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The Team

Built by students.
Backed by ambition.

Current Team

2025/2026 Team

Shivani Samodia
General Manager
Shivani Samodia

Overall strategy, team coordination, and initiative direction.

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Jan Klassen
Corporate Relations
Jan Klassen

Company partnerships, sponsor dialogue, and corporate event development.

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Sophia Weber
Corporate Relations
Sophia Weber

Corporate outreach, relationship building, and partner-facing coordination.

Brian Berens
Organization
Brian Berens

Event operations, planning, logistics, and student experience.

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Zaid Aboobacker
Public Relations
Zaid Aboobacker

Brand, communications, community storytelling, and public-facing updates.

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Archive

Archived 2024 Team

Jin Ryu
General Manager
Jin Ryu

Strategy & overall vision for Asia Connect WHU

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Henri Rassau
Head of University Relations
Henri Rassau

Cross-university partnerships and academic collaboration

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Ruohai Liu (Peter)
Head of Corporate Relations
Ruohai Liu (Peter)

Company partnerships, visits, and corporate engagement

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Nelli Mallmann
Head of Public Relations
Nelli Mallmann

Brand, communications, and community voice

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Philipp Böhnlein
Head of Event Organization
Philipp Böhnlein

Events, logistics, and experience design

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Asia Connect is always looking for motivated students who want to connect WHU to Asia.

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