Generation Tech Partners

We build AI-native market leaders in the Mittelstand through Buy & Build Playbooks and scalable Entrepreneurial Systems.

Focus:
-Acquisition & transformation of B2B companies
-AI-first business architecture
-Growth systems for Private Equity & Family Offices

Founder | AI Native Private Equity

Szabo AI Board Advisors

Board Member & Advisor for technology-driven companies in growth, transformation and succession. Focused on AI strategy, business architecture and investment management.

Current Mandates:
-HÖRMANN Group (Security & Critical Infrastructure)

Former Mandates:
-FactoryPal (AI SaaS for Manufacturing – Exit to Valmet Oy.)
-InspectifAI (Edge AI for Pharma)
-DAIN Studios (GenAI Consulting)
-Vaibe (Gamification SaaS for Workforce)

Supporting family businesses, PE firms and founders in AI-driven scaling, buy & build strategies and leadership systems.

Non Executive Director & Advisor | AI & Growth Strategies

Einhorn Venture Labs

Building a private venture studio and investment platform for technology-driven B2B business models. Focus on company building, buy & build playbooks, and growth capital.

Portfolio & Investments:
-YOU MAWO (3D-printed eyewear – FT1000)
-Additive Scale (Mass Customization Platform)
-Beyond Chiefs (Fractional Leadership Platform)

Investing in leading PE and VC funds globally, alongside direct angel investments in B2B startups.

Operating at the intersection of venture building, technology, and capital — creating scalable infrastructure and high-growth companies.

Founder & Investor  | Venture Studio & Investments

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

MBA lecturer for Artificial Intelligence for Business Leaders at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.

Focus: Application of AI in corporate strategy, leadership frameworks and building AI-native organizations.

Topics:
-AI Strategy & Leadership
-Company Building Frameworks
-Future of Work & Talent Systems

Lecturer | AI in Business

London Speaker Bureau

As a keynote speaker, I empower leaders and organizations to actively shape the age of AI and digital transformation. My talks combine strategic insight with operational relevance—clear, actionable, and business-driven. I speak on AI-native companies, the future of work, scalable entrepreneurship, and leadership in times of exponential change. Each keynote delivers concrete takeaways to unlock innovation, enable growth, and drive meaningful impact.

Keynote Speaker | AI & Tech Transformation

Additive Scale

Co-founding and development of a leading international company for industrial additive series production - specializing in 3D-printed luxury eyewear and custom-made products. Scaling of a highly automated production site in Munich and development of global partnerships with Siemens, ZEISS and other technology partners. Support for international customers, including LVMH and leading eyewear brands worldwide.

Successful exit to a leading tech-growth private equity investor for further global scaling.

Co-founder (exit to PE) | Series production of 3D-printed glasses

YOU MAWO

Bootstrapped, globally scaled, sold. YOU MAWO combines luxury eyewear, 3D scanning, additive manufacturing and AI-supported software to control operational processes and individual product customization. From first prototype to international market leader with partners like ZEISS and presence in 20+ countries. 

After 10 years: Exit to leading Tech Growth PE for scaling as a global platform.

Founder (Exit to PE) | Eyewear Tech - Luxury meets Software

Körber

As CEO of the Digital Division, I led the establishment and expansion of Europe's largest Corporate AI Venture Studio. I rapidly scaled the team from 90 to 450 professionals, strategically distributed across 5 locations in 3 countries. This expansion supported the successful incubation and scaling of three SaaS companies that generated double-digit millions in revenue, and the significant growth of an AI enterprise consulting firm, ultimately propelling us to become one of Germany's top two fastest-growing companies.

My strategic leadership was centered on:
-Pioneering the development and commercialization of advanced AI-powered SaaS solutions for key industries including manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and logistics.
-Constructing a dynamic AI-native venture portfolio, encompassing successful entities such as FactoryPal, InspectifAI, Vaibe, and Dain Studios, showcasing our deep expertise in analytics and machine learning.
-Orchestrating the transformation of traditional operational units into scalable, data-driven platform business models.
-Instilling a unique blend of innovation, a high-performance culture, and unwavering accountability for outcomes, which garnered over 20 prestigious industry awards.

