Joachim Hensch (Past Speaker)

Joachim has a holistic knowledge of garment manufacturing, tech and innovation. Starting as a tailor in bespoke couture, he became Managing Director of the biggest HUGO BOSS Group factory (3800 employees) in 2015. Transferring the whole organisation into a flexible and reactive Smart Factory with implementation of industry 4.0 measures is his key goal – and preparing for a highly volatile, demanding and impatient market means that he is in the forefront of innovation excellence. He believes in agile project execution and flat hierarchies to cope with today’s pace of doing business.