Dr. Stefan FRANZKE

Stefan Franzke was born in Lower Saxony in 1970, received his doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Leibniz University of Hanover and then headed the Lower Saxony Innovation Centre until 2014. During that time, he also founded several companies himself and was active as an entrepreneur. Since 1 July 2014, Dr. Stefan Franzke has been Managing Director of Berlin Partner for Business and Technology, the state’s business development agency. Berlin Partner works on economic growth, promotes business, technology and innovation and presents the advantages of the capital to companies, investors and talents. It supports existing companies and scientific institutions with expansion projects and networks them in the region – including within the strong Berlin Partner network. Stefan Franzke is responsible for national and international location promotion, relocation, innovation management and capital city marketing. As a public-private partnership, Berlin Partner for Business and Technology is supported by both the Senate of the State of Berlin and over 250 companies and scientific institutions committed to their city.