My tangible value contributions included:
-Achieving significant revenue growth and operational efficiencies through systemic scaling initiatives.
-Cultivating a high-performance, analytics-driven culture with a clear focus on scalable growth architectures.
-Providing strategic oversight at the board level, leading M&A integration efforts, and shaping the strategic direction for all new business units.

CEO | B2B AI Venture Studio

Chief Digital Officer | Pharma

Merck Group

Led venture building and digital innovation initiatives for a global life science and technology company.

Focus:
-Developing new business models in diagnostics, blockchain, health tech, and advanced manufacturing
-Building a corporate venture studio and startup collaborations
-Strategic partnerships (e.g., Palantir) and international joint ventures (Japan, China)
-Driving digital transformation of industrial processes and data-driven platforms

Head of Company Building | Deep Tech Venture Studio

Accelerated digital transformation by embedding startup agility into enterprise structures. Built a high-performing team to develop scalable digital solutions across healthcare, life sciences, and performance materials.

Led global digital initiatives, established dedicated transformation units, and drove strategic partnerships – including Palantir – to enhance innovation capacity, data capabilities, and enterprise-wide scalability.

Focus Areas:
-Business Model Innovation
-Digital Growth Strategy
-Venture Building & Platform Architecture
-Cross-enterprise Transformation Programs

Head of Digital Office | Merck Group

Responsible for corporate strategy process management and portfolio management in the pharma division. Strategic advisor to the CEO on company-wide growth and transformation initiatives.

Accelerated digital transformation by launching nine lighthouse projects within six months, involving over 100 stakeholders — driving innovation and organizational change across healthcare, life sciences, and performance materials.

Focus on scalable business models, data-driven decision architecture, and the transformation of operational units.

Group Strategy | Digital & Biopharma

Started as Manager Strategic Planning — responsible for international strategy, market analysis and post-merger integration for a €1B+ life science business.

Promoted to Head of Strategic Planning — leading global strategy processes, portfolio management and digital transformation. Strategic advisor to the CEO on growth and M&A initiatives.

Led post-merger integration of Sigma-Aldrich ($17B deal) and launched nine digital lighthouse projects driving innovation across healthcare, life sciences and performance materials.

Focus Areas:
-Corporate Strategy & M&A
-Business Model Innovation
-Digital Growth Initiatives
-Post-Merger Integration

Head of Strategic Planning & Business Transformation

I build Entrepreneurial Systems — scalable structures made of AI, Talent, and Capital — that transform companies, reorganize markets, and automate growth.

With 15+ years of experience in high-tech, industrial sectors, and B2B, I specialize in combining hardware, software, and AI with business model innovation to drive cross-industry scaling.

I’ve built and scaled companies across diverse verticals — from advanced manufacturing and industrial tech to SaaS and life sciences — leading organizations with up to 450 people and generating 8-figure revenues.

My work focuses on designing business architecture for companies and investors who want to scale smarter — especially in fragmented markets, succession environments, and AI transformation scenarios.

Focus Areas:
-AI Company Transformation
-Buy & Build Playbooks for B2B & Industry
-Founder Operating Systems
-Cross-Industry Growth Architecture

Recognized as a World Economic Forum Global Innovator and Top 40 Under 40. Graduate of Harvard Business School (GMP) and University of St. Gallen.

Daniel Szabo

Avanade

Leading Avanade´s fastest growing Digital Strategy Advisory & Organisational Change Management team for Digital Business Transformation, GEN AI Disruption, Enterprise Architecture, Security Strategies, Future of Work & Organisational Change Management

Business Group Lead - Digital Strategy Advisory & Organisational Change Management ASG (DACH)

As the Industry Lead - Healthcare & Life Sciences, I am responsible for the overall strategy, performance, and growth of the Industry in Europe. This includes building a strong market presence, opening new market opportunities, and enabling regions to drive growth in the Healthcare and Life Sciences business. 

