About us
![Dr. Patrick Figge](https://road2openness.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2019-150x150-1.jpg)
Dr. Patrick Figge
Assistant Professor, University of Passau
Scientist who researches (open) innovation processes and the design of crowdsourcing competitions. Convinced that open practices enrich the scientific process and that knowledge production will become even more collaborative in the future.
![Dr. Nils Hachmeister](https://road2openness.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Hachmeister_sqr-150x150-1.jpg)
Dr. Nils Hachmeister
Managing Director, Bielefeld Center for Data Science (BiCDaS)
Open science enthusiast with a focus on open data. Believes that research data are a valuable asset and that we should talk about data re-use as much as we do about data publications.
![Dr. Verena Heise](https://road2openness.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Verena-Heise-150x150-1.jpg)
Dr. Verena Heise
Open Science Researcher, Trainer and Consultant
Scientist who conducts research on open science and reproducibility (not only) in biomedical research. Passionate organiser of courses and developer of infrastructure. Convinced that by improving our research practice, we can increase the quality of research results to create added value for society.
vheise.com
![Dr. Ulrich Herb](https://road2openness.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Ulrich-1-150x150-1.jpg)
Dr. Ulrich Herb
Head of Publication and Research Support Department, Saarland University and State Library
![Marte Sybil Kessler](https://road2openness.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/kessler_marte_1000-150x150-1.jpg)
Marte Sybil Kessler
Director Innosci
![Damian Paderta](https://road2openness.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/index-150x150-1.jpg)
Damian Paderta
Web geographer & digital consultant
Has been working on the topics of Open Government, Civic Technology and Smart City since 2009. As the founder of the Offene Kommunen.NRW Institut (OKNRW), he is committed to open government and administration – including, above all, digitalisation strategies and the opening of databases.
paderta.com | nozilla.de
![Petra Siegele](https://road2openness.de/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Siegele-150x150-1.jpg)
Petra Siegele
Head of the Public Science Division, OeAD
Working in the field of science, school and society at the OeAD, the Agency for Education and Internationalization in Austria since autumn 2008. Heads the Center for Citizen Science set up by the BMBWF since 2015, which places a special focus on cooperation between scientific institutions and schools.
youngscience.at ∣ zentrumfuercitizenscience.at
![Johanna Schwan](https://road2openness.de/wp-content/uploads/Schwan_Johanna_2021_079-150x150.jpg)
Johanna Schwan
Program Manager innOsci