{"id":30487,"date":"2025-02-13T12:50:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highest-darmstadt.de\/team\/member\/nihal-wahl\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T08:32:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T06:32:09","slug":"nihal-wahl","status":"publish","type":"members","link":"https:\/\/highest-darmstadt.de\/en\/team\/mentorin-female-founder-en\/nihal-wahl\/","title":{"rendered":"Nihal Wahl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div id=\"stage-default-profileblock_91b392e290d516936169a83ee478ebb3\" class=\"container-fluid stage-default with-user-profile with-backlink stage-default-profile\">\n                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"container-fluid top\">\n                                                    <div class=\"user-profile\">\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"user-avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/highest-darmstadt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Nihal-Wahl-1.jpg\" alt=\"Portr\u00e4t von Nicole Wahl\">\n                            <\/div>\n                                                                            <div class=\"main-content top\">\n                                                                    <a class=\"back-link\" href=\"https:\/\/highest-darmstadt.de\/de\/ueber-uns\/highest-experts\/ \" title=\"HIGHEST Experts\" ><span class=\"icon icon-arrow-line\"><\/span><\/a>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"row headline-line-to-end\">\n                                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 offset-xl-2 col-xl-6 col-xxl-10\">\n                                            <header>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"subheader categorie-label\"><span>Mentor:in<\/span><\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                    <h1 class=\"headline\">\n                                                        Dr. Nihal Wahl                                                    <\/h1>\n                                                                                            <\/header>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <div class=\"row intro\">\n                                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-7 offset-xl-2 col-xl-6 col-xxl-8\">\n                                            <div class=\"copy\">\n                                                <p><strong>Motivation for mentoring:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I want to engage as a mentor in the EXIST Women program because I consider it essential to specifically support female founders and assist them on their journey into the startup world. With my many years of experience in guiding founding projects\u2014especially in technology-driven fields\u2014I understand the challenges and opportunities associated with starting a business. Additionally, I have already gained experience as a mentor in various women\u2019s support programs and know how important targeted support and networking are for female founders.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"container-fluid text-columns\">\n                        <div class=\"main-content\">\n                            <div class=\"row\">\n                                                                                                                                            <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 offset-xl-2 text-column\">\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n            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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  <div class=\"list-item\">\n                                                                                                                                            <div class=\"header\">Start-up incubator in the field of cybersecurity<\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"content\">Coordination and support of startups<\/div>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <div class=\"list-item\">\n                                                                                                                                            <div class=\"header\">HIGHEST<\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                <div class=\"content\">Development of teaching concepts<\/div>\n                                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                       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Nihal Wahl<\/h5>\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <p>Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of Information Systems and research in the context of innovations, particularly at the intersection of digital technologies and business.<\/p>\n                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                        <\/div>\n                                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                                                                                    <div class=\"row\">\n                                                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-9\">\n                                                            <h2> Success doesn\u2019t happen alone \u2014 a strong network opens new opportunities, inspires bold ideas, and advances us together! <\/h2>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-3\">\n                                                            <span class=\"icon icon-quote\"><\/span>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                   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data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#collapse2-69f47404465e7\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"collapse2-69f47404465e7\"> Expectations of HIGHEST and the mentees:                                                        <\/button>\n                                                    <\/h3>\n                                                                                                                                                    <div id=\"collapse2-69f47404465e7\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"element2\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordionElement-69f47404465e7\">\n                                                        <div class=\"accordion-body\">\n                                                            <p>Openness and initiative<\/p>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                                                                                    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