Andreas S. Weigend, Ph.D.

In a world where the state of the art can change in an eyeblink, those who seek to stay on the leading edge must continually work to keep their knowledge up to date. My work, both with both game-changing startups, and with visionary executives around the world, forces me to boil down current trends to their essence, revealing core concepts and strategic implications.

As a thought leader, I share my vision on the consumer data revolution at major conferences including:

• Fortune BrainstormTech (“Digital Exhibitionism: The Future of Relationships?”)
• O'Reilly's Web 2.0 Expo (“Data – Your New Competitive Advantage”)
• South by Southwest (SxSW08, The Science of Designing Interactions)

: conferences :

My goal is to challenge the minds of the audience. I focus on important, often hard questions and use carefully chosen examples from my extensive network. Conference organizers have found me to be an engaging and entertaining speaker. I tackle the future of consumer data, forcing listeners to think differently about the role of data in their organizations, and about the implications of the data they themselves create.

My talks pinpoint opportunities that will arise from this new data bounty. I touch on issues of data privacy, data ubiquity, data creation, and data persistence. My examples draw on my own experiences as Chief Scientist at Amazon.com, as well as on my current work with innovative firms around the world in a variety of corporate arenas, offering the audience an emerging view of the marketplace impossible to get from more dated sources.

I offer far-reaching vision of the future, beyond the latest book or buzz-word, and outside the boundaries of the PowerPoint slide.

: corporate events :

Like my workshops, I tailor my corporate speaking engagements to illuminate unique opportunities for each specific audience. My work with startups and in academia gives me the ability to act as a bridge between innovators and established firms in the rapidly changing landscape of e-business and Web 2.0. I have spoken at companies including Goldman Sachs, Google, hp, IBM, Priceline, and Volkswagen.

The venues for my corporate speaking engagements range from company-wide events, where I might deliver an inspirational address to a cross-disciplinary audience from across the company, to invited, private briefings for upper-level executives, where I introduce new critical trends, and offer insights, fresh perspectives, and strategic ideas.

In addition to speaking engagements, I regularly teach courses at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and at top schools in Europe and China.

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