Nicole Schram is on a mission to realize sustainable and innovative business ideas & opportunities. She ideates, scales and grows business models that matter. Trained as a business development manager, she has a background of +10 years in project & innovation management, sustainability management as well as marketing & brand management. Moreover, she has enjoyed global business & project management experience in the US, China, Hong Kong, India and the EU. Currently, she is holding the position as a Head of Global Technical Development at Lenzing Group in order to push sustainable business strategies in the textile industry. She and her team are focusing on new application development projects, strategic material innovation partnerships and customer relationship management across the textile value chain from yarn spinner to fashion brands.