Holger Schmidt

Digital Economist, journalist, lecturer

Expert in Digital Economy and Platform Economy
He teaches Digital Transformation
He analyse the impact of digital technologies on climate protection.

Available For

Keynote Speeches, Podcast, Virtual Events

Fee Range: II. €/$ from 5.000 up to 10.000

Languages: English, German

*Fee ranges are an estimation for a live keynote speech in an European venue, they can vary significantly depending on the specific requests of the clients, the type of performance, the preparation time and the travel time which is requested. Travel and accommodation costs are not included.

biography

Holger Schmidt is a senior expert in digital economy and the platform economy. He teaches digital transformation at the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany) and platform economy at the Executive School of the University of St. Gallen (Switzerland).

As a journalist he has spent 20 years writing about the digitalisation of the economy including 15 years for the Frankfuter Allgemeine Zeitung.

He is also the inventor of the “Platform Index” and manages the equity fund “The Original Platform Fund”, which invests exclusively in platform business models.

His clients include Microsoft, Volkswagen, Facebook, Amazon, Alibaba, Mercedes, Porsche, Salesforce, BASF, Adobe, Deutsche Bundesbank, Linde and many more.

He is a book author and co-host of the podcast “Artificial Intelligence” for the leading German daily newspaper FAZ.
Currently he is working on a book about the impact of digital technologies on climate protection.

Topics

Digital Transformation
Digital Business Models
Platform Economy and Artificial Intelligence.
Impact of digital technologies on climate protection.

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