Dirk Harbecke has more than 25 years of experience as an international manager, entrepreneur and investor. Over his career, he worked for the Boston Consulting Group and was co-founder and CEO of ADC African Development Corporation AG, which under his direction developed into a leading pan-African financial services provider. He received his MBA from the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland.

‍Stefan Krause is a former Chief Financial Officer of BMW. He has extensive experience in the automotive industry, especially in the e-mobility sector. After heading the finance organization at BMW Group, he held the same position at Deutsche Bank. Additionally, he held senior positions at e-mobility companies Canoo, Fisker and Faraday Future. Recently, as Chief Investment and Financial Officer, he listed Levere Holdings, a Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) focused on the mobility industry in Europe, on the Nasdaq.

Peter Kausch has a PhD and a Master of Science in mining engineering and more than 40 years of experience in the raw materials sector. He held top international positions at Rheinbraun AG (now RWE Power AG) and has served as a consultant to the United Nations, Chairman of the German-Chinese Coal Group and the German Fachvereinigung Auslandsbergbau, among others. Dr. Kausch has also served on the boards of Uranerz Exploration and Mining Ltd, Consol Energy Inc, Energy Resources of Australia and SSM, Rotterdam, as well as several other companies in Canada and Australia. Furthermore, he was a lecturer and honorary professor of International Environmental and Resource Management at the Technical University Freiberg.

Esther Bahne has more than 16 years of experience in the car industry. Reporting directly to the Board of BMW Group, she served as the Global Head of Strategy at BMW and CMO at MINI after taking on the relaunch of the MINI brand in 2015. At Audi, she set up the corporate sustainability strategy and ran the social innovation practice. She started her career here as spokeswoman of the Board. Esther also founded the influential start-up accelerator URBAN-X, built a design center in NYC and steered the world’s largest co-living company as co-CEO.

Klaus Schmitz possesses broad and global operational expertise including comprehensive experience in the field of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) for both conventional and renewable power generation and industrial plants. He was previously the Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chairman of the Management Board for Hitachi Power Europe and the Executive President and Head of the Power Division for Bilfinger SE. Additionally, he has served as an advisor for Dussmann, McKinsey, Nippon Denka Kogyosho, Osaka, INP and DSD Steel Group.

Michelle Gahagan is an experienced public company board director, lawyer and entrepreneur with significant international experience. She has served as director and/or chair of companies in sectors including technology, natural resources and agriculture.

Sonja Rossteuscher has significant financial executive experience from both privately held and stock-listed international companies to secure and manage credit lines in combination with streamlining and structuring global finance organizations. A She is a Canadian by birth with more than 20 years’ experience in Germany. Sonja Rossteuscher has served on various executive teams and boards and holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.