Team Category: CACES 2025


Ali Fenwick, Ph.D.
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Edward Pauls, a Digital Adoption and Innovation Expert at SWISS International Airlines, spearheads the Generative AI initiative. He creates the strategic roadmap and sets up the infrastructure for Generative AI within the airline. He orchestrates...

Fabian Kortekaas
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After 10 years in Telco and 10 years working in travel, leaving as the Global CX Director for TUI Group, Fabian changed his career path and now works for the government. As Chief Experience Officer for the City of The Hague he and his team are...

Vasily Rodochenko
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Vasily is an ML enthusiast and researcher with 10+ years of experience spanning fintech, compliance, and logistics, backed by a strong foundation in software engineering.At Flix, he’s channeled his curiosity into AI chatbots, quietly hoping...

Anna Bredow
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With over a decade of experience in UX/UI design, Anna has worked across FinTech and startups, building and scaling design and product teams. Now at Flix, she is on a mission to revolutionize customer service by combining empathy-driven design...

Jörg Schoba
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Jörg studied MSc computer science at TU Wien and began his career as a technical consultant in the Microsoft Partner Network. At OMV, he started as a platform manager for the Hybrid Integration Platform. He was soon appointed Domain Architect for...

Giovanna B. Questioni
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Eleni Verteouri is an AI Tech Lead and Director at UBS with over a decade of impactful work in model development. As an acclaimed AI guest lecturer and advisor, and a recipient of the Forbes Cyprus 20 Women in Tech Award 2024, Eleni has made...

Kris Hedstrom
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Søren Meincke Persson is a seasoned data science and analytics professional with over 20 years of experience, focusing on transformative leadership within high-impact domains like Martech and analytics. He has worked with significant companies...

Michael McTear
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Ulster University’s Emeritus Professor Michael McTear has a particular interest in spoken language technology. He has more than 20 years of experience conducting research in the area of spoken dialogue systems and is the co-author of...