Sebastien WIERTZ, 45, has more than 20 years of experience in engineering, information technology in the steel industry. Passionate about innovation and knowledge management, he has authored several articles on information overload, business process optimisation, knowledge management, and social networking inside corporates. Sebastien is also a talented amateur photographer, regularly publishing his work in exhibitions and getting awards on Flickr.

Today, his primary role is to mentor innovative start-ups in the #InduTech (industrial technologies) sectors and develop their entrepreneurial business activities. Sebastien is responsible for managing Paul Wurth InCub, the business incubator & accelerator of Paul Wurth, which is dedicated to supporting these young companies through industry knowledge, engineering expertise, and the global industrial network of Paul Wurth and its partners.