| 1990-1994 | Freie Journalistin, Tageszeitung Der Standard, Wien |
| 1993 | Mag.rer.nat, Universität Wien, Diplomstudium Ernährungswissenschaften |
| 1994-2006 | Redakteurin, Tageszeitung Salzburger Nachrichten, Büro Wien |
| 1997 | Dr. rer. nat., Universität Wien, Doktoratsstudium in Ernährungswissenschaften |
| 1999-2008 | Lektorin, Universität Wien |
| 2004-2005 | Studium, Harvard University, USA; Master in Public Administration (MPA) |
| Studium, Massachussetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA |
| 2006-2013 | Vorsitzende der arge creativ wirtschaft austria, der bundesweiten Creative Industries Plattform in der Wirtschaftskammer Österreich |
| seit 2006 | Gründerin, Geschäftsführende Gesellschafterin, Innovationsberatung winnovation |
| seit 2007 | Wöchentliche Innovationskolumne "Gewagt Gewonnen", Tageszeitung Salzburger Nachrichten sowie als Blog im Internet |
| seit 2013 | Gewählte stellvertretende Vorsitzende der arge creativ wirtschaft austria |
| 1991-1993 | Lecturer, Institute for International Development and Cooperation, University of Ottawa |
| 1993-1996 | Lecturer, Department of Government, University of the West Indies, Trinidad and Tobago |
| 1996-2007 | Senior Lecturer, Institute of International Relations, Trinidad and Tobago. |
| 2007-2012 | Director, Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services, Barbados |
| 1988-1995 | Research Coordinator, Horticulture Development Corporation, Addia Ababa |
| 1995-1997 | General Manager, Horticulture Development Corporation, Addis Ababa |
| 1997-2001 | Department Head, Institute of Biodiversity, Conservation and Research, Addis Ababa |
| 2001-2005 | Manager, Ethiodream Pvt. Ltd. Co., Addis Ababa |
| 2005-2008 | General Manager, Ethiopassion Agro-Industry Pvt.Ltd.Co, Addis Ababa |
| since 2009 | Vice CEO of Cross Border International Ltd; Sofia/Vienna |
| 1975-1981 | Industrial Design Degree, Universidad de Bogota Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Bogotà |
| 1984-1985 | Industrial Design, Universita degli Studi di Roma |
| since 1987 | Partner, Integral Studio Vinaccia |
| 1993-1994 | Design Coordinator, Artesanías de Colombia s.a. Ministerio de Desarrollo Económico, Bogotà |
| 1995-1998 | Design Consultant, SEBRARE Brazilian Institute for development of Small Industry |
| 1996-1999 | Design Coordinator, UNDP - United Nation development program |
| 1996-2000 | Design Coordinator, Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture |
| 1998-2003 | Art Director, Instituto Brasileiro de Turismo-EMBRATUR, Brasilia |
| 1999-2009 | Co-Director, Integral Brasil Ltd, Brasilia |
| 2003-2007 | Design Coordinator, ITAIPU Binacional Brasil |
| since 2004 | Senior Titular Professor, NABA DOMUS- Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan |
| 2004-2005 | Architecture & Design Coordination, Secretaria de Cultura de Brasilia DF |
| 2005-2006 | Architecture & Design Coordinaton, Sebrae Parana |
| since 2008 | Design & Innovation Senior Consultant, Universite de Quebec a Chicoutimi-La Boite Rouge, Canada |
| Design & Innovation Senior Consultant, UNIDO - United Nations Industry Development Program |
| 2008-2009 | Handicraft & Tourism Consutlant, WTO-World Tourism Organisation |
| since 2009 | SME and Handicraft Design Project Coordinator, UNIDO, The Dahshur World Heritage Site Mobilization for Cultural Heritage for Community Development, Cairo |
| SME and handicraft Design Consultant, IMC- Industrial Modernisation Center, Ministery of Industry, Egypt |
| 2009-2012 | Chair of Product Design 2-Senior Professor , Naba DOMUS -Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti, Milan |
| 2010-2011 | SME and Handicraft Design Project Coordinator, UNIDO, China Ethic Minorities UN Joint Program |
| Design Coordinator, ITC-International Trade Center (WTO) |
| | Zhen (also known as Peter) has led an international career as an entrepreneur, consultant, academic and creative thinker. As entrepreneur, Zhen established the first intellectual property rights (IPR) firm in the UK for a consortium of Chinese patent attorneys to facilitate the international flow of patents, design rights and trademarks between China and the E.U. As a consultant, he has been working for the United Nations Industrial Development Organization as an Economist/International Expert for Poverty Alleviation, Enterprise Development and Creative Industries. Since 2009, he has served in the UNIDO mission to Bhutan, Egypt, Pakistan and China's ethnic minority areas. Internationally, he also has a track record advising governments in Europe, China and the Middle East (GCC) on innovation policy, intellectual property rights and creative industries development strategy. As creative thinker, Zhen contributes regularly to both newspaper column and academic publication and is well known as a prolific writer and keynote speaker on creativity, innovation and industrial dynamics. |
| | As an academic, Zhen has held Professorship in Industrial Economy in Xiamen University's School of Economics, permanent lectureship in international business and senior lectureship in economics and finance (tenured Associate Professorship) at the Business School of University of Hertfordshire and Hull University in the UK. He was also Senior Visiting Professor in Peking University and Yunnan University and contributed to research and lecture there on creative industries and international business. He obtained his PhD in Political Economy funded by Research Studentship from University of Hertfordshire, his Master of Laws in International Trade (WTO & GATT) from Newcastle University Law School. He is now studying his Executive MBA with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business while developing new business ventures. Zhen s current research interests explore the linkages between creativity, management and industrial organization - seeking to understand why despite abundant creativity certain nation has been able to successfully capitalize on creativity historically as a resource for development while others have not, what are social, institutional and organizational roots for creative success or failure, what are key obstacles which inhibit the development of creativity in organization and institutions, most importanly how can creativity benefit development and how to make it a development priority. |
