Alexander Thamm

Alexander Thamm is a founder, CEO and pioneer in the field of data and artificial intelligence (AI). His mission is to create value from data and put Germany and Europe back on track to compete at eye level with the AI superpowers, the USA and China. He is a founding member of the German AI Association, a keynote speaker and the author of numerous publications on big data and AI. Alex is also the co-founder of the DATA Festival, where AI experts and visionaries design the data-driven world of tomorrow.

In 2012, he founded Alexander Thamm GmbH (AT), the first data science consultancy in Germany. Today, the company is one of the leading data and AI consultancies in the German-speaking region, with more than 150 experts. AT has successfully implemented more than 600 data science and AI projects and is the trusted partner of medium and large clients across all industries, including 20 corporations of the German DAX-30.

With the Data Journey, Alex developed a coherent system to drive AI adoption and business value for companies, governments and non-profits. He also founded the Data Academy to share knowledge with everyone, in order to create a better world based on new technologies.