Deepa Gautam-Nigge

Deepa Gautam-Nigge – who started her career 25 years ago in a StartUp that was a University SpinOff – is now Vice President Corporate Development & Investments at SAP and an experienced Advisory/Supervisory Board member for listed or family owned companies and StartUps (such as elumeo, SE Schmitz Cargobull AG and Aleph Alpha) as well serving as chairperson of the board of RWTH Aachen University Foundation. Since October 2025 she is Member of the Expert Commission for “AI and Competition” at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy.