Kerstin Eichmann is Vice President Partnership & Acceleration at E.ON Innovation. She is a senior leader with over 10 years’ experience in startups, IT, energy, innovation and investments. As VP Partnership & Acceleration she collaborates with an ecosystem of partners to implement innovative growth opportunities for E.ON. In her previous role as MD of innogy Innovation Berlin, she was responsible for the Machine-Economy Investment strategy, particular on DLT. Prior to that, Kerstin was heading the Technical Evangelism Team at Microsoft Germany. Prior to her corporate career, she was one of the founding employees of Fidor Bank working on disruptive P2P products.