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Tobias Aebi

Partner

United Arab Emirates

Tobias advises aerospace, defense and security sector, public sector and energy sector clients on their most pressing strategic and organizational issues to make them fit for the future.

Tobias Aebi

Areas of Focus

Education

ESADE Business School
MSc. in Finance
ESADE Business School / Hong Kong University of Science and Technology CEMS
MSc. in International Management

Past Experience

Bain & Company
Associate Consultant
Procter & Gamble
Strategy Analyst

Tobias Aebi

Tobias is a member of Arthur D. Little Middle East’s aerospace, defense and security leadership team. In his 12+ years of strategy consulting across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and North America, Tobias has developed strong expertise in advising aerospace, defense and security sector, public sector and energy sector clients on their most pressing strategic and organizational issues to make them fit for the future. He has particular experience in the defense and security industry, the space industry, economic development and investment attraction as well as across all life-cycles of nuclear power where he recently led multiple assignments, such as:

  • Development of a GCC country's national space strategy and policy
  • Establishment of a national space agency
  • Establishment of a defense think tank 
  • Transformation of a Ministry of Defense
  • Development of an investment attraction strategy for a province of a GCC country 
  • Development of a regional development strategy for a GCC country 
  • Development of business and industrial roadmap of a nuclear program
  • Business model development to localize and later export a newly developed nuclear reactor design


Outside of work, Tobias is passionate about spending time with family & friends, sport (incl. scuba diving, golf, skiing, sailing), traveling, and reading.

 

The kingdom’s growth engine
Public sector
The kingdom’s growth engine
With guidance from its Vision 2030 strategy, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) aspires to become one of the world’s 15 largest economies. Unlocking the growth potential outside its urban centers will play a vital role in achieving this ambitious objective, alongside other growth drivers. This Viewpoint analyzes the primary success factors that are available to state and non-state actors to realize the full potential of KSA’s regions.
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Successful private sector participation in noncore defense activities
Aerospace & Defense
Successful private sector participation in noncore defense activities
Defense entities are facing increasing complexity. While defense budgets are decreasing in real terms, the range of threats is widening. Managing the integration of technology and capabilities across land, sea, air, and space is ever more crucial. These challenges require an emphasis on core defense activities. Expanding private sector participation (PSP) in noncore defense services and assets is an option that improves focus, meets challenges, and frees up budgets for frontline activities.
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The National Innovation Ecosystem
Adnan Merhaba, Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Eddy Ghanem, Tobias Aebi, Yves Takchi
Innovation is key in driving social and economic development and bridging the wealth gap between emerging and developed countries. Over the last 50 years, only a few countries, such as South Korea and Singapore, have succeeded in unlocking the full benefits of nation-wide innovation. Instrumental to their success is a systematic approach tackling innovation in a holistic manner that captures policy, governance, innovation engines and innovation enablers to shape their innovation ecosystem and bridge systemic and market gaps.
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Aerospace & Defense
The Space Agency of the Future
Adnan Merhaba, Matteo Ainardi, Tobias Aebi
The space sector has been increasingly moving from specialized activity within the domain of superpowers and large industrial conglomerates and corporations to a more democratized and accessible undertaking. The spur of new actors, both public and private, as well as emerging space countries, creates a new impetus for space agencies and governments as key space sector enablers.
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Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
Power to low-power
Tobias Aebi
As of today, smart ecosystems are limited to reaching their full potential based on the underlying connectivity technologies, such as fiber, cellular and Wi-Fi. Due to their insufficient capabilities with respect to high energy consumption, cost of network roll-out and (hardware) investments, many important use cases (such as tracking, parking and lighting) are economically difficult to realize. Recently, a new alternative has seen the light of day, namely low-power, wide-area (LPWAN) technologies.
Find out more

Tobias Aebi

Tobias is a member of Arthur D. Little Middle East’s aerospace, defense and security leadership team. In his 12+ years of strategy consulting across the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and North America, Tobias has developed strong expertise in advising aerospace, defense and security sector, public sector and energy sector clients on their most pressing strategic and organizational issues to make them fit for the future. He has particular experience in the defense and security industry, the space industry, economic development and investment attraction as well as across all life-cycles of nuclear power where he recently led multiple assignments, such as:

  • Development of a GCC country's national space strategy and policy
  • Establishment of a national space agency
  • Establishment of a defense think tank 
  • Transformation of a Ministry of Defense
  • Development of an investment attraction strategy for a province of a GCC country 
  • Development of a regional development strategy for a GCC country 
  • Development of business and industrial roadmap of a nuclear program
  • Business model development to localize and later export a newly developed nuclear reactor design


Outside of work, Tobias is passionate about spending time with family & friends, sport (incl. scuba diving, golf, skiing, sailing), traveling, and reading.

 

The kingdom’s growth engine
Public sector
The kingdom’s growth engine
With guidance from its Vision 2030 strategy, The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) aspires to become one of the world’s 15 largest economies. Unlocking the growth potential outside its urban centers will play a vital role in achieving this ambitious objective, alongside other growth drivers. This Viewpoint analyzes the primary success factors that are available to state and non-state actors to realize the full potential of KSA’s regions.
Find out more
Successful private sector participation in noncore defense activities
Aerospace & Defense
Successful private sector participation in noncore defense activities
Defense entities are facing increasing complexity. While defense budgets are decreasing in real terms, the range of threats is widening. Managing the integration of technology and capabilities across land, sea, air, and space is ever more crucial. These challenges require an emphasis on core defense activities. Expanding private sector participation (PSP) in noncore defense services and assets is an option that improves focus, meets challenges, and frees up budgets for frontline activities.
Find out more
The National Innovation Ecosystem
Adnan Merhaba, Ben Thuriaux-Aleman, Eddy Ghanem, Tobias Aebi, Yves Takchi
Innovation is key in driving social and economic development and bridging the wealth gap between emerging and developed countries. Over the last 50 years, only a few countries, such as South Korea and Singapore, have succeeded in unlocking the full benefits of nation-wide innovation. Instrumental to their success is a systematic approach tackling innovation in a holistic manner that captures policy, governance, innovation engines and innovation enablers to shape their innovation ecosystem and bridge systemic and market gaps.
Find out more
Aerospace & Defense
The Space Agency of the Future
Adnan Merhaba, Matteo Ainardi, Tobias Aebi
The space sector has been increasingly moving from specialized activity within the domain of superpowers and large industrial conglomerates and corporations to a more democratized and accessible undertaking. The spur of new actors, both public and private, as well as emerging space countries, creates a new impetus for space agencies and governments as key space sector enablers.
Find out more
Telecommunications, Information technology, Media & Electronics (TIME)
Power to low-power
Tobias Aebi
As of today, smart ecosystems are limited to reaching their full potential based on the underlying connectivity technologies, such as fiber, cellular and Wi-Fi. Due to their insufficient capabilities with respect to high energy consumption, cost of network roll-out and (hardware) investments, many important use cases (such as tracking, parking and lighting) are economically difficult to realize. Recently, a new alternative has seen the light of day, namely low-power, wide-area (LPWAN) technologies.
Find out more

More About Tobias
  • ESADE Business School
    MSc. in Finance
  • ESADE Business School / Hong Kong University of Science and Technology CEMS
    MSc. in International Management
  • Bain & Company
    Associate Consultant
  • Procter & Gamble
    Strategy Analyst