Dr. Kai Ströder has held various management positions within the ZEISS Group since joining the company in 2009. Among other projects, he has been responsible for activities in the field of augmented reality and data glasses. In 2018, he transferred the "Carl Zeiss Smart Optics" startup, founded in 2015, to the joint venture "tooz technologies" initiated together with Deutsche Telekom. The tooz team based in Germany develops technologies and production processes for complete smart glass solutions geared toward the end consumer market.