Hans Stein

Hans Stein currently serves as the Managing Director of ZENIT GmbH, an agency dedicated to fostering innovation and internationalization on behalf of the government of North Rhine-Westphalia, the federal government, and the EU. With extensive experience in European affairs, Stein has held key leadership positions, including Director at the Representation of North-Rhine Westphalia to the European Union and at the Friedrich Naumann Foundation. Stein's career also includes roles as General Secretary of European Family Businesses-GEEF and Managing Director of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Selbständiger Unternehmer. Prior experience in the Deutscher Bundestag and academic credentials from the University of Cologne and the University of Bonn further underscore Stein's expertise in economic and energy policy, labor market issues, and support for SMEs.