We have been able to secure university professors as well as nationally and internationally active experts from the respective fields as lecturers, who will pass on their first-hand knowledge. The lecturers mentioned below represent an excerpt from the faculty. We reserve the right to make changes.

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Core Module: Management & Technology

[Translate to English:] Mag. Dr. Helmut Aigner

Mag. Dr. Helmut Aigner has been a lecturer in the field of MBA/Corporate Finance at the Danube University Krems and at the TU Vienna for more than 20 years. In practice, Mag. Dr. Aigner with projects in the areas of M&A, strategic planning, controlling, accounting, financial management, management information systems, feasibility studies, company analysis, and business valuation.

    

Prof. Tina Ambos

Tina C. Ambos is Professor of International Management and Director of the i2i Hub for Intrapreneurship and Innovation at the University of Geneva. Previously, she was a Professor of Strategy at the University of Sussex and previously held the Chair of International Management at the JKU (Austria). Her research and consulting projects include knowledge management, innovation and strategic management of international organizations.
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Anton Burger has held the chair for business administration and corporate accounting in Ingolstadt since 1993 and is a lecturer at the Danube University Krems and TU Vienna. Previously he was a professor at the universities of Cologne and Münster. His research areas are external corporate accounting, especially international accounting, internal corporate accounting and controlling, as well as finance and insolvency.
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Christian Garaus is assistant professor at the Institute for Marketing and Innovation at BOKU (Austria). Previously, he was a lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business. His research interests include open innovation & user innovation, new forms of organization, platform economics, organizational ambidexterity, and reward and motivation.
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[Translate to English:] Cornelius Geiger

Christian Geiger has been a developer of simulation games for companies and universities at home and abroad for over 20 years. He has commercial banking training and studied economics at the University of Heidelberg. He is an expert in the conception and implementation of simulation games.

   

[Translate to English:] Roland Gutmann

Als Gründer von accounting for funding e. U. ist Roland Gutmann spezialisiert auf Finanzcontrolling von Förderprojekten. Zuvor leitete er die 5 Jahre die Abteilung Betriebswirtschaft und Konzerncontrolling des Austrian Institute of Technology. Er hat jahrelange Führungserfahrung in den Fachbereichen Accounting und Management Control (Kostenrechnung) sowie Controlling.

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[Translate to English:] Karl Heinz Leitner

Karl-Heinz Leitner is Senior Scientist at the Center for Innovation Systems & Policy at the Austrian Institute of Technology and Professor for Innovation Management at the Karl-Franzens-University Graz. His work focuses on strategy development, innovation management, entrepreneurship and research policy. Karl-Heinz Leitner has conducted numerous research and consulting projects for companies, ministries, interest groups and the European Union.
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[Translate to English:] Klaus Nordhausen

Klaus Nordhausen is a university lecturer in statistics at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland. Previously, he was Assistant Professor at the Institute of Stochastics and Economic Mathematics and Associate Professor of Computational Statistics at the TU Vienna. His research interests include supervised and unsupervised dimension reduction, blind source separation, independent component analysis, robust and nonparametric methods and computational statistics.
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[Translate to English:] Ferry Stocker

Ferry Stocker is a lecturer in economics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, the Vienna University of Technology and the Danube University Krems. His research focuses on European integration, in particular European monetary integration, applied microeconomics (“managerial economics”) and didactics of economics.

   

[Translate to English:] Bild von Dagmar Silvius-Zuchi

As Co-founder and head of the enable2change network, Dagmar Silvius-Zuchi is an experienced consultant and trainer as well as a lecturer at various universities. Her focus is on stakeholder-oriented project and program management as well as change management, systemic methods for management, and design of co-creation processes.
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Core Module: Leadership & Organizational Behavior

[Translate to English:] Guettel

Wolfgang H. Güttel is university professor for human resources and corporate management at the Institute for Management Sciences, Dean of the Academy for Continuing Education (ACE) at the Vienna University of Technology. His research is dedicated to the topics of leadership, strategy & change management. Previously, he was head of the institute for leadership and change management at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz and co-managing director of the LIMAK Austrian Business School.
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[Translate to English:] Hamdali Foto

Yanis Hamdali is a research associate at the Chair of International Management at the European University Viadrina. He is an expert in start-up. His research interests lie in the role of innovation timing and the construction of futures in organizations. His research has received several awards (Best Ph.D. Paper Award, Innovation Award).
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Rupert Hasenzagl has been an independent management consultant and renowned lecturer at various universities and technical colleges since 1998, specializing in group dynamics, change management, strategy and organizational consulting, innovation and technology management and logistics.
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Arne Keller is a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute for Management Sciences at the TU Vienna. His research interests lie at the interface of strategic management, organizational theory and innovation management, in particular dynamics of organizational competences, strategic reactions to technological changes, organizational inertia, ambidexterity and the control of strategic alliances.
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[Translate to English:] Astrid Kleinhanns-Rolle

