Dr. Annika von Mutius

Dr Annika von Mutius is the co-founder and CEO of Empion, a Berlin-based HR tech startup, and a board member of the German AI Association. She holds a PhD in mathematics and, prior to founding her own company, worked for a robotics start-up in Silicon Valley.

Alongside her entrepreneurial activities, she sits on the advisory boards of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and the Federal Ministry for Digital and Government Modernisation. Forbes has named Annika one of its "30 Under 30 Europe" and Handelsblatt has named her one of its "People of the Year."