Jury 2022

The Jury

Ann-Kristin Achleitner
Ann-Kristin Achleitner

Prof. Dr. Dr. Ann-Kristin Achleitner

TUM Distinguished Affiliated Professor & Member of the Supervisory Board at Linde, Munich Re | TU München, Linde, Munich RE

Diversity means to me:
Diversity is not just a question of gender and skin color. Diversity is also about origin, age, experience, education and much more. It is in the company’s interest to reflect and live diversity in all its dimensions.

Julia Bangerth
Julia Bangerth

Julia Bangerth

COO & CHRO | DATEV eG

Diversity means to me:
Perceiving, recognizing – and celebrating diversity. This is how we make significantly better decisions. And this wonderful human mosaic enriches our world!

Iris Brand
Iris Brand

Iris Brand

Head of Corporate Responsibility & Contributions | Philip Morris GmbH

Diversity means to me:
To see diversity, uniqueness and difference of people as the positive thing it is: an enrichment for our lives and a catalyst for an open, inclusive, inclusive and brightly coloured society.

Anna Budde
Anna Budde

Anna Budde

Chief Marketing & Communications Officer | NTT DATA DACH

Diversity means to me:
…a visible attitude of a corporate culture of tolerance, appreciation, equal opportunities and openness. By consistently promoting “be authentic at work”, we want to make the special skills of our employees visible and grow and be unique as a company through them. As a member of the Executive Board and Chief Marketing & Communications Officer of NTT DATA, I see us as a Trusted Global Innovator in a role model and drive transparency and measurability for diversity.
Diversity has a demonstrable, measurable, scalable positive business impact. It has a lasting impact on the areas of customers, markets and innovations, creates higher revenues and satisfaction, and above all it is one thing: Absolutely right.

Dr. Sophie Chung

CEO & Founder | Qunomedical

Diversity means to me:
… a colorful, open world.

Silvia Eichelberg
Silvia Eichelberg

Dr. Sylvia Eichelberg

Chairwoman of the Board | Gothaer Krankenversicherung AG

Diversity means to me:
… to value the uniqueness of each person and to see the differences between people as an opportunity.
Diversity provides us with new opportunities and can counter the increasing complexity in companies, but also in our private lives, by offering us more perspectives. Diversity is an enrichment for all of us.

Kerstin Erbe
Kerstin Erbe

Kerstin Erbe

Managing Director | dm-drogerie markt GmbH + Co. KG

Diversity means to me:
For me, diversity means the acceptance and appreciation of all people with all their facets, needs and life concepts.

Olaolu Fajembola & Tebogo Niminde-Dundadengar
Olaolu Fajembola & Tebogo Niminde-Dundadengar

Olaolu Fajembola & Tebogo Niminde-Dundadengar

Managing Directors | Tebalou

Diversity means to us:
… to use our resources and know-how to ensure that all children, in their diversity and multiplicity, are valued and respected.

Kristina Fassler
Kristina Fassler

Kristina Fassler

General Manager Marketing & Commercial Sales | WELT

Diversity means to me:
… that completely and in many ways different people find the best solutions together.

Sandra Freimuth

Head of Corporate Communications, Marketing, Talent Management, Organisationsentwicklung | Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG

Diversity means to me:
Diversity is a key element for innovative corporate culture. If we only have people around us who are similar and share the same opinions, nothing new will emerge. This makes it all the more important that we set the right course for diversity in companies.

Dr. Katrin Gruber

Director DE Consumables | Amazon

Diversity means to me:
To me, diversity means that everyone can raise their own voice to make our future better with their ideas – and that every single voice is heard.

Mag. Albert Hannak

Partner Financial Advisory | Deloitte Österreich

Diversity means to me:
To me, diversity means that creativity and innovation in different areas of life are fostered and elevated to a new dimension through the diversity of perspectives and points of view, making our lives more open, intelligent and heartfelt.

Lunia Hara
Lunia Hara

Lunia Hara

Director Project Management | diconium

Diversity means to me:
… not only to accept the differences of others, but to accept and use them as something positive.

Gabriele Hässig

Managing Director Communication & Sustainability | Procter & Gamble DACH

Diversity means to me:
… to make new thinking possible for a new world.

