Stefan Kunter is the MD and CEO of the ELAFLEX group of companies who specialises in safe connections for the transfer of dangerous goods and sensitive fluids. Elaflex has more than 650 employees globally with operating and manufacturing companies. He read digital signal processing at the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel (Germany) and completed his studies with a degree in engineering. This was followed by a five-year stint at a Research Centre for sensor technology, paying particular attention to material moisture measurement and flow sensors.