Dr. Harry Behrens

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Dr. Harry Behrens Head of Blockchain Factory

Daimler Mobility AG

Dr. Harry Behrens, Head of the Daimler Mobility Blockchain Factory, is a veteran Blockchain evangelist. He has been actively involving himself in Blockchain since 2012. In 2016 he co-founded the DFS Blockchain swarm and initiated the development of the smartVIN ® Blockchain platform. Before starting his new position as “Mr. Blockchain” for DMO AG, he was Head of IT for Mobility and Digital Finance for MBAFC (Daimler Financial Services China).

Harry has a Master (Diplom) in Computer Science from the TU Muenchen, with a thesis on Neural Networks, and a PhD in Information Engineering from the University of Tokyo with a thesis on Distributed Artificial Intelligence. He speaks six languages fluently and is trying to learn Mandarin Chinese. In his private time he enjoys practicing languages and reading about history.