Experience

KI Bundesverband

• Germany
• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• General manager

  • May 2020 - Present

  • Creating policy and business strategy to steer the associations’ future in a progressive direction and building the team to meet committed objectives.• Managing financial and legal aspects of the association and supervising AI projects by order and in an account of the German Federal Government.• Monitoring policies, regulatory, and political developments, understanding their impact on the association’s members and delivering analyses to the key internal stakeholders.• Coordinating and leading the strategic development of Government and Public Relations in Germany and the EU (especially for the European AI Act.). • Acting as a Head of coordination of the European AI Forum, the federation of 9 national AI Associations from Europe. • Representing the association’s vision, mission, values and actions in National AI Committees of the German Government.• Coordinating cross-functional work groups and influencing political stakeholders to attain strategic objectives and influencing policy actors to achieve strategic goals, while ensuring alignment between business objectives and the government affairs strategy.• Supervising AI projects by order and in account of the German Federal Government. Show less

• Head of Public Affairs & Government Relations

  • Aug 2018 - Apr 2020

  • Defined, led and executed public affairs and Government relations strategy to support business objectives at European & Global levels.• Oversaw the global strategy and all external communications that were intended for broadcast and managed all marketing initiatives for the company.• Proposed and executed activities to engage with relevant political institutions and stakeholders in Germany while maintaining relationships with public policy representatives across the technology and financial services community.• Directly engaged senior policymakers and regulators to educate them about the organisations, business models and vision of the digital economy and the AI impact.• Educated colleagues to understand potential policy developments and identify opportunities to grow our business and products. Show less



Al-Hub Europe

• Berlin, Germany

• Founder

  • Oct 2016 - Apr 2020

  • Consulted projects with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially with businesses and public administration. • Managed social and electronic media relations for Al projects while performing event management for all AI projects. • Cooperated with Telefonica Germany for AI-related events. • Consulted projects with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence (AI), especially with businesses and public administration. • Managed social and electronic media relations for Al projects while performing event management for all AI projects. • Cooperated with Telefonica Germany for AI-related events.



FBB

• Flughafen Schönefeld

• Head of Communications

  • Jan 2016 - Apr 2016



Wall AG/JCDecaux Deutschland

• Berlin, Germany

• Head of Public Affairs & Government Relations

  • Feb 2014 - Feb 2016



Ministry of Finance and Economics, Baden-Württemberg

• Stuttgart, Germany

• Head of Communications

  • Apr 2011 - Feb 2014



Freiberuflich

• Stuttgart, Germany

• Press Spokesperson/Election Campaign Associate/Advisor to Dr. Nils Schmid

  • Nov 2010 - Apr 2011



Senate Administration of Finance

• Berlin, Germany

• Senior Advisor/Spokesperson for Senator Ulrich Nussbaum/Head of Press and PR for Senate

  • May 2009 - Oct 2010



Senate Administration of Justice

• Berlin, Germany

• Head of Press and PR for Senate Administration of Justice

  • Jan 2008 - Apr 2009



Bundestag and regional Baden-Württemberg Parliament

• Berlin, Germany

• PR Advisor to MPs

  • 2006 - 2008



SWR

• Germany
• Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
• 700 & Above Employee

• Redakteur und Autor

  • 1989 - 2005