Collaborative working as a guiding principle

Hendrik Kahmann is a business development manager at Axians Germany. He develops innovative business models and partnerships built around ICT. His method involves curiosity, listening and collaboration.

As Business Development Manager at Axians (the VINCI Energies ICT brand) in Germany, Hendrik Kahmann is currently devoting much of his time to the development of private 5G networks for the logistics and industrial sectors.

“In conjunction with other VINCI Energies business units, including Actemium and Omexom, we have established a private 5G network demonstrator in the form of an initial proof of concept for co-creation purposes”, explains the 38-year-old manager, who is passionate about the numerous possibilities that 5G offers in the industrial sector, both in terms of autonomous robots and remote inspection and maintenance.

This is an opportunity to apply a working method that he cultivates with great conviction: collaborative working. “Being able to talk things over with other professionals is very important to me”, he says.“It opens up so many opportunities”. He feels that this way of operating is perfectly aligned with an important VINCI Energies value: “the spirit of entrepreneurship that enables us to develop new products and new business models with agility”.

At the forefront of the digital revolution, this technology fan is also proud to be “contributing to the environmental transition by developing connected industry that is more efficient, less energy-intensive and more sustainable”.

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