Theme: Ideas in Motion: Shaping the future

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Wahlenstraße 17
Regensburg, Bayern, 93047
Germany

Antonia Assenova

Leader + founder

Antonia is a visionary leader and founder of OZERIAN, with nearly two decades of experience in digital transformation, process automation, and organizational development. Her deep belief that technology should serve the greater good, fostering inclusion, respect, and community, led her to focus on one of today's most critical topics: Responsible AI. Driven by a passion for continuous growth and the courage to embrace new challenges, Antonia’s personal journey has taken her far beyond traditional paths. From acting workshops and writing performances to tennis matches that tested her resilience, she has discovered the transformative power of stepping outside her comfort zone. These experiences shaped her belief that true innovation begins where fear ends. At OZERIAN, she empowers organizations and public institutions to lay the foundation for responsible and sustainable AI practices, ensuring technology becomes a force for good.

Dennis Faltermeier

Human Resources Generalist

When Dennis Faltermeier woke up from a 3-week coma in January 2009, things looked bad - the then 19-year-old had previously suffered an accident with severe craniocerebral trauma, cerebral haemorrhage and right-sided paralysis. He was 100% dependent on a wheelchair & the help of others and was unable to swallow, speak or think independently - the brain haemorrhage had destroyed large parts of his brain. Today he has studied, got his driving licence again, currently works at a Max Planck Institute, goes to the gym three to four times a week, outruns his father on his bike and simply enjoys the life he can lead again.

Elena Reimchen

Sports scientist

She is a former competitive synchronized swimmer and professionally trained ballet dancer. Motivated by her passion for movement, she decided to study sports science and later health science at the Technical University of Munich. While working as a research assistant, she faced the challenges that prevent people with disabilities from participating in sports. This encouraged her to specialize in inclusive sports, researching how children with and without disabilities learn to swim together. She explored the attitudes of swimming instructors towards inclusion and identified the competencies required to create inclusive swimming courses. Drawing on the determination and endurance she developed in competitive sports, Elena Reimchen is now dedicated to making sports accessible to everyone, regardless of physical and mental abilities. Her work focuses on creating equal opportunities for participation and social interaction through everyday sports, helping to foster a more inclusive society.

Franz Rösl

Managing Director

Franz Rösl has been Managing Director of the Rösl Group in the second generation since 2022. The graduate civil engineer is responsible for over 122 employees at three locations. Earthworks, demolition, transportation, waste disposal and recycling as well as stone and earth form the service portfolio of the company group. Franz Rösl has managed the Liemehna compost and soil plant for over 25 years and still conducts research into composts. He is intensively involved with humus qualities and the effect of natural substances on health processes. His vocation is to promote healthy soil as the basis for the health of water, plants, animals and people. Until today he works with numerous organizations, scientists and practitioners. As a speaker on the subject of soil health for over 20 years and as the founder and chairman of the „Interessengemeinschaft gesunder Boden e. V.“, Franz Rösl was awarded the 1st Environmental Prize of the City of Regensburg for the „IG gesunder Boden“ in 2018.

Markus Goldhacker

Professor

Markus Goldhacker studied Physics and Psychology at the University of Regensburg, focusing on neuroscience and artificial intelligence. In his PhD, he explored how the synchrony of brain activity changes over time, uncovering hidden patterns and developing new methods to analyze them. He then worked as a Data Scientist at the Neurosurgery Department of the University Hospital of Regensburg, analyzing functional brain scans of brain tumor patients. Later, he worked in the mechanical engineering industry, developing data-driven models for predictive maintenance. Since September 2020, he has been a Professor of Data Science at OTH Regensburg in the mechanical engineering department and the Regensburg School of Digital Sciences. His current research delves into Brain-Computer Interfaces and Neurofeedback, exploring how these technologies can enable people to self-regulate their brain function.

Reinhard Dischner

Manager

As the son of an entrepreneur, Reinhard Dischner (1968) has also inherited this gene. After studying economics in Germany and Spain, he quickly moved into international terrain. He is a manager: Cosmopolitan, with a real knack for people, product and process. He has written company history at PUMA over the last two decades. He made the ‘cat’ cool and took it from the junk table to the catwalk - a huge success story. He is the global local, has travelled to 35 countries and led a multi-cultural team from 25 nations. He is a doer. He impresses with his vision, his determination and his resilience, shines with his analytical thinking and always manages to inspire people and spur them on to top performance. He always delivers. As the father of two boys, he has experienced the generational leap from baby boomers to generation XYZ first-hand and knows what he's talking about - both professionally and personally. Despite all this, he is one thing above all: human.