Tobias is a consultant of technology, organization, and innovation at VDMA. Besides, before the position in VDMA, he was scientific Assistant and also Deputy Director of the Institute for Materials Handling and Logistics, University of Stuttgart. Tobias has a knowledge and extensive experience in various topics of the industrial manufacturing and logistics like technology management, Material Handling Systems, Mechanical and Plant Engineering, logistics. Moreover, he will give startups the deep overview of the VDMA organization and network of this the biggest and most important player in SME-dominated mechanical and systems engineering industry in Germany and Europe.