Claudia Pohlink

Having a background in Data Science, Data Management as well as Innovation Management, Claudia Pohlink seamlessly connects business and Data Science aspects of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI). She is currently Head of Data Intelligence Center at Deutsche Bahn, where she drives forward the Group's central data topics such as Data Strategy, Governance, Data Management and Data Catalog. She also deals with current trends such as Data Mesh or Data Centric AI. Previously, she led the Machine Learning team at T-Labs, Deutsche Telekom's research unit. Her team mainly focused on the use of machine learning in network-relevant use cases, in the field of cyber security as well as across the board in the research field of quantum computing. She led successful projects such as Data Cockpit or Robust AI. As co-founder of #startupnight, #DigitalWanderlust and #AI4DiversityHackathon, she strengthened the transfer of science to business. Her previous stations include MTV Networks and Jamba/Rocket Internet. Her diverse resume unites her curiosity for innovative trends and numbers. On the side, Claudia Pohlink is also an active speaker and author, she is committed to the education of children and young people in the field of AI and regularly shares her knowledge at Conferences as well as at colleges/schools. She has been a board member of the AI working group at BITKOM since 2020 and its chair since 2022. In 2019, she was honored as one of the Global Women Leaders in AI.