Key responsiblities:

Market Development & Sales:
- Focus account teams to drive market development within Healthcare and Life Sciences.
- Managing relationship ecosystems with partners Microsoft & Accenture/AMBG in industry.
- Enabling and grow Avanade´s Healthcare and Life Sciences industry customer portfolio.

Offering strategy:
- Collaboration With Your Global Industry and Offering Leadership.
- Curating a comprehensive set of Healthcare-specific assets, go-to-market content.

Delivery support:
- Lead and support the delivery of a broad range of Advisory engagements.
- Working with senior client executives to identify their business problems and develop the right 
   approach and analytical solutions.

Team Development:
- Partnering with Talent Community Leads and Regional Capability Leads to maintain and identify the capabilities needed to deliver Healthcare-led solutions.

Senior Director - Industry Lead  Europe for Health & Life Sciences

Science4Life e.V.

Independent Expert & Juror & Mentor for Digital Health & HealthTech Startups

Life Sciences Startup Venture Cup - Independent Expert for Digital Health & HealthTech

House of Pharma & Healthcare

Member and Supporter of association and Pharma MBA Program

stromerX

Advisory for:
- Business Development for Fleet Management offering 
- Digital Sales and Marketing campaigns

Advisory Board Member

Zühlke Group

Strategic guidance for CDOs, CTOs  & CSOs for digital business- & healthtech innovation - creating new digital patient journeys & business models in the digital healthcare ecosystem.

Responsibilities:
- Industry Lead of an interdisciplinary management team
- Responsible for strategic sales-, marketing- & growth initiatives 
- Business Development in the digital Healthcare & HealthTech market
- Strategic Account Portfolio Management
- Developing a Data-Driven Sales Organization
- Key Account Management for German Healthcare 
- Sales Partnership development 
- Digital Health and BioTech Startup guidance as mentor & adviser
- Startup and corporate collaboration builder 
- Key Member of Health-Industry associations
   (House of Pharma, Science4Life, Plug & Play, Gesundheitswirtschaft Rhein-Main)
- Zühlke Venture and Group alignment
- Circular Economy and sustainability
- OKR board responsible for the industry team

Industry Lead - Digital Healthcare & Life Sciences

Strategic guidance for CDOs, CTOs  & CDOs for digital business- & healthtech innovation - creating new digital patient journeys & business models in the digital healthcare ecosystem.

Responsibilities for the Healthcare Industry:
- Go to Market Management 
- Digital Ecosystem Strategy for healthcare CDOs & CTOs 
- Digital Business (Model) Innovation
- HealthTech - agile System Engineering & SaMD
- IoMT and Connectivity for Medical Devices
- Digital Health SaMD & Regulated AI solutions
   (DTx, Disease Management Platforms, Digital Biomarkers, Decision Support Systems)
- Digital Product - Product & Life Cycle Management
- Data Science, Chatbots, Speach Recognition and Federated Learning
- Decentralized Ecosystems (DLT & Blockchain)
- AR/MR 
- Startup support and mentoring & connector of startups with the corporate world

- Cross Industry Product Innovation 
- Rent a Start-Up & external Innovation Center 
- Lean Start-Up Methods
- Technical Due Diligence

Senior Manager Business Development - Digital Healthcare & Life Sciences

Bertrandt

Program management for a SUV - platform on behalf of General Motors/ PSA Joint Venture

- Steering committee member reporting to JV management and Bertrandt CEO 
- Leading ten international strategic interior suppliers from selection to start of production (SOP)
- Build, drive and lead 20 project managers for interior systems 
- Stakeholder management of JV members from concept phase to SOP
- Leader of task force and cost reduction projects  

Key responsibilities in Business Development:

- Contribute to the business growth by identifying new business areas and building new strategic  
      alliances within the automotive industry (OEM and System Supplier).
- Development of new serial and after sales product solutions, service innovations and business    
      models to open new markets and win new customers
-Drive Industry 4.0 applications

