1:15 PM //

WANT TO WORK WITH STARTUPS? HERE’S HOW TO START!

SPEAKER:
STEPHAN HOFNAGEL, GUIDO RINGLING & ANNA-LENA JERZEMBECK

3:15 PM //

AI – OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN BUSINESS

SPEAKER: 
RICHARD BERGER & MATTHIAS NIEHOFF

4:00 PM //

MASTER YOUR ACCOUNT GAME: MINIMIZE PAPERWORK, MAXIMIZE BUSINESS POTENTIAL

SPEAKER:
JAN-HENDRIK STEIN & MANUEL SCHÜLTKE

ALLIANCE ARENA

10:30 AM //

THE RIGHT WAY TO STARTUP COLLABORATION: AI-SCOUTING BY FOUNDERS FOUNDATION FOR THE GERMAN MITTELSTAND

SPEAKER:
JAN LEPLOW

11:00 AM //

SPOTTING WHAT MATTERS: HOW STRATEGIC FORESIGHT AND TREND INTELLIGENCE DRIVE SCHÜCO’S PROPTECH INNOVATION

SPEAKER:
DANIEL POTTHOFF

11:35 AM //

INVENTING FROM THE INSIDE: HOW MIELE IS BUILDING NEW BUSINESS AT SPEED – REPAIRS INSTEAD OF E-WASTE.

SPEAKER:
HENDRIK STEGELMANN & DR. LENNART OSTHOFF

12:05 PM //

INDUSTRIAL POWERHOUSE: HOW THE BÖLLHOFF FACTORY DATA HUB ENABLES DIGITAL SHOPFLOOR PROCESSES

SPEAKER:
ALEXANDER KRÜGER, LUTZ HERMANNS

12:35 AM //

PROVEN IN PRACTICE: HOW STARTUP SOLUTIONS FROM TANSO, STACKGINI AND PERSONIO SOLVE REAL MITTELSTAND CHALLENGES

SPEAKER:
LOADING – STAY TUNED

1:25 PM //

PLATFORM STRATEGIES FOR B2B AND B2C COMPANIES

SPEAKER:
ALEXANDER GRAF

2:15 PM //

MOVING BEYOND EFFICIENCY GAINS @ DR. WOLFF – HOW TO UNLOCK NEW CAPABILITIES WITH AI

SPEAKER:
TIM WIDMAYER, DENNIS CUTRARO

2:25 PM //

HINTERLAND COFFEE: MEET MARCUS BÖKER, MANAGING DIRECTOR PHOENIX CONTACT INNOVATION VENTURES

3:00 PM //

UNLOCKING FULL POTENTIAL: HOW MITTELSTAND AND HIDDEN CHAMPIONS USE AI TO REALIZE THE FULL POTENTIAL OF THEIR BUSINESS MODELS

SPEAKER:
ALEXANDER BUSSIAN

3:40 PM //

AI? JUST DO IT (YOURSELF) – NOBILIA’S PRAGMATIC JOURNEY FROM VISION TO SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION

SPEAKER:
DR. KAI KURHOFER