- Prof. Dr. Hans-Jörg Bullinger, President of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft
- Mr. Gunter Dunkel, Chairman of the Executive Board of Nord/LB
- Dr. Michael Frenzel, Chairman of the Executive Board of TUI AG
- Dr. Jürgen Geißinger, President and CEO of INA-Holding Schaeffler KG
- Prof. Dr. Ing. E.h. Hans-Olaf Henkel, Honorary Professor at the University of Mannheim
- Mr. Rolf Koerfer, Lawyer
- Mr. Dr. Klaus Mangold, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Rothschild GmbH
- Mr. Georg Schaeffler, Partner of the Schaeffler Group
- Ms. Maria Elisabeth Schaeffler, Partner of the Schaeffler Group
- Dr. Bernd W. Voss, Member of various Supervisory Boards