About

Andreas Welsch is an internationally recognized AI leader, advisor, and speaker known for helping the world’s leading enterprises turn technology hype into real business outcomes. Andreas is the Founder & Chief AI Strategist at Intelligence Briefing, the best-selling author of the AI Leadership Handbook and The HUMAN Agentic AI Edge, and the creator of several popular LinkedIn Learning courses on AI agents for business leaders.

For over two decades, including in global leadership roles at SAP, Andreas has advised Fortune 500 leaders on realizing business value from AI, accelerated the integration of AI across enterprise applications, and positioned SAP as the leader for Business AI. Prior to SAP, Andreas led global IT process automation projects.

Outside of work, Andreas contributes to academia as an Adjunct Professor at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of AI, Robotics, and Workplace Automation.

Andreas is a frequent keynote speaker and has been named:

> LinkedIn Top Voice (2024-Present)
> Data & AI Leader of the Year Finalist (2025) –  DataIQ
> Top 10 Thought Leader in Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, and Agentic AI (2022–Present) – Thinkers360
> Top 30 AI Leader (2025) – PEX Network
> Top 50 Global AI Ambassador (2022–Present) – SwissCognitive
> Top 200 Worldwide Business & Technology Innovator (2023) – engatica

He has been featured on CIO.com, VentureBeat, InformationWeek, the American Management Association, and other outlets.