REWIRE: Scaling Intelligence Responsibly
Session Overview
REWIRE: Scaling Intelligence Responsibly
Once organisations move beyond pilots, AI stops being a set of initiatives and starts becoming a force that reshapes the entire business system.
This session marks the shift from organisational design to systemic transformation. Leaders explore how AI changes the fundamentals of value creation, competitiveness, and decision-making — and why scaling AI is as much a business and governance challenge as it is a technical one.
From transformation frameworks to enterprise architectures, from control and sovereignty to responsibility and long-term impact, this session opens the second half of the programme. It connects near-term execution with longer-term consequences, setting the context for discussions on infrastructure, regulation, AI for good, and the future of the enterprise.
This is where AI stops being about adoption — and starts being about the kind of organisations, markets, and systems leaders are actively shaping.
Recoding Business | The AI Transformation Flywheel
We are entering a new era where artificial intelligence is rewriting the rules of business. AI is not just another technology—it is a force that will redefine industries, reshape work, and recast the role of leadership itself. In this talk, Vijay Gurbaxani explores the opportunities and risks of this transformation, drawing on striking examples of how AI is already reshaping companies and society. He challenges leaders to think differently about value, competitiveness, and the choices that will determine whether their organizations thrive or fall behind. The transformation flywheel provides a comprehensive framework for the journey ahead. This is a moment of extraordinary promise—and peril. The decisions executives make today will shape the future.
Host / Speakers
Vijay Gurbaxani — Director, Center for Digital Transformation & Taco Bell Endowed Professor of Technology Management University of California, Irvine
Stephan Balzer — CEO & Founder TEDx Berlin & Red Onion
The Architecture of Intelligence | Powering AI at Scale
Hear directly from the people engineering the foundations of AI-native organisations. This session examines the critical layers beneath scalable AI — compute, models, platforms, and governance — and explores how leaders can maintain control while deploying AI responsibly, competitively, and at scale.
Host / Speakers
Eva-Maria Hempe — Executive Director Public Sector EMEA NVIDIA
Alen Arslanagic — CEO Visium SA
Kai Zenner — Head of Office and Digital Policy Adviser for MEP Axel Voss European Parliament
Ujjwal Kumar — Principal Architect, Office of CTO Microsoft
Stephan Balzer — CEO & Founder TEDx Berlin & Red Onion
Harnessing AI for Good: Emerging AI trends and global responses
This fireside chat marks the launch of the AI for Good Impact Report 2025, featuring a high-level conversation on the current state and future trajectory of AI. The discussion will examine emerging technologies such as generative and agentic AI, as well as evolving regulatory and governance approaches at regional and global levels. Building on the report’s findings, the exchange will highlight AI applications across key sectors including health, education, environment, infrastructure, and agriculture, while addressing challenges related to ethics, inclusion, privacy, workforce transitions, and sustainability.
Host / Speakers
Frederic Werner — Chief, Strategic Engagement ITU
Costi Perricos — Global Generative AI Lead Deloitte
Stephan Balzer — CEO & Founder TEDx Berlin & Red Onion
Kseniia Fontaine — Senior Business Officer United Nations ITU
The Next Enterprise | Thriving in the Age of AGI
AGI-level capabilities will redefine what organisations can become. This closing session looks beyond today’s constraints to explore new forms of enterprise, scale, and human potential in an era of near-limitless intelligence.
Host / Speakers
Ramesh Raskar — Associate Professor MIT Media Lab
Stephan Balzer — CEO & Founder TEDx Berlin & Red Onion
Prof. Dr. Kathrin G. Kind — CEO & Co-founder Qubitnexus.AI
Drinks & Networking
Drinks and networking - grab a drink from the bar and continue the conversation in the conference room or upstairs.
REWIRE the Organization for AI
From AI pilots to AI-native enterprises
AI is no longer an experiment. It is reshaping how organisations create value, operate, and compete. While many companies have launched pilots, few succeed in scaling them — as strategy, operating models, and technology evolve out of sync.
REWIRE is a high-level programme for leaders ready to move beyond experimentation. It brings clarity to what becoming AI-native actually requires, focusing on the organisational, operational, and leadership shifts needed to embed AI into the core of how companies run and scale.