Wolfgang Kerler

Wolfgang Kerler is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of 1E9, a Munich-based platform for future-oriented tech journalism and events. He directs the Festival der Zukunft, a major science, tech, and art event by 1E9 and the Deutsches Museum, and is a member of the XR funding committee of FilmFernsehFonds Bayern (FFF). He also hosts New Realities, the XR podcast by 1E9 and XR HUB Bavaria. Wolfgang began his career at Bayerischer Rundfunk and later became a political correspondent at ARD’s Hauptstadtstudio. After that, he led the editorial team of WIRED Germany at Condé Nast. He lectures on digital journalism in Nuremberg and has received several awards, including the Deutscher Wirtschaftsfilmpreis and the Robert Bosch Foundation Prize.