Wolfgang Franz

Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH (Research) (IZA-Research) is the investment research division of Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit GmbH, a nonprofit research institute headquartered in Bonn, Germany. Founded in 1998, the firm provides platforms for knowledge exchange and makes relevant research findings accessible for policy practitioners and the general public. IZA-Research serves as a bridge builder for national and international research in labor economics. Their goal in conducting fundamental research, providing scientific policy advice, and engaging in active knowledge transfer is to narrow the distance between science and society in order to help create a better future of work for all.

Münchener Gesellschaft zur Förderung der is a non-profit company based in Munich, Germany. The German company's focus is on opening up data to academic researchers to study questions of social and public interest. Cesifo, a research cluster created by the company, seeks answers to novel economic research questions. The company was founded in 1999 by Hans-Werner Sinn. Clemens Fuest has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

ifo Institut – Leibniz Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung e.V. is an independent research firm headquartered in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1949, the firm focuses on five areas of activity: policy advisory work, provision of information/services, participation in public debate, promotion of junior economists, and research in economics.

Hamburgisches WeltWirtschaftsInstitut gemeinnützige GmbH (HWWI) is an independent economic research institute headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Founded in 2012, the firm carries out basic and applied research, while providing impetus for business, politics and society. The HWWI's research activity spans over four areas. Metatrends such as globalization, digitization, demographic change, sustainability, and urbanization are thereby addressed as transversal objectives in various dimensions.

Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung GmbH MDM is a media company based in Leipzig, Germany, and is led by CEO Claas Danielsen. The German company provides funding for film and television productions, as well as supporting young talent in the industry. MDM also offers courses and awards, such as the Siegfried Kracauer Prize, for film critics and scholarship recipients. The company is ultimately controlled by the State of Saxony.

Sunvigo GmbH installs solar systems. The company is based in Cologne, Germany. Bastian Bauwens, Michael Peters, Vigen Nikogosian has been the CEOs since 2020. The German company was founded in 2020 by Bastian Bauwens, Michael Peters, Vigen Nikogosian.

LetterOne Holdings SA (L1) is an independent private equity firm headquartered in Luxembourg, Luxembourg. The firm was founded in 2013 by Mikhail Fridman.

Observatoire Français des Conjonctures Economiques (OFCE) is an independent research firm headquartered in Paris, France. The firm provides forecasting, research and evaluation of public policies, hosted by the National Foundation for Political Science (FNSP), in application of the convention signed in 1981 between the State and the FNSP. The OFCE brings together more than forty French and foreign researchers who cover the fields of economic analysis around four areas of work: analysis and forecasting of the French economy, European issues, environmental issue and analysis of inequalities.

Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung Halle (IWH) is an independent research firm headquartered in Halle and was founded in 1992. The firm provides investment research to their clients.

Arbor Ventures (Hong Kong) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Melissa Crane Guzy and Wei Hopeman. The firm is headquartered in Hong Kong.