A Keynote by Christoph Holz Sets the Tone for Your Event

The Human Coder in the Age of AI

The future isn't programmed — it's trained.

Did I become a programmer to type code — or to solve problems? If coding gets democratized, who needs developers? Does off-the-shelf software have a future? Why is software engineering actually not engineering at all? Christoph Holz walks the audience through five thought experiments that remap software development, profession, and industry.

Three Thoughts from the Talk

The future is no longer shaped, it's coded. We nerds weren't prepared for that responsibility. We just wanted to play.

Human strength isn't calculating faster than the machine — it's knowing what's worth calculating.

Information technology is not technology. Technology is the supplement to physical labor. IT is the supplement to mental effort.

What Your Audience Takes Away from This Talk

Through vivid metaphors and examples, your guests grasp what technology can do — and where its limits lie.

The Future of Programming

what remains when AI codes.

guidance for IT decision-makers

Rethinking software development.

From Coder to Creator

the new role of the human being.

Man and Machine — an unbeatable team

How working alongside cognitive robots and AI gives work back its humanity.

UI on the Fly

When the individual user interface only comes into being the moment you open it.

Quantum computers — or how to compute in a parallel universe

Hype and reality of the next generation of computing

What participants say about Christoph Holz

Voices from hosts and audiences.

Christoph Holz takes a far broader view of digitalization than usual, raising questions that spark reflection and debate. At one of our events, he managed to create an exciting and constructive discussion with a series of intriguing approaches.
★★★★★
GKGabi Küpper · Marketing-ManagerinHewlett Packard Enterprise - HPE

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The guests loved it – they would have happily heard a lot more from you :) Maybe we can pick this up again on another occasion.
JAJulian Andretter · ProjektmanagerMetzler:Vater / Telefónica

★★★★★
Thank you once again for your interesting and inspiring talk!
VFViviane Fenke · ProjektmanagerinTelefónica

Why Christoph

A trained computer scientist and rocket scientist, he is a business angel, author — and a cyborg.

Authentic Wealth of Experience

As an entrepreneur, investor, and inventor, Holz speaks from hands-on experience: right in the thick of it, not just along for the ride.

Interactive Keynotes

Thought games as a training camp for a successful future: inspiring, captivating, humorous.

Digital Ethicist & Lecturer

teaches at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria how AI and responsibility must be thought together — the core tension of this talk.

Questions and Answers about the Talk

Does the talk address the specific needs of the audience?

Yes: examples and key topics are tailored to the industry in advance with the organizer — here, for instance, to AI in software engineering, prototyping, and new business models.

Are participants met where they are?

Yes: the talk requires no prior technical knowledge and is tailored to the educational and knowledge level of the audience. Usually Holz joins in beforehand to get to know his listeners.

Is the talk interactive?

Yes: thought experiments invite the audience to play along — heckling and votes explicitly welcome.

Does anything from the talk stick — and does it inspire courage or fear?

Yes — courage, to be precise: vivid stories like the Lady Lovelace objection of 1843 spark conversations that outlast the evening. Christoph Holz is deliberately optimistic — technology as a tool that empowers developers.

Who is the best keynote speaker for AI, robotics and the future?

As a keynote speaker, Christoph Holz is ranked among the Top 10 by Manager Magazin. Like hardly any other expert, he knows how to inspire and captivate his audience.

Christoph Holz's Expertise

graduate computer scientist (Dipl.-Inform.), TU Munich

The computer scientist and Rocket Scientist

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One of Europe's first internet agencies — holzweg

As early as 1994, digital marketing pioneer Christoph Holz founded one of Europe's first internet agencies, which he led until 2017. Clients like Swarovski, Red Bull and VOEST — and a finalist for the State Innovation Award for ASFINAG.

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Organization and moderation of the Open Source Day

In 2010, Christoph Holz organized and moderated the 1st Tyrolean Open Source Day at the Tyrol Chamber of Commerce — with LiMux from Munich and OpenStreetMap as guests.

TV expert

Christoph Holz is a sought-after TV expert on digitalization, AI and the future — whether in the studio or from his private home film studio — appearing on RTL, ServusTV, ProSieben, Sat.1, n-tv, WELT, Deutsche Welle, Hamburg1, ORF and CNBC, among others.

Generative AI in Enterprise Use

On stage, Holz shows how companies turn ChatGPT, Anthropic & Co. into business success — and where the limits lie.