Dipl.-Ing. Harald Pflanzl

Harald Pflanzl is a senior executive with 30+ years of international leadership experience in various industries across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Latin America. He held multiple Senior Vice President and Managing Director roles at BASF, leading operations in up to 80 countries, with P&L responsibility, business transformation, growth, restructuring, M&A, and stakeholder management and has a proven track record in strategy execution, organizational development, and leading multicultural teams.

Shaping the future – In an increasingly complex and uncertain world, optimism, collaboration, openness, and transparency are essential to drive innovation, growth, and progress.

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Abstract

Climate change, the energy transition, the circular economy, and digitalization: every megatrend runs on molecules. The chemical industry develops and supplies materials, technologies, and processes for green hydrogen, batteries, advanced recycling, bio-based feedstocks, and electronics. But transformation also requires talent. To become climate-neutral, circular, and digital, we need chemists, engineers, and data scientists. How can the industry be both an enabler and an emitter? A look at the innovations, markets, and people reshaping our world.

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