Digital Leaders Meetup: AI as a Game Changer for Business Model Reinvention

Artificial intelligence as a game changer: Successful Digital Leaders Meetup in Hamburg

Yesterday evening, the latest Digital Leaders Meetup took place in Hamburg – an event dedicated to the question of how artificial intelligence (AI) can be used as a driver for reinventing business models. The hosts were Marcus Worbs and Sascha Bilen, who staged the event in the showroom of 1KOMMA5° at Ballindamm, overlooking the Alster.

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Inspiring keynote on the transformation of the energy sector

‍A particular highlight of the evening was the keynote by Sophia Rödiger, CMO of 1KOMMA5°, entitled: “The Unicorn’s Masterplan: AI and digitalisation as game changers for the energy industry”. She impressively explained how her company is revolutionising a traditionally hardware-driven industry with an innovative software platform and AI. Thanks to intelligent technologies, 1KOMMA5° enables customers to benefit from price volatility on the electricity exchange both as buyers and as sellers – a development that poses new challenges for established providers.

AI agents as the next wave of disruption
In addition to the keynote, Marcus Worbs and Sascha Bilen presented the Digital Perspectives and used practical examples to demonstrate how AI agents can help companies radically transform their business model. While this technology is still in its infancy, it is already becoming clear that, in the coming years, companies will have enormous opportunities to tap entirely new sources of growth through AI.

Intensive discussions and valuable exchange
The event provided a platform for a lively exchange between leading experts and decision-makers. The evening was particularly enriched by the valuable input from Dr. Alexander Thun, Dr. Catja Prykop, Constance Renée Labe, Fabian Haustein, Hendrik Dettmann, Matthias Pieczora, Mareike Milde, Michael Adam, Sophia Rödiger, Dr. Till Stenzel, Wilfried Beeck, Carl Schuster, Tanju Bulut and Regine Gatzka.

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Outlook: Next Digital Leaders Meetup in April‍

The next Digital Leaders Meetup Hamburg will take place on 24 April 2025. Interested parties are cordially invited to register early and continue the discussion on the future of digital transformation.