Manuel Heckmann is a seasoned entrepreneur and mentor in the fields of electric mobility, transportation, and venture capital. He is recognized for his expertise in company building, digitization, and agile leadership. Manuel is a co-founder and COO of EcoG, a company that is innovating and shaping the future of electric mobility. He has a strong academic background with a Master's in Anthropology, Political Science, and Law, and studied business administration and economics at the University of Augsburg. Manuel has worked for a variety of organizations in different capacities, including the Next47 venture capital fund, Siemens, and Ivu Traffic Technologies, and as Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Polyas Gmbh. He has also been a mentor in residence at Techstars and curated mobility and transportation at Startup Digest.