When it comes to making corporations more innovative, Dr. Jens- Uwe Meyer is one of the most popular experts. The FAZ calls him “one of the leading experts on innovation” in Germany, the Harvard Business Manager a “top management consultant on disruptive innovation and innovation culture.”
For more than ten years he has provided consultancy services to more than 100 organizations, including well-known DAX com- panies and international corporations, concerning the develop- ment of new products and business models as well as the setup of their innovation culture. He has published 10 books and more than 200 articles in expert journals.
Dr. Jens-Uwe Meyer has a PhD from the Leipzig Graduate School of Management. His doctoral thesis dealt with the innovation ca- pacity of companies. He also has an MBA in Media Management.
His CV is as unusual as his way of thinking. He used to be a police inspector and a member of a narcotics task force investigating heroin syndicates at the Davidwache in Hamburg.
Afterwards he switched to TV production: He worked as a studio manager for the channel Pro Sieben in Jerusalem and Washington, D.C.. As the chief reporter he broadcast live from more than 25 countries. Furthermore, he gathered management experience as the chief editor at the radio channel MDR JUMP and as the program director at the private radio channel Antenne Thüringen.
The speeches of Dr. Jens-Uwe Meyer are full of real-life experience, scientifically founded, interactive and entertaining: A unique mixture of excellent know-how and the intuitive ease that a great speeches requires.