XITASO GmbH

At NAXCON, we believe that true innovation comes from a people-first approach to engineering and IT. As a full-suite innovation company, we specialize in cutting-edge R&D solutions that blend engineering, robotics, and AI to build tomorrow's world today. Our team thrives on collaboration across disciplines - embedding deep expertise in hardware development, electronics, power electronics, and software engineering into every project we undertake. Our culture celebrates diversity and international perspectives, with teams across Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland working together to solve complex challenges for leading companies in aerospace, automotive, medical technology, and beyond. We see our people as our greatest asset, providing competitive conditions, interesting projects, and genuine career development opportunities. Whether we're supporting startups or large-scale tech companies, our agile approach ensures we deliver customized, cost-effective solutions that make a real impact.

Sodexo is the global leader in sustainable food and valued experiences at every moment in life: learn, work, heal and play. We improve the quality of life of our employees and those we serve, and contribute to the economic, social and environmental progress in the communities where we operate. Our comprehensive services span Food Services and Facilities Management, delivering quality and sustainable solutions to companies, hospitals, schools, universities and stadiums worldwide. Powered by more than 430,000 employees globally, including 104,000 across the United States, we serve 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of on-site food and facilities management services. Our operations span four key environments: workplaces, learning environments, healthcare and senior facilities, and sports and leisure events. Through our Better Tomorrow 2025 commitments, we keep sustainability and corporate social responsibility at the heart of everything we do, dedicated to reducing our carbon footprint, food insecurity and food waste while championing plant-based eating and positive social impact.

Thalia is Europe's leading family-run bookseller, founded in 1919 in Hamburg, Germany. Today, the medium-sized independent family company headquartered in Hagen is the market leader in book retail across the German-speaking region. With over 570 bookstores in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), including a 50% stake in more than 30 Orell Füssli Thalia PLC bookstores in Switzerland, Thalia operates an extensive retail network that reaches millions of customers. The company employs approximately 7,000 people who work with passion and dedication across all locations and bookstores. Thalia combines traditional bookselling with innovative digital services, implementing a successful omnichannel strategy that enables customers to shop through all imaginable channels. The company's online platform offers over 8 million articles including books, eBooks, audiobooks, CDs, music, films, software, games and much more. With around 3,000 events per year, Thalia is one of the largest promoters of reading and literature in Germany. The company is owned by the Herder, Kreke, Busch and Göritz families, maintaining its family-run character while continuously expanding its market position through strategic partnerships like the merger with Mayersche in 2019.

VMRay builds sandbox technology designed to catch malware that evades signature-based and behavioral detection systems. Founded in 2013 by Dr. Carsten Willems and Dr. Ralf Hund, the company operates out of Bochum, Germany and Boston, Massachusetts, serving 300+ security teams including Fortune 100 enterprises and government organizations. The core product is a threat detection platform that combines malware sandboxing with phishing analysis - engineered specifically for environments where unknown or evasive threats are the primary concern. The technical approach centers on sandbox instrumentation that monitors execution at a level designed to surface obfuscated payloads and anti-analysis tricks. The team includes detection engineers and security researchers with collective depth in malware analysis, working in Python, C, JavaScript, and the ELK Stack. VMRay's platform is deployed in enterprise SOCs, government threat intelligence operations, and MSSP environments where speed and accuracy on zero-day samples matter operationally. The company employs over 100 people across its German and U.S. offices. Engineering roles span detection engineering, security research, and platform development. The team describes itself as technical-first, with internal pathways from early-career research contributors to project leadership. Work focuses on iterating against adversary tradecraft - reverse engineering new evasion techniques, tuning detection logic, and shipping updates that keep pace with attacker tooling evolution.

AVL List GmbH is one of the world's leading mobility technology companies for development, simulation and testing in the automotive industry, and in other sectors such as rail, marine, and energy. Based on extensive in-house research activities, the company delivers concepts, technology solutions, methodologies, and development tools for a greener, safer, better world of mobility. AVL drives innovative and affordable solutions for all applications - from traditional to hybrid to battery and fuel cell electric technologies. The focus lies on the areas of electrification, software, AI and automation, supporting international partners and customers in their sustainable and digital transformation. With a holistic approach from ideation phase to serial production, AVL covers vehicle architectures and platform solutions including the impact of new propulsion systems and energy carriers. As a global technology provider, AVL's offerings range from simulation, virtualization and test automation for product development to ADAS/AD and vehicle software. Together with 12,200 employees at more than 90 locations and with more than 50 Tech and Engineering Centers worldwide, AVL is driving the future of mobility.

We're a global leader in premium drinks with over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries. Our portfolio includes some of the world's most recognized spirits and beers - Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Guinness, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, and many more. While Diageo was founded in 1997 through the merger of Guinness and Grand Metropolitan, our brands have heritage that stretches back centuries, some as far as the 17th century. We operate from 132 sites globally, producing 6.5 billion litres of product each year. What drives us is simple: we want to be the world's best brand builder in premium drinks. This means staying focused on what consumers want, innovating responsibly, and growing our brands while promoting positive drinking. We're also committed to our Spirit of Progress ESG plan - our global programme to create a more inclusive and sustainable world through our operations.