Anna Kopp has been Director Microsoft Digital at Microsoft Germany since 2015 and has been with the company since 2004, previously as global Customer Satisfaction Lead, as well as EMEA-wide for SME sales. She is also Branch Manager of the large headquarters in Munich, EMEA Lead of Women@Microsoft, member of the Advisory Board of the Munich Business School and Deputy Chairwoman of the Munich Circle. Anna comes from Sweden, where she studied International Communication at Stockholm University, and has been in Germany since 1992. In 2020, she was voted one of Germany's most inspiring women and has won a number of technology and industry awards. She is an expert on the new world of work and AI from a cultural, political and practical perspective, advocates for flexible working models and is a role model for gender equality in the German tech industry. In her spare time, she rides an off-road motorcycle and sings in a rock band; she even won a rock Oscar for best female singer in Germany!
Director Microsoft Digital (CIO/CDO) | Microsoft GmbH
Main Room
17:15 - 17:50
Back to the future: Staying competitive in the age of AI
New technologies, growing requirements, change and innovation: The world is moving faster than ever before. And companies must deal with it – now.
In her keynote, Microsoft CIO/CDO Anna Kopp will guide the audience through the journey of embracing competitiveness and innovation. Using concrete examples, she will illustrate how to focus on people and to leverage the current major challenge of AI. The audience will gain insights into where to start, what actions to take, and how to best shape these changes for companies. By providing practical strategies and real-world applications Anna will enable decision-makers to thrive with their businesses in the rapidly evolving age of AI.
Get inspired by this year’s closing keynote of THE SESS10N and benefit from valuable impulses for your way back to the future.