Wolfgang Stelzle

Wolfgang Stelzle has a diverse work experience spanning various industries and roles.

Wolfgang currently holds the position of Vice President, Business Strategy & Operations at PTC since January 2023. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of AR Strategy at PTC from February 2022 to December 2022.

In 2019, Wolfgang served as an Ambassador at German Accelerator, a program that supports German startups in scaling globally.

Before that, they were the Co-Founder & Advisor at VRdirect starting from January 2018.

From May 2018 to January 2022, Wolfgang assumed the role of Chairman of the Federal Commission "Startups" at Wirtschaftsrat der CDU e.V., where they aimed to improve the German Startup Eco-System.

Wolfgang's entrepreneurial journey began in 2012 when they founded RE'FLEKT GmbH, where they served as Founder & CEO from March 2015 to January 2022. Wolfgang also held the position of Founder & CTO at RE'FLEKT GmbH from June 2012 to March 2015. The company's IP was later acquired by PTC Inc. in January 2022.

Prior to that, they worked as a Project & Account Manager at Kreativagentur Thomas GmbH, where they designed and implemented mobile apps, websites, and AR applications for clients like Reebok, ProSiebenSat.1, and Trumpf from January 2010 to June 2012.

Wolfgang gained valuable experience at adidas, where they served as a Brand Coach from February 2008 to January 2010, and as part of the Global Product Marketing team from August 2007 to January 2009.

Wolfgang started their career as a Scientific assistant in "Biomechanics, Sports medicine, Science of Training" at the Department of Sport and Exercise Science, University of Stuttgart from July 2005 to August 2007.

Wolfgang Stelzle pursued their education at the University of Stuttgart from 2003 to 2009. During this period, they completed a Diploma in Sports Management, focusing on this particular field of study.