A five-member jury, consisting of members of the shareholders and sponsoring partners of Duisburg Business & Innovation GmbH, determines a shortlist based on the findings and recommendations of the experts and ultimately decides on the winners. The jury consists of Martin Murrack (City of Duisburg), Marcus Wittig (Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft), Thomas Patermann (Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg), Bernd Wortmeyer (Gebag), Helge Kipping (Sparkasse Duisburg), Thomas Diederichs (Volksbank Rhein-Ruhr) and Rasmus C. Beck (Duisburg Business & Innovation).
Chairman of the Board
Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
CEO
Duisburg Business & Innovation GmbH
Speaker of the Board
Volksbank Rhein-Ruhr eG
Member of the Board
Sparkasse Duisburg AöR
Managing Director
GEBAG Duisburger Baugesellschaft mbH
Speaker of the Board
Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg AöR
City Manager and Treasurer as well as Chairman of the "garage DU" Advisory Board (Advisory Board)
City of Duisburg
The Advisory Board is the advisory board of the Start-up Challenge garage DU. The experience and competence of the members are in demand at a joint workshop, where networking with the founders turns ideas into custom-fit solutions adapted for the location, as well as at the final presentation with award ceremony (Demo Day).
Managing Partner
Wittig GmbH
CEO
Krankikom GmbH
Head of Decarbonization
thyssenkrupp Steel
City Manager and Treasurer as well as Chairman of the "garage DU" Advisory Board
Stadt Duisburg
CEO
NRW Global Business GmbH
Chairman of the Board
EMSCHERGENOSSENSCHAFT / LIPPEVERBAND
Chairman of the Board
Grillo-Werke AG
CEO
Rhenus Transport GmbH & Co. KG
CEO
Niederrheinische Industrie- und Handelskammer Duisburg-Wesel-Kleve zu Duisburg
GUIDE - Centre for Start-ups and Innopreneurship at the University of Duisburg-Essen
The experts for garage DU contribute significantly to the analysis and selection of the most promising innovations for Duisburg. Their task is to screen the applications and accompany the start-ups at the workshop.
Head of Research Transfer & Head of GUIDE - Centre for Start-ups and Innopreneurship at the University of Duisburg-Essen
University Duisburg-Essen | GUIDE
Chairman of the Management Board
NRW.Energy4Climate
Co-Founder & CEO
CEO
H2Hub
Corporate Development and Central Services, Authorised Signatory
GEBAG Duisburger Baugesellschaft mbH
Executive Board Officer for Digitalisation and Innovation
Volksbank Rhein-Ruhr eG
CEO
ZENIT GmbH
Head of Urban Drainage Division
Wirtschaftsbetriebe Duisburg AöR
University Duisburg-Essen | ZHO/ Optoelectronics
Higher Education Officer / Representative
City of Duisburg
Head of Quality Assurance and Water Protection Drinking water production
Netze Duisburg GmbH
Duisburger Versorgungs- und Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
CEO
ANTHROPIA gGMBH
Authorised signatory | Head of Project Development
Duisburger Baugesellschaft mbH
University Duisburg-Essen
Head of Digital Innovation and Transformation
WBD.digital – WBD-V
Head of Digitalisation
Stadt Duisburg
startport GmbH