Vanessa Katharina Findling
Tech Strategy at the intersection of industry and public life
Welcome to my website! I work at the intersection of advanced technology, industry, and society, where technological systems shape long-term structures that redefine how we live and work. With a background in mechanical engineering, I spent my career as project manager, consultant, and entrepreneur driving technological and societal transformation. Through my work with and for startups, global corporations and public institutions, I have led numerous initiatives and helped translate emerging technologies into tangible industrial and societal impact.
My work focuses on digital manufacturing, IIoT, data connectivity, AR/VR technologies and digital twins, as well as relevant AI applications. I understand innovation primarily as interface discipline that deliberately connects advanced technologies such as quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and blockchain with established industrial approaches.
My projects span industries including automotive, aerospace, apparel, energy, and healthcare as well as the public sector.
On these pages, you’ll find information about my work, along with a comprehensive overview of my portfolio and the organisations I collaborated with. I am available for impulse speeches, consulting projects, mentoring or guest articles for your publication.
Activities
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Transformation and Innovation Projects
Over the past decade I supported a number of projects in the automotive, aerospace, security, oil and gas, and clothing manufacturing industries. My work primarily focuses on complex transformation projects where strategy, technology, and innovative concepts are developed and implemented interconnected. My role entails the structured management of time, budget, and quality, the economic and technical evaluation of programs, and the support of critical integration phases: both within clear development environments as well as in creative innovation contexts where ideas and variations are developed in close collaboration with partners. Details of key initiatives are available in my portfolio.
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Europe and Political Engagement
I am a European at heart. Thanks to a scholarship from the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom, I had the opportunity to engage in numerous political activities. This included working within pro-European organisations such as the DGAP (German Council on Foreign Relations), participating in international delegations to Hong Kong and Israel, and working for and with local liberals in Berlin. Additionally, I served as elected councillor for the quarter Berlin Moabit-West. As member of the council, I allocated funding for social and cultural projects that promote youth participation and educational opportunities for teenagers. Details of my political activities are available in the portfolio.
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Environmental Protection and Biodiversity
The protection of natural habitats and ecosystems is the central challenge of our time. The future of generations to come depends on the success we’ll be able to achieve in nature conservation within the coming decades. Specifically biodiversity is a cause I am deeply invested in: natural habitats must be preserved, the ongoing extinction of species must be effectively curbed, and existing international mechanisms, such as the UNESCO World Natural Heritage, must be strengthened decisively. I am building up a family owned business whose revenue is directly linked to donations to organisations dedicated to wildlife preservation and protecting the global ecosystems.
My background
My family has its origins in Merano, Northern Italy and Salzburg, Austria. I come from a background where science, art, and creativity were equally valued: my grandfathers were scientists and artists, and my grandmothers were among the first women to study medicine and the first to receive technical vocational training.
Whatever field my family members chose to engage in: they all shared an unwavering work ethic, a commitment to initiated projects, and the innert goal to actively contribute their time and labor to the public good.
I was born in Stuttgart and, due to my parents' professions, grew up in several states throughout Germany and partially in Northern Italy.
