Silicon Valley Europe appoints Dr. Claus Michael Sattler to the Advisory Board
Interim CIO, certified advisory board member and supervisory board member will in future support Silicon Valley Europe as advisor, thought leader and visionary for market, potential and solutions
Darmstadt / Weyhe, October 19, 2026 - Silicon Valley Europe (SVE) expands its advisory board: Dr. Claus Michael Sattler has been appointed to the Advisory Council of the European IT and digitalization network with immediate effect.
The experienced Interim CIO, CTO and CDO, keynote speaker, author and university lecturer will support Silicon Valley Europe in the future, particularly on topics such as market, potential and solutions. He sees his role as an advisor, thought leader and visionary: He classifies technological and economic developments, identifies opportunities and helps translate technological possibilities into concrete business perspectives.
“With Silicon Valley Europe, we not only want to make technology visible, but above all provide orientation and connect the right people and companies with each other. To do this, we need personalities on the Advisory Council who combine management, technology and market understanding. Dr. Claus Michael Sattler brings exactly this combination,” says Stefan Bronder, Chairman of the Advisory Council of Silicon Valley Europe.
Sattler was selected for the Advisory Council, among other things, due to his qualifications as a certified advisory board member and supervisory board member. Stefan Bronder established the contact to Silicon Valley Europe, whom Sattler knows from Bronder's previous role as board member of a medium-sized business association.
“I am looking forward to the task on the Advisory Council of Silicon Valley Europe. Europe needs reliable partnerships between users and providers - and it needs orientation on where markets are emerging and which solutions actually work. I would like to contribute to this and bring my international experience to the platform,” says Dr. Claus Michael Sattler.
Silicon Valley Europe - Europe's platform for tech matchmaking
Silicon Valley Europe sees itself as a European IT and digitalization network as well as a matchmaking platform for technology, digital transformation and B2B growth.
Silicon Valley Europe was initiated by AMC MEDIA NETWORK GmbH & Co. KG in Darmstadt. Founder and CEO is Michael Mattis. The aim of SVE is to connect more than 100,000 European IT companies, start-ups and decision-makers - including CEOs, CIOs and CDOs - across industries and countries in the long term.