Olaf has worked for European utilities in responsible positions. From 2012, he has been responsible for data-based business models. In 2015, he moved to the end-customer area, where he transformed a formerly proprietary Smart Home business unit into an open ecosystem whose goal is to develop cross-industry services. This resulted in the independent Livisi in January 2019, where Olaf Schindler has been Founder / CEO since its inception. At the time, Livisi was Europe's largest "cross-industry" platform in the BtC IoT sector. In 2020, he founded Vreeda, of which he remains CEO today. Vreeda aims to develop a cross-sector ecosystem by giving the end-customer maximum transparency on how their data is used. In addition, Olaf is established as a thought leader in the field of digital pending services, gives many talks and consults around data monetization, data ethics.
The Pop in your Job:
Europe's incredible dependence on digital infrastructures will continue to spread to all areas of our lives. For the most part, local companies remain in silos and hide behind technical arguments - while non-European companies are encroaching ever deeper into sensitive areas. IoT is a huge opportunity - but only if it is addressed in cross-industry ecosystems. now!