Prof. Thomas R. Köhler

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Prof. Thomas R. Köhler is THE EXPERT when it comes to future technologies. He is on TV and radio (including ntv, ARD, ZDF, RTL, Sat1, Prosieben, ORF, DLF etc.) almost every week and is already known to many visitors to his lectures. He is the AUTHOR of more than a dozen books on AI / AI, DIGITALIZATION and TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE, including: “Business 5.0 - Praxis-Guide Künstliche Intelligenz “ (CAMPUS 2024) ‘Understanding Cyber Risk’ (Routledge - in English!) and ‘Chefsache Cybersicherheit’. He draws his knowledge from practical experience and global exchange from “Silicon Valley” to “Silicon Asia”. After working in university research and strategy consulting, he developed his own solutions for the Internet of Things, natural language understanding (now part of AI/AI research) and location-based services back in the late 1990s. He later received a patent for cyber security (“highly secure transmission method”) and a research professorship at the Center for International Innovation at Hankou University (Wuhan, CN).

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Prof. Thomas R. Köhler writes books, highly acclaimed studies and white papers and holds keynote speeches, lectures and workshops on the following topics:

AI - Artificial Intelligence

Business 5.0 - AI in business practice (presentation on the new book)
The management task of AI - what you and your team can expect now
Cyber risk AI - what you need to pay attention to in your AI projects

Cyber security / cybersecurity / cyber risk

“Cybersecurity is a matter for the boss! What you need to know now” (presentation on the book ‘Chefsache Cybersicherheit’)
“Cybersecurity for the industry - How to protect your company.”
“The internet trap. What you and your family need to know to stay safe online.”

Digitalization / digital change / innovation / future*

“Metaverse, blockchain, Web3 and co. - what's behind the current
technology hypes and how you can use them profitably in your
can use them profitably in your company.” (Lecture on the book “Chefsache Metaverse”)
“Digitalization and the world of work. The myth of “New Work”
“Perspective 2030. How we will live, work and communicate”
“Digitalization and sustainability - how do they go together?”

Mobility of the future / Future Mobility*

“Between electric scooters and air cabs. What the future of mobility will really look like.” (there is also a TV report on Pro7 Galileo)
“Autonomous driving - how far are we really” (there are several TV reports on this!)

References & Press

Thomas R. Köhler is an almost weekly expert in the studios of: NTV / RTL (e.g. “ntv Telebörse”, RTL “News aktuell”) and can be seen again and again on ARD “Tagesthemen”, ZDF “heute+” Prosieben “Galileo”, Sat1 “Akte”, BR “Rundschau” and other TV formats, such as ORF, on cyber security, AI digital and mobility topics. His expertise is also in demand at leading radio stations (e.g. DLF, DRadio Kultur, BR, HR, RBB, SR, SWR, Arabella, N1, Radio Hamburg). He also regularly appears in leading daily, business and specialist media with guest articles, interviews and statements: Handelsblatt, Die Welt, FAZ, NZZ (Switzerland), Der Standard (Austria), capital, Computerwoche, Markt+Mittelstand, Vision Mobility, AutomobilProduktion, Elektropraktiker, BusinessPunk, Horizont, Personalmagazin, WuV and many more.

Extract of company references:

1&1 Versatel, Alibaba, Audi, Bank Austria, BMW Future Forum, Bridgestone, Canon, Confare CIO Summit, Centurylink, Cisco, Computerwoche/CIO Events, Confare CIO Summit, Cloudflare, CXOsync, DELL Technologies, DeutschePost/DHL, DigitalX, DocuSign, Goodyear Dunlop, GOOGLE, Hamburger IT-Strategietage, Handelsblatt, Huawei (Switzerland), IDG, Infoguard, Jung v. Matt, Krones, Landtag NRW, Leitz, Lindner Hotels & Resorts, LSZ Foren, Lufthansa Technik, Ricoh, OS- Operational Services, Palfinger, Pandacom, SentinelOne, Swiss IT-Leadership Forum, Samsung Semiconductor, Siempelkamp Maschinenbau, Telekom Deutschland, Telekom Security, T-Systems, Tucher Holding, Vodafone, Voestalpine.

“At our first successful symposium on sustainability in the healthcare sector, Thomas Köhler did an excellent job of managing the balancing act between digitalization topics and approaches to greater sustainability. The participants felt well informed and entertained. Thank you very much for this great keynote!”
Sarah Doser, P.E.G. e.G.

“I found Thomas to be a very experienced and competent expert at our customer event on the topic of “Cyber security - a matter for the boss”. He combines profound knowledge of cyber security with the ability to present this topic in an entertaining and exciting way. Thank you very much for your keynote and your participation in the subsequent CxO panel discussion.”
Reinhold Zurfluh, Infoguard AG (Switzerland)

„Thomas R. Koehler auf der Bühne des ICA-Gipfels als Chairman - wow, fantastischer Auftritt über die gesamten zwei Tage! Thomas, wenn ich sage, dass deine Bühnenpräsenz einfach genial war, wäre das eine Untertreibung, es war eine Mischung aus Witz, Unterhaltung, kritischem Denken und viel Wissen. Das kann man nicht trainieren - es ist offensichtlich Teil deiner Persönlichkeit. Kritische und freche Bemerkungen, wie Ihre Aussage, dass die Industrie beim autonomen Fahren „ein bisschen zu viel verspricht und zu wenig liefert“, waren immer erfrischend und sportlich.“
Dr. Ludmilla Derr, ICA Summit München

„Ein toller Vortrag! Danke!“
Dr. Volker Römermann

„Ich hatte die Gelegenheit, mit Thomas an einem Thought Leadership Beitrag zum Thema Sicherheit und Vertrauen in einer digitalen Welt zu arbeiten. Es war ein absolutes Vergnügen, mit Thomas zu arbeiten, er hat großartige Ideen für die Gesamthandlung beigesteuert und es leicht gemacht, Pointen zu finden. Ich würde gerne wieder mit ihm zusammenarbeiten. Auf jeden Fall empfehlenswert!“
Mihaly Gündisch, Area Vice President Docusign

“Dear Mr. Köhler! Thank you very much for your support at our CIO Round Table. You made a wonderful contribution with your expertise and thus had a very significant and decisive - extremely lively and positive - impact on the event. Many THANKS for this, as well as for the time you invested in preparation and follow-up. Working together on projects, events and functions is incredibly fun and brings lasting added value! Many LOVING THANKS!”
Klemens Schrattenbacher, Blackberry Security

“Thomas combines a profound knowledge of cybersecurity with the ability to formulate this knowledge in a pointed and exciting way that is accessible to a broad audience. As a speaker he is an asset to any event, as a source of inspiration he is inspiring and inspiring, as an author he is a brilliant pen. He also makes brilliant use of the opportunities offered by social media to promote broad awareness of the requirements of IT security. I am very much looking forward to regular exchanges with him and future joint appointments.”
Michael Ghezzo, Confare

“Whether at the SPS in Nuremberg or as part of our digital event, Mr. Köhler once again made us aware of the dangers of cyber attacks on industrial plants in the age of universal networking and Industry 4.0. his in-depth knowledge paired with concrete examples and solutions for more security in industry inspired the participants”,
Martin Roschkowski, Message Messe Frankfurt

“Thomas Köhler is an exciting and knowledgeable speaker and expert who provides valuable impetus on a sound basis with clear content, a vision of the big picture and well-founded opinions. An absolute asset as a speaker, expert and consultant.”
Dr. Matthias Winter, Partner Bird&Bird