Christian Walter
Growth and Internationalisation
Experience
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
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
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)
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
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
Business Development Manager - Top Tier DACH
- 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
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
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
Freelance Translator
Lionbridge
- Translation of websites from German to English and vice versa
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
Summary
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.
Languages
Education
Bangkok University
MBA, Knowledge Management · Knowledge Management · Bangkok, Thailand · 4.0, 1st Class Hons.
FernUniversität Hagen
Cultural Science, Sociology · Sociology · Hagen, Germany
Certifications & licenses
Certified Expert in ESG and Impact Investing
Frankfurt School of Finance
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