A Former CFO on the German Automotive Crisis

A Former CFO on the German Automotive Crisis

German automotive employment fell 5.8% to 691,500 in the first half of 2026, the largest decline of any major German industrial sector, and the lowest level since 2005. Parts suppliers were hit hardest, cutting 7.6% of their workforce. Since 2019, the sector has lost...
CEO of Centida: Why We Founded Centida

CEO of Centida: Why We Founded Centida

Christian Barte, CEO and Managing Director of Centida, shares his own path – from Böblingen back to Oberkirch – and the realization that led him to found the company: that the human element, more than any tool or technology, is what makes or breaks a...
CIO: Hidden Cost of Fragmented Systems

CIO: Hidden Cost of Fragmented Systems

Werner Wind has spent his career as a CIO inside Mittelstand manufacturing companies across Baden-Württemberg. In this conversation, he breaks down what fragmented IT systems can cost a business, not only in licenses, but also in redundant staff, duplicated...
Lessons From 26 Years of Transformation

Lessons From 26 Years of Transformation

Eka Kamushadze has spent 26 years leading transformation at Orange Business, through every wave of technology change. In this conversation, she shares what’s stayed constant across all of it – the human factor – and why most transformations fail not...