Full Name
Martin Manniche
Job Title
Chief Executive Officer
Company
AXON Networks
Speaker Bio
Martin Manniche is a serial entrepreneur at heart, born in Copenhagen Denmark. He relocated to California with his family after the acquisition of his company KiSS Technology to Cisco Systems in 2005. At that point in his career, he had 8 global firsts and 90 industry Innovation Awards. Mr. Manniche was promoted as CTO of Cisco Systems Consumer Business Group and was deeply involved in the Cisco Human Network Architecture team, leading multi-billion-dollar acquisitions. He founded Greenwave Systems in 2008 developing a long list of sustainability solutions that have been successfully deployed worldwide.
Mr. Manniche has built successful partnerships with some of the leading Telco’s in the world. He won Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the year in 2017 in Orange County, CA, for his work at Greenwave Systems. He also founded Bretelon, Airbeam Networks, and Aeromine Technologies, and helped lead Game Golf, Opticore, and additional technology companies to successful strategic sales. Currently Mr. Manniche serves as the President & CEO of AXON Networks. He is involved with all aspects of the business, including setting the company’s vision and strategic roadmap, leading the hardware team, and managing strategic partnerships. His talent, commitment and passion for technological innovation and building passionate teams have earned him more than 100 industry accolades, including an IT-Prisen, Denmark’s most prestigious technology award.
Mr. Manniche is an active philanthropist who, through his vast network, helps entrepreneurs around the world to succeed. He is an active Board Member of Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador Corps which promotes Denmark worldwide with support by the Royal Danish family. He serves as a Board Member of AFSMK an organization that provides financial support to the National Gallery of Denmark, a Copenhagen museum with one of the largest art collections in Europe.
In 2018 the Danish government assigned Mr. Manniche, in teamwork with other leading Danish executives, to help define Denmark’s sustainable future including driving innovation and entrepreneurship for Denmark to become the world’s first carbon-neutral country by 2035.
Mr. Manniche has built successful partnerships with some of the leading Telco’s in the world. He won Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the year in 2017 in Orange County, CA, for his work at Greenwave Systems. He also founded Bretelon, Airbeam Networks, and Aeromine Technologies, and helped lead Game Golf, Opticore, and additional technology companies to successful strategic sales. Currently Mr. Manniche serves as the President & CEO of AXON Networks. He is involved with all aspects of the business, including setting the company’s vision and strategic roadmap, leading the hardware team, and managing strategic partnerships. His talent, commitment and passion for technological innovation and building passionate teams have earned him more than 100 industry accolades, including an IT-Prisen, Denmark’s most prestigious technology award.
Mr. Manniche is an active philanthropist who, through his vast network, helps entrepreneurs around the world to succeed. He is an active Board Member of Copenhagen Goodwill Ambassador Corps which promotes Denmark worldwide with support by the Royal Danish family. He serves as a Board Member of AFSMK an organization that provides financial support to the National Gallery of Denmark, a Copenhagen museum with one of the largest art collections in Europe.
In 2018 the Danish government assigned Mr. Manniche, in teamwork with other leading Danish executives, to help define Denmark’s sustainable future including driving innovation and entrepreneurship for Denmark to become the world’s first carbon-neutral country by 2035.
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