Denise Holtschulte

Dr Denise Holtschulte is a recognised expert in artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and future-ready organisations.

She brings a rare combination of industry and consultancy experience, having held key positions in leading DAX-listed corporations as well as in dynamic start-ups. In both settings, she has built teams and delivered large-scale AI solutions with measurable impact. As an Equity Partner and Head of AI Elevation, she played a pivotal role in building AI teams within a rapidly growing, internationally expanding company and developed strategies to scale AI effectively beyond pilot projects.

Her talks combine strategic foresight with practical experience. She addresses the key questions that matter to businesses today: How can generative AI be deployed not just in isolated cases but at scale across the organisation? How can leaders maintain speed in the age of digital content overload without compromising the quality of decision-making? And what new roles are needed to manage the responsible and efficient use of intelligent agents within companies?

Dr. Denise Holtschulte Lecture topics

  • AI: From Experiment to Impact – Scaling AI in SMEs
  • Advanced Analytics in Performance Management – The BMW Case
  • AI Strategies for Data & GenAI: Architecture, Security & Scalability
  • AI in Consulting – Perspectives, Opportunities & Transformation
  • Artificial Intelligence as a Strategic Success Factor for SMEs
  • From Pilot to Scale: Deploying AI Systems Responsibly and at Scale
  • Generative AI in the Enterprise: Aligning Architecture, Governance, and Culture
  • Answer Optimization: Making AI Results Understandable, Trustworthy, and Actionable
  • The AI Agent Director: Leading AI Agents and Humans as High-Performance Teams
  • Content Flood & Decision Quality: Maintaining Speed Without Losing Trust
  • Building AI Platforms Strategically: Integrating IT, Processes, Roles, Governance and Culture

Dr Denise Holtschulte has led both large and small teams working with numerous AI agents and has contributed in various roles to the development of highly integrative AI platforms. From the targeted optimisation of AI outputs and the design of feedback and control mechanisms to the development of agent-based systems, she offers deep expertise in architecture, processes and governance. She understands the key levers – from IT and organisational structure to role profiles and corporate culture – and demonstrates how businesses can not only implement AI but scale it responsibly and effectively across the enterprise.

Her areas of specialisation include ‘Answer Optimisation’ – shaping and steering AI outputs to ensure they are understandable, usable, and trustworthy for humans – as well as the development of strategies for new role models such as the AI Agent Director. With this, she addresses a new reality in which not only humans, but also AI agents and systems, prepare and make decisions. Dr Denise Holtschulte shows how organisations can actively shape this dynamic: by developing strategies, structures, and governance models that bring humans and AI agents together as high-performing teams.

With this unique combination of expertise, Dr. Denise Holtschulte speaks directly to the pain points facing today’s decision-makers – and offers insights no organisation should miss if it wants to remain capable of action in the age of AI.

Wolfram Sauer's opinion on Dr. Denise Holtschulte

Dr. Denise Holtschulte combines strategic foresight with deep practical experience, addressing the key issues that decision-makers face today. She has the ability to make complex AI systems comprehensible, explain new roles like the “AI Agent Director,” and prepare organisations for the age of AI. A thought leader who understands not only the technology but also the culture, processes, and governance that drive real impact – intelligent, clear, and absolutely relevant.

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