Speakers

Dr. Silvia Schmalzl is a Systemic Business Development Consultant and strategic sales professional with over two decades of experience driving breakthrough growth in high-technology sectors. As founder of Dr. Schmalzl Coaching, she specializes in systemic consulting that combines rational analysis with empathetic strategic insights for business development and key account management.

Dr. Schmalzl's proven track record includes achieving exceptional market capitalization growth while serving as Global Key Account Manager in the Semiconductor Industry. She successfully captured 60% market share from a primary competitor through innovative business model development and led interdisciplinary international project teams managing global semiconductor wafer probing projects.

Her career spans strategic roles at leading technology companies including Agilent Technologies, where she developed and implemented sales strategies for test and measurement solutions across international markets. She founded new product divisions and pioneered market entry strategies in automotive, telecommunications, and industrial electronics sectors.

In 2025, Dr. Schmalzl has emerged as a international speaker, presenting her groundbreaking systemic approach across diverse platforms. Most notably, she delivered "Systemic Strategies for Sustainable Growth in the Space Economy" at the International Space Development Conference (ISDC) in Orlando, followed by a Launch Pad Talk on "Systemic Strategies." Her presentation on "Holistic Systemic Business Development: Integrating Empathic Analysis with Rational Metrics for Organizational Agility" at Sri Lanka's 14th Annual International Research Conference demonstrated the global applicability of her methodologies. She has also explored innovative thinking paradigms in "Bending Time and Space - Doctor Strange and the Art of Systemic Thinking" at the Southwest Popular/American Culture Association Conference and addressed sustainability consciousness at Palm Beach Atlantic University's "Ecology, Faith and Justice" Conference.

Dr. Schmalzl holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Eberhard-Karls-University Tübingen and brings a unique perspective that bridges technical expertise with systemic business thinking. Her approach emphasizes building sustainable partnerships through empathetic relationship building and innovative problem-solving methodologies - insights particularly relevant to the commercial space industry's evolving partnership landscape and sustainable growth imperatives.