Webinar Artificial Intelligence 2021

Harald Behnke leads Oracle’s Customer Experience strategic development in EMEA and co-innovates digital industry transformation with customers, partners and product development. He previously supported the company’s cloud transformation in leadership roles from Product Management, Marketing to Industry Solutions. Prior to joining Oracle, Harald Behnke was CEO and co-founder of digital startups ExitGames.com and Radio.net. Mr. Behnke also managed mobile data services at Orange and started his career as Managing Director at digital marketing agency Pixelpark (Publicis group). He holds degrees in Computer Science (HFU) and Business Administration (HSBA).

David Bosshart ist gelernter Kaufmann und schloss sein Studium mit dem Doktortitel in Philosophie und politischer Theorie an der Universität Zürich ab. Er bildet sich kontinuierlich weiter u.a. an der Stanford University und an der Chicago Booth Business School. Bossharts Arbeitsschwerpunkte sind Megatrends und Gegentrends in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, die Zukunft des Konsums, des Konsumverhaltens und des Handels, künstliche und menschliche Intelligenz, Datenreichtum/Datenarmut, Widersprüche der Globalisierung und politische Philosophie, Management und gesellschaftlicher Wandel. Er ist Autor zahlreicher international veröffentlichter Publikationen, mehrsprachiger Referent und gefragter Keynote-Speaker in Europa, Amerika und Asien. Auftraggeber seiner Analysen und Vorträge sind inter- nationale Konzerne und nationale Unternehmen aus dem Handel, der Konsumgüter- und Dienstleistungsbranche, KMUs sowie Verbände, öffentliche Institutionen, NGOs, Forschung und Wissenschaft.

Thierry Bücheler is representing and coordinating the Insight (management consulting), Innovation, Industry and Enterprise Architecture teams for Alps (Switzerland and Austria) and the Scandinavian countries as one of four regional heads in EMEA. He builds on experience at the interface of business and IT in several sectors and industries. Before joining Oracle, he was an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company in Europe, North America and Africa and a visiting researcher at NEC Tokyo. Before that, he worked for two Swiss banks in the IT and strategy departments. He holds a PhD in Computer Science / Artificial Intelligence from University of Zurich and an M.Sc. in Computer Science from ETH Zurich

Riccardo Castellotti is a Data Engineer at CERN with the Hadoop, Spark, Streaming and database services. He supports various user communities at CERN and in LHC experiments providing Big Data and ML solutions. He works in the context of CERN openlab on developing integrated solutions on ML and analytics in cloud environments.

Andy Fitze, digital cognitive strategist, top global AI and digital trans-formation advisor for start-ups and enterprise boards, tactical leader, and an AI influencer. With Dalith Steiger, Andy is the co-founder of the award-winning start-up SwissCognitive, and the CognitiveValley Foundation. He is president of the Swiss IT Leadership Forum, member of the Board of Directors of SwissICT, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Service Management Partners. Andy is a lecturer and Member of the Strategic Advisory Board at Bern University of Applied Sciences. To share his 30 years of extensive knowledge and experience, he is often seen on global stages. He is also a passionate skipper on the oceans – providing him with a great balance for head and soul.

QIAGEN, a global leader in life science, claims to provide a customer experience beyond that of Amazon. Their AIMS (Artificial Intelligence in Marketing and Sales) system is one of the drivers for this outstanding experience in a B2B world. Dr. Thorsten Harzer will talk about QIAGEN’s use of AI in sales and marketing and present valuable insights.

Prof. Yvonne Hofstetter, 1966, Juristin, Essayistin und CEO 21strategies, begann ihre Karriere der Informationstechnologie 1999 als Produktmanagerin für Systeme der Verteilten Künstlichen Intelligenz (KI). 2020 war sie Mitgründerin von 21strategies, ein Portfoliounternehmen der Commerzbank AG, und fungiert seitdem als deren CEO. 21strategies stellt international tätigen Unternehmen KI-basierte Modelle zur Absicherung von Wechselkurs- und Rohstoffrisiken bereit. Seit 2014 ist Hofstetter gefragte Keynote-Speakerin zum Thema Digitalisierung und Gesellschaft. Zu den Technikfolgen von KI hat sie sich vielfach in den Medien geäußert. Ihre Bücher „Sie wissen alles“ (2014) und „Das Ende der Demokratie“ (2016) sind beim C. Bertelsmann Verlag erschienen. 2019 publizierte sie ihr jüngstes Buch „Der unsichtbare Krieg“ mit dem Verlag Droemer Knaur. 2018 wurde Hofstetter für ihr demokratiepolitisches Engagement mit dem 53. Theodor-Heuss-Preis und 2020 mit einer Honorarprofessur für Digitalisierung und Gesellschaft ausgezeichnet.

