Michael Paul Kramer, Dipl.-Ing., M.B.A. (University of Dallas, Tx) Michael Paul Kramer was born in Berlin, Germany. He is a PhD candidate at the Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany. Under the supervision of Prof. Dr. habil. Jon Hanf at the Department of Wine and Beverage Business, Professorship for International Marketing Management, he researches the potential impacts of disruptive technologies on the management of wine supply chains. After graduating in communications engineering and subsequently in business engineering, he went on to obtain a Master's of Business Administration degree from the University of Dallas, Texas. Activities in product management, business development and sales at global enterprises, such as Siemens, Motorola and Airbus, have shaped his professional life. Since the fall of 2020, he has also been teaching Bachelor and Master classes on Information Technology Management within the International Wine Business and Fresh Produce Logistics programs at Hochschule Geisenheim University.