Esther Dyson is an original and provocative thinker. Her primary activity is investing in start-ups and guiding many of them as a board member. In addition, she is active in the commercial space/airline start-up space, with investments in Constellation...

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Gabriel McIntyre has become an European authority on the subject of video blogging, traveling all over the world to talk to companies, media agencies and at conferences about the subject. In his video blog XOLO.TV, both Gabe McIntyre and...

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Martin Varsavsky was born in 1961 in Argentina. At the age of 16, he moved with his family to the United States as a refugee. He earned a bachelors degree in international relations from NYU and a Masters degree...

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Marissa Mayer is Vice President, Search Products & User Experience at Google and leads the product management efforts on Google's search products. Her efforts have included designing and developing Google's search interface, internationalizing the site to more than 100...

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Again, thank you so much for your feedback/coverage on DLD06 in the blogosphere and international press. Google currently shows up 47.600 results related to the keyword "dld06", technorati contains 260 posts, and flickr over 1.300 photos. In addition, the...

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Randall Rothenberg is director of intellectual capital at consultancy Booz Allen-Hamilton. As an author and longtime journalist, he gives us 6 conclusions he walked away with from DLD06 on Advertising Age (online edition). Seems to me this a great...

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Fortune Senior editor David Kirkpatrick, participant and moderator of the panel "the next big thing" at DLD06, covered the Digital Lifestyle Day and his conversation with Dr Burda about pioneering the trail into new media on CNNMoney. Senior executives,...

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Esther Dyson is editor at large at CNET Networks, where she is responsible for its monthly newsletter, Release 1.0, and its PC Forum, the high-tech market's leading annual executive conference. As editor at large, she also contributes insight and...

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Daniel Dubno is producer and technologist for CBS News in New York, where he coordinates Special Events Unit coverage of major national and international news stories, including elections, military conflicts and disasters. Dubno is a pioneer in the use...

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We are proud to announce the DLD06 city shuttle service is driven by MINI. Experience a cosy atmosphere and get connected at the MINI lifestyle lounge on DLD06. For all hobby filmmakers and video bloggers who want to drive...

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Thanks for your overwhelming response and interest in taking part at DLD06! As much as we would like to get all the Digital Lifestyle Friends in there, location space is limited and our capacity of available contingents exceeded. Again, thank...

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Discover, create and collaborate: with more than 300 participants, revolutionary companies and international partners we will discuss the latest trends on technology, online media and social software; entertainment, fashion and design as well as arts & sciences and brands...

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We have the pleasure to confirm the following speakers:Anina, Model with a passion for technology, 360°Fashion (tbc)Paola Antonelli, Curator, MOMA ASIMO, humanoid robot, Honda Motors Rainer Beaujean, CEO, T-OnlineBoris Benedek, Producer, 91 words for snowDavid Benedek, Producer, 91 words for...

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This snaphot was taken while the DLD 06 chorus was practicing christmas carols. Carolin, Steffi, Bernd, Alex, Britta, Nora, Marcel, Rupert, Magnus, Jenny, Isabell and Steffi wish you happy holidays and are looking forward to seeing you!...

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The DLD 06 organizers flew to New York to herald the upcoming conference. Dr. Hubert Burda invited the digital community to the restaurant Thor in the “Hotel on Rivington”. Stephanie Czerny and Marcel Reichart, Managing Directors Marketing & Communications at...

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Ola Ahlvarsson, CEO, and co-founder of Result Consulting International Ola has a background as a successful entrepreneur working mainly with the Internet and online opportunities in start-ups, as an advisor to fortune 500 companies, as a guest professor at...

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Anina, Model & Blogger, 360° Fashion Anina is an American model from Michigan. she is currently living in Paris, France. Anina is passionate about technology and has been collaborating with Nokia Corporation for the last 1.5 years. More information about...

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Asimo, Humanoid Robot, Honda We are delighted that Honda Motors humanoid robot ASIMO will join the DLD06. The development of a robot that can move like, interact with and be of assistance to humans is recognised as one of...

