Frank Salzgeber
Head of ESA's Innovation & Ventures Office
Frank Salzgeber is a leading expert on innovation, entrepreneurship, technology and trends. He is Head of the ESA Technology Transfer and Business Incubation Office of the European Space Agency ESA.
"A global authority on the topics of innovation and change management"
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Prior to this he was the Head of Commercial Development in the European Astronaut Department of the Directorate of Human Spaceflight Microgravity and Exploration at the European Space Agency. Frank is advisor and member on several advisory boards in venture capital funds, international cooperation, start-up companies, and governments. He is also on the board of directors of European Business Network (EBN) and a board member of the EBAN (European Business Angel Network) Space. Prior to joining ESA, Frank held the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO and CFO) at an IT start-up headquartered in Munich which he merged with CANCOM SA. He also spent seven years at Apple Computer covering Central Europe. Frank holds a degree in Graduated Industrial Engineering.
WHAT he OFFERS YOU
With extensive international experience gained from many years of working with leading research organisations and hundreds of start-ups, Frank communicates the importance and fascination of curiosity to a wide audience. He shows decision makers from all industries why it is important to foster innovation and how to encourage entrepreneurship and disruption.