Astrid Kleinhanns-Rollé is a university assistant (postdoc) at the Leadership & Strategy Research Group at the Institute for Management Sciences at the Vienna University of Technology. In her position as a Managing Director she previously founded 2004 the WU Executive Academy at WU Vienna and advanced it to an internationally recognized business school. Prior to that, she worked as a management consultant for the Boston Consulting Group. 
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Univ.Prof.Dr. Sabine Köszegi

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Sabine Köszegi is a professor of ergonomics and organization at the Institute of Management Sciences at the TU and heads the doctoral college Trust in Robots as well as the Management & Technology MBA program Innovation, Digitalization, and Entrepreneurship. Her research focuses on Social Robotics, New World of Work, Organization and Gender Studies as well as Management of Conflicts, Digitalization & Robotics.
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Operations & Supply Chain Management

Ciro Donalek is a data scientist and innovator. As a Computational Scientist at Caltech he has successfully applied Machine Learning techniques to many different scientific fields and co-authored over 100 publications featured on Nature, Neural Networks, IEEE Big Data, Bioinformatics and many other major journals.

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Abe Eshkenazi, CSCP, CPA, CAE is chief executive officer at ASCM, the largest organization for supply chain and the global pacesetter of organizational transformation, talent development and supply chain innovation.

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Alan G. Dunn

Alan G. Dunn is a senior instructor at the Caltech Center for Technology & Management Education and has more than 40 years of experience in advanced projects in the manufacturing and distribution industries, having completed more than 185 projects in approximately 112 companies in 23 countries. He is currently a member of the board of three listed and private production companies.

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Rick Hefner

Rick Hefner has specialized in system development and maintenance project management, Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, technology transfer for over 35 years. He most recently served as director of process management at Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he led corporate process initiatives related to Lean Six Sigma and program management. He has written over 200 publications and gives numerous lectures.

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Hannes Hunschofsky - Managing Director, EIT Manufacturing East

Johannes Hunschofsky is a successful turnaround manager and supports companies and start-ups in the areas of growth strategies, reorganization and acquisitions. Being a visionary transformer and board member, he is an international speaker on topics such as leadership, supply chain, manufacturing and business strategy and has been a lecturer on leadership, supply chain and other topics for more than ten years. He has published numerous articles on the topic of leadership.

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Is a business and transformation expert in manufacturing, engineering, supply chain, quality and food science organizations. He is a curious and critical thinker that enjoys helping others achieve their best. He loves strategy and have an innate desire to lead organizations to achieve excellence in all areas.

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Deep Tech

 

 

Rick Hefner

Rick Hefner has specialized in system development and maintenance project management, Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, technology transfer for over 35 years. He most recently served as director of process management at Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he led corporate process initiatives related to Lean Six Sigma and program management. He has written over 200 publications and gives numerous lectures.

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[Translate to English:] Mary Abbazia

Mary Abbazia is a strategic marketing expert, TEDx speaker, co-author of The Accidental Marketer, and directs Caltech CTME programs in technology marketing. She is the managing director of the Impact Planning Group, where she leads virtual and live workshops for Fortune 1000 technology companies. She leads business teams with an “outside-in” roadmap and toolkit to develop robust strategies and develop key marketing skills.

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[Translate to English:] Tim Boyd

Tim Boyd specializes in systems engineering, project management and organizational leadership development. He has experience in a variety of mission areas, including space, air and ground systems, and systems engineering life cycle. Mr. Boyd is currently the systems engineering lead for the ground segment of a new satellite program that brings expanded capabilities to the overhead persistent infrared range.

 

 

 

[Translate to English:] Michael Brenner

Michael Brenner has more than 22 years of aerospace industry experience at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, supporting space imaging systems in the Advanced Instrumentation Division. He has experience in systems engineering, electronics design, optical systems design, flight instrument integration and testing, flight software development, ground support software development, product delivery management and project management. He is currently product delivery manager for an advanced mirror development and imaging system.

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[Translate to English:] George Djorgovski

Dr. George Djorgovski has been on the faculty at Caltech since 1987. He obtained his advanced degrees at UC Berkeley and was a Harvard Junior Fellow from 1985-1987. He has a broad range of scientific interests and is an author or coauthor of several hundred publications, with over 200 in refereed journals. He is one of the founders of the Virtual Observatory concept and is currently Professor of Astronomy and Data Science, Director of the Center for Data-Driven Discovery, and Senior Data Science Advisor of W. M. Keck Foundation, all at Caltech.

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[Translate to English:] Alan G. Dunn

Alan G. Dunn is a senior instructor at the Caltech Center for Technology & Management Education and has more than 40 years of experience in advanced projects in the manufacturing and distribution industries, having completed more than 185 projects in approximately 112 companies in 23 countries. He is currently a member of the board of three listed and private production companies.

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[Translate to English:] Peter C

Peter C. Evans has more than 25 years of experience in business transformation and platform strategy and design. He is Chief Strategy Officer at McFadyen Digital, a consulting firm specializing in platform strategy and building digital marketplaces. Dr. Evans is co-chair of the MIT Platform Strategy Summit and the NTWRK Summit in Barcelona, Spain. He frequently advises start-ups and is a member of the advisory board of several start-up companies building platforms. He also contributes to publications such as Harvard Business Review, Sloan Management Review, Forbes, Inc. Magazine, and Cointelegraph. Dr. Evans is a sought-after keynote speaker worldwide in the United States, Europe and Asia.

