Team
Heiko Hammer
Heiko Hammer studied environmental and sustainability sciences at the FernUniversität in Hagen and graduated with a Master of Science. Previously, he earned a degree in business administration (FH) from the AKAD University of Stuttgart. Heiko Hammer is CEO and co-founder of priME Academy AG. In this role, he is responsible for the company's financial, operational and strategic goals. His extensive expertise spans multiple areas, including innovation management, entrepreneurship and sustainability. In addition to his work at priME Academy AG, he has been a long-time lecturer at the Nürtingen-Geislingen University of Economics and Environment and the Media University in Stuttgart. Heiko Hammer is also a teacher approved by the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture for the economics department at secondary level II (Level 3 of ISCED).
Rainer Svacinka
Rainer Svacinka, a graduate engineer in food and biotechnology, completed his academic training at the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna. After his studies, he acquired the IPMA certificate for project managers at Level C from Project Management Austria (PMA), which he has continually recertified. In addition to his other entrepreneurial activities, Rainer Svacinka works as a founding partner and project manager at priME Academy AG, where he brings his extensive experience in the development and implementation of educational projects. In addition to his professional activities, he is involved as a project evaluator for the PMA Junior Excellence Award and is an active member of ImpactHub Vienna, a network of innovators and entrepreneurs.
Nicolas Wehrle
Nicolas Wehrle studied applied computer science at the Konstanz University of Technology, Economics and Design (HTWG Konstanz) and successfully completed his studies with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science. Nicolas Wehrle works as a software engineer at priME Academy AG. In this role, he is heavily involved in the development and further development of priME SIM, using technologies such as Kotlin, Spring Boot, Angular and AWS. He also leads seminars as part of the international entrepreneurship and management competition priME CUP.