Innovation Advisory Board

As an interdisciplinary network of excellence, the Innovation Advisory Board provides valuable input for our research and consulting activities. The focus is on topics that are at the heart of our work: regional & social innovation, AI & digitalisation, sustainability & hydrogen, technology assessment, entrepreneurship & technology transfer.

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Ulrich Hofmann, Prof. Dr. Christian Sattler,  Dr. Dirk Beckmann, Holger Robrecht, Dr.  Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser, Dr. Elisabeth Unterfrauner, Lea-Marie Rokitta, Roman Noetzel, Dr. Sven Hallerbach, Tim Scholz, Dr. Felix Schubert, Dr. Michael Kunkis, Dr. Bert Droste-Franke (from left to right 28 August 2026)

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The members: 

  • Dr. Dirk Beckmann, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Head of Economic Cooperation 
  • Dr. Sven Hallerbach, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute for AI Safety, Head of Department 
  • Dr. Carl Walter Matthias Kaiser,  University of Bergen, Professor Emeritus at University of Bergen, Senior Researcher at NORSUS 
  • Dr. Thomas Krüger, Aerodata, Director of Business Development, Strategy & Technology 
  • Sabine Mesletzky, Innovationsagentur RLP, Managing Director 
  • Prof. Dr. Martin Möhrle, University of Bremen, Director of the Institute for Project Management and Innovation
  • Prof. Dr. Diane Robers, EBS University of Business and Law, Head of the Europa Institute
  • Holger Robrecht, Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI), Deputy Regional Director of Sustainable Resources, Climate and Resilience 
  • Prof. Christian Sattler, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Director of the Institute for Future Fuels
  • Tim Scholz, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Head of Internal Communications
  • Dr. Elisabeth Unterfrauner, ZSI Zentrum für Soziale Innovation GmbH,  Scientific Director an CEO