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Paola Antonelli, Curator, MOMA Paola Antonelli joined The Museum of Modern Art in February 1994 and is a Curator in the Department of Architecture and Design. Her first acclaimed exhibition for MoMA, Mutant Materials in Contemporary Design (1995), was followed...

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Rainer Beaujean, CEO, T-Online In cooperation with Hubert Burda Media, Bernd Wirtz, Rainer Beaujean initiated and designed the "Deutschland Online 3" study, which will be introduced at DLD 06. Rainer Beaujean, born in 1968, completed his studies in business administration...

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Boris Benedek, Producer, Blank Paper Studio Boris Benedek (born in Munich in 1977) toured the World-Cup from 1997-2002 and became German Champion in 1998. During this time he also stared as a rider in numerous Videos. After ending his professional...

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David Benedek, Producer/ Director, Blank Paper Studio David Benedek (born in 1980 in Munich) followed his older brother’s (Boris Benedek) path to become a professional Snowboarder, winning some of the sport’s most prestigious international competitions and being voted "Rider of...

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Regional Director DACH, Logitech Gregor Bieler, Regional Director DACH at Logitech is responsible for all activities of the market leader in computer peripherals and personal peripherals in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Before 35 year-old Bieler became Regional Director at Logitech,...

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Adam Bird, managing partner of Booz Allen Hamilton's Global Media and Consumer Practice and a Member of Booz Allen’s Board of Directors Mr. Bird advises the top management of the leading media, entertainment, leisure and consumer companies on their most...

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Dr. Christoph Braun is Managing Director of Burda Digital Ventures, the Corporate Venture Capital arm of Hubert Burda Media and developer of Internet and mobile-based business models. He also serves as Director Treasury for the group. In addition, Christoph...

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Bazon Brock, Professor for Aesthetics, University of Wuppertal Bazon Brock was born 1936 in Stolp/Pommern. From 1957-1965 he studied German language and literature studies, philosophy, art history, and political science in Hamburg, Frankfurt, and Zurich. At the same time he...

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Pascal Cagni, General Manager and Vice President Europe, Middle-East and Africa, Apple Pascal joined Apple in April 2000. With the help of the talented management team he has hired, he has transformed Europe into the fastest growing region at Apple....

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Ted Cohen, Senior Vice President of Digital Development & Distribution, EMI Music Ted Cohen oversees worldwide digital business developments for the “big five” record company (Virgin, Capitol, Angel / Blue Note, Parlophone and Chrysalis). He was most recently the...

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Thomas Crampton, Correspondent, International Herald Tribune Thomas Crampton has worked as a correspondent for the International Herald Tribune for nearly a decade, reporting from five continents, writing a column on Asia and leading the newspaper's coverage of Asian politics, economics...

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Stephanie Czerny, Managing director Marketing & Communications, Hubert Burda Media Stephanie Czerny studied political science and communications at the Ludwig-Maximillians-University in Munich. Furthermore she earned a degree in journalism at the German School of Journalism. She started her career as...

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Daniel Dubno is a pioneer in the use of powerful graphic technologies, satellite imagery, and visualization tools for news coverage. Until recently he was producer and technologist for CBS News in New York, where he coordinated Special Events Unit...

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Paul van Dyk, DJ Born: 16.12.1971 in Eisenhüttenstadt, Germany Today: regular globetrotting stops at major venues in London, Tel Aviv, Mexico, New York and Singapore. In Berlin he has radio show “Soundgarden” , on Fritz radio. Collaboration with Peter...

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George Dyson, Scientific Historian and Author Latest work on edge.org: The Universal Library. Born in Ithaca, New York in 1953 George Dyson is a scientific historian and lives in Bellingham, WA. He left home at age 16, moving to...

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Jyri Engeström, CEO, Aula Design und Founder, Aula Network Jyri Engeström's blog Jyri Engeström is the CEO of Aula Design, a consultancy working closely with Nokia and other leading companies on internet and mobile devices and applications. He is also...

