Professionals Academy Congress – PAC 2024
On the 18th and 19th of October 2024 in Cologne
"AI Impact" – this is the motto of the 2nd Professionals Academy Congress taking place in October 2024 at the Marriott Hotel in Cologne.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) will transform our lives in the long term by creating innovative technologies and processes that ensure greater efficiency and sustainability. It enables new sales and marketing strategies and changes the way we learn and educate ourselves in the future.
The increasing use of AI also brings challenges. How do family entrepreneurs deal with the evaluation, decision-making, and implementation of artificial intelligence? How can trust in AI be created, and what requirements does this entail? How can companies support their employees in dealing with the new colleague "Homo Digitalis"?
These are exciting questions that we will address together at the 2nd Professionals Academy Congress (PAC) on October 18 and 19, 2024, in Cologne.
Over two days, experienced experts will provide inspiring impetus with their keynotes. The subsequent exchange in workshops and the discussions around the congress will support the establishment and further development of our joint network intelligence.
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Thomas Clauß
Prof. Dr. Thomas Clauß operates at the Witten Institute for Family Business and researches the success factors of digital transformation in this field. He is among the top 2% of leading researchers worldwide, has published over 50 international publications, and collaborates closely with companies alongside his academic work.
Hubertus Porschen
Dr. Hubertus Porschen, entrepreneur, Federal Chairman of Young Entrepreneurs, and author is an expert on digitalization and AI. As the founder of several companies, he focuses on the transformation of SMEs. With more than two decades of experience in digitalization, he manages various IT companies and shares practical recommendations.
Maximilian Heindl
Maximilian Heindl is the CEO of Progroup AG, a leading European manufacturer of corrugated board formats. He is the second generation to consistently pursue the family company's innovation-driven growth strategy. The industrial engineer sees many opportunities in the developments surrounding AI to better utilize potential.
Andrej Fischer
Dr. Andrej Fischer studied physics and mathematics at the University of Cologne. Fascinated by the possibilities of statistical data analysis, which today we would call data science and AI, he has been intensively involved with the methods of AI in all its forms since 2010. He has been working at Comma Soft AG since 2014 and is a member of the Executive Management.
