Mark von Laer

Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA operates as a holding company with interests in paper, fabrics, and hydro power generation. The firm’s principal activities are manufacturing of paper machinery, textile machinery, hydro fluid machinery, and turbo power transmission engineering. Its products and services include automation and digital solutions, drives & transmissions, connection components & couplings, hydropower components, hydraulics, pneumatics, cooling, braking systems and papermaking components. The company was founded in 1867 and is headquartered in Heidenheim, Germany.

Steiermaerkische Bank & Sparkassen AG provides banking and financial services to private and corporate clients. Its products and services include digital banking, accounts and cards, savings and investments, loans and home financing, commercial real estate financing, financial planning and insurance, as well as consulting services for commercial customers. The company was founded in 1825 and is headquartered in Graz, Austria.

Leder & Schuh AG retails shoes and fashion accessories. It offers slippers, sandals and shoes for men and women. The company was founded in 1872 and is located in Graz, Austria.

Plansee Holding AG specializes in the manufacturing of components from molybdenum and tungsten. The company is based in Reutte, Austria. The Austrian company also specializes in the manufacturing of components from tantalum and tungsten-based composites. It was founded in 1999, and Karlheinz Wex has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

Groz-Beckert KG engages in the development, production, and sale of industrial needles, precision components, fine tools, and systems. Its products include knitting-machine needles, warp-knitting-machine needles, system parts, cylinders, dials, cylinder-exchange systems, drop wires, machines for weaving preparation, carpet-machine needles, knives, reed fingers, sewing-machine needles, and needle-holding system. The company was founded in 1852 and is headquartered in Albstadt, Germany.

LGT Venture Philanthropy Foundation Switzerland is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. Headquartered in Switzerland.

Industrieliegenschaftenverwaltung AG is an Austrian company that rents and leases land, buildings, and apartments. The private company is based in Vienna, Austria. It was founded in 1986, and Felix Waechter has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Part of Andritz AG, Schuler Group GmbH is a German company that manufactures systems for sheet metal forming. The company is based in Goeppingen, Germany. The company was founded in 1839 by Louis Schuler. Domenico Iacovelli has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

The Boston Consulting Group Pty Ltd. operates as a management consulting firm. It also provides risk management services. The company was founded on December 19, 1989 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.