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Andreas Welsch is an internationally recognized top 10 Agentic AI leader and one of today’s most sought-after thought leaders and keynote speakers for business and technology audiences. With over two decades of global leadership experience, previously as Vice President at SAP, Andreas has helped Fortune 500 companies cut through AI hype to deliver measurable business outcomes. He is the Founder and Chief Human Agentic AI Officer of AI consulting firm Intelligence Briefing, the 2x best-selling author of the AI Leadership Handbook and The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge, and a leading voice on AI strategy, adoption, and transformation. At the heart of Andreas’s work lies a clear value proposition: he helps business leaders understand how to apply AI responsibly, effectively, and profitably by addressing the questions that decision-makers face: • How do we turn AI into business value, not just experimentation? • How can we prepare our workforce for AI-driven transformation? • How can we empower our teams to use AI without creating AI workslop? • What practical steps can we take to avoid ethical, operational, or financial pitfalls? • Where can AI agents help us rethink how we run our business? Andreas’s keynotes and workshops are known for their clarity, strategic relevance, and deep insight. Drawing from more than two decades in the software industry, he offers real-world frameworks and practical steps tailored to leadership audiences. He introduces leaders to AI agents, leading hybrid teams of humans and AI, and AI-driven business models, explaining not only what’s next, but what matters most and why. During his tenure at SAP, Andreas accelerated the integration of AI across enterprise applications and positioned SAP as an AI leader. He brings first-hand experience and a global perspective to every business and has been named a LinkedIn Top Voice, Thinkers360's Top 10 Thought Leader in AI, Generative AI, and Agentic AI, The Futurum Group's Top 14 AI Influencer, PEX Network’s Top 30 AI Leader, and SwissCognitive’s Top 50 Global AI Ambassador. His work has appeared in CIO.com, VentureBeat, Forbes, CNBC, InformationWeek, and the American Management Association. He serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of AI, Robotics and Workplace Automation and as an adjunct professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania. For leaders looking for clarity, action, and strategy, Andreas delivers a transformative experience beyond the hype. Follow his “What’s the BUZZ?” podcast and newsletter, “The AI MEMO”, and work with Andreas to turn hype into outcome for your business.
● Advised business & technology leaders on defining their business’s AI strategy, organization, idea pipeline, and multiplier community; consulted on product/ go-to-market strategy, and pricing. ● Authored the best-selling "AI Leadership Handbook—A Practical Guide to Turning Technology Hype into Business Outcome", “The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge—Shape the Next Generation of AI-Ready Teams”, and courses on Agentic AI for business leaders with LinkedIn; 100,000+ learners. ● Inspired and educated audiences of up to 10,000 attendees on using AI in business through keynotes, panel discussions, and trainings; customers: Amazon, AstraZeneca, CBT Company, EGGER Group, Germany’s Employment Agency, Mercedes-Benz Truck, M-Files, Okta, PMI, Potter Electric Signal, Salesforce, SAP. ● Provided expert perspective to private equity firms and investors on enterprise AI market & technologies. ● Supported influencer campaigns with AWS, Box, Gartner, IBM, monday.com, Okta, Qlik, SAP, and Salesforce.
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Trained 100,000+ business leaders on Agentic AI. Courses recorded in English & German and localized into the world’s most-spoken languages incl. Spanish and Mandarin. Developed and recorded online courses for LinkedIn Learning for Business Leaders: ● Agentic AI: Challenges and Opportunities for Leadership ● AI Agents: Preparing Your Organization for Change as a Business Leader ● Mitigating AI Business Risk: A Guide for Senior Leaders and Executives ● Introduction to How AI Agents Augment Human Skills in the Workplace
Developed an online course to teach product managers, product marketers/ GTM leaders, and founders the foundations of monetizing Agentic AI solutions—and how to set up their commercial models.
Provide expert perspective to GLG’s clients on enterprise software, AI, and Agentic AI. Additional engagements include hosting roundtables on the SaaSpocalypse and sessions for Experts on Agentic AI adoption.