Dr. Reinhard Schultze has 25 years of experience as a lawyer and in-house lawyer in the media / SME sector. He is a trained banker and, after initial positions in a large law firm and as legal advisor to a state economic development agency, moved to Telepool GmbH in Munich in 2000 (until 06/2025). As an employee with management responsibility, he was, among others, in charge of the coordination of the global sales team. In addition to management tasks for an affiliate, Dr. Reinhard Schultze also focused on new technologies (AI / XR), initiating and moderating cross-industry workshops.

Dr. Reinhard Schultze was/is a speaker at chambers of commerce, institutes (for example: Institut für Urheberrecht und Medienrecht) and educational academies, also on the subject of AI; he is co-founder of the Erich Pommer Institute (Erich Pommer Institut – Weiterbildung – EPI), a guest on podiums and is also involved in voluntary work. At the Foundation Metaverse Europe, he is the architect of the AIM ETHIX (Aim Ethix – Foundation Metaverse Europe): a prize aimed at human autonomy in the field of AI. The project is under the patronage of MEP Axel Voss (coordinator and legal policy spokesman of the EPP Group, EP rapporteur for the Directive on the provision of digital content and for the AI Act).