Hans Martin Galliker Email & Phone Number

Hans Martin Galliker is an independent ecopreneur who is supporting projects for more sustainability in the sectors of agriculture, textile and information society.Hans grew up on a farm in Beromünster, Lucerne, Switzerland, moved to Zurich soon after finishing his agricultural apprenticeship and swapped his pitchfork with a keyboard. During most of his decade in the IT industry he was selling B2B datacenter solutions. While doing so he studied business communication and during an exchange semester in Beijing in 2008 he witnessed food scandals making headlines and the dire need to reverse the environmental deterioration. This was coinciding with his new-found interest in organic agriculture and environmental technology. Hence Hans rebooted his life, moved to Shenzhen and became a self-designated “ecopreneur” with the mission to support the sustainability movement by entrepreneurial means. The most visible project so far has been the conscious fashion brand NEEMIC which in 2011 he started together with Swiss designer Amihan Zemp in order to promote eco-friendly fabrics and cultural exchange. The venture failed financially yet left Hans with plenty of experience and deeply embedded in Beijing’s creative- and sustainability circles, from where he kept pursuing his mission.Hans for example helped FREITAG to popularise their up-cycled bags in China in the role of F- riend of the Brand, the Spittoon Art Collective to manage their organisation, and last but not least the Beijing Linux User Group to grow their community. More recently Hans co-founded the social enterprise Urban-Rural Bridge which promotes permaculture and is preparing the launch of a farm-to-table app for cooperatives including simple farm management. Since 2019 is Hans Galliker ecopreneur-in-resident at Huadao Ecovillage near Chengdu in order to foster their sustainability-related efforts.

Listed skills include Sustainability, Strategic Planning, Environmental Awareness, Leadership, and 23 others.

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  Hwz Hochschule Für Wirtschaft Zürich

  Business Communication