Kirsten Matheus is a communications engineer who is currently responsible for establishing Ethernet-based communication in the industry. She also initiated and chaired the OPEN Alliance and helped establish the IEEE 802.3 reduced twisted pair gigabit Ethernet (RTPGE, 1000BASE-T1) working group.
Thomas Königseder is an electronics engineer and Group Manager for Communications Technologies at BMW. He was responsible for launching the first ever serial car with an Ethernet connection.