Talks & videos
Proof, not promises.
More than 100 stage appearances since 2016. Here is a selection to judge for yourself, from TEDx in 2016, when hardly anyone in Germany wanted to talk about AI, to today's conference keynotes. All talks on this page are in English.
01 — Rise of AI
Opening keynotes at Rise of AI, 2017–2026.
Every year I open Rise of AI with my view of where artificial intelligence stands. Taken together, these talks are a ten-year record of what I expected and what happened.
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2026Rise of AI Conference, BerlinOpening keynoteIn English
Welcome & State of AI 2026
My opening keynote at the tenth Rise of AI Conference in front of 333 curated guests at the Logenhaus Berlin: where AI stands in 2026, how the US, China and Europe are positioned and what Europe needs to decide now.
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14 May 2025Rise of AI Conference, BerlinOpening keynoteIn English
State of AI 2025
The 2025 opening keynote under the conference theme „Good News from Europe“: global AI dynamics, where AGI really stands and Europe's potential to lead in AI.
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10 May 2023Rise of AI Conference, BerlinOpening keynoteIn English
Opening & State of AI 2023
The 2023 opening, months after ChatGPT: what generative AI changes for work, society and democracy.
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2022Rise of AI Conference, BerlinOpening keynoteIn English
Opening: Global AI Strategy
The 2022 opening on global AI strategy: how the US, China and Europe were positioning themselves before generative AI became mainstream.
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2018Rise of AI Conference, BerlinOpening keynoteIn English
AI has finally arrived
The 2018 opening: why artificial intelligence had moved from research into business.
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2017Rise of AI Conference, BerlinOpening keynoteIn English
Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Human Kind
The first Rise of AI in 2017: artificial intelligence and the future of humankind.
02 — International stages
Private equity, media and tech conferences.
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2018SuperReturn InternationalInterviewIn English
Investors should focus on Tech
An interview at SuperReturn International, Europe's largest private equity conference, on why investors should focus on technology.
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2017DLD, MunichPanelIn English
Pushing the boundaries of AI
A panel at DLD in Munich on pushing the boundaries of AI.
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2016Techsylvania, Cluj-NapocaKeynoteIn English
The Singularity might be closer than you think
A keynote at Techsylvania in Romania on why the singularity might be closer than most people think, given in 2016.
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2016hub conference (Bitkom), BerlinPanelIn English
New services powered by AI
A panel at Bitkom's hub conference in Berlin on new services powered by AI.
03 — TEDx 2016
AI is eating our world.
Three TEDx talks given in 2016 (the Heidelberg talk alone has been watched around 240,000 times), when artificial intelligence was still a niche topic in Germany. The argument then: machines would take on more and more physical and cognitive work, and humans would have to define their own role in a human–machine world. Ten years later, they are an early record of that view.
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2016TEDxHeidelbergAround 240,000 viewsIn English
AI Is Eating Our World
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2016TEDxTUBerlinTEDx talkIn English
AI is eating our world
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2016TEDxHSG, St. GallenTEDx talkIn English
AI is eating our world and why we should be happy about it
04 — Conversations
Conversations and podcasts.
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2024Transatlantic AI eXchange, Episode 1PodcastIn English
State of AI in Europe
A conversation on the state of AI in Europe for a transatlantic audience.
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14 January 2021The Engineered-Mind Podcast #30PodcastIn English
Rise of AI, AI Startups & Investing
A podcast conversation about building the Rise of AI community and investing in early-stage AI companies.
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Europreneur PodcastPodcastIn English
Europreneur, Episode 38
A conversation for European founders.
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