Dr. Marcel Reichart

Curious about the future and who makes it.

My name is Marcel Silvester Reichart and I live with my wife in Munich.

Professionally, I am Managing Director DLD Media & Ventures at Hubert Burda Media and co-founded the Digital Life Design (DLD) Conference with Stephanie Czerny. Also I am a Board Advisor of Glam Media, a Board Member of Scienceblogs and Supervisory Board Member of Sevenload.

I joined Burda as Chief of Staff Dr. Hubert Burda and later was Director Business Development and Managing Director Research & Development. Marketing & Communications at Hubert Burda Media. Before I co-built the European media incubator Venturepark as well as its investments. During my doctorate, I worked as associate to former German Federal Minister of Economy Dr. Otto Graf Lambsdorff.I studied corporate management, political science and history Koblenz (WHU), Lyon, Washington D.C. and Rome.

In 2005, I was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum and am a Member of the Global Agenda Council for Marketing and Branding. Also, I was a scholar of the German National Merrit Foundation, a Young Leader of the Atlantik-Brücke and a founding member of the New Media Council of the Free Democratic Party in Germany.

Also, I am a regular speaker and panellist at international conferences, e.g. Les Blogs, Medientage München, London School of Economics, SIME, OPA and have been guest tutor at Technical University Munich.

In addition to this blog, I write articles (FOCUS Online, CICERO, ...) e.g. on the future trends in media, digital media and branding, neuroscience, eco-business & lifestyle.

I am married to Annette Pawlu. In my leasure time, I like doing sports and music.

DISCLAIMER:
All content in this blog is generally, if not stated otherwise, my private opinion and has no relation to my job or other official positions held.