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Jack Lampka

AI Keynote Speaker & Advisor at Jack Lampka

Munich, Germany

Jack Lampka is an AI expert with 28 years’ experience, 14 years in the USA and 14 years in Germany. He built data teams, crafted data strategies, and implemented AI solutions in large companies in fast-moving (tech) and regulated (pharma) industries. While doing so, Jack realized why many technology initiatives fail and how important people are for success with AI. His Master's in Engineering and MBA enabled him to bridge the gap between technical developers, users, and business leaders to address the natural human resistance.

Today, Jack is a KEYNOTE SPEAKER, ADVISOR, and SPARRING PARTNER, helping organizations gain value from AI. He supports executives to grow profit through AI.

Available For: Advising, Consulting, Speaking
Travels From: Portland, OR, USA or Munich, Germany
Speaking Topics: AI adoption, The human factor, What's in it for me?, How to succeed with AI

Speaking Fee $10,000 (In-Person), $9,000 (Virtual)

Personal Speaking Website: www.jacklampka.com
Jack Lampka Points
Academic 0
Author 152
Influencer 35
Speaker 176
Entrepreneur 0
Total 363

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Thought Leader Profile

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Featured Videos

Speaker reel 2025 (3 min)
January 18, 2026
What is AI and what can it do for R&D? (15 min keynote)
January 18, 2026
It always starts with business needs. (5 min keynote excerpt)
January 18, 2026

Featured Topics

Between ChatGPT and Terminator: What is AI?

❓ What is AI good for?
❓ Generative AI? Analytical AI? What else is there?
❓ Are the hype about AI and the FOMO justified today?
❓ Why will AI not replace people, except those who don’t use it?

Show me the money. Let’s get real with AI adoption.

❓ Why do 70% of AI projects fail?
❓ What role does the human factor play?
❓ Why is treating AI as a technology misleading?
❓ How to succeed with AI adoption in your organization?

AI and data literacy as a profit booster.

❓ How does a suitable data mindset improve attitudes towards AI?
❓ What level of data mindset is needed in your organization?
❓ What is an AI & data literacy program?
❓ Why is answering the question “What's in it for me?” crucial?

Company Information

Company Type: Individual
Minimum Project Size: $10,000+
Average Hourly Rate: $300+
Number of Employees: N/A
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed

Areas of Expertise

Agentic AI 30.09
AGI 33.36
AI 33.79
AI Ethics 32.32
Analytics
Behavioral Science
Big Data
Business Strategy
Change Management 40.19
Culture
Digital Transformation
Engineering
Generative AI 30.58
Healthcare 100
Innovation
Leadership 30.02
Predictive Analytics 31.99
Privacy 30.08

Industry Experience

Healthcare
High Tech & Electronics

Publications & Experience

7 Article/Blogs
Analytical AI & Generative AI: Why, What, How
Jack Lampka
February 17, 2025

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Tags: Change Management, Generative AI, Predictive Analytics

How to market AI products to internal customers?
Jack Lampka
September 06, 2023

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

11 building blocks for a successful data strategy
Jack Lampka
May 03, 2022

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

It takes a data village
Jack Lampka
February 12, 2021

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Data Science in Pharma RELOADED
Jack Lampka
September 21, 2020

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Tags: Change Management, Healthcare, Predictive Analytics

Data Science in Pharma
Linkedin
May 06, 2019
After spending now a year and a half in the pharma industry, I still wonder why pharma is having such a hard time with data science. Data science (or machine learning and AI if you prefer the buzz words) has been around for over 50 years and some of the underlying concepts are 200 years old ... Carl Friedrich Gauss and regression, anybody?

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

Future of Patient Data
Linkedin
March 12, 2019
The world’s healthcare systems are seeing significant changes. A more information-rich, digital approach to healthcare over the next decade will lead to more patient focus and improved effectiveness.

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

25 Author Newsletters
New book: "AI - The human factor"
Jack Lampka
January 21, 2026

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

The myth about AI replacing people
Jack Lampka
December 17, 2025

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Tags: AI Ethics, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

What is AGI and why you should ignore it
Jack Lampka
November 19, 2025

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Tags: AGI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Regulate AI chatbots!
Jack Lampka
September 17, 2025

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Tags: AI Ethics, Generative AI, Privacy

How data leaders shape business success with AI
Jack Lampka
August 27, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

AI hype is over. Let’s get real with AI.
Jack Lampka
August 13, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

AI-first fails: Personal experience
Jack Lampka
August 06, 2025

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Tags: AI Ethics, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

