Stefan Schmidt

Stefan serves as Chief Product Officer at Emporix where he oversees the product direction, design, strategy, and overall market fit for the company. As a leading visionary on trends in cloud business models and the e-commerce market for nearly 20 years, Stefan facilitated Hybris’ recognition as the leading provider of digital commerce software by Gartner and Forrester. At Hybris, Stefan was one of the core team members, where he designed and developed a number of key products –including its order management, mobile and customer service offerings. Stefan also shaped Hybris’ positioning inside the SAP portfolio following the acquisition and expanded its scope by adding marketing services and sales. In recent years, Stefan advised and supported software startups as an angel investor to help businesses develop and grow.