Expert
for (municipal)
Resilience

Cities and companies face a range of risks resulting from numerous possible crises and disasters. In particular, the severe impacts of extreme weather events-which are occurring with increasing frequency and often with little warning, causing ever greater destruction-are leading to new requirements.

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The war situation in Ukraine has brought the question “How prepared is Germany for war?” to the forefront of many political discussions. The Bundeswehr is building a fourth pillar of defense: homeland security.

As a result, municipalities, counties, and also companies will be strongly challenged in the coming years to significantly increase both their own resilience and that of society as a whole.

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Since leaving my position as mayor of the district town of Bad Hersfeld in eastern Hesse, I have focused intensively on the tasks and possible solutions for improving (municipal) resilience. In this context, I have developed procedural models, AI-based analysis and regulatory tools, and optimized existing smart city applications. These preliminary works are now being incorporated into a resilience ecosystem for physical and cyber resilience, which I am building together with several renowned partners.

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In doing so, I draw on my experience and networks from 14 years in my first career as an international manager for major projects in the IT business and 12 years in my second career as mayor of the district town of Bad Hersfeld.

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When it comes to resilience, there are-put simply-two options:

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Smart resilience: Solving problems before they become problems

Painful resilience: Expensive learning through damage