Keynotes · Talks · Panels · Lectures · Board education
Speaking
I talk about putting AI to work in ways that hold up: in operations, under the EU AI Act and in front of the people affected by it.
Since 2019 I have spoken at conferences and professional associations, joined and moderated panels, argued in public debates, taught guest lectures at universities, and trained boards and executive teams, mostly in financial services and the public sector. My audiences range from internal auditors and risk professionals to social-sector organisations and researchers in activity recognition.
What I speak about
AI governance & the EU AI Act
Governance that works day to day: AI inventories, roles, risk assessment, human oversight and literacy, built into the IT, risk and compliance processes organisations already run.
From prototype to production
Why so many AI pilots never scale, and what it takes to get from experiments to tools people use every day, including lessons from PwC's own AI transformation.
AI in financial services
Banking, funds, asset management and insurance: where AI adds value along the value chain, where data and skills hold it back, and what Luxembourg's adoption surveys show.
AI in the public sector
Citizen services, social services and high-risk AI at European institutions, where accountability, fairness and trust weigh more than speed.
AI and the future of work
A reality check between job-loss predictions and productivity promises: augmentation, implementation costs and how slowly real change tends to arrive.
Research to market
Back to my roots in sensing and human activity recognition: why good research struggles to become products, and what successes and failures teach.
Formats: keynotes and conference talks, panels and moderation, public debates, board and executive education, hands-on workshops and guest lectures. I present in English and German.
Selected talks, panels & lectures
2026
- An industry perspective on activity recognitionKeynoteiWOAR 2026 · September
- AI sovereigntyPanel moderatorAI in Defence Summit 2026
- The EU AI Act in high-risk territory: an inside view from EU institutionsPanelPrivacy Symposium, Venice · April
- Künstliche Intelligenz im sozialen Sektor: Chancen und RisikenGermanAI in the social sector: opportunities and risks · FEDAS Journée du Secteur Social · March
2025
- Data sovereignty and digital identity in the AI eraPanelDigital with Purpose Global Summit, Brussels · October
- The Client Zero effect: real-world lessons from our AI transformation journeyNTT DATA AI event · September
- Künstliche Intelligenz: strategische EinblickeGermanAI: strategic insights · DLWI · September
- Artificial intelligence: impact on job marketsGuest lectureEuropaeum Summer School · July
- (Gen)AI and data use in LuxembourgNexus2050, PwC Talks · June
- AI and ethicsModeratorGenAI Practitioners Club · May
- Artificial intelligence: strategic insightsGuest lectureHochschule Trier · May
- AI governance: responsible and compliant use of AI in organisationsISACA lunch & learn · February
2024
- AI, future skills and preparing the workforce ethicallyPanelEU Summer School · July
2023
- Generative AI in Luxembourg: opportunities and risksUnlocking the future: Luxembourg's AI revolution (Dell Technologies) · December
- AI and generative AI in Luxembourg: opportunities and risksWeb Summit, Lisbon · November
- Emerging trends in artificial intelligence: opportunities and challenges for internal auditIIA Luxembourg Annual Conference · October
- Generative AI and phishing: trends and early lessonsABBL Cybersecurity Day · October
- AI for our future: AI in healthcarePublic debateLetsTalk100 debate series, University of Luxembourg · September
- AI & business strategy: welcome to the age of generative AIGuest lecturehtw saar · May
2022
- Künstliche Intelligenz: Chancen, Risiken & RegulierungGermanAI: opportunities, risks and regulation · IIA Luxembourg lunch talk · January
2021
- Use of data & AI in Luxembourg 2021ABBL member meetings · December
- Bringing AI into businessModeratorCEO Masterclass on AI, PwC Luxembourg · November
- The PwC AI LabFEDIL Industry Days
- Artificial intelligence: prototype, and then what?Guest lecturehtw saar · May
2019
- Practical applications of machine learning, or how the future is already hereTechnology Forum · January
Juries & examinations
- Expert jury, AI Competition 2026Evaluated the submitted AI projects and voted at the public finalist event · June 2026
- PhD jury member, University of LuxembourgWritten thesis assessment and questioning at the public defence · March 2025
- Expert jury, AI Cafe competition, University of LuxembourgAssessed citizen-facing AI project ideas · December 2024
Board & executive education
A large part of my speaking happens behind closed doors: board trainings, executive immersions and team workshops. These sessions are confidential, so I describe them by audience rather than by name.
Boards & leadership teams
- Board training on AI in financial servicesPost-trade market infrastructure · 2025
- Board training on generative AI in life insuranceLife insurer · 2025
- Board training on AI trends in asset servicingPrivate bank · 2025
- Senior executive briefing on AI agents and sovereigntyGlobal custodian bank · 2025
- Working lunch on generative AI and the future of auditEuropean institution · 2025
- Board and executive committee curriculum on data and AI, as co-trainerLuxembourg bank · 2024
Executive immersions & workshops
- Hands-on workshop on working with AI assistantsInsurance software company · 2026
- Executive immersions on generative AIAsset managers and an alternative-investment manager · 2024
- Generative AI and the AI Act for insuranceInsurance broker · 2024
- Generative AI transformationReal-estate investment manager · 2023
- AI in retail operationsRetail group · 2023
- Recurring training sessions on AI for banking and fund professionalsBanking and fund industry · 2022–2023
For organisers
I welcome invitations to speak, moderate or teach, especially on AI governance, the AI Act in practice and AI in the public sector and financial services. Speaking engagements are arranged through PwC Luxembourg, so please send requests to my PwC address with the date, audience and format.
Short bio: Dr. Andreas Braun is Managing Director of AI at PwC Luxembourg, where he built the Data Science & AI practice from 2018 and is Public Sector AI Lead. He represents PwC Luxembourg in PwC's Global Responsible AI Network and holds the IAPP AIGP certification. He previously led a research competence centre at Fraunhofer IGD and holds a doctorate in engineering from TU Darmstadt.