Christian Graf von Hardenberg

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

ART+COM AG is a German company that explores human interaction and communication between physical and virtual spaces through a BMBF-funded research project called NuForm. The private company is based in Berlin, Germany, and was founded in 1998 by Joachim Saute. The project aims to develop new forms and formats of hybrid encounter communication that will significantly change the museum experience. The CEO is Andreas Wiek.

Metaversum GmbH develops and operates the three-dimensional (3D) mirror world Twinity. In this virtual world, the company builds replicas of the world’s cities. Twinity members can create a personal avatar, explore real cities virtually, move into a 3D home, chat with friends, work, get creative, or just have fun together. Through virtual shops and branded presences, inworld ad campaigns, product placements, and real and virtual sponsored events, Twinity lets the customers enter into an emotive dialog with the target group. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Lazada South East Asia Pte Ltd. owns and operates an online retail store. It is the online shopping store for electronics, computers, cameras and mobile phones, books, health and beauty, and home appliances, toys and sports equipment. The company was founded by Maximilian Bittner and Pierre Poignant in March 2012 and is headquartered in Singapore.