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The Future of Leadership Initiative (FLI) a community of thougt leaders across generations, industries, and disciplines. We operate as an open and collaborative think tank to understand, explore, and master the grand challenges of leadership.
The FLI was founded in 2013 by the Center of Digital Technology and Management, a joint institution of two leading German universities (TU and LMU) and the MLI Munich Leadership Institute. We are located in Munich, Germany, but our network reaches from California to Hong Kong.
THE FLI TEAM
Like the FLI network, our team spans a diverse group of people:
Laura Bechthold
Executive Director
Laura is a social scientist with an academic background reaching from business research to sustainability science. She pursued an PhD in the field of “female entrepreneurship” at the Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition. Prior to FLI, she has worked as a member for the Management Team at the Center For Digital Technology and Management (CDTM), as a trainer for the Social Entrepreneurship Akademie, in the field of sustainability consulting, and co-founded an agency for social business development.
Sebastian Morgner
Co-founder FLI
Laura is a social scientist with an academic background reaching from business research to sustainability science. She pursued an PhD in the field of “female entrepreneurship” at the Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition. Prior to FLI, she has worked as a member for the Management Team at the Center For Digital Technology and Management (CDTM), as a trainer for the Social Entrepreneurship Akademie, in the field of sustainability consulting, and co-founded an agency for social business development.
Gabriela Ginard
Learning and education
Laura is a social scientist with an academic background reaching from business research to sustainability science. She pursued an PhD in the field of “female entrepreneurship” at the Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition. Prior to FLI, she has worked as a member for the Management Team at the Center For Digital Technology and Management (CDTM), as a trainer for the Social Entrepreneurship Akademie, in the field of sustainability consulting, and co-founded an agency for social business development.
Katharina Heppner
Learning and education
Laura is a social scientist with an academic background reaching from business research to sustainability science. She pursued an PhD in the field of “female entrepreneurship” at the Max-Planck-Institute for Innovation and Competition. Prior to FLI, she has worked as a member for the Management Team at the Center For Digital Technology and Management (CDTM), as a trainer for the Social Entrepreneurship Akademie, in the field of sustainability consulting, and co-founded an agency for social business development.
The FLI Board
Prof. Dr. Martin Högl
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Prof. Barbara Kellermann
Harvard Kennedy School
Dr. Janina Kugel
CHRO Siemens
Lin Kayser
3D Printing Pioneer
