Michael Bruening

For more than 20 years, Michael Bruening has been the founder and managing director of the German advertising agency CREATIVTEAM COMMUNICATIONS, with numerous long-standing and notable clients; Volkswagen, Varta, Johnson Controls, Continental and, many more. With Michael at the helm, CREATIVTEAM COMMUNICATIONS provides key marketing support in both Germany and, throughout Europe, to top tier publicly listed and private companies. In addition to the automotive sector, his agency also focuses on; finance, food and agriculture, as well as tourism.

In addition, Mr. Bruening founded and operated various start-ups, including a leading games portal, a company for AR (augmented reality) applications and, a consulting firm for worldwide digital transformation. Michael is a member and consultant in various German think-tanks on digitization and, new management methods. In recent years he has increased his involvement in the tourism sector and, now advises three tourism companies in the field of marketing, both as a board advisor and consultant, respectively. After studying German Literature, Journalism and History in Goettingen and Bremen, he began his career as a journalist for German daily newspapers before moving early to the marketing world and, self-employment, founding Creativ Team.