The experienced host Jan Doering can be deployed in many different ways, whether for television or at events. As a graduate engineer from a university of applied sciences with a Master of Arts in Electronic Media, he has an extensive knowledge of the topics of science, technology & IT. During his training to become a host and presenter, he learned what presentation means. He has worked for a variety of well-known companies. "From the friendly welcome to the amusing introduction to the gripping interview: As a presenter, I know that information is best conveyed through entertainment – and that viewers need moments that are unique in order for them to leave a positive mark in their memories for a long time to come."

“Life’s a rock show ‒ better be on stage”.  Following his mantra, Sven J. Koerner seeks to unite the best of both worlds by combining academic and entrepreneurial life. Sven is an expert on cognitive/semantic/deep-learning/machine-learning/NLP-computing and cloud technologies, an early adopter of new technologies, and an AI researcher. The press heralds him as one of the top 18 AI experts worldwide. He gives lectures and keynotes on the latest technology and is one of the proponents of demystifying AI. Sven worked on Artificial Intelligence "before it was cool".

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Tobias Marks studied business economics in Stuttgart, Berlin and Brasilia and has completed practical work placements in various companies during this time, in the field of IT. After graduating in 2012, he held various positions at Meyle+Mueller and apollon. Over the years he has been responsible for the production of online catalogues and, in 2015, he also took over care of existing customers within Key Account Management. Today, as Sales Director, Tobias Marks is responsible for apollon's sales department.

After graduating in business and political economics at the University of Cologne, Prof. Dr Klemens Skibicki then obtained his doctorate at the same institution in 2001, to become a doctor of politics in the subject of economic history. Since 2004, he has been Professor for Economics, Marketing and Market Research at the Cologne Business School in Cologne. In addition to scientific research into online marketing, he later started running his own Internet platforms and commitments as a business angel or investor in digital start-ups, as well as, from 2012 onwards, the consulting firm Convidera, which he co-founded. Since June 2014, Skibicki has also been appointed to the circle of the Minister for Economic Affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia, in the field of "Corporates", and is thus additionally involved in providing voluntary policy advice.

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Norbert Weckerle is Managing Partner at apollon GmbH+Co. KG and is responsible for the strategic expansion of business segments. Since 1995, Norbert Weckerle has devoted himself to IT solutions in the media environment. He completed his training as a publishing management assistant and then after his studies in economics, worked as a consultant and project manager before joining Meyle+Mueller GmbH+Co. KG in 2006 as a Deputy Division Manager and authorised representative, later to become Managing Director.

Oliver Baum started his training as a media operator in 1995, followed by a dual learning degree programme in information technology at Meyle+Mueller. Since 2001, he has worked in project management. In 2007, he was also distinguished as a Certified Project Management Associate by the German Association for Project Management. As Director of Professional Service, Oliver Baum is responsible for the development and implementation of major customer projects as well as for providing professional support to Online Media Net users. Since 2015, he has been the authorised representative of apollon GmbH+Co. KG.

Michael Deisler has worked for Dell for seven months in Australia after completing his IT specialist training in 2006. Since 2007, Michael Deisler has held various positions and functions until he joined Meyle+Mueller / apollon in 2011 as Technical Project Manager. In the last eight years he has worked as a team leader for various, well-known customers (especially in the PIM environment) and is driving the topic of AI at apollon together with Oliver Baum.

Adam has been part of IKEA Communications since 2014. During this period he has gathered a lot of knowledge of the IKEAs complex landscape. In his role as a Business Analyst for Media Production he is a part of developing the IKEA Catalogue, the most iconic brand building production of IKEA. Primarily this involves business development in the IT-Systems that IKEA Communications use today. He is also involved in a project to see how digital assets in IKEA can be distributed in the future.

Robert has been part of the Media Production Team since 2014 after an earlier career working in web offset and publication gravure printing within the UK. The Quality Assurance Team work closely with the print, paper and artwork supplier to continually improve the quality and perception of the IKEA Catalogue. Using authorization, test prints, routines and specifications to secure that the final IKEA Catalogue will achieve the customers high expectations of the IKEA brand. Roberts daily work also involves working with a global team on the translation of the IKEA catalogue into the IKEA Retailers different local languages.

Johannes Haas has held various positions at Meyle+Mueller GmbH+Co KG since 2003 - and has been active at its subsidiary apollon since 1st January 2015. Since 2012, as Head of the Product Development division, he has been responsible for the further development of our standard software solution Online Media Net. Since graduating as an engineer (Dipl. Ing. (FH)) in printing technology at Stuttgart Media University (HDM) at the end of the 80s and introducing DTP-solutions within media production, he has been intensely involved with IT projects and their implementation in successful customer projects.

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Xuetao Li is Enterprise Architect / Solution Designer at apollon GmbH + Co. KG and significantly shapes the technological orientation of the product and project developments. After studying computer science in Karlsruhe, he has been working as a developer, consultant and architect in various projects for more than ten years. For his clients, he is always on the lookout for innovative IT techniques, concepts and ideas. His focus is currently on digitization / communication of product information as well as system integration / migration.

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Oliver Kaehlert has been Managing Director of e-velopment GmbH since 2004. After studying production engineering in Hamburg and Guadalajara and graduating as an engineer, he began his professional career in software consulting for medium-sized industrial companies. Since switching to an internationally active consulting company, he has garnered a wealth of experience in the development of standard software solutions, and established a clear industry focus. His path led along numerous stopping points, from SAP consultant, to project manager to division manager for retail and consumer goods companies. In addition to his responsibilities at e-velopment, Oliver Kaehlert is a member of the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce on the Digital Economy Committee. Furthermore, he is an active member of bevh (German Trade Association for E-Commerce and Mail Order).

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The skilled advertising and fashion photographer Niklas Schultes worked in the management team at Otto for a long time, and was most recently responsible for large portions of the advertising there. He was one of the drivers of Otto's digital transformation. Since 2014, Niklas Schultes has been Managing Partner at Hamburg-based PIM-Consult GmbH, the independent specialist for product information management, data quality management and omnichannel enabling. He advises clients such as Adler, Stabilo, legero united, Walbusch and ORSAY on digitising their business models. He has enjoyed a long-standing partnership with ORSAY, where he is currently designing the near future of marketing as Head of International Marketing (Interim), with numerous assignments as project manager, coach and interim manager.

Thomas Bacani is Senior Sales Manager at Across Systems and an expert in the challenges of multilingual content creation. For more than 10 years, he has been advising well-known companies on the optimisation of their translation processes, on the topic of terminology, and, of course, on introducing the Across translation management system. He coordinates the company-wide roll-out of Across standard software as well as individual solutions that go beyond the standard. This enables customers to react quickly to process changes in the world of PIM and master data.

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The correct reproduction and communication of colours on the most diverse of materials and printing processes is what motivates Johannes Betz. With the solutions from GMG, proofing and data preparation in the most diverse of production areas are no longer a challenge. As Head of Marketing & Academy, he focuses on the transfer of expertise on various platforms as well as on presenting the possibilities available today in the field of colour management. He is also active in various associations, institutions and working groups on all things to do with colour and printing.

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