Dr.-Ing. Marcus Bollig
Geschäftsführer,
Verband der Automobilindustrie e. V. (VDA)

Dr. Marcus Bollig, born in 1967, has been Managing Director of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) since May 2022.
He is responsible for the “Product and Value Creation” division.
After studying mechanical engineering and completing his doctorate at RWTH Aachen University, the Bonn native joined BMW AG in 1998.
There, Dr. Marcus Bollig dedicated himself to drive development, and from 2011 he was initially responsible for the “New Technologies and Electrification” project as Head of Department.
In the following years, he headed various other technical areas, such as “Efficient Dynamics”, “Complete Vehicle Research” and most recently “Powertrain Process”.
At the VDA, Dr. Marcus Bollig uses his drive and complete vehicle expertise to mediate between the interests of politicians, authorities and manufacturers when defining technical regulations.
His technological focus is on the transformation to climate-neutral mobility and digitalization.

Prof. Dr. Veronika Grimm
Head of the Energy Systems and Market Design Lab,
Technische Universität Nürnberg

Veronika Grimm has been a professor at the Technical University of Nuremberg since 2024, where she heads the Energy Systems and Market Design Lab.
She previously worked at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Universidad de Alicante and the University of Cologne and spent extended research stays at the Univesité Libre de Bruxelles and the Université Catholique de Louvain.
Veronika Grimm has been a member of the German Council of Economic Experts since 2020.
She is also active in numerous committees and advisory boards, including the Federal Government's National Hydrogen Council, the Expert Commission on Energy Transition Monitoring at the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK), the Expert Council for Consumer Affairs of the Federal Ministry of the Environment and Consumer Protection (BMUV) and the Energy Steering Panel of the European Academies' Science Advisory Council (EASAC). She is a member of the Supervisory Board of Siemens Energy AG and a board member of the Zentrum Wasserstoff.Bayern (H2.B).
Veronika Grimm's research focuses on energy markets and energy market modeling, behavioral economics, social networks, auctions and market design

Hildegard Müller Präsidentin
Präsidentin,
Verbands der Automobilindustrie (VDA)

Hildegard Müller, born in 1967, has been President of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) since February 1, 2020.
Before studying business administration at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, she trained as a bank clerk at Dresdner Bank.
Most recently, she worked at Dresdner Bank as a department director.
She was a member of the German Bundestag from October 2002 to October 2008.
She was also Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor from 2005 to 2008.
In October 2008, Ms. Müller took over as Chairwoman of the Executive Board of the German Association of Energy and Water Industries in Berlin.
From May 2016, she was a member of the Executive Board of innogy SE and was responsible for the Grid & Infrastructure division and the coordination of digitalization projects.

Prof. Dr. Martin Schwemmer
Professor of International Transport Economics and Logistics,
Hochschule Heilbronn

Martin Schwemmer is Professor of International Transport Management and Logistics at Heilbronn University of Applied Sciences.
In 2021, he completed his doctorate on the success of start-ups in logistics.
In addition to start-ups and innovations, his focus is on the challenges and trends of supply chain management.
Prior to his professorship, he was Managing Director of the Bundesvereinigung Logistik e.V. in 2022/2023 and worked as a scientist and consultant in logistics market observation at the Fraunhofer Forschungsgesellschaft for over ten years.

Stefan Weber
Director Global Logistics Innovation (Planning and Fulfillment),
Robert Bosch GmbH

Stefan Weber is Director Global Logistics Innovation in the Mobility Aftermarket division at Robert Bosch GmbH.
He leads an international team and is responsible for end-to-end process design in the area of planning and fulfillment as well as the implementation, successful operation and continuous improvement of the IT systems used.