Sonja is passionate about innovation, business development and technology marketing. She has more than 20 years B2B working experience always integrating these three cornerstones of her activities. She is Managing Partner of Navispace AG. The company offers open innovation programs to customers like Intel, Ericsson, Google, Samsung, STMicroelectronics, and many more. From 2003 to 2013 she was Head of Marketing of one of the leading system integration and engineering companies in Germany. From 2001 to 2003 she worked for the Boston Consulting Group in international IT strategy projects.
Until 2003 she was assistant professor for Strategic Marketing and Online Marketing at Witten/Herdecke University and the University of Arts Berlin. Her doctoral thesis was awarded as best doctoral thesis of Witten/Herdecke University in 1999. She has published several books and essays in Strategic Marketing, Innovative Business Designs, and Online Marketing.