Speakers

Karl is an entrepreneur, manager and university lecturer. He was co-founder and CEO of meteoblue from 2007 to 2024, after 25 years of experience in international agri-business, as project and unit leader in development, product management, marketing, business development and information services. Karl has worked for GTZ, DED, Ciba, Novartis and Syngenta. He has lived and worked in Germany, Switzerland, United States, Brasil, Thailand, and China. Karl holds a PhD in agronomy from the University of Göttingen. In addition to his day job, he teaches courses on International Business Strategy and Innovation Management at the University of Cooperative Education in Lörrach and supervises Bachelor students there, is member of the Economics and Research Commissions. He also serves as director of PRIMET, the Association of Private Weather Services, since 2018.