Christoph Pleitgen has made his career at the threshold of news content and intelligent technology. With more than 20 years of experience in this sector, Christoph currently holds the position of Chief Revenue Officer at CRUX Knowledge, where he is responsible for driving worldwide growth. CRUX helps to overcome information overload by measuring how much each reader knows about any topic based on their reading history. The combination of measurement, gamification and recommendation drives unprecedented increases in engagement. Previously, Christoph held senior leadership positions in a number of young media tech companies such as Wochit and LiveU. Before discovering his love for start-ups, he built his career at Thomson Reuters, where he worked in a number of senior management roles before serving as Managing Director of the Reuters News Agency. Christoph holds degrees in Economics and Administrative Sciences. He lives in London.