Wolfgang Schmitz studied communication design. As an ux-designer and art-director, he now has more than 16 years of experience in mobile and online projects. He has helped numerous international clients in the development of digital products.

Since 2012 he develops the beloved kids brand „Fiete” with his co-founded studio Ahoiii Entertainment. Their apps and books starring sailor „Fiete“ have fans all over the world, received numerous awards and have generated more than 5 million downloads on the app stores.

The father of a 8-year-old son lives and works in Cologne.

Michael Sokolar is a writer and director who worked for children’s television and commercials. He is the founder and CEO of the digital storytelling studio Little Lights Studio, which focuses on branded entertainment, animation and story driven products in all kinds of media. Michael has launched a product that is very dear to him: a storytelling app for parents called Bedtime Stories. It’s a platform and boutique collection of empowering and diverse children stories written with loving care by authors from all around the world.

Silvia Borando was born in 1986. She got a degree in Communication Design at the Politecnico of Milan in 2008. Author and illustrator, she’s the editorial director of minibombo (minibombo.it), a publishing house founded by TIWI Studio (tiwi.it) in 2013. Minibombo creates innovative picture books and apps for little children and the grown-ups who read along with them. With a catalogue of over 35 titles, many of the minibombo books are also translated in different countries, such as France, United States, China and Brazil.