A Keynote by Christoph Holz Sets the Tone for Your Event

When the Concrete Mixer Drives a Tesla

Artificial Intelligence and the Next Construction Economy

Order slumps, skills shortages, bureaucracy — and AI as a cure-all? Of course not. Entrepreneurs solve their own problems. Christoph Holz shows three levers that already work today — plus five thought experiments for the day after tomorrow, chosen by the audience: Does an autonomous truck need a cab? Do we want a self-driving 30-tonner rolling past a kindergarten? Autonomous machines and generative AI put cherished business models to the test. At the same time, more new business opportunities open up than ever before. Concrete, interactive, surprising. Those who understand how, win.

Three Thoughts from the Talk

Thought games are the training camp for a successful future.

Artificial intelligence doesn't replace craftsmanship — it liberates it.

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

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.

Three levers, right now

You'll see what's already making a difference on the ground today.

Realism instead of hype

They recognize where AI delivers — and where it doesn't.

Tackling the skills shortage

You see how technology complements scarce labor.

The smart trades

How robots, AI and smart glasses give craftspeople their creativity back

Real Estate Between Bits and Concrete

The Limits, Power and Future of AI Around the Building.

Pension Insurance Between Artificial Intelligence and Human Responsibility

Guidance for Leaders in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.

What participants say about Christoph Holz

Voices from hosts and audiences.

The participants were all thrilled. By your talk, the innovative format and the many insights into the latest AI developments.
★★★★★
JNJessica NiedertscheiderEGGER

★★★★★
Rhetorically brilliant. That was magnificent. Absolutely magnificent. Absolutely fantastic.
TBTobias Beck · Top-Speaker & Jurymitglied

★★★★★
Normally you only get talks like this at the pricier conferences. So I think it's fantastic that BMW gives us employees the chance to hear talks from renowned speakers.
MIMitarbeiterBMW

Why Christoph

Digital Ethicist & Lecturer

teaches AI ethics at FH OÖ and raises precisely the questions this talk poses: do we really want to send a 30-tonner autonomously past kindergartens?

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 the skills shortage, prefabrication, and autonomous excavators.

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 self-driving 30-tonner outside the kindergarten spark conversations that outlast the evening. Christoph Holz is deliberately optimistic — technology as a tool that empowers the construction sector.

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

Construction Industry

Christoph Holz knows the construction industry from the building site to the software: already as an HTL student he worked in metal fabrication, today he plays the sector digitally. For Bauwaren Mahler, holzweg built the building-materials-trade presence including warehouse and location mapping. Bringing him to the stage: the 100th-anniversary celebration of Würth Hochenburger, the leadership conference of Eiffage Infra-Bau, the BG BAU and the association of building-materials dealers. On stage, he answers the question of what happens when you cross a cement mixer with a Tesla — and what artificial intelligence sets in motion in an industry that's only just discovering its digital future.

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.