Flow Factory Governance Board
The Governance Board develops and monitors the strategic direction of Flow Factory. It defines the long-term goals and subject areas and supports the activities of the managing Executive Board. The committee is made up of members of the executive boards of the participating funding institutions as well as professors from the University of Münster. It is chaired by Prof. Dr. Liane Buchholz.

Governance Board - Members of the University of Münster
- Holder of the Chair of Information Systems, in particular Business Process Management at the University of Münster
- Director of the European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
- Designated President of the Association for Information Systems (AIS)
- Director of the Flow Factory
- Senior Professor of the Chair of Information Management at the University of Münster
- Former Director of the European Research Center for Information Systems (ERCIS)
- Voting member of the Governance Board
Governance Board - Members of the Sparkassen Finanzgruppe
Sparkassenverband Westfalen-Lippe
Finanz Informatik
LBS Landesbausparkasse Nordwest
Sparkassen Rating und Risikosysteme GmbH
Deutscher Sparkassen Verlag GmbH
Deutscher Sparkassen- und Giroverband
Deutsche Leasing AG
Provinzial Versicherung AG
DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale
Flow Factory Executive Board
The Executive Board manages the implementation of long-term goals and takes care of day-to-day business. The Executive Board also brings together decision-makers from the Sparkassen Finanzgruppe and the University of Münster.
Executive Board - Members of the University of Münster
- Assistant professor at the University of Münster
- Managing Director of the Flow Factory (ERCIS-side)
- Assistant professor at the University of Münster
- Managing Director of the Flow Factory (ERCIS-side)
Executive Board - Members of the Sparkassen Finanzgruppe

Head of AI Strategy at the Sparkassenverband Westfalen-Lippe
- Managing Director of the Flow Factory (SFG-side)

Head of loans, real estate and AI at Finanz Informatik
- Managing Director of the Flow Factory (SFG-side)
Flow Team
The Flow Team is responsible for the operational aspects of the Flow Factory. It is made up of the Flow Field Leads and the Flow Office. The Flow Fields comprise the areas of AI & Products, AI & Process, AI & Purpose and AI & People. Each of these focus areas is overseen by a Flow Field Lead, who is responsible for the technical development and direction of their area.
The Flow Office handles the administrative tasks of the Flow Factory. It coordinates the interaction between research and practice, manages the internal IT infrastructure, plans and organizes events, and supports the Flow Factory’s public relations efforts.

Flow Field Leads
- Assistant professor at the University of Münster
- Lead of the flow field AI & Purpose
- Assistant professor at the University of Münster
- Lead of the flow field AI & Products
- Research assistant at the Chair of Information Systems, especially Business Process Management
- Lead of the flow field AI & Process
Flow Office
Flow Office Members
- Research assistant at the Chair of Information Systems, especially Business Process Management
- Research assistant at the Chair of Information Systems, especially Business Process Management and the Chair of Digital Innovation and the Public Sector
- Research assistant at the Chair of Information Systems, especially Business Process Management
Flow Office Assistants
- Graduate student assistant at the Chair of Information Systems, especially Business Process Management
Flow Factory Research Ecosystem
Flow Research Principals
- Director of the Centre for Future Enterprise at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
- Professor of Information Systems at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)