

Andreas Welsch
Chief AI Strategist, Intelligence Briefing
Technologies
Andreas Welsch is an internationally recognized AI leader in the software industry with over 21 years of experience. Andreas has led regional business development teams for AI, built and led an AI Center of Excellence, and currently leads product marketing and go-to-market strategy for AI at SAP, the world’s leading business application provider. He has successfully managed stakeholder relationships with business leaders and technology teams across Fortune 500 companies in more than 80 innovation projects, and helped create an AI mindset across organizations.
Andreas is best known as the creator of the Intelligence Briefing series on LinkedIn and the popular “What’s the BUZZ?” live stream and podcast. He is a frequent keynote speaker and guest on expert panels and podcasts.
Industry focus: High Tech
Previous awards by SwissCognitive:

Expertise
- AI Center of Excellence
- Digital Transformation
- AI Literacy
- Strategy, Generative AI
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