At SKInnovation ITALY, ideas take shape through voices worth listening to.
Our program 2026 is built around four fields shaping society and human existence:
Built environment, smart spaces, energy efficiency, quality of living — where the solutions to live better often already exist, and the real question is why adoption still lags behind.
Health, prevention, wellbeing, longevity, medtech — where genuine breakthroughs and hype-fuelled trends aren't always easy to tell apart.
Sport, active lifestyle, human performance, mobility — and the open question of how much control we keep as AI increasingly shapes human performance and movement.
Experience economy, destination management & hospitality, service design — investigating upon how far a personal, meaningful experience can be designed, measured and scaled without losing what makes it feel personal.
For each of these four fields, SKInnovation Italy will feature a high-profile keynote speech, setting the frame, the stakes, and the questions worth asking.
From there, a diverse, top-tier moderated panel discussion takes the conversation deeper: through differing perspectives, toward a holistic, critical exploration of what the theme really means for business and for society.
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Board Member of FESI, the European Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry.
European national, born in Tegernsee, Bavaria, and raised in close connection with the mountains.
56 years old, married, father of two adult daughters.
Holds a degree in Sports Economics.
Spent 25 years at ORTOVOX, until November 2024.
Over the past 13 years, served as Managing Director, steering the company’s transformation from a niche player to a recognized outdoor brand.
Since February 2025, serving as Director of the European Outdoor Group, representing the voice of the entire outdoor industry.
