Organisation Committee
Prof. Dr. Rainer Wehner
Head of Organisation Committee
Dr. Rainer Wehner is a Professor for General Business and Accounting at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS). He is the Director of International Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and responsible for the faculty’s double degree programmes. He regularly serves as a guest lecturer at several universities and teaches courses in ‘strategic management’, ‘diversity management’, ‘accounting’ ‘general business’ and ‘intercultural management’.
Phone: +49 (0) 931 / 3511-8836
Email: rainer.wehner[at]thws.de
Prof. Dr. Emin Akcaoglu
Prof. Dr. Emin Akcaoglu is a professor at Manisa Celal Bayar University, Turkey. He recently was a guest professor at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS) in Germany. Earlier, he served at various other universities and industry. Before becoming a full-time academic, he was Underwriting Manager at Turk Eximbank, the Turkish official export credit agency. He teaches courses such as ‘international trade and project finance’, ‘international banking’, ‘multinational corporations and foreign direct investment’, 'international business', and ‘international business strategy’.
Email: emin.akcaoglu[at]gmail.com
Prof. Dr. Turgut Ozkan
Dr. Turgut Özkan is Rector of Dogus University in Istanbul, Turkey. He earlier was the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Beykent University in Istanbul. He obtained his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Uludag University and PhD from Istanbul University. He worked at Haliç University before moving to Beykent. He has also had various administrative positions at universities in the capacity of head of department, deputy director and director of institute of social sciences as well as memberships of various national and international institutions, committees, and editorial boards. He earned his associate professorship in 2008 and professorship in 2013 in the fields of finance and financial economics. Before becoming a full-time academic, he had worked in industry for a long time as an auditor, internal audit manager, and chairman of the audit committee at private banks and insurance companies, and also financial and administrative affairs group manager and assistant general manager in a leasing company. He has widely published and been regularly consulted by the media on finance, business and related areas.
Giorgia Cannizzaro
Giorgia Cannizzaro is a Lecturer at the Technical University of Applied Sciences Würzburg-Schweinfurt (THWS). Fluent in Italian, Spanish, English, and German, she leverages her multilingual skills to excel in classes such as 'intercultural communication'. In addition to her academic role, she runs her own brand communication company, where she helps businesses strategically position themselves uniquely in the market. Her practical experience in brand communication informs her teaching in ‚entrepreneurship' and 'strategic marketing', ensuring students receive relevant and actionable insights.
Phone: +49 (0) 931 / 3511-8108
Email: giorgia.cannizzaro[at]thws.de
Dominik Winkler
Dominik Winkler is a lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. While he supports the internationalisation of the faculty, he is also involved in different projects to improve and develop the study situation at THWS.
Phone: +49 (0) 931 / 3511-8482
Email: dominik.winkler[at]thws.de
Markus Engert
Markus Engert is a scientific assistant of the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at THWS. Besides international research topics he is also involved in student support and funding opportunities for the activities of the faculty.
Phone: +49 (0) 931 / 3511-8537
Email: markus.enger[at]thws.de
Heiko Fischer
Heiko Fischer, M.Sc., is research assistant at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Mosbach at Campus Bad Mergentheim. As part of his cooperative doctorate with Ruhr-Universität Bochum, he is researching the digital transformation of sales. Prior to his doctoral research, he studied business administration and engineering at DHBW Mosbach and Chemnitz University of Technology. He has also worked for a drive system manufacturer and an IT startup. Mr. Fischer gives lectures on "design thinking", "scientific working", "digitalization of services", and "customer success management".