
Organizing Team
All of our team members work on a voluntary basis, driven only by our passion for spreading ideas and bringing people together. We see TEDxTUM as our playground for creativity, playfulness, and dedicated work. If you’d like to join the team, subscribe to the newsletter in the top menu – we usually recruit in the first quarter of the year.
Curation
Our job is to find incredible ideas in and around our community, and to help speakers’ ideas develop into their best versions. We work tirelessly to ensure our speakers do well and have a great experience on stage! We complement the talks with performances and assemble all the TEDxTUM content into sessions.

Agnese Barazza
Curation Lead

Sanika Joshi
Curation Lead

Sami Afifi
Curation

Julian Dlugosch
Curation

Dora Dzvonyar
Curation, License Owner

Thuna Dinh
Curation

Emiliano Ordonez
Curation

Monika Wirthl
Curation

Lukas Kompatscher
Curation

Nergis Birlikseven
Curation

Annina Mitterreiter
Curation Support

Britta Muzyk-Tikowsky
Curation Support
Brand & Creative
We represent the TEDxTUM brand to the outside. Our main job is to generate awareness of the TEDxTUM events throughout the year. We want to grow our community and create a positive image for TEDxTUM connected to interesting and important ideas.

Marvin Pfaff
Brand & Creative Lead

Jenny Cheng
Happiness Lead, Brand Promoter

Sarah Pierce
Copywriter

Avi Putri Pertiwi
Brand Promoter

Lisa Kropivianska
Brand Promoter

Albert Bozesan
Trailer Producer

Robert Sladeczek
Trailer Producer

Sonja Geracsek
Animation Designer

Chrisna Lungala
Sound Designer

Txaila Meyer
Graphic Designer

Johann Förster
Programmer

Florian Bodlée
Photographer
Experience & Stage Design
Half the value of a TEDx event comes from the talks, the other half comes from the interaction with people during the event. We design these experiences for our guests so they have a good time outside of the auditorium. We also build the stage design and everything else we need around the event.

Annika Schott
Experience & Stage Design Lead

Susanne Sölch
Experience & Stage Design Lead

Oliver Czeizner
Experience & Stage Design Lead

Joscha Hüttel
Experience & Stage Design

Weni Cui
Experience & Stage Design

Stefan Speich
Experience & Stage Design

Lea Strobel
Experience & Stage Design

Tiffany Allen
Experience & Stage Design
Partnerships & Finance
We bring the money in to make it all possible! We love to talk about what we do and find organizations that are equally excited about spreading ideas. Instead of plain sponsoring, we create partnerships, in which both sides add value to TEDxTUM.

Kristina Keil
Partnerships Lead

Richard Littmann
Finance & Accounting

Maria Littmann
Finance & Accounting, Tickets

Christoph Höllig
Finance & Accounting
Operations
We are the team that runs the show! We work closely with all other teams in order to have a clear overview of what is needed where and when during the event, to make sure everyone has a memorable and enjoyable time!

