Karsten Ehms is Senior Consultant for Knowledge Management and Social Software at Corporate Technology, Siemens AG, Germany. He holds a PhD degree in media paedagogy from the institute for media and educational technology (University of Augsburg), a degree of advanced studies in psychology (Dipl.-Psych. Univ.) and a bachelor of electrical engineering (Vordiplom) from the university of Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Specialties: Interdisciplinary knowledge about technical and social systems. Media / IT, organizational and system theory, psychology, paedagogy, programming.

For more than 170 years, Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) has stood for innovative strength, a passion for technology, sustainability, responsibility and an uncompromising commitment to quality and excellence. As a globally operating technology company, we’re rigorously leveraging the advantages that our setup provides. To tap business opportunities in both new and established markets, our businesses are bundled into eight divisions and healthcare as well as wind power as separately managed businesses. As of September 30, 2017, we had around 377,000 employees worldwide. Orders totaled €85,7 billion and revenue was €83 billion in fiscal 2017. We operate in 289 major production and manufacturing plants worldwide. In addition, we have office buildings, warehouses, research and development facilities or sales offices in almost every country in the world.