Ideas worth
bringing into rooms.
I speak on the organizational and societal dimensions of artificial intelligence — translating complex ideas into clear frameworks for leaders, practitioners, and researchers.
How I speak
I am not a motivational speaker. I do not promise transformation by the end of a keynote. What I offer is rigour, clarity, and honest engagement with the genuine difficulties of leading organizations through technological change.
My talks draw on over fifteen years of practitioner experience combined with ongoing academic research. I aim to give audiences not a set of answers, but a better set of questions — and the frameworks to work with them.
I speak in German and English. Formats range from 20-minute keynotes to half-day workshops. I tailor every talk to the specific audience, sector, and questions at hand.
What I speak on
The Sociotechnological Dimension of AI
Why the human and organizational factors in AI deployment matter more than the algorithms. A framework for understanding AI adoption as a fundamentally social process — and what this means for how leaders approach it.
Suitable for: executive audiences, leadership conferences, academic symposia
Building Data Culture — Beyond Technology
The gap between data strategy and data culture is where most transformations fail. This talk explores what it actually takes to build an organization that genuinely uses data — and how leadership behavior determines whether culture follows strategy or quietly ignores it.
Suitable for: CDOs, C-suite audiences, transformation programs, Mittelstand leadership
Microteaming — A New Organizational Design for AI-Driven Change
The case for small, focused, autonomous teams as the engine of digital transformation in organizations that cannot afford — or should not build — large data departments. Includes the Microteaming framework and its application in practice.
Suitable for: operations leaders, HR and organizational design, strategy teams
AI Ethics in Practice
Moving beyond principles to governance frameworks that work inside real organizations. How companies can build accountability, transparency, and meaningful human oversight into AI systems — practically, not just aspirationally.
Suitable for: legal, compliance, and risk teams; academic and policy audiences
Leadership in the Age of Intelligent Machines
What changes — and what must not change — about leadership when AI becomes a capable colleague. A clear-eyed look at how professional expertise, decision-making authority, and organizational trust are being reshaped, and what this demands of leaders today.
Suitable for: senior leadership, executive education, MBA programs