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Yanir Farber, President of Browzwear International Yanir Farber is the President of Browzwear, a leading technology company with a digital 3D design and fitting solutions for the global fashion industry, among its clients one can find Benetton, Nike, Adidas, Russell,...

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Gerhard Florin, Executive Vice President and General Manager for International Publishing, Electronic Arts Europe Dr Florin was appointed Executive Vice President and General Manager for International Publishing in September 2005. He oversees the company’s publishing business in close to...

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Ivar Fougstedt, Marketing Director, Burton Snowboards Europe Ivar Fougstedt joined Burton Snowboards Europe in 2000 as their Creative Coordinator. In 2005 he was announced Marketing Director for the European Burton organization where his responsibilities include advertising, brand management and the...

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Eyal Gever is the founder and CEO of Gizmoz and is leading Gizmoz since its inception. As the leader of the company's vision and business strategy, Gever originally conceived Gizmoz as a cutting edge media lab, researching and developing...

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Markus Giesler, Professor of Marketing, York University's Schulich School of Business. Markus Giesler joined York University’s Schulich School of Business in 2004 as Assistant Professor of Marketing. He was previously a research fellow at the Kellogg School of Management and...

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Dan Gillmor, Founder & Director of the Center for Citizen Media Dan Gillmor is founder of the Center for Citizen Media, a project to enhance and expand grassroots media and its reach. The center is an affiliate of the Berkman...

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Michelle Guthrie, Chief Executive Officer of STAR Michelle Guthrie was named Chief Executive Officer of STAR in November 2003. STAR, a wholly owned subsidiary of News Corporation, is Asia’s leading media and entertainment company, serving more than 300 million viewers...

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Lars Hinrichs is co-founder and Managing Director of Xing, formally known as OpenBC. Lars started his career as an entrepreneur in 1998 at the age of 22 after working as a consultant at different new media firms. In 1998...

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Philipp Justus, Senior VP and General Manager Europe, eBay As the Senior Vice President and General Manager of eBay Europe, Philipp Justus is responsible for the strategic direction and successful expansion of eBay in one of its most important business...

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Arne Kahlke, Managing Director, Elitepartner Arne Kahlke founded EliteMedianet GmbH, operator of ElitePartner.de, in January 2004. Claiming an almost 70 per cent share of academic persons, ElitePartner.de is Germany’s leading relationship site for accomplished, ambitious singles looking for a long-term...

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Dr. Timm Kehler is Vice President Marketing Predevelopment and Innovation at the BMW Group. He studied Mechanical Engineering and Industrial Design and received his Ph. D. in Engineering. Timm joined the BMW Group in 1997 as a project manager...

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Stefan Kellner, Co-Founder, plazes.com. Plaze's blog Plazes is a grassroot approach to location-aware interaction, using the local network you are connected to as location reference. Plazes allows you to share your location with the people you know and to discover...

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David Kirkpatrick is senior editor for internet and technology at Fortune magazine. Consistently rated one of the most influential tech journalists in the U.S., he has written cover stories on Intel, Microsoft, IBM, Apple, Sun, as well major features...

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Rick Y. Kim, Director Global Business, Cyworld.com Rick Y. Kim is an executive with 14 years of experience in the internet, IT, and media/entertainment industries. Through his background in sales, product marketing, marketing communications, strategy, and global business development, he...

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Hans-Peter Kleebinder, Head of Marketing, MINI Germany Dr. Hans-Peter Kleebinder was born 1965 in Ingolstadt/Germany and holds a Master Degree in Economics and Politics from Munich University and a Marketing PHD in “International Public Relations“ from University St. Gallen, Switzerland....

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Georg Kofler, Chairman, Premiere Starting in February 2002, Georg Kofler, 48, was first chairman of the management of Premiere, and has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Premiere AG since it was converted into a joint-stock company in...

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Edgar Koerner, President of the Honda Research Institute Europe, Offenbach Edgar Körner studied electrical engineering, control engineering, and biomedical cybernetics at the Ilmenau Institute of Technology, Germany. From 1976 to 1984 he served as an assistant professor/senior staff researcher establishing...

