FUTUROMUNDO.
TOGETHER THE BRIDGE
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE.
With courage, optimism, creativity, and boundless openness, we are breaking new ground. FUTUROMUNDO brings together interdisciplinary visionaries: innovation officers, artists, educational revolutionaries, entrepreneurs, scientists—and, last but not least, citizens who want to actively shape the world.
Together, we build bridges between ideas, people, and opportunities. At the heart of our work is the joy of achieving great things together and actively shaping the future – far beyond our own borders. Because only together do we unleash the power to promote initiatives and implement concrete projects that will bring our world of tomorrow to life.
Become part of this movement! Let's build a bridge to a better world together and drive the future forward with energy and vision – with your company, your initiative, or your own energy.
The people behind FUTUROMUNDO
Initiator und Co-Founder
Kai-Erik Ströbel
"I'm doing FUTUROMUNDO because I want to contribute to the urgently needed mindset change."
Kai-Erik Ströbel is a versatile entrepreneur, serial founder, and mentor with extensive experience and a network spanning from Silicon Valley to the European music industry. As a prop-tech pioneer and early investor in ZoundIndustries, now Marshall Group, with annual revenue of €500 million, he has established himself as a precise analyst. Among other roles, he served as Managing Director of the global market leader Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, where he also gained experience in organizing major events and trade fairs, such as DRUPA.
"I am convinced that we need a mindset change in Germany. With Futuromundo, we want to do our part to get this started."
Co-Founder and Managing Director
Gordon Sommer
"Growing up in a freedom-loving hippie family, I began my first self-employment while still in school. Parallel to my industrial engineering studies, I enjoyed initial success with our advertising and internet agency, which already had 40 employees just 18 months after its founding. This created space for further entrepreneurial adventures: We founded a venture capital incubator with an SAP founder, a consultancy for digital business models, and a social media agency for viral applications.
At the end of 2023, after 30 years in the advertising industry, we sold the agency to make a fresh start.
I walked 1000 km barefoot on the Camino de Santiago to find clarity."
"I'm happy to have a team with my brother Leo and FUTUROMUNDO that, like me, believes in a bright future if we courageously pursue change – together. That's what drives me. That's FUTUROMUNDO."
Co-Founder
Leonard Sommer
He began his professional career as an entrepreneur in the advertising agency sector immediately after studying communication design in Florence. Together with his brother Gordon, he founded the creative agency SOMMER+SOMMER in 1994, which was sold in 2023.
He received an EMBA in Creative Leadership from the Berlin School of Creative Leadership
"The Classroom Thinktank initiative is committed to a future-oriented learning culture and promotes creativity instead of conformism in schools. We drive change with practical methods from the creative industries and global educational thought leaders.
FUTUROMUNDO offers me a platform to spread the mission of the Classroom Thinktank initiative and finally make a difference together with my brother again."
Advisor
Carolin Güthenke
"I'm inspired by people and entrepreneurs who are working on solutions to sustain our prosperity and increase our competitiveness. Pioneers and doers who are driving innovative topics forward, all within the framework of planetary boundaries."
Carolin Güthenke brings 25 years of experience in business, primarily in the automotive and truck industries. She was Head of Marketing at smart and has been advocating for negative emissions technologies for several years. These technologies are not only key to reversing climate change, but also offer Germany the opportunity to develop a new industrial sector.
"With Futuromundo, we not only want to highlight the innovative power of our economy, but also focus on the role of education and our pupils, students, and teachers. All of this paired with the flair of a festival. Because only where ambition, hard work, and the necessary ease for creativity come together can great things emerge."
Advisor
Anja Raiser
Anja has been co-owner and managing director of SCHOKOLADE.tv and has been serving major clients in the advertising market at the Stuttgart and Berlin locations for 25 years .
For 6 years she has been co-founder of the vegan organic beauty brand SHAMANIC.com and partner in fyra-collective.com in the Dorotheen-quartier, a collective with high-quality local designer labels.
FUTUROMUNDO fully supports Anja and contributes her extensive network. Personally, Anja is passionate about creativity and inclusion. The SCHOKOLADE Clubhouse will play a relevant role in this regard within the framework of FUTUROMUNDO.
– stay tuned!
Advisor
Heiko Brömmelstrote
Heiko Brömmelstrote is a respected expert in digital product design and user experience management. As CEO and founder of Feedbacktime, he optimizes the way feedback and ideas are shared within organizations. His goal is to empower people to express their thoughts effectively and unlock the full potential of feedback through advanced analytics methods. Since 2018, Heiko has also served as Lead Experience Manager at EnBW, where he drives digital transformation with user-centered design and customer strategies. Previously, he gained extensive experience in digital consulting as a Senior Experience Manager at EnBW and as a consultant at Tracemaker. He also taught digital storytelling as a lecturer at Hof University of Applied Sciences from 2020 to 2021. His educational background includes a diploma in Digital Design from Yoobee Colleges and executive education in artificial intelligence at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Diversity and inclusion form the basis of his professional philosophy.
Advisor
Hans Guillermo Weidhofer
Since founding feedback media design in 1995 as one of the first interactive design agencies in Germany, Hans Guillermo Weidhofer and Ralf Greiner and their team have successfully implemented numerous online and offline projects for clients from a wide range of industries – always with a focus on innovative, tailor-made, creative and effective solutions.
"We want to contribute to the success of Futuromundo, as it offers an excellent opportunity to engage with social issues and initiate change. Through workshops, lectures, and discussions, participants can gain valuable insights into important topics such as education and understand different perspectives. The festival brings together experts from various disciplines and interested parties and promotes comprehensive approaches to solutions. Participation in a future festival not only offers individual benefits but also has positive effects on the community and global society."
Advisor
Tim Rombach
Tim Rombach is an experienced digital consultant with over 20 years of leadership experience. He supports companies, executives, and teams in implementing effective digital strategies – practical, collaborative, and future-oriented. As a speaker, lecturer, and strong networker, he takes a holistic approach to digitalization with a focus on sustainable transformation.
He listens carefully and, together with project managers, analyzes the specific challenges and potential of digital transformation. This results in tailored strategies and ambitious roadmaps that are customized, company-specific, and aligned with the operational realities of the clients. With vision and pragmatism, he supports processes in an agile, solution-oriented, and creative manner – for sustainable digital success.
