Jakob Kühnen

Jakob Kühnen is a seasoned professional in product and business development, currently serving as the Head of Paper Bottle Packaging at MM Board & Paper, where innovative packaging solutions are designed. Prior to this role, Kühnen held various positions including Head of Business Development at For Forest, focusing on sustainable construction, and Head of the Industrial Engineering and Management study program at Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt, overseeing about 300 students and initiating an innovation laboratory. Kühnen's earlier career included postdoctoral research at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria and Technische Universität Wien, alongside project engineering at ANDRITZ. Educational qualifications include a Doctorate in technical sciences from Technische Universität Wien and a certificate from WU Vienna University of Economics and Business.