Organiser
Detlef Beiter has been chairman of the board and shareholder of SPH AG since 2015. He is responsible for the strategic positioning and the business growth of the company.
He holds a diploma in business administration and before joining SPH AG, worked for the international IT service provider Atos Origin. As a member of the executive board at Atos Origin Central Europe, he was responsible for sales and key account management. Subsequently, in his role as managing director, he was responsible for the German business of GFT AG. In his position as chairperson of the board of ICT AG, Detlef Beiter established the company as the leading supplier of IT and media technology in Europe and developed the international business with large-scale projects. Most recently, he worked as CSO for Mackevision Medien Design GmbH in Stuttgart and excelled in achieving a strong increase in global business.Congress moderation and panel discussion
The fashion management expert Professor Jochen Strähle is an international fashion & textile management expert trained at Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (G), Universidade de Coimbra (PT), and the University of London.
He is considered one of the world’s most influential experts in the fashion, textile and retail industry, the fashion scene and the New Fashion Commerce. Today, the fashion expert is dean of the Faculty Texoversum, member of the senate and professor for international fashion management at Reutlingen University/TEXOVERSUM. Prior to joining Reutlingen University, he was CEO of the leading fashion online retailer in Central and Eastern Europe. He has held many top-level fashion management positions in the fashion industry in Germany and abroad.
For us, he will take over the entire congress moderation together with Detlef Beiter in his usual lively manner and lead the panel discussion in the third part of the programme. That will be most exciting.Dietmar Axt works as a freelance consultant and advisory board member for various companies, among others as a senior advisor in management consulting for the SPH AG customers. He has many years of experience in change management, business transformation as well as in the field of business and brand management.
His focus is on the fashion and lifestyle industry in which he held leading positions in management and on the board of directors for many years. Among other companies, he worked for Esprit, Diesel, Tom Tailor, Falke and Mustang. With his company DAXcon, he specialises on restructurings and operative excellence in the areas of brand, sales as well as sourcing and supply chain.
Dietmar Axt is also a senior advisor for Roland Berger. He lives in Düsseldorf and has a son.
Back to reality
Kevin Ziegler, CEO of Liberty Woman since June 2022, is 43 years old, married and the proud father of two girls aged 4 and 7.
He studied business administration and started his fashion career as a temp at P&C parallel to his studies. After junior trainee, he then went through all the stages in sales and at the age of 27 was a Managing Director at P&C in Karlsruhe. From there, he joined Philipp Plein in Switzerland in 2012 as Head of Global Retail & E-Commerce.
After two years, he moved back to Germany and became Head of Retail and E-Commerce at Seidensticker, shortly afterwards Head of Distribution and Business Development and was responsible for wholesale, retail and e-commerce for men's shirts and women's blouses, as well as head of the Seidensticker brand. Then at the end of 2018, it was off to Orsay as CSO to head up e-commerce and retail, alongside marketing, CRM and expansion.Supply Chain – On the Current State of Procurement in Clothing
Thomas Steinhart is responsible for the areas of Production, SCM, Logistics, HR, IT, Legal and Finance at the Franconian textile manufacturer Création Gross.
After a few years in the world of advertising – MarchFirst (Authorised Officer) and Grey (Managing Director) – the graduate in business administration switched to the textile industry and joined s.Oliver (CFO/COO) in 2006. In 2014, when he took over the commercial management at Création Gross, he was well aware of the special requirements of this industry.BE PART – Tom Tailor’s journey of being more sustainable
Gernot Lenz has been CEO at Tom Tailor since 2019. He is responsible for product, sales, marketing, sourcing and sustainability & corporate responsibility. Most recently,
Gernot Lenz was CEO at s.Oliver Group. Prior to that, he held the role of Chief Operating Officer Tommy Hilfiger Global and PVH Europe in Amsterdam, where his responsibilities included digital transformation and operational management of the European e-commerce business of the Tommy Hilfiger and Calvin Klein brands. Previously, Lenz worked as a strategy consultant at Bain & Company.Smart Fashion: Business Transformation and Acceleration with AI
Since 1 February 2021, Eduard Vinokurov has been CCO of SPH AG. As a member of the management board, he is responsible for the consulting business area.
Vinokurov is Diplom-Mathematiker (graduate in mathematics). In addition, he studied medical informatics in Heidelberg. He has long-time experience and in-depth expertise in the fields of digitalisation, e-commerce and omnichannel. For 13 years, he worked for diconium GmbH and, among other posts, he held the position of director business development.
