Members of the CTO Forum
Our members
Our members are experts from various areas of the technology sector. Together, they form a strong network that promotes the exchange of knowledge and experience and works together on innovative projects.
As a member, you have the opportunity to learn from other professionals, share your own ideas and research findings and help shape the future of technology.
Letter: A
Marcus Alt
CTO | Head of R&D
SimonsVoss Technologies GmbH
Urban August
Formerly Siemens Industry Software GmbH | CEO
Ambassador of the Rudolf Diesel Medal
Letter: B
Christian Bader
Bentley Endovascular Group AB
CTO
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Bauer
Fraunhofer-Institut für Arbeitswirtschaft und Organisation IAO, Stuttgart | Fraunhofer Heilbronn Forschungs- und Innovationszentren HNFIZ, Heilbronn
Institutsleiter
Dr. Thomas Becker
ABUS August Bremicker Söhne KG
Management Development Member of the Executive Board
Dirk Bergmann
Accelleron Industries AG (ehm)
CTO
Harm Bergmann-Kramer
WEPA SE
COO WEPA Group
Dr. Jürgen Bestle
HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH
Chief Technology Officer, Head of Engineering Governance
Dr. Mark Betzold
Handtmann filling and portioning systems
CTO Filling and portioning systems
Dr. Markus Beukenberg
Managing Director VORON BLU
Ambassador of the Rudolf Diesel Medal
Nicolas Beyl
Brückner Maschinenbau GmbH
Managing Director CTO
Dennis Birresborn
Würth Group
Senior Vice President | CTO
Thomas Bliem
ASMPT GmbH & Co.KG
Vice President R&D
Thomas Böck
Festo SE & Co. KG
Chairman of the Management Board
Dr. Stefan Breit
Miele & Cie. KG
Managing Director Technology
Bertram Brossardt
vbw - Bavarian Business Association
Chief Executive Officer
Prof. Dr. Christoph Budelmann
Brand KG
Leitung Innovation & Geschäftsentwicklung
Letter: C
Marco Cardinale
Alfred Kärcher SE & Co. KG
Member of the Board of Management | CTO
Ingolf Cedra
Hübner GmbH & Co. KG
Managing Director
Letter: D
Bernd Dehner
MEKRA Lang GmbH & Co.KG
CTO
Tassilo Deinzer
Hilti AG
CTO
Andreas Diefenbach
Phoenix Design GmbH & Co. KG
Managing Partner
Ulrich Dietz
BITKOM e.V.
Vice President
Lutz Dietzold
German Design Council
Managing Director
Letter: E
Prof. Dr. Johannes Eben
Zentrum für Kreislaufwirtschaft und Recycling TH Rosenheim
Beirat
Prof. Dr. Claudia Eckert
acatech e.V. | Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften
Präsidentin
Letter: F
Hans-Jörg Frieauff
Goldbeck GmbH
Managing Director
Letter: G
Marco Gebhardt
GEBHARDT Intralogistics Group GmbH & Co. KG
Managing Director
Thilo Gleisberg
Isabellenhütte Heusler Gmbh & Co. KG
CTO
Oliver Gürtler
Microsoft Germany GmbH
Head of SME Business
Member of the Executive Board
Philipp Guth
RITTAL GmbH & Co. KG
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Letter: H
Dr. Dirk Haft
IBC Solar AG
CEO
Dr. Christian Hansen
PSG Germany GmbH
Product Management & Engineering
Christop Helms
BHS Corrugated Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH
Chief Technology Officer
Dr. Falk Herrmann
Funkwerk AG
Vorstand
Dr. Martin Hermann
RATIONAL AG
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Andrés Hernández
MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH
Global Industry Lead Automotive Supplier
Prof. Dr. Gunther Herr
WOIS Innovation Institute
Head of Institute University of Huddersfield
Dr. Carsten L. Herzhoff
Lohmann GmbH & Co KG
CTO/COO, Managing Director
Dr. Mark Hiller
RECARO Aircraft Seating GmbH & Co. KG
CEO and Shareholder
Dr. Carsten Hoff
dSPACE Group Management SE
CEO
Dr. Benedikt Hofmann
WITTENSTEIN SE
CGO
Udo Hornfeck
ZKW Group GmbH
CTO
Florian Huber
Würth Elektronik ICS GmbH
Member of the Management Board | Senior Director Development and Innovation
Letter: J
Letter: K
Dr. Heinz Kaiser
Schott AG
Management Board
Hans Jürgen Kalmbach
Hansgrohe SE
Chairman of the Management Board
Dr. Stefan Kampmann
Formerly Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA
Member of the Management Board & CTO
Andre Kiehne
decode.forward gmbh & co. kg | ehem. Microsoft Deutschland GmbH
Member of the board | Industrial Council Technology & People
Dr. Markus Kirchler
Formerly MHP Management- und IT-Beratung GmbH
Partner
Ralf Klädtke
Gestalt Automation GmbH
