
Partner & Co-Founder at Berliner Zukunftsforum
Berlin Area, Germany

Partner & Co-Founder at Berliner Zukunftsforum
Berlin Area, Germany
Beyond Networking
Connecting to the Future
Intercultural Intelligence - Getting Things Done
When Trust Matters ...
o Communication
o People
o Relationships
o Integrity
A precondition for success in leadership: identification of (in-)formal key figures, facilitating top-level contacts leading to trustworthy relationships between executives as well as information sharing for equitable and sustainable agreements.
Since 1990s I am engaged in supporting top-level executives from German Government, NATO, EU, industry and banking to implement goals in international relations and business. I was assigned as a trainer for intercultural communication for special forces, police, intelligence officers, MPs and government executives to improve continually handling and understanding of local culture, politics, business and decision making processes. Occasionally I do lectures at Universities and publications to share my experiences with scholars.
Based on my previous jobs I can provide you for successful business and politics in transition countries and crisis or (post-)conflict areas a large network of established contacts with key-figures and service providers (attorneys, PR, media, logistic, real estate, translation, human resources and security). They are experts with long time living experiences in relevant countries or competent native experts.
Working on the interface of cultures in transition countries, crisis and conflict areas depends highly on professional competences in intercultural communication, change, knowledge and conflict-/crisis management I am specialized in
- Political Risk Analyses & Assessment
(Advisor & Berlin Office of Oxford Analytica, www.oxan.com)
- Business Matching/Contact Brokering & Executive Search
- Diplomacy & Negotiation
(trained: Harvard Negotiation Project, www.pon.harvard.edu/hnp/)
- Experienced in Arrangement and Escort of Business Trips, Expert Monitoring, Technical and Scientific Steering of (Research) Projects, Lobbying and Establishing Representative Offices, EU-Trainings in SEE
(Think Tanks industry)
October 2008 — Present (10 months)
mandate for support of turn around management of international christian conference center & hotel in an old castle in the Austrian Alps near Kitzbühel (www.kitzbuehel.com/en/): value based training, coaching and mentoring of (potential) young leaders, fireside chats with senior professionals, elder statesmen and doyens of diplomacy or arts & culture - including workshops and exhibitions.
(Privately Held; International Affairs industry)
April 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Mandate: Strategic Analyst on the interface of Geopolitics and Business
South/Eastern Europe Area Specialist
German Office & Business Development
(Security and Investigations industry)
2007 — Present (2 years)
Association of the German Federal Police Officers
advisor for international relations, EU Integration (trainings), intercultural communication, lobbying
(Think Tanks industry)
September 2007 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Plattform and think tank for inter-disciplinary round tables in Berlin. A special speaker and top-expert in his field is invited for a SHORT speech plus discussion and sharing with selected group of participants (around 30). Speakers have been so far Norbert Walter (Chief Economist Deutsche Bank AG), Tom Sommerlatte (CEO Arthur D. Little Germany), Manfred Maus (Founder & former CEO of OBI Group), Bill E. Mears (Accenture Houston, Global Head Ressources & Engery), Michael Inacker (former speaker of DaimlerChrysler, Editor in Chief of German weekly Wirtschaftswoche), H.H. Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (Ambassador to the EU Brussels), Prof. Prabhu Guptara (Executive Director of UBS Wolfsberg Centre, Switzerland)
(Government Relations industry)
July 2005 — Present (4 years 1 month)
Policy Advisor with focus post conflict and crisis areas: Lobbying, intercultural communication, mediation, knowledge management, identification of (in)formal decision makers for business & policits, consulting for FDI, new public management, publich private partnerships, research in emerging markets, executive search, identification of young leaders and high potentials, former jobs as political advisor for NATO, EU and German governmental institutions
(International Affairs industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)
2004 — 2005 (1 year)
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; mundi; Management Consulting industry)
June 2000 — February 2004 (3 years 9 months)
new public management
public private partnerships
R&D strategies
Evaluation
knowledge management
trainings
workshop
change management
1994 — 1998
Global Negotiation Project
sustainable peacebuilding, Security Sector Reform, defence industry, energy, hunting, fishing, cross country skiing, hiking, mountain climbing theology, books, R&D, European Union
degepol, dgap, pmg, IFES, ROM, ASN, IFSH Hamburg, The Trinity Forum, Priority Associates Houston, ERF Horst Marquardt, Oxford Analytica, PIK, FFU Berlin, Südosteuropagesellschaft
several medals from NATO and EU for serving in their missions