René Bohnsack, Associate Professor with Aggregation of Strategy and Innovation, now makes his debut in the prestigious ranking as Among the World’s Most Impactful Scientists. His research on digital transformation and sustainable innovation has been published in top international management and innovation journals. His current research focuses on generative AI in innovation, competition in digital business ecosystems, and digital sustainability. He was visiting fellow at MIT Sloan, TEDx speaker, currently serves as the academic director of the Lisbon MBA, and is director of the Digital+Sustainable Innovation Lab (www.dsi-lab.org).
Also, René is the founder of the Business Model Design Lab (BMDL) a multi-disciplinary research team working on cutting-edge knowledge on business model innovation and business model teaching. The lab is lead partner in two major European R&D projects concerned with business modelling for smart grids and eHealth. Moreover, René consults companies on strategic issues related to business modelling, digitalization and internationalization. In total, SCIL collaborates with 40+ companies across Europe. René and the team of BMDL is also hosting the award-winning platform ‘https://venturely.io/’, a unique platform for business modelling. Next to René’s academic accomplishments, he also co-founded several companies, for instance an online platform for social carsharing, an online service for flight refunds, and two start-ups for e-Health solutions.