2025 SPEAKERS

Dr. Maximilian Ahrens drives digital transformation with a visionary mindset, combining entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for technological innovation.  Since January 2023, Dr. Maximilian Ahrens has been the Managing Director of T Digital at Deutsche Telekom. Previously, he held the roles of...

Dr.-Ing. Steffen Braun is Deputy Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering IAO in Stuttgart since 2024. From 2016 to 2024, he has been a member of the Board of Directors and Head of the »Urban System Design« research department at the Fraunhofer IAO. His research focuses on...

Matthias Büning, Rechtsanwalt und Maître en droit, ist Prokurist bei der EWE TEL GmbH in Oldenburg. Er verantwortet die Bereiche Recht, Regulierung, Datenschutz und Compliance. Nach dem Studium der Rechtswissenschaften in Münster und Paris X (Nanterre) und dem Referendariat in Paderborn war er als...

Christian Dieckhoff is a innovation driven network industry professional with a proven track record in transforming networks to a documentation centric, automation first approach. As head of consulting at WDZ GmbH he is leading a cross-functioning team of software developers and network engineers...

Stephan Drescher ist Geschäftsführer der envia TEL GmbH, dem führenden regionalen Telekommunikationsdienstleister und Netzbetreiber in Mitteldeutschland. Das Unternehmen betreibt ein rund 7.000 Kilometer langes Glasfasernetz und erreicht damit 40.000 Unternehmen und 100.000 private Haushalte in der ...

Born on January 30, 1985, in Bielefeld; married; two children. Abitur at Widukind-Gymnasium Enger; studied Economics at Humboldt University of Berlin, graduated with a Bachelor of Science; studied Economics at the University of Münster (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster), graduated with a...

Dr. Christoph Egle is the Managing Director at the Bavarian Research Institute for Digital Transformation (bidt). In this function, he enables the financing and implementation of interdisciplinary research projects and the communication of their results to various stakeholders. As an institute of...

Mr Nicolas Goß is attorney at law. At BUGLAS he works as Head of Legal & Regulatory since December 2023. Already in his study he focussed and specialised on the telecommunication law. During his During his legal clerkship, he has worked at the German Federal Network Agency and a network...

Stefan Klieser ist Dipl.-Ing. der Nachrichtentechnik und Dipl. Wirtschaftsing. mit über 25 Jahren Berufserfahrung, hauptsächlich im Vertrieb der Telekommunikationsbranche. In den letzten 8 Jahren hat er sich besonders auf den Glasfaserausbau spezialisiert.  Er kombiniert detailliertes...

Dr. Ralf KlintzSenior Vice President Fibre Networks, SEFE Energy GmbH Dr. Ralf Klintz has been active in the energy and infrastructure sector for over three decades. After earning his doctorate in chemistry, he began his career at BASF AG in 1990, later moving into strategic planning at...

Mario Kohl is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in the technology and infrastructure industry. Currently serving as the Vice President of Sales for Western Europe at EXA Infrastructure and Managing Director of EXA Infrastructure Germany GmbH, Mario is a dynamic leader known...

Sebastian Krems – Executive Board Member & Co-Founder, LATUS consulting AG Sebastian Krems brings over three decades of leadership experience in the national and international ICT sector, including more than 25 years in top management and partner roles. He began his career at...

🔹 Stefan Kruppa is an MPN Business Development Manager at Vodafone, based in Düsseldorf, driving the future of Mobile Private Networks (MPN).  🔹 With a strong focus on customer needs and technological innovation, he develops strategies for closed network solutions and...

Mehr als 25 Jahre umfassende B2B Vertriebs- und Führungserfahrung Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter – kskdigital (KSK Kabel- und Satellitenkommunikation GmbH)Geschäftsführender Gesellschafter - I.DO.DIGITALGeschäftsführer – Northern Access / GIMVertriebsleiter Wohnungswirtschaft – ANTEC...

Daniel Mai is Director for Industrial Wireless Communication at Siemens AG in Nuremberg, Germany. His responsibility covers the product portfolio for Industrial Wireless LAN, Industrial 5G Infrastructure, Industrial Routers (2G-5G) and the Siemens management platform for remote access. Daniel...

Bernd Meurer is Chief Technology Officer for BT’s biggest international accounts. He drives the innovation agenda and provides high quality thought leadership. He has an in-depth understanding of the automotive sector business and its strategic direction. He is an experienced Technology Manager...

René Meyer is CEO of LNI, a leading local publicly owned telecommunications company. As a speaker at Connected Germany 2025, René will share his insights on the importance of a fast and intelligent digital Germany. His vision of a digitally advanced Germany and his idealism for change make him a...

Elena Nöke leitet bei 1&1 Versatel das Team für High-Level-Design im Bereich Metro- und Transportnetze. Ihr Schwerpunkt liegt auf der toolgestützten Redundanzplanung, dem Einsatz von Geoinformationssystemen (GIS) und der Entwicklung robuster, skalierbarer Netztopologien. Sie verbindet tiefes...

After several years in federal politics as advisor in the German Bundestag, I took the step to represent the interest of municipal companies in 2021. The interface between municipalities and economic entities was already a key area of work in parliament. At the German Association of Local Public...

Alexander Rabe has served as Managing Director of the eco Association since 2018, overseeing the strategic, political and communications positioning of the association across its offices in Berlin, Brussels and Cologne. He joined eco in 2016 as Head of the Policy, Law & Regulations...

  Ich gestalte die digitale Zukunft der kommunalen Welt – mit Leidenschaft und einem starken Team an meiner Seite.Dr. Maria Rost ist dort unterwegs, wo Bits auf Bürger/innen treffen und Glasfaser auf Gemeinwohl trifft. Beim Verband kommunaler Unternehmen e. V. (VKU) verantworte ich den Bereich...

Sander Rotmensen leads a business line for Cybersecurity Software for OT. Which is responsible for the SINEC Security Software Suite consisiting of 3 tools used within Siemens to safeguard our own factories and the factories, plants and ciritical infrastructure of those from our customers. Sander...

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Karsten Thon is a seasoned Senior Business Architect at Telekom Deutschland, with a proven track record of driving digital transformation and innovation within the telecommunications industry. With over 20 years of experience in developing and implementing cutting-edge solutions, Karsten is a...

Kathrin van BeekDirector Commercial & Customer Success Management B2B Kathrin is a senior leader with over 18 years of experience in Sales, Commercial Strategy, and Customer Lifecycle Management across telecom and retail sectors. As Director Commercial & Customer Success Management...