Matthias Machnig

Matthias has been in politics for over 50 years. He had several roles such as Minister of economy in the German Federal State of Thuringia and as Permanent Secretary in different Ministries at German Government. From October 2014 to April 2018, he was State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy and was responsible for the departments for industrial policy, foreign trade policy, innovation, IT and communication policy and SME policy. Matthias holds the role of Vice President at SPD Wirtschaftsforum in Germany.