Team and Network

After studying industrial engineering, Michael Kaiser started his career as a product and quality engineer at NXP Semiconductors Germany in 2005. In 2009, he moved to Hong Kong as Innovation Manager with a stronger focus on backend manufacturing and packaging.

3 years later, Michael Kaiser took on the role of Industry Manager Microelectronics/ICT for the state capital Dresden in Europe's largest cluster for microelectronics/ICT. At the same time, he worked at Silicon Saxony Management GmbH as project manager for the development of the Silicon Europe Initiative.

At the end of 2016, he moved to Berlin to join SEMI - the global semiconductor industry association - where he was responsible for business development in Europe.

In November 2018, Michael Kaiser was appointed Managing Director of Smart Systems Hub GmbH in Dresden. The Smart Systems Hub is part of the Digital Hub Initiative Germany.

In his previous career, Hans Klingstedt initially supported projects in supply chain and supplier management in the automotive industry. Challenges in variant diversity and early supplier integration played a key role here. He was able to apply this experience in various software implementations for SAP, PLM and database systems in different functions and help shape the digital transformation at a leading automotive supplier.

He has increasingly devoted himself to innovation management and has been supporting co-innovation formats and digitalization consulting projects in the Smart Systems Hub since the beginning of 2020. In doing so, he orchestrates the collaboration between different project partners and cross-sector technology experts (industry, SMEs, start-ups). With his in-depth methodological knowledge, he enables medium-sized companies in particular to apply IoT technologies and smart systems, which leads to measurable improvements in processes and the development of their own digital business models.

As a technology architect at the Smart Systems Hub, Markus Reisch is responsible for developing innovative digitalization solutions that include hardware, software, connectivity and integration components. He manages 3-day innovation sprints such as the Thin[gk]athon as well as industrial projects lasting several months. For the system solutions, the appropriate tools are always used co-innovatively with partners (cloud technologies, machine learning & AI...).

Markus Reisch is currently driving the development of the innovation testbed at the Smart Systems Hub. This involves creating reference implementations and onboarding structures for decentralized data exchange in the industry.

He can draw on many years of experience in the fields of information technology, software development and customer service, with a focus on digitalization and innovative software solutions.

Marina Chkolnikov studied biochemistry (M.Sc.) and general management (M.A.) and gained experience in business development at research institutes, among other things. She then worked in the areas of processes, project management and HR in a startup accelerator.

Marina has been a Project Manager and Agile Coach at Smart Systems Hub since 2023. Among other things, she manages co-innovation projects in the “Digital Product Factory (DPF)” format. She is also particularly interested in the topic of organizational development and how to create suitable environments for innovation.

Shubham Thakkar completed his bachelor's degree in automotive engineering in Gujarat, India, from 2013 to 2017. He did his International Graduate Master's degree in Mechatronics (M.Sc.) in Germany at the University of Siegen, which he completed in 2022. He wrote his master's thesis at BSH Hausgeräte GmbH in Regensburg on the derivation of user profiles in household appliances. He gained practical experience during an internship at NODE 4.0 in Siegen and as a working student in embedded system engineering at Guardian Technologies GmbH in Lindau.

He has been working as an AI developer at the Smart Systems Hub in Dresden since May 2021.

Luisa Göhler has been working in the media and marketing industry for over 6 years and has extensive experience in digital marketing, content management and search engine optimization. In her role as Digital Marketing Manager at Smart Systems Hub, she relies on her extensive expertise to develop and implement effective SEO strategies, data-based newsletter campaigns and optimized content processes. Previously, she held various positions in the media and e-commerce sector, where she acquired a wide range of skills in customer communication, content creation and project management.