Keynotes & Thought Leadership
We design and deliver high-impact keynotes, panels, and moderated sessions for conferences and executive audiences.
Core topics include:
> Digital Transformation & Industry 4.0
> Return on AI & Applied AI at Scale
> Robotics & Cyber-Physical Systems
> Digital Assets & Token Economies
> Investing in the Infrastructure Transition: Energy, Concrete & more
We regularly engage at international forums and executive events, moderating discussions and shaping agendas for audiences of up to 1,000+ participants.
Discovery Workshops
Most strategic challenges start unclear, fragmented, and difficult to operationalize.
Our Discovery Workshops create clarity fast.
Through highly structured half-day to multi-day formats, we:
> Define the problem space and opportunity landscape
> Align stakeholders around priorities and direction
> Translate complexity into actionable roadmaps
Clients can either take the output forward independently or continue with us into execution.
Innovation & Transformation
We design and execute end-to-end transformation programs from strategy to measurable results.
Focus areas include:
> New Products & Services,
> Operating Models ie processes, IT & Production infrastructure, roles & organizational structure, governance & KPI systems,
> Business models unlocking new revenue streams
> Technology Enablement: AI, Blockchain, Token Economies, I4.0, IoT, VR/AR Robotic, & more
> Execution Capabilities:
- Building technology capabilities,
- Building people capabilities (coaching, agile working methods & tools)
- Building teams & partner ecosystems
- Setup of a project management office to drive delivery & track performance
Building Solutions & Ventures
We don’t just advise — we build.
As entrepreneurs and operators, we co-develop:
> New ventures
> Scalable platforms
> Product and process solutions
This includes venture building within corporates as well as independent startup creation.
Funding & Investment
Fundraising
We support early-stage and growth ventures in structuring, positioning, and executing fundraising processes — leveraging a global network of investors.
Digital Assets & Tokenization
We bring first-hand experience from building and investing in tokenized financial instruments, ventures, and blockchain-based financial stcutures.
We support clients in:
> Strategy development
> Market access
> Portfolio construction
> Private Market Opportunities
Access to curated opportunities across:
> Energy Transition & Climate Tech
> Digital Asset Infrastructure
> Real Estate & Real Assets
> Emerging industrial platforms
Business Development
We activate global networks to unlock opportunities.
This includes:
> Lead generation and strategic partnerships
> Building ecosystems across corporates, investors, research institutions, and public sector
> Positioning clients at high-impact global platforms (e.g. Davos / WEF ecosystem, UNGA, SuperReturn, SuperVenture)
Coaching & Sparring
We work closely with founders, executives, and investors navigating high-stakes decisions.
Our role:
> Trusted sparring partner
> External perspective in complex situations
> Support in strategy, leadership, and execution challenges
Grounded in decades of experience across innovation, transformation, and venture building.
Advantum Partners helps organisations create measurable business value through innovation & transformation. We focus on EBIT impact, growth, & long-term competitiveness.
We are part of the broader Advantum Ventures platform with its key themes Value Creation, Business Building, and Capital Formation.
For each engagement, we take a holistic view of:
> the products and services that create customer value,
> the business models that capture it, and
> the operating models that deliver value.
Human & technological capabilities are key enablers across these domains. We help build these capabilities and align them with the capital needed to turn ambition into measurable results.
Our clients include leaders at corporates, private equity investors, family offices, well-funded ventures and selected public and research institutions.
Engineering depth and decades of cross-sector experience help us bridge bridge business, finance, technology, research and public policy across markets and jurisdictions.
Depending on the mandate we contribute individual expertise or curate tailored teams and bring in specialist partners to help clients to move from complex challenges to practical solutions.
HOW WE ENGAGE
PARTNERS & CLIENTS
Our experience spans corporate transformation, investment advisory, venture building, and innovation partnerships. The selected organizations below reflect engagements and collaborations undertaken through Advantum Partners and across our careers in executive, advisory, and investment roles:
1. Corporates & Institutions: Deutsche Telekom · T-Systems · BMW · Siemens · Audi · DHL · MTU · Hyundai · IBM · e& · Eternit AG · John Crane · L’Orange · SNECMA · DEG · Atos · Deutsche Bahn · Hewlett Packard · Mercedes-Benz · Rolls-Royce · SAP · ESMT Executive Education · MEXT
2. Investors: SMAPE Capital · Blockwall · Black Manta Capital · Beel · UIE – Untitled Investment Expertise · VNTR
3. Ventures & Platforms: Bton Group · P1 Performance Fuels · Elementus · Yelay · Youki · Liquiditeam · The Hub · AllArt · ArtistMade · Consensys · Tokenforge · Cashlink · untitled INC · Gr33nbase · YWT · unDavos
4. Advisory, Innovation & Ecosystem: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft · ESCP-EAP · MatchMaker Ventures · Xi0.DIGITAL · TokenForge · Bundesblock – Blockchain Bundesverband e.V. · Schmalenbach Gesellschaft · VDI · World Economic Forum