CHRISTIAN SCHMITZ

After a corporate career with large multinationals such as Bayer, BASF and Henkel, Christian started his boutique consulting firm Aventa back in 2009 and offered strategic consulting to numerous international and domestic Japanese clients.

He has built and run several startups and invested as an early-stage angel investor. In 2019, he founded the PDIE = Purpose Driven Innovation Ecosystem to connect innovators, change-makers and entrepreneurs on a global scale and foster sustainable innovation. He currently acts as CMO and Head of Asia for the global rice trading platform Rice Exchange. His passion is co-creating a better tomorrow through innovation.