Güngör Kara is a Senior Executive in the field of Digital Innovations within the Medtech sector and he covers the areas of new digital products, platforms business models, Industry4.0 and disruptive technologies (such like industrial 3D Printing). In his role as Chief Digital Officer at Ottobock SE & Co. KGaA, he focus on the implementation and continuous development of Ottobock’s ambitious digital strategy as well as establishing new business models, leading the internal start-up teams and expanding globally the cooperation with external start-ups.

The 51-year-old has studied mechanical engineering in Berlin and has an MBA degree from the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management - in Vallendar and the Northwestern University in Chicago. Mr. Kara adds more than 22 years of professional experience, he started his career as a project manager in operations at Philip Morris and worked afterwards mainly as an Top-Management Consultant – predominantly at A.T. Kearney – in the field of innovation, operational excellence and digital business models.

After spending over a decade as an internationally active management consultant, he founded a social start-up, to provide people in developing countries with mini solar systems and to support local traders through digital platforms. In his previous role as CDO at EOS GmbH, the worldwide technology and for industrial 3D Printing solutions, he led the multi-award-winning global unit, Additive Minds which was focusing on innovative solutions for multi-national enterprises and innovative start-ups. He also headed up the development and implementation the first Industry 4.0 and 3D-Printing factory cells and has successfully implemented innovation centers in Germany, US,  Singapore and Japan.