Dr. Djerdj Horvat is a specialist in the field of industrial innovation and technology-related strategies. He completed his Ph.D. on the transnational innovation activities of manufacturing companies at the Freie Universität in Berlin. He is employed as a senior scientist and research project manager at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe, Germany, in the Business Unit Industrial Change und New Business Models. Dr. Horvat is recognized in the international research community for his holistic socio-technical concepts of readiness and maturity analysis for various Industry 4.0 and Industry 5.0 relevant advanced manufacturing technologies, such as AI, intelligent robotics and industrial platforms. He is also acknowledged for his empirical studies on the effects of those technologies on manufacturing companies’ innovativeness and competitiveness. Parallel to his work at Fraunhofer ISI, Dr. Horvat regularly gives lectures on international innovation and technology management-related topics at various universities in Germany and abroad.