Christian Walter

Growth and Internationalisation

Berlin, Deutschland

Erfahrungen

Juni 2021 - Bis heute
4 Jahren 1 Monate
Berlin, Deutschland

Founder and Managing Director

regionrise GmbH

  • RegionRise helps companies to grow internationally by developing expansion strategies, sales operations and organisational readiness for growth.

  • SedaiNow: Interim Chief Strategy Officer, developing the product and go to market strategy

  • Elevated Elements Group: Organisational development and commercialisation of a chemical recycling company

  • Swiss Green Fuel: Moving the HQ from China to Switzerland, re-branding & positioning, commercial and fundraising strategy

  • Prodeval S.A.: Operational sales to enter the German biogas market

  • ParallelWorlds.Ai: European expansion for a digital twin platform

  • Nomnio: Market entry and growth strategy for a full-stack IoT solution development company

  • Mosaic Venture Labs: Supporting the preparation of Taiwanese startups expanding into the USA

  • Viessmann Family Office: Evaluating the DACH market for a digital twin & IoT integration solution in the real estate space

Aug. 2020 - Mai 2021
10 Monaten

Freelance EU Project Consultant

Internet of Food & Farm 2020

  • Program development: develop an education program that allows the IoF2020 use cases to align with the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy, using the SDGs as a proxy
  • Stakeholder engagement: identify stakeholders outside the IoF2020 project that can utilise the technologies developed in the use cases
  • Business model development: identify opportunities beyond the lifetime of the IoF2020 projects to enable the IoF use cases to become sustainable without EU funding
Aug. 2019 - Jan. 2025
5 Jahren 6 Monaten

Founding Partner

SDGx

  • SDGx is a venture capital fund investing into climate positive deep tech startups.

  • HB 11: Laser Fusion (Location: AU/DE)

  • Okra Solar: Decentralised mesh grids for developing countries (Location: AU/PT)

  • Sicona Batteries: Next gen. battery materials (Location: AU)

  • SpinDrive: Magnetic bearing systems (Location: FI)

  • Concrete4Change: Carbon negative concrete (Location: UK)

März 2018 - Aug. 2019
1 Jahr 6 Monaten
Berlin, Deutschland

Country Manager

Wantedly Inc

  • Leading the European expansion, reporting to the CEO and CFO in the Tokyo HQ
  • Responsible for all operational aspects in Germany, including sales & marketing strategy, hiring, data privacy, P/L etc.
  • Localization of brand and product
Jan. 2016 - Jan. 2018
1 Jahr 1 Monate
Berlin, Deutschland

Head of Digital Business Development

Viessmann Group

  • Lead the digital business development team and develop digitally enabled business models for the Viessmann Group, reporting to the Chief Digital Officer
  • Identify and develop strategically important topics conceptually towards a point where the organization can implement those to create positive bottom-line results
März 2015 - Dez. 2016
1 Jahr 10 Monaten
Hamburg, Deutschland

Business Development Manager - Top Tier DACH

Google

  • Worked on pre-identified leads of the largest business in the DACH market that did not advertise with Google yet
  • Engaged C-level clients to achieve national and international online marketing and sales goals with Google marketing solutions
  • Designed marketing plans and solutions using expert product knowledge to drive long-term success for clients
  • Globally the highest target achievement among all Top-Tier Business Development Managers in Q3 2025
  • Secured a multi-national client within 2 months, leveraging targeted outreach and strategic relationship-building to enhance market presence
Nov. 2013 - Jan. 2021
7 Jahren 3 Monaten
Hongkong

Co-Founder, Board of Directors

EdTech Asia

  • The EdTech Asia community network facilitates a collaborative and cohesive EdTech ecosystem throughout Asia via the production of knowledge assets and convening of key stakeholders who are influencing the future of learning and work

  • As an organization, our aim is to provide a neutral platform that both empowers and builds capacity for education entrepreneurs, investors, executives, policymakers, and changemakers as they manage strategic business growth and sustainable impact within Asia and beyond

Jan. 2009 - Dez. 2015
5 Jahren
Bangkok, Thailand

Researcher & Business and Innovation Consultant

Bangkok University

  • Worked as a lecturer for the BA program, as well as a researcher and consultant to large Thai and multinational corporates including PTT, AIS, Bayer Medical Science, Essilor and others
  • Research on business model innovation, knowledge management, and creativity; delivered lectures on project management, innovation management, and creativity for entrepreneurship
  • Facilitated cross-functional collaboration to implement innovative solutions, significantly improving client satisfaction and project outcomes
  • Developed knowledge management and innovation management workshops, e-learnings, trainings and strategies for clients and supported their implementation and roll-out
Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2010
3 Jahren 1 Monate
Köln, Deutschland

Freelance Translator

Lionbridge

  • Translation of websites from German to English and vice versa
Jan. 2005 - Jan. 2010
4 Jahren 1 Monate
Köln, Deutschland

Marketing Assistant

Access KellyOCG

  • Worked in the talent marketing team, responsible for on-campus marketing activities
  • Developed an engagement strategy for universities to attract students for different career workshops
  • Rolled out engagement and marketing activities at universities across Germany

Zusammenfassung

With over 15 years of experience, I have spearheaded organizational development, commercialization, and market entry strategies for companies in the technology and sustainability sectors. Adept at developing expansion strategies and sales operations, I have facilitated the growth of global companies, boosted market entry success, and optimized business models. My expertise includes strategic consulting, business development, stakeholder engagement, and program development in the sustainability and technology domains.

Sprachen

Deutsch
Muttersprache
Englisch
Verhandlungssicher
Französisch
Fortgeschritten
Thailändisch
Grundkenntnisse

Ausbildung

Jan. 2009 - Jan. 2011

Bangkok University

MBA, Knowledge Management · Knowledge Management · Bangkok, Thailand · 4.0, 1st Class Hons.

Jan. 2007 - Jan. 2009

FernUniversität Hagen

Cultural Science, Sociology · Sociology · Hagen, Deutschland

Zertifikate & Bescheinigungen

Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing

Frankfurt School of Finance