the association and its members

The members of the Verein zur Förderung der Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V. are not just individual players, but represent a vibrant community that embodies the entirety of the association and its goals.
Through their diversity and shared commitment, the members are an integral part of the association and reflect its identity.
This dynamic interaction between the members and the association creates a union that is stronger in its unity than the sum of its parts.

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Heinrich-Heine-Universität Logo
Henkel AG Logo
Hochschule Düsseldorf Logo
Industrie- und Handelskammer Düsseldorf Logo
Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf Logo
Düsseldorf Marketing GmbH Logo
Deutsches Diabetes Zentrum Logo
FHDW Campus Mettmann Logo
Fliedner Fachhochschule Düsseldorf Logo
FOM Hochschule Campus Düsseldorf Logo
Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf Logo
Handwerkskammer Düsseldorf Logo
Hochschule Bochum, Campus Velbert/Heiligenhaus Logo
Hochschule Fresenius, Campus Düsseldorf Logo
Kreissparkasse Düsseldorf Logo
Max-Planck-Institut für Eisenforschung Logo
Nordrhein-Westfälische Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Künste Logo
Robert-Schumann-Hochschule Logo
Studierendenwerk Düsseldorf Logo
Verein Deutscher Zementwerke e.V. Logo
WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, Campus Düsseldorf Logo

the team of the association's office

The managing director of the association is Dr. Kai de Weldige. Since March 2021, he has been the operational contact for members and interested parties and is responsible for the content of the project work. Project managers Keiko Ito and Hannah Pohlen are largely responsible for the organisation’s public relations work. They are in close contact with the members, provide impetus for the network work and develop new projects together with Dr de Weldige as a team of three.

composition of the board of the association

The current board of the Verein zur Förderung der Wissensregion Düsseldorf e.V. consists of a group of high-ranking representatives from various institutions and companies.
Prof Dr Edeltraud Vomberg, President of Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences, chairs the committee. She is assisted by Deputy Chairwoman Prof Dr Anja Steinbeck, Rector of Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf. Gregor Berghausen, Managing Director of the Düsseldorf Chamber of Industry and Commerce, serves as Treasurer. Other board members are Christian Zaum, Councillor of the City of Düsseldorf in the Department of Economics, Law, Fire Service and Health; Heiko Held, responsible for Corporate Citizenship and Social Partnerships at Henkel AG & Co. KGaA; Dr Axel Fuhrmann, Managing Director of the Düsseldorf Chamber of Crafts; Prof Dr Gerhard Dehm, Director of the Max Planck Institute for Sustainable Materials GmbH, and Karsten Hundhausen, Managing Director of FOM Düsseldorf.
This diverse composition of the Board of Directors reflects the interdisciplinary orientation of the association, which has set itself the goal of further strengthening and promoting the Düsseldorf knowledge region through cooperation and joint projects.

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