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Loic Le Meur, Executive VP and General Manager EMEA, Six Apart Loïc Le Meur's blog Loïc is a well-known French entrepreneur, Executive Vice President at Six Apart, the leading weblog software company and founder of Ublog, one of Europe's leading...

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Noam Levavi, Israel Defence Forces Mr. Levavi was a member of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Intelligence Central Computer Unit for five years where he served as System Communication Team Manager. He was responsible for leading the design and development...

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Thomas Madsen-Mygdal, Founder and CEO, 23, reboot Thomas is the founder and CEO of the european photo sharing service "23" that's working to make connecting with others through photos so easy even your granddad can do it. Thomas has...

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Thomas Middelhoff, CEO, KarstadtQuelle AG After a four year period as chairman of the management at the Mohndruck GmbH, in the board of directors of the department of pressure and industrial companies of the Bertelsmann AG (today Avarto), in...

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Dan Melinger, Co-Founder and CEO, Kamida and Socialight Co-Creator Dan Melinger is a communications theorist and technologist. He is a co-founder and the CEO of Kamida, the makers of the location-based messaging platform, Socialight. Melinger's research interests include exploring...

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Hans Ulrich Obrist, Curator The Swiss curator Hans-Ulrich Obrist is well known for the exhibitions he has organized internationally. After studying economics and politics he turned to contemporary art and has since gained wide acclaim for his extraordinary exhibitions, which...

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Chemi Peres, Managing General Partner & Co-Founder of Pitango Venture Capital Pitango manages over $1 billion in committed capital, and is invested in more than 100 companies. Chemi founded and managed the Mofet Israel Technology Fund, a venture capital fund...

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Felix Petersen, Founders, plazes.com Felix Petersen, born and raised in Berlin, has been busy with remote data transmissions since the late eighties and has been building things on the Internet since 1997. Felix Petersen is co-founder and member of the...

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Prof. Poeppel has served as chairman in the Helmholtz Center in Jülich being responsible for environmental research and life sciences. He has done research in the brain sciences and psychology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and at...

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Bernd Radig, Professor of Informatics at Technical University Munich (TMU) Since 1986 Bernd Radig is Professor of Informatics at the Technische Universität München (TUM). The main topics of his chair are image and image sequence understanding and knowledge based systems....

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Ernst Raue, Member of the Board, Deutsche Messe AG Following training with a multinational corporation and studies in business economics, employment as Sales Director at a medium-sized enterprise. Joined Deutsche Messe AG (Hannover, Germany) in 1980, bearing responsibility for the...

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Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Information Society and Media Personal details: Born on 27 April 1951 in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, married, three children Education: Doctor of human sciences, Sorbonne, Paris Professional career 1978-1999: Journalist, Luxemburger Wort 1986-1998: President, Luxembourg Union...

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We are glad to welcome Andrew Robertson, President & Chief Executive Officer of BBDO Worldwide, as speaker at the DLD 06. Mr. Robertson, 43, was the youngest CEO ever at BBDO when he took the reins on June 1,...

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Joerg Rohleder, Focus Magazin Born (1976) and raised in Stuttgart, Germany, Jörg Rohleder started writing at the early age of 17 for a local newspaper. During his years as a student of political science, history and literature in Tübingen and...

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Randall Rothenberg, Senior Director Intellectual Capital, Booz Allen Hamilton Randall Rothenberg's strategy + business Randall Rothenberg is the Senior Director of Intellectual Capital of Booz Allen Hamilton, the international strategy and technology consulting firm. He oversees the award-winning quarterly business...

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Stefan Sagmeister, Artist and Graphic Designer, Sagmeister Inc. Stefan Sagmeister formed the New York based Sagmeister Inc. in 1993 and has since designed branding, graphics and packaging for clients as diverse as the Rolling Stones, HBO, the Guggenheim Museum and...