What do businesses gain from the AI race? NOTHING!
Jack Lampka
July 30, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Why human-first AI beats AI-first?
Jack Lampka
July 23, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Think of AI as a dishwasher.
Jack Lampka
July 16, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Telling AI stories
Jack Lampka
July 09, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Can GenAI be creative?
Jack Lampka
July 02, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Generative AI

What is that Analytical AI?
Jack Lampka
June 25, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Is GenAI good for anything?
Jack Lampka
June 18, 2025

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Tags: Change Management, Generative AI, Predictive Analytics

Technology investments required for AI: ZERO
Jack Lampka
June 11, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Enterprise vs. consumer AI agents
Jack Lampka
June 04, 2025

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Tags: Agentic AI, AI, Change Management

The seven AI sins.
Jack Lampka
May 28, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Culture eats AI for breakfast.
Jack Lampka
May 21, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

What is AI strategy?
Jack Lampka
May 14, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Leadership

AI agents to the rescue!?
Jack Lampka
May 07, 2025

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Tags: Agentic AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

If it works for pharma, it will work for you.
Jack Lampka
April 30, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

Generative AI: Today’s hammer.
Jack Lampka
April 23, 2025

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Tags: Change Management, Generative AI, Predictive Analytics

To embrace AI, your employees need to understand what it is.
Jack Lampka
April 16, 2025

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Tags: AGI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

AI: What’s in it for me?
Jack Lampka
April 09, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Men like to play with tech toys. Women use tech to solve problems.
Jack Lampka
April 02, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Generative AI

2 Books
AI - The human factor
Jack Lampka
December 15, 2025
How data leaders shape business success with AI

45 years’ experience condensed into 45-min read for data leaders and their teams to drive adoption of AI

Unlock the secret to AI success beyond code and algorithms. This guide reveals how embracing a product mindset, consumer marketing, and compelling data storytelling transforms AI from a technical novelty into a business impact. Learn how data leaders can break down barriers, inspire adoption, and drive real impact.

Jack and Julia pack their expertise into this quick read focused on the human factor. They deliver insights, strategies, and real-world stories that are grounded in experience from successes and failures. If you want your AI solutions to be adopted, understood, and celebrated, start here.

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

AI What's in it for me?: How to gain business value from AI by improving employees' data and AI mindset
Amazon & Apple Books
October 01, 2024
40-page guide for executives and business leaders to gain value from AI, which focuses on one question:
"How can I improve the data and AI mindset of non-technical employees to boost success with AI?"

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

16 Keynotes
Was ist KI und was bringt mir das?
Jack Lampka
January 20, 2026

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

AI - What's in it for me?
Jack Lampka
January 14, 2026

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Business Analytics Masterclass 2025
Data Masterclass
November 25, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

The AI train ride.
Swiss Speaking Slam
November 01, 2025

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Tags: Change Management, Generative AI, Predictive Analytics

Between ChatGPT and Terminator: What can AI do for pharma?
Exaris
September 19, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

Ignite the power of AI: What’s in it for me?
Authenticx
September 10, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

Why AI projects fail: The seven AI sins
Jack Lampka
May 26, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

How to open ears, minds, doors, and budgets for data products with data storytelling
Machine Learning Week
November 18, 2024

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

What is AI & how can it help to redefine electronics?
Jack Lampka
November 12, 2024

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Data & AI literacy: why, what, how
Jack Lampka
April 11, 2024

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

It takes a data village
Enterprise AI Summit
March 04, 2024

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Data & AI strategy: It always starts with …
Jack Lampka
February 29, 2024

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

How to market AI products to internal customers?
Machine Learning Week
November 15, 2023

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Data literacy
DigIT Pharma
September 26, 2023

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Tags: Change Management, Healthcare, Predictive Analytics

It takes a Data Village: How do you become a successful data-driven company?
Berry Professionals
May 04, 2023

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

Data literacy in pharma
Digital Pharma Conference
February 28, 2023

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

1 Panel
AI Impact: The Future of Work in IT.
Jack Lampka
May 15, 2025

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Tags: AGI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

5 Webinars
How to build a guiding coalition for your Data & AI transformation?
Jack Lampka
September 12, 2025

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

AI for Pharma
Atreus
October 08, 2024

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Healthcare

Developing data & AI strategy
Jack Lampka
June 05, 2024

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

Demystifying AI
Jack Lampka
May 16, 2024

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Tags: AGI, AI Ethics, Change Management

How To Market AI Products To Internal Customers
Data Masterclass
December 27, 2023

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Tags: AI, Change Management, Predictive Analytics

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