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Expert on Innovation & the Future of Media, Author, Publisher & TV Presenter

Florian Langenscheidt is widely respected for his innovative approach to publishing, the future of new media, and consequently the future of e-business. He is also a successful children’s book author and holds prestigious chairs and board memberships with organisations such as Transatlantic Ventures AG, buecher.de AG, the BDI Committee for Multimedia and Telecommunications. He is TV-host of the Münchner Runde talk show, Bavarian TV and nachtclub (since 1992).

“One of the Germany’s most important media experts”

[expand title=”In detail”] Born in Berlin to the Langenscheidt dynasty, whose name has become synonymous with the famous dictionary group, Florian took on the running of the 150 year-old family business in 1990, the Langenscheidt Publishing Group. A graduate of Harvard University and MBA holder from INSEAD, Langenscheidt was Chairman of the study group “Initiative Future” in Germany from 1996-1999, founding spokesman for the study group “Electronic Publishing” and columnist of Capital. Florian is also an active promoter of reading and a Board Member of the German Children and Youth Foundation in Germany. He has devoted his time to the global children’s organisation “Children for a Better World” and serves on the Board of Trustees for the World-Wide Fund for Nature.[/expand]

[expand title=”What he offers you”]Dr. Langenscheidt is widely regarded as one of the leading authorities in Germany on Innovation & the Future of Media. His numerous speeches at home and abroad are concerned with optimism, values, family companies, trademarks, school, education, luck and Germany. [/expand]

[expand title=”How he presents”]Florian Langenscheidt engages his audience with a unique “return to innocence” theme whilst discussing the trendiest topics of innovation and future media. Though far advanced into the world of the e-book, Florian Langenscheidt still believes in the emotional experience of reading a book. “You hold it, you smell it, you feel it!”. He delights audiences with his humorous and entertaining style.[/expand]

Topics

New Media and Electronic Publishing

The Long Road to Innovation

The Internet-eBusiness

Future Challenge of the Global Society in a Global Economy

Visions of Tomorrow’s World

Publications

2010
1000 Glücksmomente

2009
Das Lexikon der deutschen Familienunternehmen

2008
Langenscheidts Wörterbuch des Optimisten
Energietechnologien der Zukunft: 100 führende deutsche Technologieunternehmen in der bedeutendsten Branche der Welt

2007
Deutsche Standards? Aus bester Familie: 100 vorbildliche deutsche Familienunternehmen

2006
Das Beste an Deutschland. 250 Gründe, unser Land heute zu lieben

2005
Von Liebe, Freundschaft und Glück
The Best of Germany: 250 Reasons to Love Our Country

1999
Hundertmal Mut
Glück mit Kindern

1995
Bei uns zu Hause-Prominente erzählen von ihrer Kindheit

1992
Wish I May, Wish I Might: Fantastic Thoughts for a Starry Night

1992
Sternschnuppenwünsche

1991
Tausend Glücksmomente

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