Erik Ackner

Erik Ackner, President, Mercku Europe, has been on a ten-year global journey to discover and support innovative technology projects, ranging from renewable energies and electric mobility to digital health and the smart home. In his journey, he has helped over ten companies to grow, including some of his own.

From Berlin, Erik is on a mission to pave the way for better connectivity and smarter homes at Mercku. Further, he is teaching entrepreneurship at the Berlin School of Economics and Law.

Erik holds a double-master degree from a joint German-Chinese program by BSEL and SWUFE and is now
participating in The PowerMBA program.

When Erik is not teaching in any of his three languages or running the European division of Mercku, he often advocates as a speaker at conferences for his passion: technology and innovation. His contributions have been awarded with the Dealerscope 2020 40Under40.

Being an advocate for technology and innovation, Erik had many appearances at international conferences such as IFA Berlin, Web Summit, Slush China, MWC-4YFN, Startup Festival Korea, and many more.