The xG-Jury

Behind every selected team is the insight and care of our expert jury. We’re grateful to our core panel — Dr. Olaf Joeressen (High-Tech Gründerfonds), Stephan Schulze (IBB Ventures), Prof. Frank Fitzek (TU Dresden), and Katharina Heinrich (Science & Startups) — as well as to our subject-matter experts for sharing their time and expertise.

Your thoughtful evaluations ensure that our program remains rigorous, relevant, and ready to support the next generation of telecommunications innovation.

  • Olaf Joeressen

    Olaf Joeressen

    VC@HTGF | Pre-Seed & Seed Investor | Deep-Tech | Industrial-Tech

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  • Katharina Heinrich

    Katharina Heinrich

    Enabling pre-seed science based startups

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  • Stephan Schulze

    Stephan Schulze

    Prokurist and Investment Director at IBB Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

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  • Frank Fitzek

    Frank Fitzek

    Deutsche Telekom Chair at TU Dresden

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Our Subject-Matter Experts:

  • Patrick Agostini (Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut)

  • Dr. Igor Bjelakovic (TU Berlin)

  • Dr. Christian Berth (TU Berlin)

  • Dr. Michal Dunaj (T-Labs)

  • Berkan Kilic (Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut)

  • Peter Pogrzeba (Deutsche Telekom)

  • Mathis Schmieder (Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut)

  • Dr.-Ing. Julius Schulz-Zander (Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik, Heinrich-Hertz-Institut)