- Visiting Faculty, Management
- Founding Director and Chief Ideator, Thinkergy Limited, Hong Kong
- Innovation Advisor & Faculty, Institute for Knowledge and Innovation South-East Asia (Iki-Sea), Bangkok University, Thailand
- Adjunct Associate Professor, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
- University Lecturer in Business Creativity, College of Management, Mahidol University, Thailand — 2004-2015
- Vice President, Corporate and Investment Bank, Global Banking Division, Deutsche Bank Ag, Hong Kong Branch — 2002-2004
- Vice President, Corporate and Investment Bank, Global Banking Division, Deutsche Bank Ag, Manila Branch, Philippines — 2000-2002
- Account Manager, Corporate and Investment Bank, Global Banking Division, Deutsche Bank Ag, Ho Chi Minh City Branch, Vietnam — 1999-2000
- Credit Risk Officer, Group Credit Risk Management (Large Exposures), Deutsche Bank Ag, Frankfurt Head Office, Germany — 1999
Books (Published and Forthcoming):
- Reis, D. (2021) The Executive’s Guide To Innovation. Authors Place Press, Highlands Ranch, CO — ISBN 978-1-62865-790-6.
- Reis, D. (1999) Finanzmanagement in Internationalen Mittelständischen Unternehmen – Eine theoretische und empirische Analyse. Gabler, Wiesbaden – ISBN: 382446909X
- Reis, D. (2022, forthcoming) Genius Journey. Developing Authentic Creative Leaders for the Innovation Economy. Book contract signed with Authors Place Press, USA..
- Reis, D. (2023, forthcoming). X-IDEA. The Structured Magic of Playful Innovation.
- Gong, C., Parisot, X. & Reis, D. (2021, forthcoming). Die Evolution der Digitalen Transformation. In: Schallmo, D. R. A. et al. (eds.) Digitalisierung: Strategie, Transformation und Implementierung. Fallstudien, Ansätze, Tools und Erkenntnisse für das digitale Zeitalter. Berlin: Springer.
- Reis, D. and Hunt, B. (2021, forthcoming). Developing Creative Leaders: Learner’s Reflections on Methodology and Pedagogy. In: Schallmo, D. R. A. & Tidd, J. (eds.) Digital Strategy.Approaches, Case Studies, and Tools for Strategy, Transformation and Implementation. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature.
- Reis, D. and Hunt, B. (2018). X-IDEA: How to Use a Systematic Innovation Method for Social Innovation Projects. In: Altenburger, R. (ed.) Innovation Management and Corporate Social Responsibility – Social Responsibility as Competitive Advantage. Berlin: Springer, 115-131.
- Reis, D. , Hunt, B., & Parisot, X. (2020). Developing Creative Leaders: Learner’s Reflections on Methodology and Pedagogy. ISPIM Innovation Conference. Virtual Event, June 7-10 2020.
- Reis, D. , Hunt, B., & Parisot, X. (2020). Creatively Developing Creative Leaders: Revealing the Inner Hero’s Journey. Conference paper accepted for the ISPIM Connects Bangkok Innovation Conference on March 1-4, 2020.
- Reis, D. and Hunt, B. (2018). Creatively Developing Creative Leaders: Learner’s Feedback on Methodology and Pedagogy. Proceedings of the XXVIII ISPIM Innovation Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, 17-20 June 2018.
- Parisot, X., Reis, D., Hunt, B. & Aria, N. (2018). Application du Paradigme centré sur le Développement pour renforcer le leadership complexe. XXVIIe Conférence Internationale de Management Stratégique in Montpellier, France, 6-8 June 2018.
- Parisot, X., Reis, D., Hunt, B. & Mohammad, N. (2018). Empowering the Development Centered Paradigm using TIPS cognitive test. ICMLG 2018 (6th International Conference on Management, Leadership and Governance) in Bangkok, Thailand, 24 May 2018.
- Reis, D. and Hunt, B. (2017) Training Businesspeople in Structured Innovation: Tracking down Long-Term Impacts. Proceedings of the XXVIII ISPIM Innovation Conference in Vienna, Austria, 18-21 June 2017.
- Reis, D. (2017) Creatively Teaching Creative Leadership: Course Design, Methodology, and Pedagogy. Proceedings of the 2017 ISPIM Innovation Forum in Toronto, Canada, 19-23 March 2017.
- Reis, D. and Hunt, B. (2016) Training Business Professionals in Structured Innovation: Uncovering the Learner’s Experience. Conference paper to be presented at and published in the proceedings of the ISPIM Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, 4-7 December 2016.
- Reis, D. (2016c) Teaching Business Creativity to Young Professionals: Course Design, Pedagogy, and Methodologies. Proceedings of the Bangkok University Communication Arts International Conference 2016 “Creative Industries in Asia: Innovating with Constraints” in Bangkok, July 1-2 2016.
- Reis, D. (2016b) Ideation vs. Development in X-IDEA: How to move beyond conventional ideas in an innovation project? Proceedings of the XXVII ISPIM Innovation Conference in Porto, Portugal, 19-22 June 2016.
- Reis, D. (2016a) TIPS: Getting the people-side of innovation right. Proceedings of the 2016 ISPIM Innovation Forum in Boston, USA, 13-16 March 2016.
- Reis, D. (2015) Genius Journey: Developing Genuine Creative Leaders for the Innovation Economy. Proceedings of the XXVI ISPIM Innovation Conference in Budapest, Hungary, June 14-17 2015.
- Reis, D. (2014) X-IDEA: The Structured Magic of Systematic Innovation. Proceedings of the ISPIM Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum 2014 in Singapore, 7-10 December 2014.
- Reis, D. and Hunt, B. (2012). Ensuring Corporate Sustainability: Designing and Managing an Innovation Pipeline in an Organization. International conference paper presented at the 4th International HR Conference 2011 in Bangkok, 18-20 January 2012.
- Reis, D. (2006). Business Education in the Age of Value Creation. International Conference Paper presented on “The Asian Forum on Business Education” conference in Hanoi, 04.-05.12.2006
- Reis, D. (2006). Teaching Business Creativity. International Conference Workshop conducted on the “Roundtable on Entrepreneurship Education (REE)”-Conference in Bangkok (co-hosted by Stanford University and the College of Management, Mahidol University) in Bangkok, 26-27.06.2006
Conference paper “X-IDEA: The Structured Magic of Systematic Innovation” won the “Best Paper on Practical Implications for Technology” Award at the ISPIM Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum 2014 in Singapore, 7-10 December 2014 (sponsored by Nokia and selected by Nokia’s Global Head of Ideation & Innovation Management with in recognition of the paper’s scientific study and its relevance to being applied in industry).
Since April 2007, he published more than 350 articles on business creativity, innovation management, and creative leadership in the Thinkergy blog and the bi-weekly column “Creativity Un-Ltd.” in the business section of the Bangkok Post.
Ph.D. In International Financial Management, University of Saarland, Saarbrücken, Germany
- Doctoral thesis: Financial Management in International Small and Medium-sized Enterprises – a Theoretical and Empirical Analysis
- Final grade: „Magna cum laude“
- External Ph.D. student of Prof. Dr. Joachim Zentes, Department of Business Administration, especially Foreign Trade, International Management and Marketing
- Scholarship of Stiftung Industrieforschung, Cologne, Germany (renowned German Foundation supporting research projects on SME)
- Diplom-Kaufmann in Business Administration is the former German equivalent of a combined MBA and BA degree in management
- Specialization Courses: International Management and Marketing; Industrial Production Management
- Title of dissertation: Analysis of hedging instruments to reduce the foreign exchange transaction risk of German enterprises