Daniel Kappler

Daniel Kappler has a wealth of work experience, beginning in 2011 as a Student Trainee at Knorr-Bremse Systeme für Schienenfahrzeuge GmbH. In 2013, they became a Sales and Marketing Intern at Daimler AG, and in 2015 they worked as a Sales Representative at Volo Logistics UG and Foodora UG for Rocket Internet SE. Daniel was also a Student Research Assistant at the Technical University Munich in 2015. Additionally, they were a Business Designer at UnternehmerTUM in 2015, where they co-founded Smatris (Fraunhofer spin-off) and Hemocoater (TUM spin-off). Daniel was also a Business Designer at ProGlove and BMW Group AG. In 2016, they became a Business Designer at Motius GmbH and in 2017 they were a Sen. Consultant for IoT & AI | Product Management | Co-Lead Design Thinking Chapter Munich at IBM. Finally, in 2020 they became the Head of Product, Product Lead, and Product Manager at TradeLink.

Daniel Kappler began their educational journey in 2010 when they earned a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Technical Engineering and Management from the Technical University of Munich. In 2014, they completed a Mechanical Engineering course at the University of Glasgow. Daniel then returned to the Technical University of Munich to pursue a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, which they completed in 2017. Also in 2017, Daniel was a Researcher at Stanford University in the field of Engineering & Design. During this time, they also completed an Entrepreneurial Qualification Program at Manage and More by UnternehmerTUM, focusing on Business Development and Entrepreneurship. Most recently, in 2020, Daniel completed a Dev.jetzt Coding Bootcamp, focusing on Frontend and Backend Development, from Mantro GmbH.