Simone Gutsche is an experienced professional in product management and marketing, currently serving as Senior Managerin Produkte at VIACTIV Krankenkasse since November 2005, where responsibilities include integrated digital marketing projects. Prior to this role, Simone worked at Musik- und Kongresshalle Lübeck from September 2000 to November 2005, serving as Referentin Produkte und Onlinestrategie and Referentin Marketing und Öffentlichkeitsarbeit, as well as Project Leader for congress management. Earlier career experience includes a position as Project Assistant at Landesinstitut für Lehrerbildung und Schulentwicklung from August 1993 to August 2000, contributing to initiatives focused on literacy and cultural engagement. Simone holds a Magister Artium degree in Language and Communication, Fine Arts, and Legal and Economic Sciences from Leuphana University of Lüneburg and completed an Open Course in Design Thinking at Hasso Plattner Institute in 2017.