五道口 | SAP全球高级副总裁Clas Neumann：透过历史看未来

2022年无疑是在历史留下浓墨重彩一笔的一年。这一年全世界经历了众多挑战，从俄乌冲突，能源危机，通货膨胀，气候变迁到新冠疫情。那么2023年又将怎样呢？

现在来看，以上挑战仍然存在，同时有众多专家预见2023年将会是经济继续衰退的一年。诚然没有人可以给如何应对经济危机给出标准答案，但是我们可以从历史中寻觅一些经验。无论是1930年代的经济危机，97年亚洲金融风暴，还是2008年的次贷危机，都有值得我们借鉴的价值。同时不难发现，在双碳，新能源汽车，医药，航天航空领域依然有很多机会，也是值得重点关注的领域。

对于在校生，想要在未来充满挑战的市场如鱼得水，要保持一个开放积极的心态，紧跟国际经济市场的趋势，同时要敢于想象，创造新的机会。

Clas Neumann

• Senior Vice President, Head of Global SAP Labs Network

As the Head of Global SAP Labs Network (SLN), Neumann is leading the management and operation of 20 labs across the globe. Under his leadership, the SLN organization has grown significantly and is successfully running as the backbone of the entire R&D value chain in SAP. Today, SAP Labs is ranked among the best employers in most countries and has transformed its business to support global, innovative product development and local business growth alike.

Being part of SAP’s Senior Executive Team, Neumann has a 27-year advantageous career in SAP. Neumann has spent years in the fast-growing markets to develop the organization, with more than 20 years in India and China. Neumann has played an instrumental role in SAP’s entry into China, later being considered as the second home for SAP from the corporate strategy perspective. Before his role as Head of SLN, he was the President of SAP Labs India. He held, in addition, the responsibility as Senior Vice President in Software Development with engineering teams in China, Germany, and India. He helped establish this largest R&D Hub of SAP outside of Germany in Bangalore by growing it constantly to its current strength of 10,000+ talented engineers, responsible for various products and solutions of SAP.

Neumann is recognized for his business achievements in Asia, evident through his many invitations to join high-level business circles and associations. At present, he serves as Chairperson of the German Chamber of Commerce East China, a spokesperson in the Asia Pacific Association of German Industries (APA), a board member in the East Asian Association (OAV), and a member of the Indo-German advisory council of the Prime Minister of India and the German Chancellor. Furthermore, he co-authored several books and articles on innovation and business practice in emerging markets.

Neumann holds a Diploma from the University of Applied Science in Ludwigshafen and an MBA degree from INSEAD, Fontainbleau, and Singapore. He lives with his family in Shanghai, China.

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