Check out my portfolio of projects and products: https://leonpeters.webflow.io/I was born in Leipzig but joined the expat life at a young age, developing a love for travelling between countries. Kindled by contributions to my Australian middle school’s ‘Tech Team’, innovation and technology have always strongly influenced my interests. Hence, I partook in the honours Bachelor of Science ' Technology, Liberal Arts, and Sciences' to experience a multidisciplinary blend between engineering and business-related social sciences. Through this, I developed my passion further for the socio-economical and technical implications of emerging and disruptive technologies. I vividly enjoy looking at how to manage innovation within products, technology, and processes through a primary focus on how tech influences business and society specifically within the Industry 4.0 context. I aspire to develop myself further as an innovation and technology leader by understanding how innovation can reshape future landscapes.This interest is continued through a Masters at the UT in Industrial Engineering, with a specialisation on Management of Product Development, but with focus also attributed to Emerging Technology Design. The master program is inherently project-based, with ample opportunity to apply theory in practice.The core principle I strive to live by is to always seek and engage with meaningful learning experiences. To learn about technological feasibility, innovation impact, and investment potential assessment, I gathered experience as the director of deal-flow for a student venture capital fund. My objective is to foster startup ecosystems, provide guidance to student founders, and facilitate entrepreneurship to make a positive impact on society. Similarly, to engage with Industry 4.0 concepts and technologies, I am part of an organisation team that is setting up a Learning Factory at the University of Twente. This facility allows students, researchers, and industry partners to learn about production environments, engage with state-of-the-art Industry 4.0 technologies, and experience production paradigms.Overall, I am developing skills in transdisciplinary collaboration, entrepreneurship, complex sociotechnical problem solving, Industry 4.0 implementation, management of product development, and technology & innovation management. Ultimately, I seek to lead product development teams, developing societally impactful consumer solutions.