 Additionally, Gehrmann was an appointed member of the preparatory committee of the conferences “Astana Economic Forum” and “World Anti-crisis Conference Astana”; both conferences took place under the patronage of United Nations General Assembly (New York).Beyond the University arena, Gehrmann is the managing director of IKAT Ltd (International Knowledge and Technology Ltd.) which he founded in 2012.The company is focused on consultations in International Knowledge and Technology Transfer.