The World as We Knew It
How digital transformation and AI are changing everyday life, privately and above all in business. What is already reality today, and what many still underestimate.

Michael Holtappels brings digital transformation and AI to your stage: inspiring, motivating, and with a twinkle in his eye.
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“Everyone wants to change the world, but few ask themselves what the world will look like after they have changed it.”
This keynote asks exactly that question. And provides answers.
Digital transformation and AI are changing our world faster than ever, in our private lives and above all in business. As a tech entrepreneur, Michael Holtappels shows where the journey is heading and why it depends on all of us.
How digital transformation and AI are changing everyday life, privately and above all in business. What is already reality today, and what many still underestimate.
Where the journey is heading when machines compute, learn, and act. Explained clearly, with a view to what it means for businesses.
Why people still matter, and which ethical questions we must answer that we never had to ask before.
Why everyone should engage with these topics, speak up, and help shape the future – and how to move from watching to shaping.
Focus and format are tailored together to your event.

Michael Holtappels is the founder and CEO of several brands and companies in the tech space. With more than 20 years in complex IT projects, he knows where digital transformation is truly decided.
He operates where direction, capital, and experience determine success – as a co-founder, investor, at the shareholder level, and in major projects. With backbone, straight talk, and accountability for results.


He did not leave his stage presence to chance: Michael Holtappels completed speaker training as part of a master class at the renowned Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York City – where Hollywood legends also learned their craft.
For your event, that means substance, delivered with presence.
Excerpts from keynotes and interviews – digital transformation, explained from an entrepreneur’s perspective.
Michael Holtappels succeeded in making digital transformation tangible and in capturing the audience’s full attention. A performance that stays with you.



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