Our Board of Trustees

Dr Siegfried Balleis, former mayor of the City of Erlangen


Dr Andreas Dorsel, former member of the executive board Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH


Barbara Hahlweg, journalist and moderator ZDF


Prof Dr Wolfgang M. Heckl, director general Deutsches Museum


Prof Dr-Ing Joachim Hornegger, president of FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg


Dr Florian Janik, mayor of the City of Erlangen


Dr Wilhelm Kaenders, founder and CEO (CTO) TOPTICA Photonics AG


Dr Markus Wittmann, Ministerial Director, Bavarian State Ministry of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy


Marcus König, mayor of the City of Nürnberg


Dr Peter Müller, former head of department Bavarian State Ministry for Education and Culture, Science and Art


Verena Osgyan, member of the Bavarian State Parliament, vice-chairperson of the parliamentary group


Prof Dr Heinrich von Pierer, managing director Pierer Consulting GmbH


Prof Dr Erich R. Reinhardt, former chairman of the management board Medical Valley EMN e. V.


Dr Hans Schleicher, former deputy chairman LfA Förderbank Bayern


Dr Claudia Schmidt, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Department 514: Quantum Technologies, Quantum Computing


Prof Dr Michael Weinhold, Chief Technology Officer, Siemens Smart Infrastructure


Prof Dr Klaus L. Wübbenhorst, economic chairman of the European Metropolitan Region Nuremberg, WB Consult GmbH

Former Members

Prof Dr Karl-Dieter Grüske, former president of FAU


Prof Johanna Haberer, professor of Christian Journalism; Institute for Practical Theology FAU


Prof Dr Peter Loosen, Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology


Dr Ulrich Maly, former mayor of the City of Nuremberg


MinR Dr Frank Schlie, head of division photonics, optical technologies; Federal Ministry of Education and Research


Renate Schmidt, former federal minister


Dr Bjoern Schulte, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Department 514: Quantum Technologies, Quantum Computing


Bettina Steuber, CEO & CFO Sill Optics GmbH & Co. KG


Dr. Wolfgang Vollrath, former manager R&D Optics, KLA-Tencor MIE GmbH


Dr. Benedikt Weiler, division quantum systems, postdigital computers; Federal Ministry of Education and Research


Hildegarth Werth, journalist, natural science - technology - space travel

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