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Bernhard is an expert in automotive purchasing and digitalisation and has years of experience as a project lead at MINI and Rolls Royce and as purchasing lead with a focus on BMW Groups commodities.

Her strong purchasing background enables Melanie to improve the onboarding process for startups and to support them in becoming longterm suppliers for BMW. Furthermore, she is also responsible for communication and events organization.

During her Master’s studies in Mechanical Engineering, Alexandra co-founded a tech startup. At the BMW Group she developed a profound understanding of automotive industrialisation.

With over a decade of automotive experience gained at the research-, series development- and production departments of BMW, Michael brings strong technical expertise to the team. He makes sure, that the right startup is connected to best fitting business unit within BMW.

After graduating with a Master’s in Business Information Systems, Toni helped shape BMW Group’s vision for future mobility within corporate strategy and then gained international experience in innovation management when he created the BMW Digital Lab in Mexico.

With his background as an Industrial Engineer and assignments in various divisions of the BMW Group, David brings expertise and practical experience in the BMW production system as well as in IT to the team.

Coming from a strong background in global IT and technology innovation management, Sabine brings innovative IT solutions to BMW Group.

With a combined business management / technological background and over 10 years of experience in supply chain management, Thomas ensures the right connection within the purchasing organization.

Markus is an experienced architect with passion for sustainable architectural design and art projects. He is responsible for all real estate related startup projects.

Stefan is skilled in business development, automotive engineering, continuous improvement and business strategy in various fields of automotive mobility. He developed a deep understanding of the Japanese startup environment and local automotive industry.

Through the various projects within the BMW Group, Ke Yong has gained a wealth of international cooperation experience. He will be committed to promoting BMW Startup Garage’s cooperation and activities in China.

Yukki with strong background of various IT system design and buildup projects, and has rich experience in digital related solution. She developed a deep understanding of startups environment in China.

Julian gained extensive experience in business development and innovation management in Asian markets and is an expert on the Korean automotive industry and startup ecosystem.

With her strong background in purchasing and supply chain management at the BMW Group, Shinae provides deep insights into the innovative Korean startup ecosystem.

After working in the Silicon Valley and having founded his own company, Bernhard is very familiar with the startup culture. On top of that, with his 20+ years’ experience in the automotive industry and an engineering degree in Precision Engineering and Microsystems, he brings strong technical expertise to the team.

Yama has strong expertise in automotive interiors and HMI technology, but also excels in motorcycle, aircraft, and urban air mobility. NTN communications, quantum computing, and digital topics are also in his field.