Business Development  and Program Manager Automotive Interior Technologies

Leader of global strategic and operational procurement activities for the Bertrandt aerospace division (responsible for 15% of turnover in overall aerospace activities)

- Steering committee member, reporting to Bertrandt Aerospace CEO
- Responsible for strategic alliance management for engineering, consulting and advanced 
 technology supplier
- In charge of Supplier integration and acquisition according to aerospace make or buy strategies 
- Set-up of procurement and supply chain management processes in all Bertrandt aerospace 
 divisions - Hamburg (D), Bremen (D), Toulouse (F), Augsburg (D), Donauwörth (D)
- Set-Up cost optimization strategy for in- and outsourcing (Near- und Off-Shore) projects (in 
 Romania, France, Spain and India)
- Supplier quality management (EN 9100) including evaluation for supplier ranking and 
 performance improvement

Managing support for CEO and CFO in the area of strategy and business development:
- Manager of AIRBUS transnational sale alliance and competence integration
- Supporting account development of aerospace key system suppliers 
- Business development in new industries to open new markets for machinery and marine business 
- Creating key business KPIs for board reports, including current market, sales, competitors and 
 target-performance comparison

Alliance Manager and Global Strategic Procurement, Aerospace Industry

VDMA

Consulting 80% of the German plastic & rubber machinery industry (yearly production value of six billon €) in their market entry and technology strategies on Top Management level:

- Project manager for the new market and technology branch strategy 2020 
- Initiation of research project cooperations within the plastic & rubber machinery industry
- Leader of innovation network groups: steering committee technology, energy efficiency, after  
  sales and lightweight design „Composite Technology“
- Creation of trend and market analysis reports (fairs, trend-setting industries)
- National and international economic-political representative 
  (technology/ standardization/ EU legislation “Eco design directive EuP")
- Leader of international standardization working groups (DIN/EN/EUROMAP)

Publication:
See projekt Link : Branch-Roadmap Technology Strategie 2020

Director Technology and Innovation

Project Management Office (PMO) for automotive and aerospace development:

- Implementation and monitoring of project management methods, processes and KPIs 
- Technical and commercial project management, including controlling and claim management 
- Internal consultant for product development methods, processes and PDM/CAD systems
- Member of Bertrand-Group Project- and Quality Management Committee 

Head of Quality Management for the Bertrandt business units Rüsselsheim (D), Detroit (USA) und Trollhättan (S):

- Reporting to Bertrandt CEO as a member of steering committee
- Lead auditor according to ISO TS 16949 and EN ISO 9001
- Leading quality teams of and responsible for supplier quality
- Leader for continuous improvement process (CIP) - and lean management projects
- Driver for ideation management – highest idea output overall in Bertrandt group

Project Management Office and Head of Quality Management for Automotive Engineering

Intedis GmbH & Co. KG

Topic: „Optimization of the product development and project management process of a joint venture“. Thesis in automotive E/E architecture and on-board power supply development.

Diploma thesis at Intedis GmbH & Co KG (joint venture of Hella AG and LEONI AG)

Rolls-Royce

-Process optimization for jet engine manufacturing
-Analysis of KPI "process efficiency"

Team Leader university research project "HR and Quality"

Strategic guidance for CDOs & CTOs & CSOs for digital business innovation - creating new digital client journeys & business models in the digital ecosystem.

As the Business Group Lead at Avanade, I have successfully led our rapidly growing team for Digital Strategy Advisory and Organizational Change Management for over 1.5 years. My expertise spans digital business transformation, GEN AI disruption, digital business innovation, digital ecosyste business models and security strategies. 

In my parallel role as Industry Lead Europe for Healthcare and Life Sciences, I have shaped the market strategy, performance, and growth of the sector for 2.5 years. Collaborating with partners like Microsoft and Accenture/AMBG, I have unlocked new market opportunities and expanded our healthcare customer portfolio, aiming to enhance patient care through innovative technologies.

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