Team
Swiss-German cooperation. Deep research and real-world expertise across AI architecture, corporate finance, governance, risk, and regulation.
Prof. Dr. Walter Kurz
MBA, M.Sc.Founder and business architect of the BlackAI ecosystem. Focus on AI-native business architecture, auditable systems, and enterprise-grade AI environments. Lead researcher on firm valuation when AI shapes the business model. Co-developer of the milestone-based valuation framework that underpins BlackAI Consulting. Forbes-recognised AI expert (2024). Peer reviewer for the American Journal of Artificial Intelligence. 9 peer-reviewed publications on enterprise AI, compliance AI, and multi-agent systems.
Chairman of the BoardWojtek Stricker
M.Sc., DBA in AI (Cand.)Corporate-finance and strategic-controlling profile with substantial operating build-out experience. Background across corporate controlling, forecasting, budgeting, KPI systems, portfolio analysis, and international company development. Co-developer of the AI valuation framework and a key finance lead for investability, valuation discipline, and board-ready financial narratives.
Finance Lead
Prof. Dr. Stefan Marx
Certified Public Auditor · Tax AdvisorPartner at Auren Deutschland, Professor of Auditing and Accounting at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen, and head of the Steinbeis Consulting Center for Corporate Governance and Auditing. Brings long-standing expertise in governance, risk management, internal control systems, compliance, supervisory advisory, and financial reporting under HGB and IFRS. Rated 'exzellent' by manager magazin five years running.
Governance AdvisorProf. Dr. Frank Reinhardt
Professor at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen and co-lead of the Steinbeis advisory center for Corporate Governance and Auditing. Background in banking, tax research, financial services, executive management, and academic leadership in corporate governance. Strengthens mandates that require internal controls, governance depth, risk management, and financial-services perspective.
Controls Advisor
Dr. Florian Kollberg
Project Manager Sustainability Supply Chain at Porsche AG. Lecturer at HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen. Contributes banking, regulation, and risk-management expertise, especially where enterprise AI intersects with regulated markets and robust supervisory expectations. Relevant where AI-related mandates require disciplined control design, regulatory awareness, and risk architecture.
Risk AdvisorProf. Dr. Velimir Dedić
Full Professor and Head of IT & Computer Science Department at the Faculty of Information Technology and Engineering (FITI), Belgrade. Professor of Information Systems at University Educons and ITS Belgrade. Deep expertise in computer security and data analysis. Adds analytical depth where AI-related mandates require enterprise-systems understanding, methodological rigor, and technical credibility.
AI Systems Advisor
Elias Beer
Head of Client Relations. Primary contact for investors and partners across the BlackAI network. Manages onboarding, ongoing communication, and coordination across portfolio companies and advisory mandates.
Head of Client RelationsResearch & AI Technical Consulting
Scientists and specialists who bring deep technical, legal, and research expertise to every mandate. Part of the BlackAI team across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and the EU.
Prof. Dr. Nenad Dedić
AI Research · Cloud Security · EU ConsortiaPhD in Computer Science from Boston University. Staff Software Engineer at Google, Cloud Security Products. 15+ years in data security, software supply chain security, cryptography, and distributed systems. Key contributor to enterprise AI architecture and finetuning methodology.
Prof. Dr. Ivica Stankovic
FS Risk Consulting · AI Governance · EU ConsortiaPartner at EY, Financial Services Risk Consulting & Analytics. 20+ years in quantitative risk analysis, risk modelling, and data analytics across banking and financial institutions. MSc Financial Risk Management from University College Dublin. BSc Mathematics from University of Belgrade.
Prof. Dr. Šemsudin Plojović
Entrepreneurship · AI Research · EU ConsortiaFull Professor with two PhDs (Statistics and Management Information Systems). Entrepreneurship Unit Manager at LINK group. Professor at ITS Belgrade. Project Manager at CentarNIT and Regional Innovation Startup Center Novi Pazar. 10+ years in project management across public organisations and private companies.
Prof. Dr. Enes Sukic
Information Systems · Scientific Publishing · EU ConsortiaAssociate Professor at FITI Belgrade. PhD in Computer Science from University of Nis. 40 scientific papers (30 in JCR, SCIe, SCOPUS). Former Associate Editor at DOAJ. Founder of UIKTEN and TEM Journal (Web of Science, SCOPUS indexed). Keynote speaker and postdoctoral researcher at University of the Balearic Islands.
Prof. Dr. Svetlana Andjelic
Information Technology · E-Business · EU ConsortiaAssociate Professor at Singidunum University, Belgrade. PhD in Information Technology from Union University. 20+ years in academia across ITS Belgrade, Faculty of Computer Science Banja Luka, and Singidunum. Expertise in computer adaptive testing, e-business, and cloud computing.
Prof. Dr. José Machado
Mechatronics · Industry 4.0 · EU ConsortiaAssociate Professor with Habilitation at University of Minho, Portugal. Dual PhD from University of Minho and Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan, France. Deputy Director of MEtRICs Research Center. 250+ refereed papers. EAI Fellow (2025). Editor-in-Chief of EAI Transactions on Digital Transformation of Industrial Processes. IEEE, IFAC, IFToMM member. Focus on Cyber-Physical Systems, Industry 4.0, and dependable mechatronic systems.
Diana Zinder
Investor RelationsPrimary contact for investors, shareholders, and partners across the group.
Board of Directors
The statutory board of BlackAI Holding AG. All members hold individual signing authority. Registered in the Commercial Register of the Canton of Zug.