Ann-Kristin Achleitner

Linde GmbH is a holding company, which engages in the gas and engineering business. It operates through the following division: Gases, Engineering, and Other Activities. The Gases Division offers a wide range of compressed and liquefied gases as well as chemicals. The Engineering Division delivers olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. The Other Activities Division comprises operations of logistics services company Gist. The company was founded by Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde on June 21, 1879 and is headquartered in Pullach, Germany.

METRO AG is a retail company, which engages in the ownership, operation, and management of chain of supermarkets. It operates through the following segments: Metro Cash & Carry, Media-Saturn, Real, and Others. The company was founded on July 25, 1996 and is headquartered in Dusseldorf, Germany.

The German Federal Government Commission for Corporate Governance operates as local agencies.

Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft Deutscher Forschungszentren eV operates as a scientific research organization. It performs cutting-edge research which contributes substantially to solving the grand challenges of science, society, and industry. The firm focuses on six research fields: Energy, Earth and Environment, Health, Key Technologies, Structure of Matter plus Aeronautics, Space, and Transport. It develops research programs for each of these fields. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Forum Mondial de L'Economie engages in the foremost political, business and cultural organizations to shape global, regional and industry agendas. The company was founded by Klaus Schwab in 1971 and is headquartered in Cologny, Switzerland.

SpineWelding AG operates as a medical device company which develops implant solutions for the human spine market based on the protected BoneWelding technology. Its areas of applications include facet joint fusion, pedicle screws, stand-alone inter-body fusion, laminoplasty, soft tissue fixation, anterior plates, primary stabilization procedures for intervertebral discs and facet joint implants, augmentation and new materials. The firm implements its BoneWelding technology in the following ways: direct bonding, sandwich technique, InsideOut technology, in-situ assembly, RetroWelding and augmentation. The company is headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland.

Bank Vontobel AG (BV), formerly known as Bank J. Vontobel & Co AG, is a Zurich-based private bank. Established in 1924, BV is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vontobel Holding AG (SW: VONN) and has offices in Geneva, New York, Frankfurt, Milan, Vienna and Luxembourg. The bank is VONN's private banking arm. In 2006 BV acquired the brokerage and corporate finance activities of Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch, which were integrated into their investment banking subsidiary, Vontobel Equity Research. BV specializes in financial consulting, research and wealth management via mutual funds, hedge funds, derivatives and special products for institutions, pension funds, corporates, high net-worth individuals, family offices and private individuals

Linde plc engages in the production and distribution of industrial gases. It operates through the following segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Asia and South Pacific (APAC); Engineering; and Other. The America segment operates production facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. The EMEA segment comprises of production facilities in Germany, France, Sweden, the Republic of South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The APAC segment consists production facilities located primarily in China, Australia, India, South Korea, and Thailand The Engineering segment designs and manufactures equipment for air separation and other industrial gas applications. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Guildford, the United Kingdom.

Lazard Group LLC provides financial advisory, asset management, and other financial services. The firm offers services related to mergers and acquisitions, strategic advisory, middle market advisory, capital markets and capital structure advisory, sovereign advisory, restructuring, and private fund advisory. The company was founded in 1840 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Lakestar Advisors GmbH (Lakestar Advisors) is a venture capital subsidiary of Hommels Holding GmbH founded in 2008 by Klaus Hommels. The firm is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Lazard Freres & Co. LLC provides corporate advisory, capital market, and asset management services. The company was founded on April 13, 1992 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Lazard Ltd., Lazard B.V. (Netherlands) is a leading advisor on mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and related strategic matters. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lazard provides trusted, independent financial advice and investment solutions to its clients, backed by the intellectual capital of the firm. The Dutch company's services encompass all types of M & A transactions, and its Capital Markets Advisory Group advises on capital markets, capital structure, as well as topics related to public shareholders, ESG, and activism defense. Kenneth Marc Jacobs has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

The Institute for Advanced Study is a renowned center for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry located in Princeton, NJ. The institute engages with the greater Princeton community through public lectures, concerts, and events, and extends its influence beyond academia through innovative programs designed to inspire and educate. The institute is dedicated to independent study across the sciences and humanities, with a community of scholars that includes over eight thousand members who have influenced entire fields of study. The school of natural sciences includes nine permanent faculty and approximately fifty postdoctoral researchers working on frontier topics in various fields. The school of social science takes a multidisciplinary and international perspective on social research. The school of historical studies supports all learning for which historical methods are appropriate.