Burkard Schemmel is a General Manager specialized in B2B Commerce, Technology, and Logistics with 20+ years of experience. Being an entrepreneur at heart, he founded 4 companies serving as CxO, helped mid-size organizations to develop new services, consulted large enterprises in strategy, technology, and operations, and ran large technology teams and B2B commerce operations and sales. His focus is on accelerating growth by simplification, transforming businesses to ecosystem players, and business model innovation. During his career, Burkard served in multiple international roles in senior leadership, program management, and business operations for Fortune 500 companies. His has a strong track record in growth strategies, business origination, and strategic selling. He founded and led a global practice of 900+ cross functional experts in Medical Technology industry, ran business and IT transformation projects, and built digital commerce teams in commercial and public sector. Most recently, Burkard leads the Northern Europe Sales Organization of Maersk. Burkard believes that business success is based on ethical values. He is co-founder of a non-profit think tank that leads the transformation of our society into an alterocentric market economy. He serves as Dean at European Institute of Management for the faculty of Logistics and Mobility Management. Burkard has influenced the career of hundreds of professionals and grew some of the most versatile business leaders. He strongly believes in the success of hyper-diverse teams. As executive sponsor for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and initiator of ESG initiatives, Burkard drives organizations towards sustainability, sovereignty, and societal value. As thought leader, author, and speaker Burkard is known for Growth Strategies, Digital Commerce, Supply Chain, Hyper-Diversity, and Business Ethics. He has published several books in German and English with Springer. Burkard holds a diploma in Business Information Systems and worked in the USA, China, Singapore, Japan, and various EU countries. Burkard collects contemporary art, is passionate about nature, and enjoys cooking with family and friends.