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[Translate to English:] Stephen Guine

Stephen Guine has more than 25 years of experience in model-based systems engineering in the areas of product line development, human-centered systems, organizational process and technology strategy, and team building. He currently serves as a systems engineering manager at Northrop Grumman Corporation, supporting various model-based systems engineering activities. Mr. Guine has worked in the healthcare industry with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Kaiser Permanente, PacifiCare and community-based non-profit healthcare organizations.

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[Translate to English:] Tom Spitale

Mr. Spitale has led the strategic marketing leadership programs for Caltech CTME for nearly a decade. As a clear communicator, forward-thinking strategist and energetic presenter, Tom Spitale has demystified the keys to successful marketing strategies.

In addition to his client work as a partner at Impact Planning Group, he also leads the expansion of the company's digital/virtual strategic consulting and education offerings.

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[Translate to English:] Ravin Jesuthasan

Ravin Jesuthasan is the global leader of Mercer's Transformation Services business. He is a recognized global thought leader, speaker, futurist and best-selling author on the future of work and the transformation of the world of work. Ravin has led numerous research projects for the World Economic Forum, including many of his groundbreaking studies on changing work and the global workforce. He regularly attends the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos and gives a lecture there. He has been nominated several times as one of the most influential consultants and is the author of numerous books.

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Systems Engineering

 

 

[Translate to English:] Michael Brenner

Michael Brenner has more than 22 years of aerospace industry experience at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, supporting space imaging systems in the Advanced Instrumentation Division. He has experience in systems engineering, electronics design, optical systems design, flight instrument integration and testing, flight software development, ground support software development, product delivery management and project management. He is currently product delivery manager for an advanced mirror development and imaging system.

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[Translate to English:] Nathaniel Crews

Nathaniel Crews, MBA, PMP, has over 35 years of experience as an application developer, systems integrator, project manager, program manager, PMO director, scrum master and agile coach.  He has managed over 30 projects, ranging from small projects to enterprise programs in aerospace, automotive, financial services, computer systems, software and telecommunication. He has worked in systems development and engineering, business analysis, and numerous project management methodologies including agile. His specialties include feasibility assessment, cost estimation, project risk analysis, project planning and staffing, stakeholder analysis, and vendor management.

Mr. Crews holds an executive masters in technology management from the Wharton School of Business and Moore School of Engineering, an MBA with an emphasis in finance from Widener University and a bachelor of arts in mathematics/computer science from Clark University. He is currently completing his PhD in management with an emphasis in information systems management.

 

 

[Translate to English:] Stephen Guine

Stephen Guine has more than 25 years of experience in model-based systems engineering in the areas of product line development, human-centered systems, organizational process and technology strategy, and team building. He currently serves as a systems engineering manager at Northrop Grumman Corporation, supporting various model-based systems engineering activities. Mr. Guine has worked in the healthcare industry with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Kaiser Permanente, PacifiCare and community-based nonprofit healthcare organizations.

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Rick Hefner

Rick Hefner has specialized in system development and maintenance project management, Lean Six Sigma, process improvement, technology transfer for over 35 years. He most recently served as director of process management at Northrop Grumman Corporation, where he led corporate process initiatives related to Lean Six Sigma and program management. He has written over 200 publications and gives numerous lectures.

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[Translate to English:] Garrett Reisman

Garrett Reisman most recently served as Director of Crew Operations for SpaceX, preparing the Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft to transport astronauts. He was responsible for all vehicle crew interfaces, including displays, controls, spacesuits, human factors, and crew health and medical issues. He is currently a lecturer in the Department of Astronautical Engineering at the University of Southern California. He led several multi-million dollar projects with NASA.

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[Translate to English:] Michael Stuegeon

Michael Sturgeon has over 29 years of experience in systems/software procurement and development. He is currently the technical director and Certified Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Master Black Belt for the Air Force's 309th Operational Excellence organization, where he is responsible for quality and process improvement for a portfolio of 80 programs. His core competencies include Lean Six Sigma, project management, systems engineering, data analysis and team facilitation.

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International Project Management (IPMA)

Dr. Dagmar Silvius-Zuchi is a senior consultant and trainer. For a period of around 20 years she has gained valuable experience in managing and consulting projects, programmes, managing and supporting changes and developing people. Between 2009 and 2013 she was partner in Roland Gareis Consulting in Vienna and Bucharest. Her experience derives from different industries and change types. She is a lecturer at SKEMA Business School, the WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, the Donau University Krems, the Lauder Business School and at several other universities.

Dagmar has done the following certifications: IPMA (Level B), PMI (PMP), PRINCE2 (P2 Practitioner) and SCRUM Master (scrum.org) and has profound knowledge about standards in project management. She contributed for 9 years as part of the Austrian Delegation to the development of the ISO 21500 “Project Management“ and the ISO standard “Governance of Projects, Programmes and Portfolios” and was as head of the Austrian Delegation also involved in the development of other PM standards of the ISO TC 258.

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