Ubald Kragten is a thought leader advising start-ups, investors and innovative companies on their insights, investment and innovation strategy and processes.
He has broad industry experience and knowledge in areas like the food and agriculture transition, the energy transition, mobility, urbanization and more. He’s working together with leading future focused companies and technology experts in various domains creating the leverage to support both small and large companies and connect market needs with technology opportunities.
Previously, he was co-leading the design, implementation and execution of the future trend spotting and opportunity shaping process at DSM, a €10 billion+ leader in the advanced chemicals and materials space focusing on health, nutrition and biosciences. He was also leading several pre-seed venture activities targeted at securing seed investment.
Ubald was strongly involved in shaping the long-term innovation portfolio of DSM, defining strategies to enter these areas, and developing strategies and key market insights for the selected growth areas. Ubald is a frequent speaker at R&D and Innovation management conferences.
