Ansgar Baums is Senior Advisor to Sinolytics and consults corporations on geopolitical risk management.
He is also a non-residential senior fellow at the Stimson Center. In 2023, Ansgar was German Marshall Fund’s Helmut Schmidt Fellow 2023. He is also Senior Advisor to SUB Erste Lesung, a public affairs agency.
He was formerly in government relations at Zoom Video Communications. Prior to that, Baums held other positions within the corporate world, most recently as Head of the Global Strategy Program at HP and as Head of Government Relations Europe/Middle East/Africa at HP. Ansgar also worked for SAP AG, the German Association for Information Technology, Telecommunications, and New Media – Bitkom, and Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution.
Ansgar holds a master’s degree with distinction in international strategy and economics from the University of St. Andrews and a postgraduate diploma in political science from the Free University Berlin.
Ansgar Baums Lecture topics
Ansgar Baums’ talks explore the intricate connections between global technology policy and the role of corporations. His presentations focus on the following core themes:
The Big Picture: Technology at the Center of Geopolitics
- Why is technology a central factor in geopolitics today?
- What does history teach us about the relationship between technology and power structures?
- What role do corporations play in this context? Are they actors like states, or should we think of them differently?
Geotech Statecraft: Developments in Global Capitals
- An overview of current policy measures such as export controls, entity bans, and tariffs.
- The underlying “theories of harm” driving these policies.
- Analysis of global power shifts driven by technological advancements.
The Corporate Perspective: How Companies Respond to Geopolitical Interventions
- The challenges companies face from disruptions in their global value chains.
- Expected reactions to political measures and possible strategies to incorporate geopolitics into risk management.
Outlook: The Future of Technology Companies in a Fragmented World
- What trends and developments await technology companies in an increasingly geopolitically fragmented landscape?
- Actionable recommendations for successfully navigating a complex global environment.
Ansgar Baums combines in-depth knowledge of geopolitical developments with a profound understanding of corporate realities. His talks are practical, analytical, and provide companies with valuable insights to address geopolitical risks in a dynamic world.