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Speaker - Entrepreneur - Builder of European Resilience

Nico Gramenz

Dipl. Wi.-Ing., M.Sc., MBA, M.A.

Building European Resilience.
In practice.

Through real projects, organisations and regions.

Mission

Europe is entering a decade shaped by uncertainty, fragmentation and accelerating geopolitical and technological change. In this environment, resilience becomes more than a concept.
It becomes a practical capability - the ability to remain oriented, prepared and capable of action when conditions change. My work focuses on translating complexity into clarity and responsibility into concrete action.

What I Do

Speak

Keynotes, panels and executive formats on resilience, leadership and preparedness — calm, structured and action-oriented.

Build

Initiatives and organisations that translate resilience from theory into real-world capability.

Practice

Hands-on experience with uncertainty, responsibility and decision-making under pressure.

Speaking Topics

Leadership and Organisations

Resilience as a leadership capability.
Decision-making and responsibility under uncertainty.

Politics, Security and Society

Civil resilience without fear.
Preparedness as a shared societal task.

Regions and Transformation

Work, mobility and resilience beyond metropolitan centres.
Strengthening regions through decentralised models.
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Background

My path combines perspectives that rarely intersect.

I have led under pressure, built organisations and worked at the intersection of security, innovation and society. As a former military officer, entrepreneur and former CEO of a European innovation ecosystem, I have experienced uncertainty not as an abstract scenario, but as an operational reality.

This background shapes how I approach resilience: not as a mindset, but as a capability that can be developed — individually, organisationally and regionally.

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Military Officer
Leadership under pressure
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VP Strategy & Innovation at SIEMENS Mobility
Strategy & Innovation for resilient Infrastructure
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CEO Factory Berlin– European Innovation Ecosystem
Building organisations at scale
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Founder – Project Bay
Decentralised work & regional resilience
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Founder – takeKONTROL
Crisis readiness technology
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Initiator – KRIEGSBEWUSST
Civil preparedness & societal capability
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Resilience Innovation Hub – Berlin
Where resilience becomes practice

Media And Formats

My work includes contributions to conferences, panels and executive formats across Europe, as well as podcast conversations and written reflections on resilience, leadership and societal capability.

Formats include:
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Keynotes (30–60 minutes)

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Executive and closed-door formats

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Panels and moderated discussions

Languages:
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English

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German

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Panel on tourism fair

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Panel of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action 2023

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Berlin SME Congress 2021

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WebSummit Lissabon on Central Stage

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Q-Berlin Mobility at airport Tegel

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⁠Podcast

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For speaking invitations, panels or collaborations:

Contact me on LinkedIn
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