Today's guest is Thomas Thiele, Program Manager of the House of AI at Deutsche Bahn. Deutsche Bahn is an international provider of mobility and logistics services and active in over 130 countries. They design and operate the transport networks of the future.

With the integrated operation of transport and infrastructure and the intelligent linking of all modes of transport, they move people and goods on the rails and roads, by sea and by air. With some 300,000 employees, of which roughly 200,000 are based in Germany, Deutsche Bahn are one of Germany’s largest and most diverse employers.

In the show, Thomas will tell you about:

His work at Deutsche Bahn and in academia

Applying AI to impact mobility on commuter journeys

Identifying Anomalies and challenges to overcome

Collaboration with the House of AI and DB

Building relationships and trust around applying AI in industry

Upcoming projects in 2020.

Today's guest is Frank Herfert, Team Lead of Business Intelligence and Machine Learning at Quandoo in Berlin. With millions of seated diners in over 17,000 restaurants, Quandoo offers diners an unmatched choice of dining experiences from Michelin-starred restaurants to local favourites. Restaurateurs are equipped with an industry-leading reservation management system that supports them in driving transactions and engaging with their customers through the Quandoo platform.

Frank is responsible for leading the sales and operations analytics team at Quandoo, where his main projects are lead prospecting in Machine Learning customer segmentation, time-series forecasts, churn prediction and prevention, as well as reporting for internal and external stakeholders. in his spare time, Frank also delivers workshops helping companies implement their first ML capabilities.

In the show, Frank will tell you about:

What Quandoo is all about,

How they went about bringing in Machine Learning models to retain customers,

Managing the “Black Box” to help make data-driven decisions,

How to effectively apply Machine Learning in your business,

and Their interesting project on predicting future customers in London.

Today's guest is Dr. Sebastian Thieme, Senior Data Scientist at Lighthouse Germany, KPMG’s Center of Excellence for Data & Analytics. KPMG is one of the world's leading auditing and advisory firms with over 10,000 employees at 25 locations delivering services across their Audit, Tax, Consulting and Deal Advisory functions. Their established teams are further enhancing the quality of their services around the world in key industries of the economy.

Sebastian started as Data Scientist at the centre of excellence at KPMG right after his PhD in theoretical Biophysics in 2017. Since then, he's worked on various projects mainly focused on machine learning, optimisation and Natural Language Processing to help clients to get the most value out of their unstructured data.

In the show, Sebastian will tell you about:

Their interesting work at KPMG’s CoE for Data Analytics,

Applying AI at KPMG to improve business processes,

Educating people on what AI is truly about,

Controlling their Machine Learning algorithms,

Applying AI and NLP within Contract Management,

and His role with D21in creating a discussion around data governance and ethics.

Today's guest is Susan Wegner, VP of Data, AI and Governance at Deutsche Telekom in Berlin. As a leading company in communication and information technology, Deutsche Telekom is very successfully shaping the digital world of tomorrow with innovative solutions for private and business customers.

Susan has over ten years of experience in designing and managing innovation development within the Deutsche Telekom group where she is responsible for the innovation field “Smart Data Analytics & Communications” of Telekom's Innovation Laboratories. Since 2018, she is also a Member of the European Commission Expert Group on Business-to-Government (B2G) Data Sharing.

In the show, Susan will tell you about:

Her interesting role at Deutsche Telekom,

What led her to a career in Data Science,

How to set up a successful Data Science infrastructure,

The importance of collaboration,

How to introduce a data-driven culture in your business,

What are the best practices in hiring a Data Science team

Today's guest is Erik Pfannmöller, CEO and Founder at Solvemate. Based in Berlin, Solvemate is a leading customer service automation platform for improved customer service experience. Their chatbot enables self-service support with near-instantaneous solutions around-the-clock.

Solvemate's unique approach means it learns more quickly, integrates more easily and resolves requests faster, which allows them to be more reliable than any other chatbot on the market. Solvemate is built on transparency and participation, which will result in companies benefiting from happier customers and lower costs.

In the show, Erik will discuss:

The inspiration for setting up Solvemate

How the game Guess Who explains their product and services

Their goal of improving the customer experience

Deciding not to use Natural Language Processing in their product

Benefits they bring to customers

How to integrate Solvemate's chatbot in your business

Today's guest is Bora Beran, Vice President of Products at 1010Data in New York. 1010data transforms Big Data into smart insights to create the high-definition enterprise that can anticipate and respond to change. Their modern cloud-based operational performance, consumer intelligence and alternative data solutions enable over 900 clients to optimize company health, master consumer touchpoints and digitally renovate operations.

