Dr. Rainer Seider

Rainer, strong on more than 25 years’ experience in international cooperation and projects, is heading the unit for International Cooperation (European Affairs, Foreign Trade Policy and Development Cooperation) in the Berlin Government`s Senate Department for Economics, Energy and Public Enterprises.

He initiated „AsiaBerlin – Connecting Startup Cities“ (former Asia-Pacfic Week) including the annual AB Summit, delegations trips and events as a platform for dialogue with Asian partners in 1997.

He is an international bridgebuilder for Berlin with a focus on startups and SDG, as the next big startup ecosystem will not be a Silicon Valley 2.0 but a globally connected one.