Episode 6

Appetite for Ideas

Inés has lunch with our Performance Materials CEO Kai Beckmann and Futurist Andreas Steinle to discuss why company canteens are the new hotbeds for collaboration.

Host: Inés Dawson
Inés Dawson is a science communicator and DPhil st… More Inés Dawson is a science communicator and DPhil student at the University of Oxford researching the biomechanics of insect flight. She runs the award-winning bilingual YouTube channel Draw Curiosity, and makes science stories interesting and accessible for a wide range of audiences. An enthusiastic and entertaining educational speaker, Inés uses creativity to make complex subjects simple and fun.
Kai Beckmann
Kai studied Computer Science at the Technical Univ… More Kai studied Computer Science at the Technical University of Darmstadt – gaining his doctorate in Economics on the job. He’s the CEO of the Performance Materials business at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. Prior to his current role, Kai was our Chief Administration Officer – responsible for the group’s Human Resources, Business Technology, Procurement, Site Operations, and Business Services.
Andreas Steinle
CEO of The Future Institute Workshop GmbH in Frank… More CEO of The Future Institute Workshop GmbH in Frankfurt, Andreas is also an active member of our Curiosity Council advisory panel. Holding a Master of social and economic communication, Andreas is a forward-looking communications consultant who speaks regularly at international conferences, advising both national and international organizations on change management and innovation processes.

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