Markus Schropp

Markus Schropp embodies exactly what this session is about: his career has taken him across worlds that rarely meet — from running his own academy to leading health management at an industrial group, founding digital health and software startups, and ultimately reaching the leadership of major social enterprises. It was this diversity of perspectives that shaped his understanding of innovation: that creative solutions grow precisely where different viewpoints, disciplines, and people are deliberately brought together. Today, as a Board Member of Lebenshilfe Stuttgart, he combines lived inclusion with economic development — showing how inclusion becomes a true engine for innovation and sustainable success.