Viktoria Koch
Viktoria Koch

Viktoria K. Koch

Lancôme Brand Director DE/AT | L’Oréal

Diversity means to me:
… everyday life and mission at the same time. As a half-Korean and mother of two daughters, it is a very personal concern of mine to push the issue of diversity further and, above all, to use the strength that lies in it. Both privately and professionally.

Delia D. König
Delia D. König

Delia D. König

Chief Product Officer | Solarisbank AG

Diversity means to me:
Diversity in companies means to me that we value people in all their differences and similarities and actively promote this diversity at all levels.

Miriam Kotte und Janina Schönitz
Miriam Kotte und Janina Schönitz

Miriam Kotte und Janina Schönitz

Heads of Digital Transformation (job sharing) | Deutsche Bahn AG

Diversity means to us:
Diversity of perspectives in all facets

Janina Mütze

Co-Founder and Managing Director | Civey GmbH

Diversity means to me:
Future. We are experiencing massive upheavals in our society. New technologies and business models are determining how we live. It is important to me that these ideas are shaped by as many people as possible for as many people as possible. Because now we are deciding how we will live in the future.

Daniel Nagel
Daniel Nagel

Daniel Nagel

CEO | ohhh! foundation

Diversity means to me:
… shining a light on talent and celebrating our differences as a gift.

Adriana Nuneva
Adriana Nuneva

Adriana Nuneva

Chief Digital Officer | CWS International GmbH

Diversity means to me:
DIVERSITY INSTEAD OF UNIFORMITY

Tijen Onaran

Founder & CEO | Global Digital Women

Why did you create the DFLA?
The Digital Female Leader Award shows: Digitalization depends on those who design it! We need more visible and diverse stories from digital pioneers, because role models motivate and inspire! I’m looking forward to all the stories at #DFLA 2021!

Juan Perea Rodriguez

Head of Sales Central Europe and CEO | Fujitsu Services GmbH

Diversity means to me:
For me, diversity means first and foremost appreciation, without exclusions and prejudices.

Colette Rückert-Hennen

Member of the Executive Board responsible for Sales, Human Resources, Legal Affairs, Corporate Real Estate Management and Labour Director | EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG

Diversity means to me:
… appreciating difference and recognising all the advantages it brings: different perspectives, different ideas and different solutions. This is how we can solve the problems of the future. And by the way, it enriches every single person immensely.

Jörg Staff
Jörg Staff

Jörg Staff

Board People und Business Services | Atruvia AG

Diversity means to me:
For me, diversity means more than just lip service. People count in their wonderful uniqueness, difference and diversity. It is about shared goals, values and attitudes. And it is about the firm inner conviction that an organisation can only thrive if the people in it are allowed to be who they are.

Birthe Stegmann
Birthe Stegmann

Birthe Stegmann

Partner People & Culture | PwC GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft

Diversity means to me:
Diversity could potentially be a multifaceted source of energy for equality, innovations and individual growth. Let’s celebrate it, embrace it and support it wherever possible.”

Kristina Vogel
Kristina Vogel

Kristina Vogel

Founder | Vogel-Perspektive GmbH

Diversity means to me:
… an opportunity for a strong and diverse society! Different perspectives make us smarter and stronger!

Kerstin Wagner

Executive Vice President Talent Acquisition | Deutsche Bahn AG

Diversity means to me:
… the prerequisite for successful work! Mixed teams stand for diversity of opinion, robust decisions and encounters at eye level, reflect customer wishes better and, above all, enable innovation.

Sara Weber
Sara Weber

Sara Weber

Journalist, media consultant and digital strategist

Diversity means to me:
… never being the only person in the room who looks and thinks like me.

Julia Wiesermann
Julia Wiesermann

Julia Wiesermann

Managing Director | BCG Platinion

Diversity means to me:
… an environment characterised by diversity, tolerance and respect, in which individual minds meet each other and together find the best solutions through different ways of thinking and drive strong ideas forward.

Veronica Wolters
Veronica Wolters

Veronica Wolters

Managing Director, Global Cloud Advisory Lead and DACH I&D Sponsor | Accenture

Diversity means to me:
Not only to tolerate the differences, but to create the understanding that this difference and the different points of view lead to fundamentally better results at all levels.

Brigitte Zypries

Former Federal Minister | Self-employed

For me, diversity means:
… more justice and the key to economic success.