KEYNOTE SPEAKER. WORLWIDE.
The Vision
"Enthusiasm is the beginning of something new."
As a speaker, there is one thing above all that drives Fabian Hänle: inspiring people.
For almost 20 years Fabian Hänle is serving people with empowering impulses and inspirations for entrepreneurial and personal growth – on stages, in books and as a consultant and leader.
His vision is to get to the heart of crucial issues in business and society in an inspiring, critical, and constructive way. To question, to think anew, and to show how we can positively shape our future.
Academically sound and practical at the same time, the latest scientific findings and exciting case studies of European, American, and Asian organizations are combined with Fabian Hänle’s more than 16 years of experience as a senior executive in international business.
In addition to the internal view in case studies, he adopts an external view, comments on and places challenges, trends, and opportunities in a global context. In this way, his audiences are inspired anew and topics that are crucial for their future are presented in a refreshingly understandable and motivating way. Worldwide.
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Enthusiasm is the beginning of something new.
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Vita
Business background:
As a CEO in China, Prof. Dr. Fabian Hänle spearheaded the growth of a German hidden champion for over a decade, elevating it from greenfield to market forerunner. Having served professional stints in the USA, Canada, and France as well, Fabian Hänle boasts a wealth of expertise in strategy, sales, and executive leadership roles. Thanks to his practical experience in China, coupled with his scientific, on-site PhD research and proficiency in Mandarin, he possesses unparalleled insights into the local mentality, culture, and authentic Chinese ethos.
Today, he is a Professor at the Antwerp Management School and serves as Managing Director and CSO on the board of a European technology leader. As an international keynote speaker, multiple book author and the founder of Dr. Hänle & Partners Consulting, he collaborates with decision-makers across DAX corporations, well-known family firms, and global market leaders.
Vision
Fabian Hänle's vision is to inspire people and organisations to develop in a positive and coherent way. To support people in developing their potential, to break new, innovative ground, to create healthy, growth-promoting environments and team flows, to raise consciousness and energy levels, to bring cultures together across national borders and to put the most important thing at the centre with intuition and from heart: people - because they are the ones who carry a company to success.
Academic background:
For his bachelor’s degree in International Business Fabian Hänle studied at the Dual University of Baden-Württemberg (DHBW) and, thanks to an awarded scholarship, at the University of California in the USA (UCSB). Years later and already as CEO in China, he graduated at the Executive MBA program of Mannheim Business School and Shanghai Tongji University as Best of Class. Continuing his pursuit for academic excellence and for bridging theory to practice, Fabian Hänle then joined the PhD Program for Executives at the Antwerp Management School and the University of Antwerp, where he obtained his PhD in 2021 and serves as Professor starting from 2023. He is the author of multiple German and English language books, book chapters and academic articles in international, peer-reviewed journals. Through his business experience and continuous on-the-ground research in China, Fabian Hänle became one of the leading leading experts in the strategy, internationalization and innovativeness of Western and Chinese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), family firms and the elite of hidden champions.
