Wolfgang Prinz, Ph.D., is a professor at RWTH Aachen University and, as the deputy director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Innovation and Technology (FIT), heads the Cooperation Systems department. He investigates the challenges and opportunities of digitalization and develops solutions based on Web3 technologies, mixed reality, and 5G. As a co-founder of the Fraunhofer Blockchain Lab and head of the Blockchain Reallabor Rhineland, he focuses on blockchain-based applications. As a chairman of the Institute of Emerging Technologies (IDiTech), he is currently initiating digitalization projects and supporting their scientific monitoring.
Daniel Trauth is committed to a better and more sustainable future through the Web3 transformation of the status quo and the development of digital disruptions. As a consultant and coach, he accompanies clients on their journey to their own new business model, sustainable solutions, and innovative Web3 concepts. Daniel Trauth is also a serial entrepreneur for sustainable, industrial IoT, and green blockchain solutions, as well as a lecturer in digital business. In the Blockchain Reallabor Rhineland, he develops innovative Web3 solutions with clients. He received his doctorate from RWTH Aachen University, studied both mechanical engineering and business administration, and completed an apprenticeship as a mechatronics engineer. He founded his first IT company at the age of 18.