After completing his degrees in business administration and economics at the University of Cologne, Klemens Skibicki earned his doctorate in economic history. He then served as a professor of marketing and market research at the Cologne Business School, where his research focused on digital transformation. For 20 years, he has been using his experience in research and practice to support medium-sized and large companies through digital structural change as a consultant with a large network of specialists. From 2013 to 2018, he was a member of the “Young Digital Economy” advisory board at the Federal Ministry of Economics.