In terms of the innovation cycle – my own and that of Tabakfabrik – I must now move on. More than ten years, several thousand guided tours and several hundred lectures for Tabakfabrik Linz – I wouldn’t want to miss any of it!

These years have certainly been some of the best of my life. First and foremost, I would like to thank my team, the tenants, my partners in the private sector and the City of Linz, the members of the Supervisory Board and Mayor Klaus Luger.

That’s why I’m giving myself a “new life” for my 50th birthday – as a book author, speaker, traveler, family man and, last but not least, as a consultant and entrepreneur. I will also be devoting more time to my passion project ATMOS, which is dedicated to the topic of healthy air. I won’t be leaving Tabakfabrik completely, but will be active as an ambassador and driving force in the GRAND GARAGE network.  

The “Department of Disruptive Disciplines” founded by CMb.industries and DELTA is a member of the GRAND GARAGE innovation workshop, which means I will remain loyal to the area and part of the innovation network. Also with the DELTA Group – specialists in construction, architecture and sustainability – and my company CMb.industries, I will contribute my knowledge to socially relevant work and the commitment to the reconstruction of Ukraine, for which talks are already underway with Promprylad in Ivano-Frankivsk.

But before we set off for new shores, it’s time to celebrate… 50 anni la dolce vita!