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Oliver Samwer, founder of Jamba! GmbH Born in 1972 Oliver Samwer completed Business Administration Studies at the WHU School of Business, graduating with the title Diplom-Kaufmann. In 1996 he was a second-year MBA programme exchange student at the Kellogg Graduate...

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Hannes Schwaderer, CEO, Intel Germany After completing a degree in management, Hannes Schwaderer joined Intel’s Munich office in 1994 as Retail Marketing Manager. In 1998 he took over the position of Market development Manager EMEA and was responsible for...

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Yat Siu, Founder and CEO, Outblaze Yat Siu is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Outblaze, the first company to tap the market demand for multilingual community-oriented Internet messaging services. In 1998 Outblaze pioneered the provision of any-language online community...

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Kevin Slavin, Managing Director and Co-Founder, area/code Kevin Slavin is the Managing Director and co-Founder of area/code, the New York-based big games developer. He has worked in corporate communications for technology-based clients for 13 years, including IBM, Compaq, Dell,...

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Timo J. Soininen, CEO of Sulake Corporation Mr. Timo Soininen (40) is the CEO of Sulake Corporation, an interactive entertainment company based in Helsinki, Finland. Sulake is specialized in massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) and online communities. The company provides...

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Anne Urbauer, editor- in-chief, Amica Germany Anne Urbauer is one of Germanys leading style journalists. She is one of the editors in-chief of Amica Germany, published by Hubert Burda Media. Previous jobs included Stern magazine, German Zeitgeist Zentralorgan Tempo, the...

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Dr. Joseph (Yossi) Vardi is a chairman of DLD. He is one of Israel’s high-tech veterans, with 35 years experience of founding and participating in building over 30 high-tech companies, in the fields of Internet, software, telecommunications, electro-optics, energy,...

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Oded Vardi, Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, Superna Group Oded is responsible for Superna's business development and managing the Company’s regular operations since its inception in 2003. At this role, Oded brought Superna from a garage stage operation to an award-winning...

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Boris Wasmuth, Managing Director Marketing and Co-Founder, GameDuell.com Boris Wasmuth (36) is responsible for Marketing and Business Development at Germany’s biggest gaming-site. Before GameDuell Boris was a board member and co-founder at dooyoo.com - one of Europe’s leading consumer-driven shopping-sites....

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Annette Weber, Editor-in-Chief, InStyle Germany Annette Weber was born 1960 in Speyer. From 1978 until 1982 she earned a diploma in theatre (dramatics). In 1983 she started first training at and then setting up the Avantgarde Fashion Fair in...

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Jochen Wegner is editor-in-chief of Focus Online, one of the most widely read German-language news sites with 3 million readers. Before that Wegner was deputy science editor of Focus News Magazine. He regularly published cover stories about online media,...

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Andreas Weigend, Professor for Electronic Commerce Weigend Associates LLC Dr. Andreas Weigend who served as Amazon.com's Chief Scientist until 2004, is an expert in data mining and computational marketing. As a consultant, he now helps data-rich organizations base strategic decisions...

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Phillipp Welte, Geschäftsführer Burda People Group Philipp Welte is a studied political scientist and skilled journalist. He volunteered at “Südwestpresse”, worked several years as an independent journalist and author, before he joined the Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, as the eastern german tv...

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Christoph Wilfert, Business & Marketing Officer (BMO) for Microsoft Deutschland GmbH Christoph Wilfert, Business and Marketing Officer (BMO), has been responsible for the operational business of Microsoft Deutschland GmbH since January 1994. Previously, the 40 year old with a degree...

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Since June 2005, Stefan Winners is CEO of TOMORROW FOCUS AG. From 2000 - 2005 he was managing director of CyPress, one of Germanys leading Game Magazine Publishers, as well as member of the board of Vogel Media Group....

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Wolfram Winter, Managing Director of NBC UNIVERSAL Global Networks Deutschland Wolfram Winter (42) is Managing Director of NBC UNIVERSAL Global Networks Deutschland which operates the TV brands, DAS VIERTE, 13TH STREET, Sci Fi, NBC GIGA and STUDIO UNIVERSAL. Wolfram Winter...

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