Leadership
Dirk Slama
Vice President Co-innovation Bosch, Research Fellow Steinbeis FSTI Dirk Slama is Vice President Co-innovation and IT/IoT Alliances at Robert Bosch GmbH, as well as Conference Chair of the Bosch ConnectedWorld. He is also a Research Fellow at the Ferdinand-Steinbeis-Institute. Dirk has 25 years international experience in the IT/OT industry. He is author of 4 successful books and holds a PhD in Information Systems, an MBA, and a Diploma in Computer Science. Laurenz Kirchner
Managing Partner, mm1 Laurenz Kirchner is a partner at mm1 with a consulting focus on driving digital growth, helping his clients to become truly connected businesses. As a trained architect, MBA and experienced management consultant (including eight years McKinsey), Laurenz is a hybrid thinker with a strong ability to combine creative problem solving with solid business judgement. His consulting projects center on innovation, the development of digital products and ecosystems as well as data strategies for the Internet of Things. |
Marc Haberland
CEO, Clariba Marc has more than 18 years experience in Business Intelligence (BI), analytics, strategy management and Enterprise Performance Management (EPM) across telecommunication, education, healthcare, manufacturing, banking and public sectors. Marc leads a team of 70+ BI and analytics experts who deliver innovative, reliable and high-quality data driven digital transformation solutions, providing customers with clarity and actionable insight to improve business performance and develop new business models for long-term, sustainable competitive advantage. |
Torsten Winterberg
Director, Opitz Consulting Torsten Winterberg holds degrees in electrical engineering, computer science and business administration. As Director of Business- and IT-Innovation he is responsible for future topics at OPITZ CONSULTING. Torsten is a consultant and coach for „everything new“, his focus is on software-driven solutions, AI, IoT, innovative capabillities, digital business models, solution concepts and architectures. In addition Torsten is actively developing the Innovation Hub Bergisches RheinLand e.V. as managing director. |
Marc Grosskopf
Global Business Unit Manager, TÜV SÜD Marc Grosskopf is the Business Unit Manager - Building Testing & Inspection for the Real Estate & Infrastructure, TÜV SÜD. TÜV SÜD is a leading provider of safety, security and sustainability solutions, offering a comprehensive portfolio of testing, certification, auditing and advisory services. TÜV SÜD has more 25,000 employees located across over 1,000 locations. |
The Steering Committee is elected by the contributing participants of the AIoT User Group