Jochen Homann

Power Plus Communications AG provides broadband power line communication technology for energy grid sector. Its products deliver broadband connectivity over both power line and wireless infrastructure. The company’s solution uses the existing low- and medium voltage grid infrastructure to deliver broadband connectivity, which allows for a real-time, bidirectional, reliable and cost-effective data communication. The firm’s products include voltage regulated distribution transformers, smart meter gateways and BPL modems. The company was founded by Ingo Schönberg and Eugen Mayer in 2001 and is headquartered in Mannheim, Germany.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Umwelt-, Sicherheits- und is a research institute based in Oberhausen, Germany. The German company develops climate-neutral energy systems, resource-efficient processes, and circular products. The company also advises on the transition to sustainability and accompany the change in the energy and raw material system. The company offers support to complete doctorates and encourages the establishment of spin-offs to put developments into practice and market the institute's own technologies. Manufacturers can use their compostable plastics or have plastics made from renewable raw materials certified according to various standards. The company was founded in 1990 by Paul-Michael Weinspach, and Eckhard Weidner has been the CEO of the company since 2004.

Verband der Anbieter von Telekommunikations- und Mehrwertdienstleistungen is a German company that provides wireless telecommunication services. The private company is based in Berlin City, Germany. The company was founded by Candace Johnson.

Hypo Real Estate Holding GmbH is a finance company, which engages in commercial real estate financing. The company was founded on September 29, 2003 and is headquartered in München, Germany.

DB Netz AG manages and maintains railway infrastructure networks. The firm operates as a service provider for railway undertakings and necessary installations. It focuses on the compilation of timetables and the repair and maintenance of the rail network. It also engages in investments in the existing network, in modern command and control technology, and in plans for building new lines and upgrading old ones. Its product portfolio consists of train paths for passenger and freight transport and of service installations necessary for the preparation, post-processing, and operation of train movements. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Münchener Gesellschaft zur Förderung der is a non-profit company based in Munich, Germany. The German company's focus is on opening up data to academic researchers to study questions of social and public interest. Cesifo, a research cluster created by the company, seeks answers to novel economic research questions. The company was founded in 1999 by Hans-Werner Sinn. Clemens Fuest has been the CEO of the company since 2016.