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I welcome requests when a question comes from practice and experience from industry, academia and university leadership can help.
Talks and conversations
For conferences, companies and universities, in German or English: supply chains, China, dual education, continuing education.
For universities
Getting to know dual education and dual didactics: exchange, workshops and training, in Germany and abroad.
For companies
Continuing education, practice projects with students and exchange on supply chains and China. I am also happy to connect you with DHBW CAS.
For event organisers
Short bio to copy
Short (approx. 40 words)
Prof. Dr. Johannes Kern is Dean of Business at the DHBW Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) in Heilbronn, Germany, and Professor of Digital Business Management. Previously, he was Vice Rector of DHBW Lörrach, managing director of a consultancy in China and a manager with Bosch in Asia Pacific.
Medium (approx. 140 words)
Johannes Kern is Dean and Head of the Business Faculty at the Center for Advanced Studies of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW CAS) in Heilbronn, Germany. As a member of the CAS leadership team, he is responsible for the strategic development, academic quality, and market positioning of the faculty’s postgraduate and continuing education portfolio. He is Professor of Digital Business Management, with a teaching and research focus on supply chain management, business model innovation, and digital transformation. Before entering academia, he served as Managing Director of a consulting firm in China and held supply chain management roles with Bosch in the Asia-Pacific region. He earned his doctorate from the Technical University of Darmstadt and holds master’s degrees from LMU Munich, emlyon Business School, and Aston University.
Long (approx. 200 words)
Johannes Kern is Dean and Head of the Business Faculty at the Center for Advanced Studies of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW CAS) in Heilbronn, Germany. As a member of the CAS leadership team, he is responsible for the strategic development, academic quality, and market positioning of the faculty’s postgraduate and continuing education portfolio. He is Professor of Digital Business Management, with a teaching and research focus on supply chain management, business model innovation, and digital transformation. From 2023 to 2026 he served as Vice Rector and Dean of Business at DHBW Lörrach, leading a faculty of 33 professors. Before entering academia, he served as Managing Director of a consulting firm in China and held supply chain management roles with Bosch in the Asia-Pacific region. He has taught at Tongji University in Shanghai since 2014 and has been an Affiliated Professor there since 2021. He is the editor of Managing Modern Supply Chains (Wiley, 2026), co-editor of The Digital Transformation of Logistics (Wiley, 2021) and author of Guanxi im chinesischen Geschäftsleben (Springer, 2021). He earned his doctorate from the Technical University of Darmstadt and holds master’s degrees from LMU Munich, emlyon Business School, and Aston University. He speaks and teaches in German and English.
Portrait and photos: portrait download [to follow] · speaking photo [to follow] · Languages: German, English · Terms: on request
Next step
Send me a short note on what you have in mind, for whom and by when. I usually reply within a week. I am also happy to connect you with the relevant programmes at DHBW CAS.
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