Michael Kern, born 1964 in Heidelberg, MA in Economy, studies at the Universities of Karlsruhe and Kiel. After acquiring his Master’s Degree, he started working for a trading company in Germany. From 1994 till 2000 German-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Oslo, Manager of the Business Information Department, 2001-2005 German-Czech Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Deputy CEO of the Chamber, July 2005-October 2010 German-Slovak Chamber of Industry and Commerce in Bratislava, CEO of the Chamber, from November 2010 to May 2019, CEO of the Polish-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Poland).