Caroline Kleist

Leading Partner


Main focus: Data Science & AI

Websites/blogs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinekleist/ , https://positivethinking.tech/

Languages: German, English

City: Ravensburg

State: Baden-Wuerttemberg

Country: Germany

Topics: data science, womenintech, data analytics

Services: Talk, Moderation, Consulting, Interview

  Willing to travel for an event.

  Willing to talk for nonprofit.

Personal note:

🙌 Bringing together all that Data & Analytics offers with real world business
📡 Translating from Artificial Intelligence into comprehensible actions
🪐 Experienced companion in establishing data products in enterprises from various sectors
♥️ Collaborative leader: managing operations for Positive Thinking Company Germany and leading global strategy & alignment of our Data & Analytics practice

Bio:

Caro is from Ravensburg and after graduating from high school she moved to Berlin for 10 years. She studied business administration for a bachelor’s degree and then acquired a master’s degree in statistics at the Humboldt University in Berlin.

Her subsequent career start as a data scientist was exactly at the right time, as there were hardly any data scientists in Germany and she was able to help set up and develop real best practices and data science teams. She has accompanied clients such as Miele, Deutsche Bahn, VW and various medium-sized companies.

She is Global Head of Data & Analytics for the entire Positive Thinking Company as well as Leading Partner for PTC Germany+Austria. It is a matter close to her heart that leadership always means collaboration - to create a culture in which employees are happy to contribute and get involved.

Examples of previous talks / appearances:

Big-Data.AI Summit Berlin

"1x Predictive Maintenance To Go Please!"
This talk is about the role of strategic digital business development. I developed the talk focussing on manufacturing industries but it can be generalized.

Duration: ~45 Minutes including Q+A

This talk is in: English
Data Literacy Day 2021

Talking Data – Wie Du eine einheitliche Datensprache im Unternehmen etablierst
Lost in Translation: IT, Softwareentwickler:innen, Datenexpert:innen und Fachabteilungen sprechen unterschiedliche Sprachen, wenn es um Projekte geht. Das Resultat sind schlechte Briefings, Projektverzögerungen und im schlimmsten Fall das Scheitern ganzer Aufträge und Produkteinführungen. Diese Masterclass zeigt , wie Unternehmen zu einer abteilungsübergreifenden Sprache kommen und so ihre interne Kommunikation erfolgreich meistern.

Dauer: ~ 60 Minuten inklusive Q+A.

This talk is in: German
Zentrum für digitale Innovationen

How to: Der Aufbau einer erfolgreichen & umsetzbaren KI-Strategie
Caroline Kleist, Leader Partner und Global Head of Data & Analytics bei der Positive Thinking Company, zeigt in ihrem Vortrag die typischen Challenges beim Aufbau einer KI-Strategie auf und erläutert wie man diesen wirksam begegnet. Es geht insbesondere darum, wie man aus der Vision, KI einzusetzen, klare Aufgabenpakete ableitet und dabei alle Ebenen vom Vorstand bis zur Umsetzung auf diese Reise mitnimmt.

Dauer: ~90 Minuten inkl. Q+A

This talk is in: German
Several Talks & Webinars on AI Strategy

How to Build a Successful AI Strategy
During covid, webinars became incredibly important. I'm not a big fan of the format but it's nice for replays maybe so you can get an idea of how I'm presenting & talking so I include one in my references. And I'm doing lot of talks on AI strategy so here we go:

"By the end of 2024, 75% of enterprises will shift from piloting to operationalizing AI"- Gartner.

If you have an interest in data or AI, then you already heard this kind of sentence. And yet here is the question you keep asking yourself: How? And after that: Where do I start? Confusing, isn't it?

Establishing AI and becoming a data-driven company is a very complex journey. You must consider many dimensions including strategy, processes and use cases, not to mention the organization. Yet, based on our proven experience, we can tell that organizations can achieve their vision only by having an effective AI strategy.

Duration: ~60 Minutes incl. Q+A

This talk is in: English