Christopher Kabakis is a communication and leadership expert with over a decade of experience in executive education, coaching, and consulting. He is the founder of Infinity Advisory GmbH, a Berlin-based boutique consultancy specializing in strategic storytelling, TED-style public speaking, and authentic leadership communication for corporate leaders and entrepreneurs.
Since 2016, Christopher has been a regular faculty member at ESCP Europe, where he teaches in the Executive MBA (EMBA), the Executive Master in Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership (EMDIEL), as well as in Master programs such as MIM, MSIE, and MISM. His courses focus on leadership presence, storytelling for business impact, rhetoric, and personal development.
Christopher began his communication consulting work as a speaker coach in 2014 with TEDxBerlin and went on to support TEDx events across Germany and Europe, leading a multinational trainer team for corporate TEDx initiatives. He has worked with executives from leading firms such as Bayer, Lufthansa, Deutsche Telekom or UBS.
Academically, he holds a Diplom-Kaufmann degree (equivalent to M.Sc. in Business & Economics) from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management, with further postgraduate studies in strategic management at the University of Bologna and Ph.D.-level research in leadership and organizational behavior at HEC Montréal, supported by multiple excellence scholarships. He was also a scholarship recipient of the Heinrich-Böll Foundation.
Christopher is co-founder of the Evolute Institute for Inner Development, an interdisciplinary education initiative dedicated to cultivating inner capacities for leadership through modalities such as breathwork, meditation, somatic practices, and immersive retreats. His approach bridges cutting-edge leadership science with embodied and transformational learning.
He has lived and worked in Canada, Italy, Sweden, Spain, and Japan, and is fluent in English and German, with advanced proficiency in French, Italian and Spanish.