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ROLF HERMANN<\/b><\/h2>\n

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MANAGING DIRECTOR
\n<\/b>OMR Education, Podcast Host & Chief Editor OMR Report<\/b><\/span><\/h4>\n

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When it comes to hands-on professional development for the digital economy, there’s no way around Rolf Hermann<\/a>. For more than nine years, he has been shaping the OMR Education ecosystem. As Managing Director of OMR Education and Chief Editor of the OMR Report, he oversees all content at Hamburg’s leading experts for digital upskilling. Under his lead, more than 85 OMR Reports have been published, and over 55,000 people train with OMR Education every year.<\/p>\n

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His expertise comes straight from practice: across more than 400 episodes of the OMR Education Podcast, Rolf has interviewed the sharpest minds in the industry \u2013 strategists, experts, and digital thinkers \u2013 to explore what truly drives the digital world.<\/p>\n

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This deep market knowledge is also valued by OMR Education’s corporate clients: Rolf regularly designs and leads strategic upskilling projects for global brands such as Google, Porsche, LVMH, and the Funke Mediengruppe.<\/p>\n

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GABRIELLA CHIHAN STANLEY<\/h2>\n

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Cofounder & CCO
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For the last 20 years, Gabs has worked at the intersection of tech, creativity, and human experience. Through her award-winning XR studio vrisch, community leadership in XRVienna, and influence in the EUXR scene, she thrives on finding connections in everything. Gab’s multicultural background, neurodiversity, and ‘momtrepreneurship’ have led her to embrace a calling to make a positive impact on the lives of others. She contributes to cross-border exchange as Ambassador of Women in Immersive Tech and as advisory board member of SXSW, Euromersive, and AIXR. Her work has received many prestigious awards, including one of the five global Japan OMOSIROI Awards. Forbes also selected Gabs as one of Europe\u2019s top 20 women founders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Deborah Reinm\u00fcller<\/h2>\n

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Project Coordinator for Immersive Media
\n<\/strong>MOIN Filmf\u00f6rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Deborah Reinm\u00fcller is Project Coordinator for Immersive Media at MOIN Film Fund Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein. In this role, she oversees the fund\u2019s activities in the field of innovative audiovisual content and supports creators working at the intersection of film, technology, and new storytelling formats. She coordinates funding programs, curates and speaks at networking and industry events, and serves as a point of contact for international partners.<\/p>\n

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An XR artist active since 2016, she creates works at the intersection of visual art, performance, and digital storytelling. With her background in interactive media, she also teaches and mentors in the field, fostering trans-disciplinary collaboration and advancing new formats across the creative industries.<\/p>\n

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Jan-Keno Janssen<\/h2>\n

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Director
\n<\/span>c’t 3003<\/span><\/h4>\n

Jan-Keno Janssen is a senior editor at c\u2019t Magazin and heise online. Since 2021, he has primarily been responsible for the YouTube channel c\u2019t 3003, one of the leading German-language tech channels. The weekly videos consistently reach six-figure view counts.<\/p>\n

In addition to artificial intelligence, virtual and augmented reality are among his areas of expertise. A true tech nerd, he has been building his own computers since childhood. After completing a journalism traineeship at the Ostfriesische Tageszeitung Anzeiger f\u00fcr Harlingerland, he earned a degree in Media Studies and English at Ruhr University Bochum in 2007. He has been working for c\u2019t Magazin ever since.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Harald R. Fortmann<\/b><\/h2>\n

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MANAGING DIRECTOR
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According to the trade magazine W&V, Harald<\/a> is considered one of the best-connected managers in the digital economy. He has been active in the industry since 1996 \u2013 first as the founder of his own company at the age of 23, later in leadership roles at AOL and Pixelpark.<\/p>\n

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Since 2013, he has been advising mid-sized businesses, scale-ups, agencies, and corporations at Five14 on filling executive positions and on the strategic implementation of digital transformation. For more than sixteen years, he was involved with the BVDW (German Association for the Digital Economy), ten of those on its executive board. Since 2025, he serves as Vice President of the German Association of Management Consultants (BDU).<\/p>\n

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As an author, he has published works including Arbeitswelt der Zukunft<\/em> (2018), #FemaleLeadershipPictured<\/em> (2019), and Digitalisierung im Mittelstand<\/em>. He also serves as a commercial judge at the Hamburg Regional Court, acts as a C-level mentor, and advises executives on digital transformation, leadership, and artificial intelligence. For all his enthusiasm for digital topics, Fortmann always puts people at the center \u2013 because it is the \u201erulebreakers” who truly move companies forward.<\/p>\n

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Prof. Dr. Patrick Rupert-Kruse<\/h2>\n

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Professur f\u00fcr Medientheorie und Immersionsforschung
\nInstitut f\u00fcr immersive Medien am Fachbereich Medien
\nFachhochschule Kiel<\/span><\/h4>\n

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Patrick<\/a> ist seit 2014 Inhaber der Professur f\u00fcr Medientheorie und Immersionsforschung am Fachbereich Medien der Fachhochschule Kiel, zudem ist er Leiter des Instituts f\u00fcr immersive Medien (ifim) und Co-Leiter des Interdisziplin\u00e4ren Labors f\u00fcr Immersionsforschung (LINK). Seit 2023 ist er au\u00dferdem Vorstandsvorsitzender der Gesellschaft f\u00fcr immersive Medien Schleswig-Holstein und setzt sich f\u00fcr die Vermittlung von Kompetenzen im Umgang mit immersiven Medien f\u00fcr Unternehmen, Institutionen und die Gesellschaft ein.<\/span><\/p>\n

