Innovation Community.
What does “community” mean at East Side Fab?
We are a network of businesses, academia, startups, and visionaries —open, direct, and action-oriented. Together, we accelerate innovation in Saarland and beyond.
Members & Innovation Pioneers.
Who is participating?
Entrepreneurial visionaries and doers. From long-established global market leaders to agile startups: More than 60 partners make up our cross-industry innovation ecosystem. Together, we share knowledge and drive innovation through collaboration.
Board of Directors.
Who is participating?
Our board brings together the experience of dedicated entrepreneurs and researchers. They are key sources of ideas, set strategic priorities, and chart the course for implementing transformation in businesses and the region. Together.
Dr. Jan-Philipp Exner
1. Vorstandsvorsitzender | Senior Project Engineer Smart City bei ZENNER International GmbH & Co. KG
Nicole Bard
2. Vorstandsvorsitzende | Director Corporate Online, Consumer Activation & Ecommerce D2C D&L Digital Unit | Villeroy & Boch AG
Torsten Schunk
Schatzmeister | Head of Forming Dies & Product Area Project Business thyssenkrupp Automotive Body Solutions GmbH
Prof. Dr. Verena Wolf
Vorstand | Forschungsbereichsleiterin Neuro-Mechanistische Modellierung am Deutschen Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz GmbH
Matthias Schmitt
Vorstand | Chief Innovation Officer bei Rote Robben GmbH | Founder ideastream.io
Advisory Board.
Who else is in?
Our advisory board bridges the gap between business, technology, and politics: Here, experienced entrepreneurs, tech founders, and political decision-makers pool their expertise.
- Fachgebiet: Startups
Daniel Winzent
Geschäftsführer A.W. Gruppe und Startupinvestor mit snabb ventures
- Fachgebiet: New Work & Diversity
Fadja Ehlail
Chief Executive Officer, Com-Across Academy GmbH
- Fachgebiet: Digitization & Security
Jeanne Dillschneider (MdB)
Bundestagsabgeordnete | Cybersecurity, Digitalpolitik & Verteidigung Landesvorsitzende Bündnis 90/Die Grünen Rechtsanwältin bei reuschlaw
- Fachgebiet: Transfer
Dr. Jens Rosenbaum
Abteilungsleiter Forschung & Innovation im Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Innovation, Digitales und Energie
- Fachgebiet: Digitization
Lars Altenkirch
Abteilungsleiter Digitalisierung in Wirtschaft & Verwaltung im Ministerium für Wirtschaft, Innovation, Digitales und Energie
- Fachgebiet: Creative Industry
Mark Schlick
Amtsleiter Wirtschaftsförderung & Liegenschaften bei Stadtverwaltung Pirmasens
- Fachgebiet: GovTech & Digitization
Nadine Schön
Geschäftsführende Vorständin, GovTech Deutschland
- Fachgebiet: Artificial Intelligence
Pit Ogermann
Co-Founder Swiftron, Künstliche Intelligenz & Technologie-Trends
- Fachgebiet: Ventures
Tina Dreimann
Founder & Managing Director, Better Ventures GmbH Impact Investments, Entrepreneurship & Management
Contact
“At East Side Fab, we bring together what belongs together: business, science, and government. Because true innovation doesn’t need silos—it needs a community that shapes the future together.Every day, I see how we’re turning Saarland, step by step, into a beacon of innovation—idea by idea, person by person.”