Maximilian Ahrens

Megatrends are thematic areas that present changes and currents within the industry and guide strong tendencies in different directions.

Maximilian Ahrens has been Managing Director T Digital at Deutsche Telekom since January 2023. Previously, he held the role of CTO and VP Cloud Strategy at T-Systems; the corporate customer division of Deutsche Telekom. Maximilian has an entrepreneurial background. Before joining T-Systems, he founded and then sold a majority stake in a cloud infrastructure technology company that allowed customers to deploy and manage distributed clouds. As CTO and CPO, he led the product strategy and development teams. Maximilian is also on the Board of Directors of the GAIA-X Association and was its Chairman from 2021 – 2023.