Michael Schwarz
Operations Lead, License Holder

Christoph Berger
Operations

Johann Ioannou-Nikolaides
Operations

Luisa Zelder
Operations

Dorottya Laczik
Operations

Ali Shabahang
Operations

Rebekka Karrer
Operations
Former Teams
2020 Team
Curation: Julian Dlugosch (Curation Lead), Sami Afifi (Curation Lead), Dora Dzvonyar (Licensee), Thuna Dinh, Emiliano Ordonez, Monika Wirthl, Lukas Kompatscher, Nergis Birlikseven, Mahmoud Yassin, Annina Mitterreiter, Britta Muzyk-Tikowsky,
Brand & Creative: Maria Littmann (Lead), Jenny Cheng, Sarah Pierce, Avi Putri Pertiwi, Lisa Kropivianska, Txaila Meyer (Design), Johann Förster (Tech), Albert Bozesan (Video), Robert Sladeczek (Video), Florian Bodlée (Photos), Sonja Geracsek (Animation), Chrisna Lungala (Sound)
Stage & Experience: Susanne Sölch (Lead), Oliver Czeizner, Joscha Hüttel, Weni Cui, Stefan Speich, Lea Strobel, Tiffany Allen
Partnerships: Kristina Keil, Christoph Höllig, Richard Littmann, Marc Sommer, Katharina Ehrlicher
Operations: Michael Schwarz (Lead), Christoph Berger, Annika Schott, Luisa Zelder, Johann Ioannou-Nikolaides, Dorottya Laczik, Ali Shabahang, Rebekka Karrer, Marvin Pfaff, Angelika Gierok, Jan Schönwandt
2019 Team
Curation: Dora Dzvonyar (Lead & Licensee), Julian Dlugosch (Curation Board, Performances), Sami Afifi (Curation Board), Veronika Zhiteneva (Curation Board), Thomas Schönberger (Curation Board), Thuna Dinh, Christiana Bukalo, Lukas Kompatscher, Monika Wirthl, Britta Muzyk-Tikowsky, Maria Khomich, Emiliano Ordonez
Marketing: Maria Littmann (Lead), Jenny Cheng, Richard Littmann, Sarah Pierce, Avi Putri Pertiwi, Fjoralba Golikja, Yu-Jou Lee (Design), Johann Förster (Tech), Albert Bozesan (Video), Robert Sladeczek (Video), Verena Braun (Photos), Anna Tenditnaya (Photos)
Stage & Experience: Susanne Sölch (Lead), Oliver Czeizner, Joscha Hüttel, Weni Cui, Sonja Geracsek, Anja Ries, Tarak Amouri
Partnerships: Kristina Keil (Lead), Christoph Höllig (Lead), Florian Rauch
Operations: Christoph Berger (Lead), Michael Schwarz, Angelika Gierok, Ahmed el Garem, Josephine Dransfeld, Annika Schott, Jan Schönwandt, Luisa Zelder, Johann Ioannou-Nikolaides, Maximilian Schart, Nadia Massari
2018 Team
Curation: Dora Dzvonyar (Lead & Licensee), Veronika Zhiteneva (Lead), Thomas Schönberger, Julian Dlugosch, Sami Afifi, Maria Khomich, Laura Schroeder, Britta Muzyk-Tikowsky
Marketing: Maria Schelling (Lead), Jenny Cheng, Fjoralba Golikja, Yu-Jou Lee (Design), Johann Förster (Tech), Albert Bozesan (Video), Robert Sladeczek (Video)
Stage & Experience: Susanne Sölch (Lead), Oliver Czeizner, Richard Littmann, Stefan Speich, Rachele Sanfelici
Partnerships: Kristina Keil (Lead), Christoph Höllig (Lead), Florian Rauch
Operations: Nadia Massari (Lead), Shalaila Haas (Volunteers), Christoph Berger, Lukas Kompatscher, Julia Folz, Anastasia Myasnichenko, Johann Ioannou-Nikolaides, Josephine Dransfeld, Maximilian Schart, Wade Million
Supporters: Eric Zimmerling, Prof. Isabell Welpe
2017 Team
Curation: Dora Dzvonyar (Lead & Licensee), Thomas Schönberger (Lead), Veronika Zhiteneva, Sami Afifi, Anirban De, Fjoralba Golikja
Marketing: Maria Schelling (Lead), Jenny Cheng, Sandra Heinzen (Creative Director), Albert Bozesan (Video), Robert Sladeczek (Video)
Stage & Experience: Susanne Sölch (Lead), Oliver Czeiczner, Richard Littmann, Rachele Sanfelici, Lucia Kraus
Partnerships: Christoph Höllig (Lead), Florian Rauch, Lida Kostis
Operations: Nadia Massari (Lead), Shalaila Haas (Volunteers), Julia Folz, Maximilian Schart, Ana Elisa Cazaes Otero
Supporters: Eric Zimmerling, Prof. Isabell Welpe, Katharina Grötsch, Elsa Bakiu, Alba Xhani, Patrick Kastner
2016 Team
Organizers: Dora Dzvonyar (Licensee, Curation, Marketing), Eric Zimmerling (Partnerships)
Curation: Thomas Schönberger, Alba Xhani
Marketing: Jenny Cheng, Katharina Grötsch, Shalaila Haas, Sandra Heinzen (Design & Web Development), Albert Bozesan (Video), Robert Sladeczek (Video)
Stage & Experience: Elsa Bakiu, Carmen Breyer, Ecem Biyik, Ahmed el Garem, Regina Schröter, Asya Nur Orhan
Partnerships: Lida Kostis, David Jung
Operations: Patrick Kastner
Supporters: Prof. Isabell Welpe, Matthias Schmittmann, Dietrich Wins, Mohamed Ibrahim
2015 Team
Organizers: Dora Dzvonyar (Marketing), Eric Zimmerling (Partnerships), Mohamed Ibrahim (Curation), Matthias Schmittmann (Licensee)
Curation: Thomas Schönberger, Alba Xhani
Marketing: Jenny Cheng, Carmen Breyer, Roc Reguant (Website), Shpend Mahmuti (Website), Hunter Bliss (Design)
Stage & Experience: Elsa Bakiu, Pete Cholakov, Hussein Montasser
Partnerships: Andres Santamaria, Ecem Biyik
Operations: Daniel Schosser
Supporters: Prof. Isabell Welpe, Boyang Yin, Emmanuel El-Khoury, Niklas Barkmeyer, Simona Lackerbauer, Elise Lebossé
2014 Team
Organizers: Dietrich Wins (Licensee), Boyang Yin (Curation), Eric Zimmerling, Dora Dzvonyar
Partnerships: Johannes Schwelberger, Niklas Barkmeyer, Andreas Reiser
Operations: Alba Xhani, Jose Rivera, Josef Gustafsson, Daniel Plappert (Event Tech & Video), Simon Baumann (Video), Moritz Kramer (Photography)
Stage & Experience: Emmanuel El-Khoury, Mohamed Ibrahim, Sabrina Menke, Nicola Bötsch
Marketing: Tamás Borbáth (Design), Blanca Arrechea, Jim Liu, Roc Reguant (Web)
Supporters: Prof. Isabell Welpe