Fabian Westerheide, founding Managing Partner of Asgard, is an international expert on Artificial Intelligence strategy, entrepreneur and venture capitalist. An avid sci-fi lover from childhood, Fabian has turned his lifelong passion for technology and human progress into his mission.

Fabian advises governmental institutions including the European Commission, German parliament, Chinese ministry of technology and departments such as the secretary of defense and foreign ministry.

Fabian launched Rise of AI in 2014, with only ten participants, to discuss the potential of an upcoming Singularity. His passion for AI has helped grow the conference to over 800 guests and 60 speakers in just five years.

Veronika Westerheide has organized over 300 events over the past few years. Since 2013, she has been running her own event agency, Pandora Events Berlin, which specializes in high-end B2B events.