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Speaker's Bio

Jakob Kort




As Co-Head of digital transformation & corporate development and Head of international Affairs, Jakob Kort is responsible for BG BAU’s transformation into a digital, customer-centric social insurance agency by building up a cross-organizational ecosystem with national and international organizations focusing on the transformation of social security in a digital age.

He also works closely together with countries like China, Bangladesh or Nepal to improve their social security systems on behalf of DGUV. Currently he works closely together with governmental and provincial authorities and the private sector in China to establish a data driven prevention cycle in the context of the EU-funded project “Contributing to policymaking in Occupational Safety in China and the EU.”

Previously, Jakob Kort worked for various management consultancies, including Capgemini Invent. During this time, he was responsible for cross-sector strategy, corporate development and large-scale transformation projects for public and private sector clients.

Jakob Kort studied politics, social sciences and history in Berlin and Paris and completed an MBA in General Management in Cambridge and Berlin.