This is the first in a séries of conversations with Friends and collègues who attended the annual World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland from January 15-19, 2024.
Here below are the biographies of the first two guests in this Davos Debrief #1, with Christian Schmitz and Joerg Geier , partners of the PDIE Group, who organised a luncheon on January 17 entitled : «Planetary Health and Energy Security : the Contribution of AI and digitisation ».
Christian Schmitz
After a corporate career in large multinationals such as Bayer, BASF, Henkel and the German SME hulsta furniture, he established his boutique consulting firm Aventa to bridge Japan and Europe. Various experiences in the startup world, investing in startups as well as running a global organization. Finally, he founded the PDIE to build his own global network of purpose driven entrepreneurs.
Website : https://pdiegroup.com
Joerg Geier is a partner at PDIE Group, an agency offering consulting, research, and ecosystem building services in the areas of sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship. As a Director of Executive Education and Sustainability Programs at Thunderbird School of Global Management, Joerg merges his extensive experience in sustainable innovation, capacity building and ecosystem development.
Joerg has lived and worked in the Silicon Valley, Cambridge (UK), and Berlin, Germany, clusters known for their entrepreneurial approach. This experience has shaped his dedication to the support of sustainable innovations.
He is also co-founder and program chair of the Arts & Nature Social Club, a members' club whose mission it is to sensitize leaders to planetary challenges. Other roles were at Cambridge University’s Judge Business School and Santa Clara University’s Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship.
As a Fulbright scholar and member and former Deputy Secretary General of the Club of Rome, Joerg’s thinking is characterized by purpose, impact, and systems design. (https://joerggeier.com)
