Group Management

Peter has more than 20 years of experience with international software and consulting companies in multiple European countries, including, most recently, as Country Manager of Novell and Cambridge Technology Partners, Switzerland. Previously, he was General Manager Southern Europe for Kintana, Regional VP and Country Manager for Sterling Software and Knowledgeware in Germany, France and Switzerland and various management roles at IBM Switzerland. He has extensive experience in launching international start-up companies as well as managing global and well-established organizations.

Peter has a university degree in Natural Sciences Education.

Andreas Danuser is a high-tech entrepreneur, who has a strong background in technology, who has realized various high-tech products and was leader of many related projects. In addition, Andreas Danuser has a vast experience in developping the markets for these products and to setup company structures to successfully develop and market innovative high-tech products and services.

Over the last decade, he has incorporated and successfully grown a number of start-up companies, who are today active world-wide and who employ a few hundred of persons. Moreover, he has assisted to incubate and finance additional startup companies.

Walter Erl has more than 25 years experience in the telecommunication-market. With his technical background he was able to develop and design new market-segments and managed the companies to the top of these markets. He has excellent contacts to Enterprises, Carriers, Service-Providers and to the financial world in Europe.

Dr. Alexander Simic earned PhD Degree in Aviation Management and has more than 25 years practical managerial experience. During his career he has exhibited exceptional analytic, negotiating and strategic planning skills and is valued by the industry as a thorough problem solver with a keen business sense and knack for brokering win-win solutions. Dr. Simic possess unique executive expertise coordinating complex global operations. He is author and co-author of contributor of scientific publications, reviews, committee reports and policy documents.

He is flexible, open-minded and positive thinking with a ³can-do² attitude to master new challenges.

• Technical college in telecommunications and electronics, TGM Vienna
• Graduation as engineer
• General Manager training in the Austrian Hernstein Institute

Invited speaker for different conferences like for

Adam Smith Institute St. Petersburg
1. Participant at the United Nations Third World Space Conference
2. Trends in Telecoms in Austria by US commercial Services
3. Smart city conference in Mecca, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Awards like for

1. deepening the trade relations between Austria and the United States of America by the US ambassador in Vienna, and
2. Austrian Commercial Counsellor by the Austrian Federal Chancellor

Government to Government workshops like between

1. the Saudi e-Government Program with the Austrian Digital Platform to share Austrian practices and exchange of experiences in the field of electronic transactions and their implementation.