“Everything around you that you call life was made up by
people that were no smarter than you and you can
change it, you can influence it, you can build your own
things that other people can use - Steve Jobs”

My name is Kevin Li and I am currently a research assistant in
international law at LMU Munich. My research focus
concerns the extraterritoriality of cross-border regulation.
Being raised in both China and Germany, international
trade and investment with China is another topic of interest.
I am also the co-founder of Zizzle eLearning, Inc.
We are solving the problem of learning Chinese through a mobile
app that focuses on visualization and association instead of rote learning.
We have were part of the 2016 Summer cohort of the US based accelerator BoomStartup.
As of 2018, we are currently looking for educational and other partners to expand our market.
Topics that interest me: international law, migration, tech, startups, social entrepreneurship

Veronika is the Co-Founder & COO at Climedo Health GmbH, a Munich-based software company developing electronic data capture solutions to accelerate clinical validation and post-market surveillance of medical devices.

Holding a degree in Business Administration and Technology Management from the LMU and the CDTM (Center for Digital Technology and Management), Veronika has international work experience in business development, strategic marketing, and technology consulting.

Next to her passion for all things digital, health snd sports, she is on a personal mission to foster diversity in high-tech entrepreneurship.

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Adam studied at TU Munich and Stanford University. After graduating with an M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering, he joined the Management Trainee Program at Knorr-Bremse AG. He lived in Palo Alto and Tokyo before founding ZenML, an open-source Machine Learning Start-Up in Munich. Since 2009 Adam is an affiliate of UnternehmerTUM running through several entrepreneurial programs like "manage&more", Xpreneurs or Techfounders. Adam's first touchpoint with the WEF was in 2017 as part of a startup delegation with the German federal government to Tianjin (including the to-be Munich Shapers

(Veronika Schweighart, Maurice Khudhir and Xin Chen).

“Hakuna Matata”

Konstantin Kraus is Apres Ski Instructor, Europhile, B2B Investor, dreaming about Frontier Markets.

“Everyone of us has a #FailureSuccessRate. You need X amount of failures for every success that's waiting down the line for you.”

Akilnathan Logeswaran, short Akil, is a Human Rights
Activist and Visionary for a united Europe. He is passionate
about supporting refugees, Social Media, Effective Altruism and paying it forward.
As Co-Founder of Stand Up for Europe Munich and
Member of the World Economic Forum Policy Group to #RenewEurope he was recognized by the Forbes Magazine in 2018 as 30 Under 30 in Europe. For his dedication to support refugees escaping mine fields during the so-called migrant crisis in 2015 he was listed by the Real Leaders Magazine as one the top 100 Visionary Leaders (Under 30).
Akil currently serves as an honorary Member of the Global
Shapers Advisory Council for Hub Engagement from 2017-2019 and is on the pursuit to finding his next dream job on the crossroads of the Public Good, Digital Engagement & Policy for Impact.

“The World is eager to read what you have to Write.”

Paula Espinosa Valarezo was born and raised in Quito,
Ecuador. She holds a BA in Liberal Arts and a Master
Degree in Creative Writing by The University of Edinburgh.
She is a bilingual writer, and is currently working on her first
novel.
Former Volunteer Coordinator at Techo Ecuador.
Founder of the Book Club #ReadingWomenforChange
featuring the most influential contemporary Women authors, where readers are challenged to discuss, inform themselves, and take action in their communities becoming advocates for Women Rights.
She is a Women Deliver Young Leader, and recently attended the Youth Future Conference in Hangzhou, China to conduct a workshop on Storytelling. She also teaches 'Introduction to Academic Writing' at USFQ (Universidad San Francisco de Quito).
She is a decent cook, and an Instagram doodler.

“Roll the Rock n Roll”

Xin Chen is the Chief Executive Officer at HeroBakery, a
global venture builder, specialized in cross-border growth
strategy, investment, human capital and operation -
advising CEO’s and shareholders of leading German
multinational companies to create impactful and sustainable
technology foundations and innovative businesses
with China on Industry 4.0. In addition, Xin Chen is Managing
Partner at TICORE Capital, an European-Chinese
investment firm focused on industrial and high-tech
targets in the field of Manufacturing/OEM, Automotive
Suppliers, Industry 4.0, IoT and Autonomous Driving.
Xin serves as one of the youngest experts on Industry 4.0
at Tsinghua University and Technical University of Munich,
helping scaling tech startups. Besides, he is a mentor to
leading Chinese entrepreneurs at Nottingham Business
School and a young influencer at LinkedIn.

Xin is supremely enthusiastic about China’s global innovation
– hence has built a curated member digital platform
with more than 3.000 next generation leaders and entrepreneurs
through B2B conferences in Munich, Berlin, Beijing and Shanghai

“Maybe I will tell you :)”

I, Vikitor Weber, explain new technologies in an understandable manner to corporations, SMEs, academia and governmental entities, focussing on the built environment. In that capacity I consult, publish in internationally relevant media outlets or speak at conferences.

I hold two business related Master degrees and pursue a BSc in Computer Science at LMU in my spare time. I love cooking, cycling, international relations, sustainable agriculture and cyber security.

“Freude, schöner Götterfunken,Tochter aus Elisium,Wir betreten feuertrunken,Himmlische, dein Heiligthum.(Schiller)”

I, Thomas Zschocke, am fascinated by the interplay of business, technology and policy. Therefore, I worked in tech startups (Rocket Internet, Uber) and a diplomatic mission (EU) – and studied Political Science as well as Management & Technology in Germany, the USA and China.

Currently, I’m writing my master's theses on policy challengesof autonomous driving (LMU & TUM), and will start working as a consultant this summer (BCG). I’m passionate about promoting the European Idea – especially sinceBrexit! I therefore co-created the WahlSwiper App, I’m active at Pulse of Europe, Volt and Stand Up For Europe, and work as EU Student Ambassador.Besides the European Idea, I also love Techno and playing Bach.

Gala is an experienced professional with multidisciplinary skills. She started her career at the United Nations in Geneva, working on climate change related projects. She then transitioned into investment banking where she stayed for 4 years (Milan/Munich) focusing on sustainable finance solutions. Now, she is working for a major technology company, based in Munich. She holds an M.Sc in International Energy and Environment Policy from Sciences Po Paris and an LLM from Peking University. Gala speaks 5 languages and has lived in 10 countries. She is the Communications Officer of the Global Shapers Munich Hub

Do not limit your challenges, challenge your limits!

Sharbani is an innovation evangelist, contributing to shape the future of payments at Wirecard. Born in a small town in India, her dreams and passion brought her to Europe, where she has been exploring cultures and learning since last 5 years . Other than work, dancing and sketching complete her.

Dr. Simon Engelke is the Founder & Chair of Battery Associates. Simon completed his Ph.D. on Lithium-ion batteries at the University of Cambridge. He is the recipient of multiple awards including the Trinity Bradfield Prize and Cambridge University Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He is a member of the Global Shapers Community and World.Minds. Simon has been invited to speak at various events including the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) and Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. He served as Co-Curator of the World Economic Forum (WEF) Strategic Intelligence for Future of Energy and Batteries and as Fellow of the WEF Global Future Council on Energy Technologies.