Thomas Werft has been with Continental since 2015 and currently serves as DevOps Manager and Cloud Architect. He belongs to Continental's department Interior Systems & Technologies which is pioneering new business models and technologies, such as connected vehicles and mobility solutions.

Prior to joining Continental, Mr. Werft served as Emerging Technology Consultant at Accenture, a global acting IT Consulting company. At this time, he has spent his career in innovation projects and studies in the context of big data analytics, location based services solutions and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT).

Mr. Werft studied business informatics at the University of Wuerzburg.

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transport. In 2017, Continental generated sales of €44 billion and currently employs more than 238,000 people in 61 countries.