Karsten Ehms is Senior Consultant for Knowledge Management and Social Software at Corporate Technology, Siemens AG, Germany. He holds a PhD degree in media paedagogy from the institute for media and educational technology (University of Augsburg), a degree of advanced studies in psychology (Dipl.-Psych. Univ.) and a bachelor of electrical engineering (Vordiplom) from the university of Erlangen-Nürnberg.

Specialties: Interdisciplinary knowledge about technical and social systems. Media / IT, organizational and system theory, psychology, paedagogy, programming.

Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a leading technology company focused on industry, infrastructure, transport, and healthcare. From more resource-efficient factories, resilient supply chains, and smarter buildings and grids, to cleaner and more comfortable transportation as well as advanced healthcare, the company creates technology with purpose adding real value for customers. By combining the real and the digital worlds, Siemens empowers its customers to transform their industries and markets, helping them to transform the everyday for billions of people. Siemens also owns a majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, a globally leading medical technology provider shaping the future of healthcare. In fiscal 2023, which ended on September 30, 2023, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €77.8 billion and net income of €8.5 billion. As of September 30, 2023, the company employed around 320,000 people worldwide.