Our Programs

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After a corporate career in large multinationals such as Bayer, BASF, Henkel and the German SME hulsta furniture, he established his boutique consulting firm Aventa to bridge Japan and Europe. Various experiences in the startup world, investing in startups as well as running a global organization. Finally, he founded the PDIE to build his own global network of purpose driven entrepreneurs 

Based in Berlin, Nina has a gift to connect people to their inner purpose and works as a coach. She is American born and one passion is to work with leaders on transformation. She is also the founder of the womens' network Woven. 

Joerg has lived and worked in the Silicon Valley, Cambridge (UK), and Berlin, Germany, clusters known for their innovative approach. This experience has shaped his dedication to the development of sustainable innovation ecosystems. From Berlin, he builds bridges across organizations and sectors with a specific focus on start-ups. At Cambridge University, he led customized leadership and capacity building programs. Applied research on green entrepreneurship ecosystems and new programs on impact investing, and futures thinking are the foundation of his approach. As a Fulbright scholar and member of the Club of Rome, his thinking has always been characterized by purpose, impact, and systems design.

Yuichi was a third culture kid, growing up in the US and Germany. He developed his career at ANA, adidas, COACH, Amazon, GROUPON, MetLife, Publicis Sapient, as a management and marketing executive. After completing his Executive MBA, he founded Hiyoura-Lab as a social entrepreneur, envisioning a better future by collaborating with global business leaders.

Hannah is a passionate innovator with a background in Environmental Earth Sciences. She recently graduated from the University of St Andrews and is now based in Tokyo. As an active member of the Herculean Climate Solutions team, Hannah has contributed to the development of several carbon and waste reduction schemes. She has recently played a key role as the voice of HCS in the Climate Launchpad Competition 2020 in which HCS won the Next Big Thing category.

Akira is a former Itochu executive and as such has executed various international projects for example in Nigeria and the USA. He is an advisor to PDIE Group as he wishes to give back to the next generations and is fully aligned with the vision to co-create a better tomorrow by sustainable innovation. He also coaches C-Level executives in Japan. 

Elly is a sustainably living global citizen, having lived in 9 countries and studied Sustainable Development in the U.S. and Costa Rica. A passionate supporter and volunteer of several environmental organizations, she is also an avid promoter of innovation as she leads design thinking, CX, and DX at a corporate firm. 

Naturally, Elly empathized with the vision of PDIE and became a member. She is also working on her own project to invigorate the community tie through circular economy.

Based in Jakarta, Indonesia, Leila is running her own consulting firm and always strives for bringing purpose and passion into her work. She also supports the Indonesian president's election campaign. She is our Indonesia Ambassador. 

Steffen has been working a long time in Brussels as EU secretary general and dealt with Climate Change and the Arctics. He knows the world of international politics and feels a strong need to foster human level connections. Steffen is based in Berlin. 

Based in Singapore, Irene is an entrepreneur and artist and is the president of the Singapore Harvard club. She is investing into mega solar parks and always strives for finding sustainable solutions. 

Dr. Satoshi Onuma is president of Bunka Fashion College and chairman of the International Foundation of Fashion Technology Institutes (IFFTI). Dr. Satoshi Onuma graduated from Tokyo Japan School of Dentistry DDSc of Showa University in 1985 and gained dental license at the same year. He has cherished the experience of living with native American Indians to learn living in harmony with nature. He is currently passionate about sustainable fashion and runs the PIF Project. 

Sustainability producer and journalist since 25 years between Sweden, Japan and Zambia. Crowd funded his Banana Paper Factory in Sambia and works with many Japanese corporations on SDGs. Founder of One Planet Cafe. 

Ian is an Environmental activist based in Tokyo and founder of weMORI, an app for protecting and restoring forests worldwide. While in university, Ian helped founding the Japanese branch of 350.org, a global climate change non profit. Since leaving 350 in June 2018, Ian has worked across Japan educating the public and youth on sustainability and climate change.

Based in Berlin with broad range of experience from business consultant in process management and digitalization in german industry to entrepreneurship. As systemic thinking entrepreneur knowing all companies of all stages and sizes,
he is now looking to accelerate transformation of society and economy towards good-for-five generations and good-for-five of us.

Until 2021, we would like to expand our network to 20 countries and you could be one of our purpose driven change makers. If you are interested in finding out more about the opportunity to change yourself and the world towards finding more purpose, please get in touch with us!