The digitallabor
digitallabor.berlin is an independent group within the DSGV e.V.’s Digitalization and Payment department. digitallabor.berlin is financed on a permanent and project-independent basis and thus has the opportunity to develop its own ideas as well as to participate in real-world laboratory projects in German and European politics.
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digitallabor.berlin
A cross-functional team of experts
![Oliver Lauer](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/oliver_lauer.jpg)
Oliver Lauer
Oliver Lauer is head of digitallabor.berlin and represents the DSGV department "Identity and Fintech". In leading positions, he successfully implemented the transformation and digitalization of global insurance companies and banks, such as AXA, HSBC and Zurich. As a trained computer scientist, his focus is on topics such as architecture and innovation.
![Florian Andreae](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Florian_Andrae.jpg)
Florian Andreae
Florian Andreae is a Senior Software Engineer and contributes his skills in software development to the implementation of prototypes and pilots as well as the EU projects around the European digital wallet (EUDIW). He has many years of experience in the technical implementation of IT projects at leading financial services companies (Zurich, Deutsche Apotheker- und Ärztebank, etc.).
![Mirka Lehrer](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/mirka_lehrer.jpg)
Mirka Lehrer
Mirka Lehrer is responsible for the further development of the digital lab's prototype and pilot projects. After completing her Bachelor's degree at a maritime university, she began
began her professional career as a systems analyst at an international logistics group in Hamburg. Fascinated by the complexity and collaborative working methods within software development, she went on to complete a Master's degree in Software Engineering Leadership and further professional positions in the logistics, energy, automotive and IT security sectors.
![Tim Kremer](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/tim_kremer.jpg)
Tim Kremer
Tim Kremer is a lawyer and specialist lawyer for banking and capital market law in Berlin and in-house lawyer in the Digitalization and Payment Transactions Law Group of the German Savings Banks and Giro Association. He advises the association's national and European identity initiatives on data protection, money laundering and civil law issues. Previously, he advised credit institutions and consumers on banking and capital market law matters.
![Dr. Christian Lange-Hausstein](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/christian-lange-hausstein.jpg)
Dr. Christian Lange-Hausstein
Dr. Christian Lange-Hausstein - Christian is a lawyer in Berlin and in-house lawyer for the Digitalization & Payment department at the DSGV. He supports the association's IT projects with a focus on data protection, money laundering and civil law issues. As a member of a DG FISMA expert group, he advised the EU Commission. Before joining the DSGV, he was a lawyer in a commercial law firm specializing in banks and fintechs.
![Lukas Schmidt](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Schmidt_Lukas.png)
Lukas Schmidt
Lukas Schmidt supports digitallabor.berlin as an external consultant in the Digital Agenda 3.0 in the PMO and operations area. He holds a B.Sc. in Business Administration and has been supporting financial service providers in digital transformation in an international context as a management consultant for several years.
![Nina Groß](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Nina-Gross.jpg)
Nina Groß
Nina Groß supports the PMO as a project employee and has many years of savings bank experience with a focus on sales.
As a banker with further training as a savings bank specialist for investment and finance, she combines theoretical knowledge with practical expertise. She is passionate about supporting projects that drive digital transformation in the savings bank world.
![Maja Lehrer](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Maja-Lehrer.png)
Maja Lehrer
Maja Lehrer is studying "Law and Politics" at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder) and supports digitallabor.berlin as a working student. Maja Lehrer is also a state-trained actress and works in theater, film and television.
![André Engelhorn](https://www.digitallabor.berlin/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Bild-Andre-Engelhorn-rund.jpg)
André Engelhorn
In his role as external consultant, André Engelhorn supports the conception and implementation of prototypes and pilots relating to digital identities, for example in the implementation of payment processes with the EUDIWallet. He is a computer scientist and contributes his many years of experience in the digital transformation of various industries, from large-scale concepts to start-ups.
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