Gregor Gimmy has worked in Product Innovation Strategy and Management for over 15 years, in Europe and Silicon Valley.  

Mr. Gimmy has studied in the U.S. and Europe at the University of Stuttgart and at Harvard University. After gaining 3 years of experience in consultancy at Roland Berger Strategy Consultants he joined IDEO as Head of practice for Business Factors and Innovation Management & Strategy and helped to transform IDEO from a Design & Engineering to a strategic innovation consultancy. From 1999 he has served on the boards of a number of early-stage companies and has gained start-up experience as (co-)founder and CEO of three Internet startups and one innovation consultancy in Silicon Valley and Barcelona, where he was responsible for product strategy and development.  In addition he has also worked in academia as lecturer about Design Management and Innovation Strategy at ELISAVA Design School (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) and ESADE Business School (Barcelona). In 2012 he has joined the BMW Group in Innovation Strategy and Management and is integrating new methods such as Human Centered Innovation, Design Thinking, Corporate Venturing.

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As the leading supplier of premium brands and premium services in the automotive sector, the BMW Group offers its customers a unique experience of individual mobility with its three brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce.  

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Markus Kampczyk studied Business Administration with focus on Technology and Management at TU Munich. During his studies he spent one semester at the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong. Mr. Kampczyk gained practical experience as intern and working student at Lufthansa Cargo AGe, KraussMaffei Technologies GmbH und Siemens SHC. After his studies he was trainee in the BMW Group Graduate Programme in the area of purchasing and supplier networks. Since 2011 Mr. Kampczyk is Manager at the BMW Group in the field of strategies und innovations in supplier networks. Since February 2013 he is also external Ph.D. Chair for Organization, Technology Management and Entrepreneurship.

About the BMW Group:

As the leading supplier of premium brands and premium services in the automotive sector, the BMW Group offers its customers a unique experience of individual mobility with its three brands BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce.  

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