Bora is an experienced Product leader with a track record of delivering multiple award-winning, best-in-class software products generating over $1 Billion in annual revenue. He is experienced in managing multiple software and data product lines and working with large geographically distributed teams. Currently, he leads the product management, user research and user experience teams at 1010data across the company's multiple product lines.

In the show, Bora will tell you about:

How he got involved in the Data world

Using satellite technology and computer vision to impact the supply chain

The services 1010Data provide to industry

The importance of Data Sharing

Innovations within the industry that excite him

How to be successful within Data Science

In today's episode, our guest is Matthias Haber, Head of Data at Looping Group Studios. Founded in 2016 and led by journalists, Looping Group is a collective of the best storytellers, visual artists, filmmakers, strategists and data scientists. They stand for a new form of storytelling: not preaching to the masses, but communicating with individuals.

Looping Group Studios understands big data as well as brands’ needs by providing excellent craft and the reliability of their own production infrastructure. They enable brands to find their own voice and turn companies into publishers. Brands need new stories for new times and the team at Looping Group Studios empower them to tell those stories.

In the show, Matthias will discuss:

What Looping Group is all about,

Transferring his academic skills into industry,

How Looping Group use data science, NLP and time-series forecasting,

Benefits they bring to consumers,

The challenge of building recommendation systems,

How Data Science and AI will further impact Digital Marketing.

Today's guest is Martin Stamenov, Team Lead of Machine Learning & Machine Translation at Lengoo. Based in Berlin, Lengoo provides a serviced marketplace for expert translations that unites skilful human creativity with the precision of AI.

Since 2014, their translation platform has empowered over 3,500 SMEs and enterprises from 10 countries to break language barriers and to easily tap into international markets with high-quality translations in more than 400 language pairs.

Lengoo's use of the latest Deep Learning technology enables the team to combine native-speaking native skills with expert technical knowledge and precision. With this approach, they provide not only translations superior in quality, but also an exceptional user experience for both their linguists and their clients.

In the show, Martin will discuss:

Lengoo’s work within Machine Translation,

Benefits they bring to customers,

The importance of feedback loops to further develop their models,

How they build Applied Research products,

Structuring an effective and diverse team at Lengoo,

Advice on applying AI and Machine Learning in your business,

Challenges he has faced in his leadership role.

Today's guest is Marco Braun, Transformation Lead at Akelius. Akelius provides Better Living by acquiring, upgrading and managing residential properties. Akelius upgrades residential units to a quality level with newly constructed apartments. Every year Akelius renovates 4000 apartments for €2bn in cities such as Berlin, Hamburg, Munich, New York City, Boston, London and Stockholm.

Marco is an experienced Project manager who is passionate about lifelong learning, especially within software development and digitalization. He leads three internal software applications at Akelius supporting the business in acquiring and investing in properties, as well as developing a new application for acquisitions from scratch in an agile environment.

In the show, Marco will tell you about:

Akelius’ work within the real estate sector

Driving a data-driven culture at Akelius

Challenges they needed to overcome

The importance of communication skills

Benefits that digitalisation has brought to the company

Structuring an effective Data Science team

Today's guest is Nabil Alsabah, Head of AI and Big Data.AI Summit at Bitkom. Founded in 1999 in Berlin, Bitkom is Germany’s digital association who represent more than 2,600 companies of the digital economy. Their members offer software, telecommunications and internet services, produce hardware and consumer electronics to operate in the digital media sector.

Bitkom are advocating for the faster rollout of gigabit networks and digital infrastructure for energy and mobility, for trade and for smart homes, for cities and regions. They support policies for data-driven business models, for data protection and cybersecurity, for platforms, disruptive technologies, work 4.0 and life-long education in a digital world.

A strong European digital policy and a fully integrated digital single market are at the heart of Bitkom’s concerns, as well as establishing Germany as a key driver of digital change in Europe and around the world.

In the episode, Nabil will discuss:

Bitkom’s work within digitalisation

Increasing public awareness around Artificial Intelligence

Being realistic with autonomous driving

The capabilities of Smarter Living

The importance of transparency within AI

Where to catch the Big Data.AI Summit