Frank M. Salzgeber

Frank M. Salzgeber is a graduate engineer and Managing Director of Space Sector of the Saudi Space Commission (space agency of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia). Previously, he headed the Innovation and Ventures Office of the European Space Agency ESA and was responsible for technology transfer and commercial development of manned space flight. He worked closely with the European astronaut team. He spent the first seven years of his career at Apple Computer and founded his first start-up in 2000, which later merged into the listed company CANCOM. His programs have supported over 1,200 start-up companies, facilitated more than 370 technology transfers and supported 1,000 space applications. His start-up program was supported by the Czech Republic, the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, Airbus and the CERN research center. The expert for innovation advises governments, start-ups, but also industrial companies as well as venture capital companies, universities and research institutions. He is a rousing speaker in the areas of technology trends, the future and industry.