Dr. Johannes Schmidt

Climate and Innovation Manager
Hamburg Port Authority AöR

Johannes Schmidt holds a PhD in Sustainable Mobility from the University of Göttingen and a Master’s degree in Economics with a focus on Production & Logistics / Information Management. In recent years, Johannes gained valuable international professional experience as a senior project manager for digital manufacturing projects, an environmental consultant in the port industry and a research associate in the field of sustainable mobility. Since October 2021, Johannes has been working at the HPA Hamburg Port Authority to support the Hamburg port industry’s path to climate neutrality and promote innovation in the port sector.

Since 10/2021: Climate and Innovation Manager, Hamburg Port Authority AöR, Hamburg, Germany

11/2020– 09/2021: Senior Project Manager, Bionic Production GmbH, Lüneburg, Germany

05/2016 – 09/2019: Senior Consultant and Department Manager Sustainability, HPC Hamburg Port Consulting GmbH, Hamburg, Germany

2012 – 2015: Research Associate, University of Göttingen, Germany, Chair of Information Management

2012 – 2015: Doctoral Student, University of Göttingen, Germany, Chair of Information Management, Sustainable Mobility Research Group; Degree: PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) in Economic Sciences; Title of dissertation: Demand-Side Integration for Electric Transport Vehicles