Surname
Wolke Dr.
First name
Stephan
Current professional position
CEO
Organisation / firm
thyssenkrupp Intellectual Property GmbH
Country of residence
Germany
Nationality
German (Germany)
Languages spoken & proficiency
GermanFluent
EnglishFluent
Expert
Expert
Professional biography
Dr. Stephan Wolke studied Physics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Bonn and holds a doctorate in Physics. He spent the first five years of his career at McKinsey & Company. After founding and successfully selling two of his own companies, he held various positions at Bayer AG and Danaher Corp. He has been with thyssenkrupp since 2011, where he founded and heads the thyssenkrupp Intellectual Property GmbH. Together with his team, he has twice won the JUVE Award as best German inhouse department and is listed in the IAM 300 since several years.
Industries
Construction & engineering
Energy & utilities
Infrastructure & transport
Manufacturing & industrials
Technology & IT
Mediation style
Transformative
Brief description
Fact based, understanding the industry dynamics and parties positions, economically driven, multi-parameter models if needed for discussing a compromise
Education (degrees)
Dr. rer nat. / Dipl Physiker
Publications and/or speaking engagements
Head of IP Group of VDMA (German Association of Machinery Builders) Board member of IP Group of BDI (German Industry Association) Member of IP Group of VDA (German Association of Automotive Builders) Former member of User Board of DPMA Speaking / Chairing engagements of conferences of IAM, FCBA, ICC, LESI, WIPR, WIPF, IPBC, VPP, .. Publications eg Articles at VPP and RInPrax Zeitschrift (C H Beck), Co-Author of Praxishandbuch Einheitspatentrecht (C H Beck)