Heiko is responsible for the China operation of Solidiance. He started his career in Asia in 1994 working for a manufacturing joint-venture in South Korea before moving back to Germany; he then spent time at a German consulting firm focusing on organizational restructuring. Heiko has spent his last 8 years in South and East China participating in China's rapid development as an economic power house. Prior to joining Solidiance, he led the China operation of an international management consulting firm with four offices in China where he advised international companies on market entry and growth strategies. Heiko has presented Asian topics at more than 30 international conferences in Europe, the US, India and China. For the last four years, he has been focusing on the rapidly developing economic relationship between India and China and its global strategic impact. Heiko studied Economics and Information Technology at Mannheim University, Germany and holds an MBA (with Honors) from Rutgers, USA.