Dr. Arne Kruse studied at the University of Bremen and RWTH Aachen. After receiving two Master equivalents in electrical engineering and economics from the University of Bremen, Dr. Arne Kruse accomplished his doctorate in project and innovation management at the Fraunhofer institute IFAM. As an engineer he gained international experience through projects in the US, Brazil, Mexico and Malaysia. He also loves teaching and has had several teaching jobs at universities in Erdingen, Riga and Curitiba. He is the founder and CEO of Orbitak AG, a global consultancy he started in 1996, specializing in Innovation Management and Digital Transformation, successfully executing with his team more than 1000 projects and working in more than 25 countries out of Europe. In 2007, Dr. Arne Kruse also became the founder of a cargo bike manufacturer for last mile deliveries. With this deep knowledge and experience gained over the years, in 2017 Dr. Arne Kruse founded an innovative startup, RYTLE GmbH, in a joint venture with KRONE – to revolutionize LAST MILE DELIVERY SOLUTION FOR THE ON DEMAND WORLD OF TOMORROW. Offering an integrated logistic last mile solution of software, hardware and IOT, today the start-up already