Seine Forschungs- und Arbeitsschwerpunkte sind \u00c4sthetik und Design immersiver Medien, Immersive und Transmedia Storytelling.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Jean-Philippe Tonyigah<\/h2>\n

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Lead
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Jean-Philippe<\/a> (kurz JP)<\/span>\u00a0ist seit \u00fcber f\u00fcnf Jahren im Kontext der Sparkassen-Finanzgruppe im Banking-Umfeld t\u00e4tig und gestaltet dort aktiv die digitale Transformation. Zun\u00e4chst arbeitete er im Sparkassen Innovation Hub, dem zentralen Innovationslabor der Sparkassen. Dort untersuchte er unter anderem die Potenziale von Technologien wie Extended Reality (XR) und K\u00fcnstlicher Intelligenz, entwickelte nutzerzentrierte Prototypen und baute ein breites Partnernetzwerk mit Tech- und FinTech-Akteuren auf.<\/p>\n

Seit 2025 ist JP<\/span> Abteilungsleiter AI Applications bei der Finanz Informatik. In dieser Rolle verantwortet er den Aufbau und die Weiterentwicklung zentraler generativer KI-L\u00f6sungen, mit dem Ziel, den digitalen Arbeitsplatz in den Sparkassen nachhaltig zu transformieren und Zukunftstechnologien in der Fl\u00e4che wirksam zu machen<\/p>\n

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Insa Hollenberg<\/h2>\n

Head of Strategy <\/span>
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Insa<\/a> ist Head of Strategy bei der immersiven Agentur headraft. Sie verbindet die Needs der Kunden mit interdisziplin\u00e4rem Wissen aus den Bereichen Human-Computer-Interaction und Communication Design. Mit ihrem umfassenden Wissen \u00fcber Creative Technology und deren didaktische Nutzung ber\u00e4t sie, wie Inhalte und Botschaften in interaktives Storytelling verwandelt werden k\u00f6nnen, das eine tiefe Verbindung von Community und Marke schafft.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row disable_element=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Prof. Dr. <\/span>Alexander<\/span> Kutter<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Professor f\u00fcr Immersive Technologien und CTO
\n<\/span>VR Insight GmbH<\/span><\/h4>\n

Alexander <\/span>ist derzeit Professor an der Technischen Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe am KreativInstitut. OWL und besch\u00e4ftigt sich in Forschung und Lehre mit den Themen VR\/AR\/XR, aber auch Spatial Computing, Metaverse und Themen darum herum (3D Scanning, Rendering, etc.). Zudem war er der technische Gesch\u00e4ftsf\u00fchrer der VR Nerds GmbH und ist es jetzt f\u00fcr die VR Insight GmbH. Sein Weg bis dorthin war alles andere als “klassisch”. Er studierte Lebensmittelverfahrenstechnik an der TUM Weihenstephan, wurde im Bereich Str\u00f6mungsmechanik und Rheologie promoviert und arbeitete bei der tesa SE in der Entwicklung. In dieser Zeit entdeckte er die Leidenschaft f\u00fcr Virtual Reality, in der er diese sowohl bei tesa einsetzte, aber auch zwei Start-Ups gr\u00fcndete und dabei diverse Entwicklungs- und Beratungsprojekte umsetzte. Mit der Professur kann er nun Akademie und Anwendung und das Beste aus beiden Welten vereinen.<\/span>
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Christoph Spinger<\/h2>\n

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Developer Immersive Products
\nAR\/VR Software Engineer
\nAxel Springer\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n

Christoph ist seit 2012 in der XR-Szene in unterschiedlichen Rollen aktiv und war Mitbegr\u00fcnder der VR-Nerds in Hamburg. Seit 2022 ist Christoph bei Axel Springer in Berlin als Developer f\u00fcr XR-Systeme t\u00e4tig und erforscht die Zukunft von immersiven Medien.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]\t\t

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Oliver Heidorn<\/h2>\n

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Director Creative Technology
\nGrabartz & Partner<\/span><\/h4>\n

Vor 20 Jahren begann Oliver, studierter Journalist und Kulturwissenschaftler, Geschichten f\u00fcr Marken zu erz\u00e4hlen. Zun\u00e4chst als Texter, sp\u00e4ter als CD und ECD mit Stationen bei Springer & Jacoby, Kolle Rebbe, GGH MullenLowe, JMP Space und Grabarz & Partner. Im Laufe der Jahre erweiterte er sein Spielfeld um immer neue digitale Medien. Oliver ist mit \u00fcber 40 nationalen und internationalen Kreativpreisen ausgezeichnet. Seit f\u00fcnf Jahre ist er Creative Technologist und verbindet Storytelling, Creative Coding und Hardware-Prototyping in Apps, Gaming, AI, Data, Computer Vision, XR und kreativen Produkten. Seit einem Jahr leitet Oliver den XR Innovation Track bei G&P als Kooperationspartner von NextReality. Au\u00dferdem ist er der Gr\u00fcnder (und Coder) des Data-Awareness-Projekts prettypara.site[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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