Dr. Thomas Funke, co-director and co-founder of TechQuartier, the incubator for the FinTech scene in Frankfurt, has been active in the global startup ecosystem for more than 15 years. With his latest project, a German-Austrian startup 'Tomorrow's Education', the education innovator wants to virtually merge the innovation ecosystems of Berlin and Frankfurt and build a globally accessible education platform. From 2013 to 2016, Thomas headed the startup and innovation department at the RKW Competence Center, a think tank of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, and has taught on the topic of entrepreneurship for many years in various programs at GBS.