Alexander Thamm

Data & AI Pioneer (20+ yrs) I Founder I Speaker I Author I Investor

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

About

๐— ๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ #๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ #๐—”๐—œ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ. I believe we are living through one of humanityโ€™s greatest breakthroughs. Used wisely, AI can transform industries, societies, and economies for the better. But the power of AI must not rest with a few. We need human-centric, European answers so the world our children inherit is shaped by values like human dignity, democracy, and freedom. For me, this is personal. My parents fled the GDR in search of freedom and opportunity. Those values guide my commitment to building a democratic, value-based AI ecosystem. In 2012, I founded [at], one of Europeโ€™s first Data & AI consultancies. What began with a single call from a Bavarian automotive company has grown into a team of over 500 experts and more than 2,700 successful projects. We help global leaders, hidden champions, and SMEs reimagine products, processes, and decision-making end-to-end. AI is no longer just a tool; it is becoming the business, the operating system of future organizations. This makes human control, strong governance, and strategic data use more important than ever. Europe now has a unique opportunity to secure its digital, economic, and societal sovereignty. We should seize it with expertise, responsibility, and the courage to lead. Beyond [at]: ๐Ÿ—ณ Founding member of ๐—ž๐—œ ๐—•๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ and regional lead for Bavaria Board member of the ๐—ž๐—œ ๐—ฅ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—•๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐Ÿ“˜ Founder of the ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—” ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—š๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—› Founder of ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—”๐—œ ๐—š๐—บ๐—ฏ๐—› ๐Ÿงฉ Investor & Advisor supporting emerging AI ventures and public-private innovation (e.g., Prodport, Heuristic Commerce ) ๐Ÿ“– Author of ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—จ๐—น๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐——๐—”๐—ง๐—” & ๐—”๐—œ ๐—š๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ (Amazon bestseller) ๐ŸŽ‰ Named โ€œ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌโ€ by CIO Magazine Recognized by ๐—•๐—”๐—ฌ๐—˜๐—ฅ๐—ก๐—ฆ ๐—•๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ง ๐Ÿฑ๐Ÿฌ Ranked as ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ฆ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐˜€ (ISG) ๐Ÿ‘จโ€๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿ‘งโ€๐Ÿ‘ฆ Married to a wonderful computer scientist & father of three beautiful kids. ๐ŸŽ™ Listen in on my podcast: ๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—”๐—œ. ๐Ÿค Always open to conversations on: โœ”๏ธ Data & AI strategy for governments and enterprises โœ”๏ธ Responsible & Agentic AI โœ”๏ธ Future of work & society โœ”๏ธ Keynotes, advisory boards & public-private innovation ๐Ÿš€ Follow me for insights on #Data #AI #ML #Leadership #Startups #AgenticAI #EuropeanAI #DataScience #DigitalSovereignty

Experience

  • CEO I Founder at Alexander Thamm GmbH
    May 2012 - Present ยท 14 yrs 3 mos

    We enable our customers to continuously change and adapt in the Digital Age with the help of Data and Artificial Intelligence. We empower our customers to develop their own strengths and accompany them on their way with our AT Data Journey: Data Strategy I Data Lab I Data Factory I Data Ops Munich I Berlin I Frankfurt I Stuttgart I Cologne I Leipzig

  • Bestselling Author โ€“ The Ultimate Data and AI Guide at Data & AI GmbH
    Sep 2018 - Present ยท 7 yrs 11 mos

    Lost in the buzzword jungle of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data? Donโ€™t worry โ€“ this book is here to help! The Ultimate Data and AI Guide provides you with everything you need to know about the most relevant topics around AI, Machine Learning and Data โ€“ wrapped up in 150 easily navigable FAQs - www.data-ai-guide.com

  • CEO I Co-Founder at Data Festival
    Sep 2018 - Present ยท 7 yrs 11 mos

    We organize an annual festival for Data and AI experts. We create a relaxed atmosphere where people can learn from the best and exchange among each other. Keynotes I Workshops I Presentations I Deep-Dives I Networking Sessions I Beer Breaks I After-Party

  • Founding Member I Regional Director South of Germany at KI Bundesverband e.V.
    Mar 2018 - Present ยท 8 yrs 5 mos

    The KI Bundesverband is made up of more than 220 innovative companies, SMEs, start-ups and experts, for whom the development and application of technologies based on artificial intelligence is a central business purpose.

  • Keynote Speaker Data & Artificial Intelligence at Alexander Thamm
    2012 - Present ยท 14 yrs 7 mos

    Based on my profound experience as management consultant and trainer in the digital field I offer keynote speeches. For more information check out our website: https://www.alexanderthamm.com/en/keynote-speaker-data-ai/ https://www.alexanderthamm.com/de/keynote-speaker-data-science-ki/alexander-thamm/ Digital Transformation | Digital Disruption | Artificial Intelligence | Data Science | Data Analytics | and more...