Entrepreneurship
Founder & CEO of a global initiative for active ageing, longevity and smart retirement.
Founder & Director of the Odo Group, specializing in early-stage venture formation and investments. We operate a network to share business opportunities with our partners.
Founder & Director of Odo Solutions & Enterprises Pte Ltd (odoplatforms.com), a software development company offering AI solutions, web/mobile applications, and deal rooms for nation-branding, business associations, and innovation agencies. Clients include the Rwandan High Commission, the International Rubber Study Group, and various Chambers of Commerce.
Non-executive Director at Petron Asia Energy Pte Ltd.
Boards
Board Member of the Central and Eastern European Chamber of Commerce (CEEC) in Singapore.
Former Executive Board Member of AgroConnect, an incubator in Africa funded by the Singaporean business community (ceased in 2024).
Consultancies
Director BD at Biro Oktroi Roosseno Singapore Pte Ltd, the Singapore office of one of the oldest IP firms in Indonesia.
Former Director for Innovation at Grand Parks Sdn Bhd for Health and Wellness Resorts & Residences.
Consultancy for various clients including DBS Bank Singapore, Deutsche Bank, Mercedes Benz, Daimler Chrysler, BMW, Audi, Deutsche Telekom, Sony, Siemens, IKEA, SMRT Singapore & AmCham.
Research & Academia
Award-winning interdisciplinary technology projects displayed at international conferences & exhibitions for over 20 years. Collaborations include Harvard Berkman Center Law Lab, MIT Media Lab, UCLA, Fraunhofer Gesellschaft & Ars Electronica.
PhD from the Sorbonne Paris on the exchange of values and conversion of capital in innovative business models (with highest honors), B.A. Philosophy (Logics and AI), B.A. in Literature and Cultural Anthropology from FU Berlin, and M.A. in Experimental Media from the Berlin UdK (outstanding achievement).
Research and lecturing at the National University of Singapore (NUS) University Scholars Program (USP) for 12 years, from 2005 to 2017.
Peer-reviewed publications on logic-based Decision-Support AI, Ambient Intelligence, Online Negotiation, Deal-Design, Contract Simplification, LegalTech, Multisided Business Platforms, Visual Knowledge Representation, and the Future of Work.
Volunteering
Jury member of the World Summit Awards (WSA) Germany, a UN-linked global start-up competition.
Co-founder of a Berlin Think Tank; founder of Odo Fine Arts, and Senior Ventures.
A German national and Singaporean PR, having lived in more than 10 countries.
