Castulus Kolo first studied physics at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University in Munich, Germany and completed his studies with a PhD at the Particle Physics Laboratory CERN, Geneva (Switzerland), where he came across the WWW as one of the early users in 1989. Later he gained an additional PhD in social anthropology driven by an interest in how other cultures solve every day challenges in different ways and the role of communication therein. Castulus Kolo gathered professional experience in consulting and applied research with one of the leading international top management consultancies and the German Fraunhofer Society in different positions - eventually as board member of its consulting spin-off. In 2001, he became member of the board of directors of the corporate venture management of a large German publishing house, being responsible for business development and innovation. Throughout his management career Castulus Kolo continued his academic activities as a lecturer at several universities on innovation management, media and ICT. In 2007 he became professor and in 2008 chair of media management at Macromedia University of Applied Sciences, Munich (Germany), where since 2020 he is president. In his academic community he also serves as a member of the executive board of the International Media Management Academic Association for which he was elected president until 2022 and for the European Media Management Association for which he is serving as a president since 2023. His research is published in international journals and is focused on the preconditions, the diffusion as well as the effects of (media) innovations at the intersection of economy, society and technology. Besides his academic activities Castulus Kolo still works as a business consultant for major companies and is founder of the foresight institute future directions.