Christian Schoen

Economist & Partner at mesopartner PartG

Christian Schoen is an economist and consultant with extensive experience in international development and quality infrastructure. He is a partner and co-founder of mesopartner, a knowledge firm specializing in territorial development.1 2

Professional Background

Christian Schoen has worked as a process facilitator and intermittent team leader for various development programs in several Asian countries, including Indonesia, Myanmar, Nepal, and Vietnam.2 His areas of expertise include:

Local and regional economic development
Analysis and promotion of value chains and clusters
Quality infrastructure development

Work with PTB and Calidena

Schoen has a significant association with the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany's national metrology institute. He has been involved in PTB's international cooperation efforts, particularly in the implementation of the Calidena approach.3 6

Calidena Facilitator:: As a Calidena facilitator, Schoen helps implement this participatory methodology developed by PTB to stimulate quality improvements in value chains.3 His work involves:

Conducting workshops and exercises to identify quality issues in various sectors
Facilitating collaboration between stakeholders in renewable energy and quality infrastructure
Supporting the development of quality assurance services and standardization

Recent Projects

In 2024, Schoen was involved in a Calidena exercise focusing on the photovoltaic (PV) value chain in Vietnam. This project aimed to identify quality and sustainability issues in the PV sector and develop solutions to enhance its competitiveness.1