Surveyor for Artificial Intelligence
Die NEOs
Professor Alexander Lutz inspires people.
He is Europe’s first Surveyor and leading expert on artificial intelligence, information management, AI transformation, AI systems, decentralized AI systems, and edge inference.
In his keynotes he combines expertise with
knowledge transfer on cutting-edge topics, particularly in the fields of digitalization and artificial intelligence. His engaging presentation style, featuring interactive elements, helps the audience retain the information.
In short: complex topics presented in an elegant and easily digestible way.
Career:
Alexander Lutz founded the online agency NeoDesign in 2004 while studying
biology. After successfully completing his doctorate in anthropology and human genetics, he began teaching business informatics at the FOM University of
Economics & Management in Munich in 2018. His teaching focuses on big data and artificial intelligence, including in connection with digital marketing; here, Prof. Lutz brings 22 years
of experience in marketing, online strategy, and digital media to the table.
In 2023, he was appointed Professor of Business Informatics, with a special focus on big data and artificial intelligence.
In 2026 he became Europes first Surveyor of Artificial Intelligence.
Date
In an era of global fragmentation, the Digital Signage industry is caught between two worlds: the cloud-heavy dominance of the East and the rising demand for data sovereignty in the West. As economic pressures and the "Kerosene Crisis" force retailers to postpone major investments, the industry needs more than just another "cool AI feature"; it needs a Resilient Plan B.
In this expert keynote, Professor Lutz, Europe’s first certified AI surveyor for AI Systems, Decentralized Intelligence, and Edge-Inference, explains why the future of signage is moving from the Cloud to the Edge. We will explore how Local Edge AI provides the only viable answer to GDPR compliance, rising latency costs, and geopolitical dependencies.
Key insights of this session:
- Edge over Cloud: Why local processing is the key to winning back trust from hesitant retailers and end-users.
- The Speed of Innovation: How AI-driven prototyping (e.g., via Lovable, Claude) allows ISVs to deploy next-gen UIs in days, not months.
- The Surveyor’s Perspective: Why certified standards are the "Safety First" requirement for the productive use of AI in 2026.
The session concludes with Local AI Assistants, showing how real-time, on-device intelligence can operate fully autonomously, making the industry brave enough to invest again.