Sonja Wilkens graduated in business administration from the Technical University of Berlin and worked for four years as a management consultant at the Investment Bank Berlin. She then joined the University of Mannheim as a research assistant until her path led her to the Economic Development Department of the City of Mannheim. For more than 15 years, Sonja has been supporting innovative high-growth start-ups and is the expert for questions regarding business model, investment and financing.

Current positions:

Managing Director of the MAFINEX Gründerverbund Entrepreneur Rhein-Neckar e.V. and deputy managing director of MAFINEX e.V.

Project management EXI start-up vouchers Mannheim (ESF-supported project and the state of Baden-Württemberg)

Chairwoman of the KREATECH support program of the city of Mannheim (city Mannheim program)

Deputy Chairwoman Committee of the Corona-Sidefonds of Beteiligungsfonds Wirtschaftsförderung Mannheim GmbH