Before joining SPH AG, he was head of Zeitfracht digital at Zeitfracht GmbH for seven years. He was responsible for e-commerce and digital business and worked with topics around AI and Big Data.3D NEXT LEVEL - Today’s technology for your digital future
Jens Heineck has been Director of EMEA Sales at Luxion since August 2021 and is responsible for the sales and positioning of KeyShot. He has been involved in the digitisation of 3D data and its visualisation for over 20 years.
He regularly shares his extensive knowledge from the world of CGI, virtual and augmented reality, CAD and product management as a speaker at various events.
KeyShot is one of the leading systems for rendering, animation, AR/VR and 3D printing, it is used worldwide in all industries and their market leaders for visual communication.
3D NEXT LEVEL - Today’s technology for your digital future
Prof. Dr. Ing. Christian Kaiser has been a professor at the Albstadt-Sigmaringen University since 2018. He obtained his PhD at the German Institutes for Textile and Fibre Research Denkendorf on digital process chains, simulation-based fit assessment for garments as well as their virtual sampling.
He is responsible for the teaching field of 3D simulation and 3D visualisation, up to and including photorealistic rendering of clothing and textile products at the university. He has extensive experience in strategy consulting on technical and non-technical issues in digitisation and in the creation of roadmaps for system implementation or process optimisation in the context of digital product development.
We are very excited to hear his contribution.
Next Level Technologies in the Fashion Industry: How ChatGPT, Dynamics365 and Microsoft's Power Platform Pave the Way for Creative Growth
Christian Mainka is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft. He provides consulting services to Microsoft partners and companies on the solution development, introduction and implementation of Microsoft Dynamics 365. As a project manager in the solutions business, he consulted companies in the introduction of CRM solutions and strategies.
His current focus with Dynamics 365 and the Power Platform is on the Customer Experience Platform, Marketing Automation and Customer Insights. He sees himself less as a product consultant and more as an inspirer, idea provider and motivator/coach.
He interacts actively with the participants and inspires the audience with his lively lectures through a high level of practical relevance, individuality and creativity.Next Level Technologies in the Fashion Industry: How ChatGPT, Dynamics365 and Microsoft's Power Platform Pave the Way for Creative Growth
Sebastian Schneider has been with SPH AG as Head of Consulting since 2011.
For more than 15 years, he has been performing in many roles in numerous ERP and IT projects in the fashion, sports, retail and e-commerce sectors. With his focus on Microsoft Dynamics 365 and the Microsoft Power Platform, he develops strategies and tools for SPH AG that accelerate and simplify projects through collaboration and automation.
Sebastian studied information technology with a focus on network and software technology.Operational Excellence: Successfully navigating stormy times
Ronny Höhn is Managing Director of Bergfreunde GmbH, one of the major online retailers for mountaineering, climbing and outdoor equipment in Europe.
The graduate in business administration started his career in business consulting before taking over the management of the online pure player in 2010. Since then he has been responsible for Finance, Fulfilment, Customer Service and IT.
As one of two managing directors at Bergfreunde GmbH, he can combine his technical expertise and competence with a passion for Outdoor.Martin Strobel looks back on a seventeen-year career as a professional handball player.
As a playmaker, he achieved the European Championship title with the German national team in 2016 and won Olympic bronze. An unexpected comeback was to crown his career a few years later - but things turned out differently.
Today, Martin Strobel is a sought-after speaker and consultant for team development, speaker and book author.How to get to the top – and how to stay No. 1
Annika F. Stoll has been managing the Öschberghof as deputy managing director for 3 years now.
Together with her colleague Benedikt Bodamer (CFO), she has recently been sharing the leadership of the company and is responsible for the operational management of the resort in addition to managing the approximately 430 hosts.
With its 127 rooms and suites, a 45-hole golf course, over 5,500 sqm SPA&GYM and exceptional cuisine, including the 2* Michelin Restaurant ÖSCH NOIR, the Öschberghof is one of the absolute top hotels in German hospitality.
After her studies, the qualified sports scientist gained her first experience in Robinson Clubs in Mallorca and Fuerteventura. She then deepened her focus on sports and SPA as Health and SPA Manager at the famous Badrutts Palace in St Moritz, then came to the Öschberghof for the first time as SPA Manager for 4 years.
This is followed by further stations at the Vier Jahreszeiten in Hamburg and as deputy hotel director at the 5* The Grand Ahrenshoop. After another stop in Mallorca at the 5* Steigenberger Camp de Mar, she returned to the Öschberghof at the beginning of 2020 as a member of the management and authorised signatory.
Flat hierarchies and responsibility across all levels - the new structures make the "New Work" at the Öschberghof possible.
Annika F. Stoll and Benedikt Bodamer used the upheaval as an opportunity to lead the Öschberghof into a new era - based on appreciation and the opportunity for everyone in the team to continue their personal development.