Philip Kotler is one of the world's leading authorities in marketing. He was the S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois. He received his Master's Degree at the University of Chicago and his PhD Degree at MIT, both in economics. Professor Kotler is the author of several books which changed the modern marketing mindset, and has received many accolades for his contribution globally. He has traveled extensively across Europe, Asia and South America, advising and lecturing to many companies about how to apply sound economic and marketing science principles to increase their competitiveness. He has also advised governments on how to develop stronger public agencies to further the development of the nation's economic well-being.
Waldemar Pfoertsch is Professor Emeritus for International Business at the Pforzheim University, Germany and lectures on B2B Marketing and industrial Brand Management. He is also a lecturer at the Mannheim Business School (Germany), Tongji SEM, Shanghai, and TUM (Technical University Munich, Heilbronn, Germany). He also teaches at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIMC), ITM, Sweden and Graduate Business School of ESAN, Lima Peru. From 2007-2010 he was professor of marketing at China Europe International Business School Shanghai (CEIBS). Prof. Pfoertsch is the co-author or author of several books in German and English, and his research interests have evolved around the globalization of high- tech companies and their marketing and branding efforts. His newest research focuses on Human-to-Human marketing of industrial companies.
Uwe Sponholz is Professor for Service Engineering, Innovation Management and Design Thinking, B2B Marketing and Sales as well as Strategic Management at FHWS - University of Applied Sciences Wuerzburg-Schweinfurt (Germany). He also teaches at Christ University, Bangalore India and other foreign universities. As dean of the Faculty of Business and Engineering at FHWS, he was a strategic driver of the internationalization of the university and the introduction of innovative teaching methods. Today, in addition to his teaching duties, he is responsible for the degree program management of the MBA Business with Europe and the management of two laboratories (Creative Cube and VR Laboratory). For years, he has supported companies with design thinking workshops and consulting projects. He is also sha