--- title: News from north.io | Neumann description: Dr Adrian J Neumann is a multi-facetted professional with a diverse background in marketing, communications, and policy making. Adrian first joined north.io in 2020 as Project Director to help put the global challenge of sea dumped munitions on the political agenda in Berlin and Brussels. Following the successful completion of this project, Adrian's responsibilities expanded when he took on the role of CMO and also took on communications for the €15m flagship project Marispace-X, a major catalyst for offshore renewables and the blue data economy as a whole. Prior to this, Adrian spent several years at a think tank where he conducted doctoral research on terrorism and national resilience and established a high-level international stakeholder dialogue with government, academia and industry on maritime security issues that continues to have lasting impact and relevance today. His marketing and communications skills were previously honed through several years working in marketing and sales for blue chip companies in the FMCG and engineering sectors and are underpinned by an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Cranfield School of Management in the UK and a BA in Business from the Berlin School of Economics. Combined with his PhD in Political Science from Kiel University, Adrian's diverse background gives him a unique perspective and skill set that he brings to his current role. image: https://news.north.io/hubfs/featured-image-blog.jpg --- ![Cookie Settings](https://news.north.io/hubfs/UI/Cookie_Cookie.svg) [Skip to the main content.](https://news.north.io/en/author/neumann#main-content) [![Logo White](https://news.north.io/hubfs/CMS/Logos/Logo%20White.svg "Logo White")](http://north.io/en/) [![Logo White](https://news.north.io/hubfs/CMS/Logos/Logo%20White.svg "Logo White")](http://north.io/en/) - Solutions - [Ocean Data Consulting](http://north.io/en/dataconsulting) - [Ocean Data Platform](http://north.io/en/dataplatform) - [Ocean Data Processing](http://north.io/en/dataprocessing) - [Ocean Data Analytics](http://north.io/en/dataanalytics) - [Industries](http://north.io/en/industries) - [Projects](http://north.io/en/projects) - [Blog](https://news.north.io/en) - About - [Company](http://north.io/en/about) - [Newsroom](http://north.io/en/newsroom) - [Career](http://north.io/en/career) - [English](https://news.north.io/en/author/neumann) - [Deutsch](https://news.north.io/de/author/neumann) Search [Contact Us](http://north.io/en/contact-us) Toggle Menu - [English](https://news.north.io/en/author/neumann) - [Deutsch](https://news.north.io/de/author/neumann) Search Toggle Menu [Contact Us](http://north.io/en/contact-us) - Solutions - [Ocean Data Consulting](http://north.io/en/dataconsulting) - [Ocean Data Platform](http://north.io/en/dataplatform) - [Ocean Data Processing](http://north.io/en/dataprocessing) - [Ocean Data Analytics](http://north.io/en/dataanalytics) - [Industries](http://north.io/en/industries) - [Projects](http://north.io/en/projects) - [Blog](https://news.north.io/en) - About - [Company](http://north.io/en/about) - [Newsroom](http://north.io/en/newsroom) - [Career](http://north.io/en/career) # Neumann Dr Adrian J Neumann is a multi-facetted professional with a diverse background in marketing, communications, and policy making. Adrian first joined north.io in 2020 as Project Director to help put the global challenge of sea dumped munitions on the political agenda in Berlin and Brussels. Following the successful completion of this project, Adrian's responsibilities expanded when he took on the role of CMO and also took on communications for the €15m flagship project Marispace-X, a major catalyst for offshore renewables and the blue data economy as a whole. Prior to this, Adrian spent several years at a think tank where he conducted doctoral research on terrorism and national resilience and established a high-level international stakeholder dialogue with government, academia and industry on maritime security issues that continues to have lasting impact and relevance today. His marketing and communications skills were previously honed through several years working in marketing and sales for blue chip companies in the FMCG and engineering sectors and are underpinned by an MSc in Strategic Marketing from Cranfield School of Management in the UK and a BA in Business from the Berlin School of Economics. Combined with his PhD in Political Science from Kiel University, Adrian's diverse background gives him a unique perspective and skill set that he brings to his current role. [![Marispace consortium meets for the last time in Kiel](https://news.north.io/hubfs/IMG_0538%20(1).jpg)](https://news.north.io/en/from-swabia-to-the-baltic-student-engineers-dive-into-marine-technology-at-north.io-0) #### [Marispace-X Project Wraps Up in Kiel: Ocean Data Use Cases Remain Relevant](https://news.north.io/en/from-swabia-to-the-baltic-student-engineers-dive-into-marine-technology-at-north.io-0) Mar 27, 2025 The 15-million-euro project concludes after three years showcasing digital transformation in maritime sectors and innovative ocean data use cases. 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[Video](https://news.north.io/en/tag/video) [News](https://news.north.io/en/tag/news) [Read more](https://news.north.io/en/argus-featured-on-tv-news-report) [![north.io Wins Extreme Tech Challenge Award at NVIDIA GTC AI conference 2024. Jann Wendt accepts the award.](https://news.north.io/hubfs/Climate%20AI%20%20Demo%20Award16-09-1.jpg)](https://news.north.io/en/north.io-wins-extreme-tech-challenge-award) #### [Extreme Tech Challenge XTC Recognises north.io with AI Innovation Award](https://news.north.io/en/north.io-wins-extreme-tech-challenge-award) Mar 28, 2024 XTC is the world's largest startup competition and ecosystem for showcasing the most innovative tech founders addressing the UN SDGs. 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[News](https://news.north.io/en/tag/news) [Read more](https://news.north.io/en/north.io-ai-showcase-in-new-documentary) [![](https://news.north.io/hubfs/2.jpg)](https://news.north.io/en/acm-sigspatial-2023) #### [ACM SIGSPATIAL 2023: north.io is Breaking Waves in GIS with Maritime Dataspaces](https://news.north.io/en/acm-sigspatial-2023) Nov 14, 2023 north.io CEO Jann Wendt spoke at International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems 2023 on maritime dataspaces. [Press Release](https://news.north.io/en/tag/press-release) [TrueOcean](https://news.north.io/en/tag/trueocean) [Marispace-X](https://news.north.io/en/tag/marispace-x) [Event](https://news.north.io/en/tag/event) [Read more](https://news.north.io/en/acm-sigspatial-2023) [![](https://news.north.io/hubfs/smart%20city.png)](https://news.north.io/en/smart-city-expo-north.io-shocases-trueearth-) #### [Smart City Expo 2023: TrueEarth Unlocks the Future of Smart Cities](https://news.north.io/en/smart-city-expo-north.io-shocases-trueearth-) Nov 1, 2023 north.io showcases it's geodata management platform TrueEarth at Smart City Expo in Barcelona 2023. [News](https://news.north.io/en/tag/news) [Event](https://news.north.io/en/tag/event) [TrueEarth](https://news.north.io/en/tag/trueearth) [Read more](https://news.north.io/en/smart-city-expo-north.io-shocases-trueearth-) [![KielSecurityConference about critical infrastructure](https://news.north.io/hubfs/KielConf3%20169.jpg)](https://news.north.io/en/how-do-we-protect-critical-infrastructure-in-the-balticsea-and-beyond) #### [How do we protect Critical Infrastructure in the Baltic Sea and beyond?](https://news.north.io/en/how-do-we-protect-critical-infrastructure-in-the-balticsea-and-beyond) Jun 18, 2023 security of critical infrastructure is the topic of the KielSecurityConference, adressed by north.io hackathon team. 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