A Keynote by Christoph Holz Sets the Tone for Your Event

When the baby boomers leave and the robots arrive

How to steer your company through the twin upheaval of demographics and artificial intelligence

For decades we feared: „The robots are taking our jobs.“ Demographics flip the sentence around. We're running out of people — and the machines are arriving just in time. When the baby boomers retire, they take decades of quiet knowledge with them; when AI comes to work, it first takes over the bureaucracy no one misses anyway. In five thought experiments, Christoph Holz shows how entire industries profit from the upheaval driven by demographics and artificial intelligence — and why the association is the only one that can orchestrate this transition for all its members at once. Those who understand how, win.

Three Thoughts from the Talk

When the boomer leaves, he takes forty years of silent knowledge with him. The most valuable thing in any company is in no manual — only AI can save it.

It's not about replacing people, but about filling positions for which there are no people left.

For decades we feared the robots would take our jobs. Demographics reverse the sentence: we are running out of people—and the machines are arriving just in time.

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.

Reframe instead of fear

Skills shortage and AI as both problem and solution.

Knowledge retention

how experiential knowledge survives when the boomers walk out the door.

AI instead of bureaucracy

tangible relief for the industry.

When software becomes a team player

AI agents — from the tool you operate to the employee you commission

Man and Machine — an unbeatable team

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

Triple Transition — Energy, Demographics, Digitalization

How Three Crises Become a Mandate to Shape the Future

What participants say about Christoph Holz

Voices from hosts and audiences.

Mr. Holz's talk was incredibly inspiring. The content he conveyed is highly relevant, timely and affects everyone. On top of that, his delivery was exciting and refreshing. I really enjoyed the talk!
★★★★★
MIMitarbeiterBMW

★★★★★
What incredible authenticity this man has! Many thanks for this talk — I'm absolutely thrilled.
MAMarco AlderEbner Medien Group

★★★★★
Great, thank you very much. We'd also like to say thanks again — everything really worked out perfectly and the client was happy.
CMClaudia Michalke · VeranstaltungskoordinationMetzler:Vater / Telefónica

Why Christoph

Digital Ethicist & Lecturer

teaches at FH Upper Austria how to deploy AI responsibly in business — exactly the core theme of this talk.

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.

Questions and Answers about the Talk

Does the talk address the specific needs of the audience?

Yes: examples and focal points are tailored to the industry in advance with the organizer — here, for instance, to skills shortages, knowledge retention and robots.

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 tacit knowledge of the baby boomers spark conversations that outlast the evening. Christoph Holz is deliberately optimistic — technology as a tool that empowers the industry.

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

Robotics

Ever since he built his first industrial articulated robot in 1986, robotics has never let go of Christoph Holz: in 2014 he saw the welding robots at Tesla in Fremont, in 2026 their evolution at Magna Steyr on the G-Class assembly line. At ABB he explored cobots, at ANYbotics four-legged inspection robots and at Mimic the training of humanoid robots. On stage, he answers the question of why robots are leaving their cages — and why an industrial robot needs hands with five fingers when three would do.

Autonomous Mobility

Autonomous mobility follows Christoph Holz from the road all the way into the air: in 2014 he saw the welding robots at Tesla in Fremont, in 2026 the production of the G-Class at Magna Steyr. In Silicon Valley he found the autonomous Nuro delivery van parked at the curb and experienced the shock of his first autonomous cab ride in San Francisco; at ARX Robotics in Munich, the autonomous ground systems for Europe's security. On stage he answers the question of why the car is becoming an app — and the driver is moving to the home office.

Generative AI in Enterprise Use

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