Rolf is Professor of Economics and Head of the Department of International Trade and European Integration at the University of Basel. He has the overall responsibility for the project and never loses sight of the big picture. His main areas of research include international trade, international business, and European economic integration. He has a strong interest in deriving implications for government policy and company strategy.

Christian is the chief scientist and operational manager of the project. He holds a PhD in economics from the University of Basel in international trade and innovation. He has a broad spectrum of methodological skills, ranging from classical panel data econometrics to machine learning. Christian likes to apply new methods from data science to analyze economic questions.

Dragan holds a PhD in economics from the University of Basel. He is specialized in applying methods for causal inference to evaluate public policies. Dragan is passionate about working with big data and is always in pursuit of finding creative solutions to interesting economic riddles.

Till currently works in the project as a freelancer. He contributes significantly to the development and implementation of the Innoscape Talks and the external communication of the project. As an entrepreneur, Till is a creative mind and likes the challenge of bringing visions to life.