Michael H. Kramarsch ist Gründer und CEO der Unternehmensberatung hkp/// group mit Sitz in Zürich, Frankfurt, Amsterdam und Dordrecht. Er zählt zu den führenden Experten für wertorientierte Unternehmensführung, Corporate Governance, Board Compensation sowie strategische HR-Fragestellungen im Rahmen der Digitalisierung. Als Investor engagiert er sich in HR- sowie Technologie-Startups. Er ist Co-Chair und Mitinitiator des Ethikbeirat HR-Tech.

Hajer Mabrouk has 20 years experience in various software roles including HR and Finance. With a strong technical and functional background, she has been focusing on supporting business functions transformation through new technologies and modern practices. In her current role, she is focusing more specifically on unleashing the value of artificial intelligence for HR and finance.

Dirk Mayer is the Head of Distributed Data Processing and Control at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits, Division Engineering of Adaptive Systems. The focus of the department is applied research in artificial intelligence for industrial applications, from building energy systems to wireless networking for automation systems. He joined the institute in 2019 and is based at Dresden. Before, he was Chief Innovation Officer and in several scientific and management positions at Fraunhofer LBF in Darmstadt from 2003 to 2019. Dirk holds a PhD (Dr.-Ing.) in mechanical engineering and a degree (Dipl.-Ing.) in electrial engineering.

Carlos Moreira began career as a United Nations expert on information technology (IT), e-security and trust models; 1983-98, worked for the International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), International Trade Centre/World Trade Organization (ITC/WTO), World Bank, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). Early stage pioneer in the field of digital identity. 1995-99, Adjunct Professor and Head of the Trade Efficiency Lab, Graduate School of Engineering, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology. 1999, founded WISeKey; currently, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Member, United Nations Global Compact; Global Clinton Initiative. World Economic Forum: Founding Member, Global Growth Companies; 2007-15, New Champion; 2012-15, Vice-Chair, Global Agenda Council on Illicit Trade; Partnering Against Corruption Initiative. Founder: Geneva Security Forum; Geneva Philanthropy Forum. Named one of the 300 most influential people in Switzerland for 2013, Bilan.

Joachim Skura is Strategy Director HCM Applications for Germany and Switzerland. Before joining Oracle, he worked as a consultant for almost 15 years and also worked «on the other side of the table» in the HR line for one of Germany’s leading banks.

Passionate about foreign languages and cultures, Diego traveled the world for several years before finding his calling in the hospitality industry. After gathering operational experience and then graduating from the International University of Bad Honnef – Bonn in Germany, he joined the Corporate HR function of Kempinski Hotels SA in Geneva, Switzerland, back in 2013. Having a strong drive for continuous improvement and loving to bring order and structure in concepts and processes, Diego has driven the implementation of a global HR and Recruitment system at Kempinski Hotels SA, striving to bring a cohesive vision on Talent Acquisition and Talent Management processes and best practices to life, a journey that started back in 2015 and continues to date.

Alexander Trentin ist Redaktor im Ressort Märkte der «Finanz und Wirtschaft». Er schreibt dort über
Themen im Bereich Anlagestrategie, Finanzmärkte und Volkswirtschaft. Vor seiner Zeit bei der FuW
arbeitete er als Risikoanalyst bei der Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich in Basel. Er hat
Volkswirtschaftslehre an der Universität Mannheim in Deutschland und an der Chulalongkorn
University in Bangkok (Thailand) studiert. Alexander Trentin absolvierte Weiterbildungen zum
Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) und zum Financial Risk Manager (FRM).