Managing Director | CTO
Thomas Knechtel
RAUMEDIC AG
Management Board / CTO
Dr. Wolfgang Knorr
TTS Tooltechnic Systems AG & Co. KG
CTO/COO Chief Technology and Production Officer
Dr. Elias Knubben
Festo SE & Co. KG
Vice President Corporate Research & Innovation
Ines Kolmsee
Umicore AG & Co. KG
Member Board of Directors
Dr. Martin Kraus
QUNDIS GmbH
Managing Director
Letter: L
Martin Lehner
Formerly Wacker Neuson SE
CEO
Ambassador of the Rudolf Diesel Medal
Letter: M
Prof. Dr-Ing. Chiara Manfletti
Prof. Space Mobility and Propulsion
TUM & CEO Neuraspace
Maik Manthey
Jungheinirch AG
CTO
Dr. Kai Martius
secunet Security Networks AG
CTO, Member of the Management Board
Dr. Thomas Meenken
SCHLATECK LLC
CTO
Prof. Kurt Mehnert
Folkwang University of the Arts
Nico Michels
Siemens Digital Industries Software GmbH
Head of Digital Enterprise & Academics
Hans-Joachim Molka
Formerly Römheld GmbH
Managing Director
Dr. Christoph Münzer
Trade Association of Industrial Companies Baden e.V
Managing Director wvib
Letter: N
Armin Necker, Dipl.-Ing. (EMBA)
Managing Director (CTO)
thyssenkrupp rothe erde Germany GmbH
Dr. Stefan Nöken
Former Hilti AG | Member of Executive Board
Ambassador of the Rudolf Diesel Medal
Letter: O
Dominic Otte
Schmidt + Clemens GmbH + Co KG
Managing Director COO/CTO
Letter: P
Dr. Falco Paepenmüller
Windmöller & Hölscher KG
CTO
Dr. Günter Poppen
formerly Vorwerk Elektrowerke GmbH & Co. KG
CEO Vorwerk Engineering
Ambassador of the Rudolf Diesel Medal
Christian Poschmann
CLAAS KGaA mbH
Senior Vice President Global Engineering Technology
Prof. Dr. Thorsten Posselt
Fraunhofer Center IMW
Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
Letter: R
Christian Reiter
Uhlmann Pac-Systeme GmbH & Co. KG
CTO & Managing Director
Dr. Thomas Rodemann
Vorwerk International & Co. KmG
Managing Partner
Gabriel Rupp
BORA Vertriebs GmbH & Co KG
Chief Product Officer
Letter: S
Dr. Helmut Scherer
ERBE Elektromedizin GmbH
CTO and member of the Executive Board
Dr. Kurt Schmalz
J. Schmalz GmbH
Managing Partner
Dr. Berthold Schmidt
TRUMPF SE + Co. KG
Member of the Managing Board / CTO
Mario Schmuziger
Zühlke Engineering AG
Regional Managing Director ICP EMEA & Member of the Regional Executive Team & Partner
Dr. Thomas Schöpf
TE Connectivity Ltd.
VP & CTO Automation and Connected Living
Franz Schulte
Konecranes GmbH
CTO
Christian Schuster
BREMA-Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Managing Partner
Christian Schwaighofer
Aspöck Systems GmbH
CTO/COO
Axel Schwerdtfeger
WIKA Alexander Wiegand SE & Co. KG
Executive Vice President
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Tomas Smetana
ebm-papst Mulfingen GmbH & Co. KG
CTO | Member of the Executive Management Board
Prof. Dr. Dr. E.h. Dr. h.c. Dieter Spath
ehm. Institute Director of IAO/IAT Chairman of the Board of TÜV Rheinland Berlin Brandenburg Pfalz e.V.
Ambassador of the
Rudolf Diesel Medal
Dr. Walter Stadlbauer
Otto Fuchs KG
CEO
Dr. Frank Stietz
Heraeus Group
COO | Member of the Management Board
Volker Stöcklin
RAUCH Landmaschinenfabrik GmbH
Managing Director
Svenja Maria Strophal
phiyond GmbH
Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung | Director
Buchstabe: T
Dr. Diana Taubert
ETL IP Patentanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
Geschäftsführerin | Industrierat Wettbewerb
Christoph Thomas
THOMAS MAGNETE GmbH
CCO / CTO
Letter: U
Thomas Uhr
BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG
General Manager BRP-Rotax GmbH & Co KG and Vice President Powertrain BRP
Letter: V
Dr. Ulrich von Hülsen
Schunk GmbH
COO Carbon Technology
Letter: W
Dr. Martin Walter
Master Fluid Solutions WDG GmbH (ehm)
Managing Director
Georg Weber
WILO SE
CTO, Executive Board Member
Dr. Stefan Weber
MTU Aero Engines AG
Head of Technology and Forward Planning
Dr. Hendrik Wehr
Vorwerk Elektrowerke GmbH & Co. KG
CTO
Dr. Michael Weiß
J.M. Voith SE & Co KG /VPH
CTO Voith Paper
Prof. Dr. Alexander Wurzer
Center for International Intellectual Property Studies University Strasbourg
Spokesman of the Diesel Curatorium
Letter: Z
Wolfgang Zahn
Formerly ANDREAS STIHL AG & Co. KG
Chief Development Officer
Ambassador of the Rudolf Diesel Medal
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