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The fifth edition of the conferences and events overview. All the conferences that are of interest to people from the digital economy or the start-up scene. Here it is.

Where is there a need to catch up in terms of digitalization and what are companies actually doing wrong in this process? Do they really need to invest heavily in digital transformation? Where should the initiative for digitalization come from? How are work and jobs changing as a result of the increased use of various…

As you know, one of my core theses with regard to the change in motorized private transport is that I assume that electric cars will prevail due to their inherently better and cheaper design. And that thoughts about environmental protection are in fact probably of secondary importance to buyers. This thesis has even earned me…

A few years ago, I had the task of carrying out an evaluation of various ERP systems with a focus on the financial sector. It was not the first time I had done this. I had quickly put together a good list of requirements, talked to various people who were much more deeply involved in…

Two years ago, I wrote an article with the lurid title “Dear Banks, it’s so over”. In it, I predicted that it would be very difficult for traditional retail banks in the future. This has come true so far, but what I secretly expected was that there would be a landslide change. This has not…

What began as “something as a service” in the software sector is now increasingly finding its way into areas in which we could not have imagined using products on a subscription basis just a few years ago. There are many indications that we are at the beginning of a paradigm shift in the consumption model.

The debate surrounding electric cars is heating up. A veritable front is building up against the new technology. Hundreds of arguments and opinions are being put forward as to why electric cars should be rejected. I see this as an extremely good sign for electromobility: the topic is reaching more and more people, so the…

The fourth edition of the conferences and events overview. All the conferences that are of interest to people from the digital economy or the start-up scene. Here it is.

Don’t worry, this won’t be a typical “the real Christmas” article. Not a call for more modesty or more inner peace. Nor a call for more charity. No. Even though I’m not a fan of Christmas, I advise everyone to celebrate as much as they can. And for heaven’s sake: Store properly.

In November 2018, I had the opportunity to give a presentation on digitalization in mobility at the “ioki Mobility Network Symposium” in Berlin. It was a great event that brought many different stakeholders from the mobility industry together and engaged them in discussion. As one of the few people from outside the industry, I was…