Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board is chaired by Dr. Ulrich Nussbaum, State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and is composed of seven public and seven private sector representatives.

Dr. Ulrich Nussbaum
Chairman
State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Christian Hirte
Deputy Chairperson
Parliamentary State Secretary in the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Dr. Wolf-Dieter Lukas
State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Stephan Steinlein
State Secretary in the Federal Foreign Office

Garrelt Duin
Minister for Economic Affairs, Energy and Industry of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Daniela Schmitt
State Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs, Transport, Agriculture, and Viniculture, Rheinland-Pfalz

Harry Glawe
Minister for Economic Affairs, Construction and Tourism of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Stephanie Bschorr
President of the Association of German Women Entrepreneurs (VDU)

Gerhard Handke
Director General, Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services

Dr. Martin Wansleben
Managing Director of the German Chambers of Industry and Commerce (DIHK)

Dr. Markus Kerber
Managing Director and Presidium Member of the Federation of German Industries (BDI)

Stephanie Spinner-König
Managing Partner Spinner GmbH

Alexandra Knauer
Owner, Managing Director of KNAUER Wissenschaftliche Geräte GmbH, Berlin

Kathrin Heinrichs
Co-Owner, Managing Director of Heinrichs & Co. KG