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Mike Flache

Advisor and Mentor, Former Entrepreneur and Angel Investor at Flache International

Stuttgart, Germany

Together with talented teams, Mike Flache builds digital businesses.

Mike helps high-tech innovators in Silicon Valley, Europe, and Asia grow and scale. He is also a partner of Fortune 500 companies and technology vendors.

Mike has worked with executives from companies such as the Silicon Valley Innovation Center, Google, Amazon, Huawei, and Mercedes-Benz.

Onalytica’s analysts named Mike Flache one of the top 10 global thought leaders in digital transformation.

www.mikeflache.com

Available For: Advising, Authoring, Consulting, Influencing, Speaking
Travels From: Europe
Speaking Topics: Digital Growth, Digital Transformation, Digital Value Creation

Mike Flache Points
Academic 0
Author 190
Influencer 287
Speaker 0
Entrepreneur 0
Total 477

Points based upon Thinkers360 patent-pending algorithm.

Thought Leader Profile

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Company Information

Company Type: Individual
Minimum Project Size: Undisclosed
Average Hourly Rate: Undisclosed
Number of Employees: Undisclosed
Company Founded Date: Undisclosed

Areas of Expertise

5G 30.10
AI 30.66
Big Data
Business Strategy 34.40
Climate Change 30.21
Cloud 30.21
COVID19 30.81
Customer Experience 30.15
Digital Disruption
Digital Transformation 31.97
Emerging Technology 30.30
Entrepreneurship 32.83
Innovation 30.31
IoT
Leadership 31.21
Management 30.05
Marketing 30.10
Renewable Energy 31.88
Retail
Sales 30.65
Startups 30.30
Sustainability 34.03
Metaverse 32.19
DevOps 30.58
Mental Health 33.99
Social 31.41
Quantum Computing 30.26
Finance 34.67
FinTech 30.12
Cybersecurity 30.19
Manufacturing 52.40
Supply Chain 30.03
Healthcare 31.56
AR/VR 30.22
Future of Work 30.02
Blockchain 30.08
Generative AI 30.07
Digital Twins 30.37

Industry Experience

Financial Services & Banking
High Tech & Electronics
Industrial Machinery & Components
Manufacturing
Professional Services
Telecommunications

Publications

160 Article/Blogs
Let your digital twin help improve your customer relationships
Mike Flache
April 23, 2024

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Digital Twins, Manufacturing

What does ideal leadership in AI projects look like for you?
Mike Flache
April 17, 2024

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Leadership

AI ≠ AI
Mike Flache
April 16, 2024
We talk about artificial intelligence (AI) almost every day, right? However, not all AI is the same.

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Poor customer service remains a barrier to business growth
Mike Flache
April 15, 2024

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Generative AI

The global framework and methods for sustainable growth are changing
Mike Flache
April 12, 2024

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Leadership

Balancing act: How top CSOs are integrating AI without losing the human touch in B2B sales
Mike Flache
April 11, 2024

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Sales

Generative AI in Manufacturing
Industry 4.0
April 10, 2024

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing

Growth factors for the next evolutionary phase of the Internet
Mike Flache
April 09, 2024
3 critical growth factors emerge as pivotal to Web 3.0 success

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Tags: Blockchain, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

How DORA impacts finance to enable digital growth
Mike Flache
April 08, 2024

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Finance

Growth-relevant aspects for B2B companies in the industrial Metaverse
Mike Flache
April 05, 2024

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Metaverse

Virtual 3D Bubble or Opportunity for Digital Business Growth?
Mike Flache
April 04, 2024

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Metaverse

Why do companies in traditional industries have a harder time when it comes to digital business growth?
Mike Flache
April 02, 2024

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Future of Work

It's no longer enough for CEOs to manage organizations operationally efficiently and successfully
Mike Flache
March 28, 2024

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

10 key application areas for generative AI in manufacturing
Mike Flache
March 26, 2024

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing

Leadership in the digital age — keep it simple but do it differently than usual
Mike Flache
March 22, 2024

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership

We've taken a big step forward when it comes to artificial intelligence
Mike Flache
March 21, 2024

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Transitioning to more sustainable practices can be challenging for organizations
Mike Flache
March 20, 2024

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Sustainability

Is Sustainability a Question of Money?
Mike Flache
March 20, 2024
Three aspects why it shouldn't be the case.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Sustainability

Ist Nachhaltigkeit eine Frage des Geldes?
Mike Flache
March 20, 2024
Drei Aspekte, warum es nicht der Fall sein sollte.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Sustainability

The challenges of implementing AI in the manufacturing industry
Mike Flache
March 01, 2024

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Manufacturing

The goal of driving digital growth comes with responsibility
Mike Flache
February 29, 2024

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

What does the virtual world mean for nonprofits in terms of growth and scaling?
Mike Flache
February 28, 2024

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Metaverse, Social

Finding the Balance between Growth and Maintaining the Mission
Mike Flache
February 27, 2024
A brief thought on a core challenge facing so-called social enterprises

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Social

Das Gleichgewicht zwischen Wachstum und der Beibehaltung der Mission finden
Mike Flache
February 27, 2024
Ein kurzer Gedanke zu einer zentralen Herausforderung, vor der sogenannte Social Enterprises stehen.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Social

Sometimes I ask twice to make sure I didn't mishear
Mike Flache
February 02, 2024

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Leadership, Management

3 Influencer Awards
50 most powerful AI influencers in 2022
engatica
September 26, 2022
The brightest minds on the planet are breaking their heads not to understand how AI works

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Tags: AI

Most Influential Digital Transformation Specialist (Global Excellence Awards)
Acquisition International
November 23, 2021
The Global Excellence Awards are an annual program in which recipients are determined via a thorough process of research, analysis, shortlisting, and selection. This system is carried out in full by an own dedicated in-house team.

The organizers of Acquisition International Magazine do not seek votes or input from either the nominated companies or third parties, instead opting to select awardees based on their hard work and notable achievements.

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Tags: Digital Transformation

200 most powerful thought Leaders to follow in 2021
Team Engati
December 19, 2020
Meet our 200 luminaries who have taken these worlds by storm and have created a community like no other.

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Tags: Customer Experience

4 Media Interviews
Digital Transformation Trail — From Manufacturing to Finance and beyond
Irish Tech News
November 28, 2023
An unconventional discussion on Digital Transformation, exchanging insights from various industries (from manufacturing to financial services), discussing KPIs (from business ones to personal ones), sustainability, and the mastery of challenges.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Finance, Manufacturing

CXBuzz Interview with Mike Flache
CXBuzz
January 14, 2022
Mike Flache on customer experience to drive business value and digital growth

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Tags: Customer Experience, Marketing, Sales

Angel Investor Mike Flache Shares His Tips to Begin Investing in Startups
e27
December 27, 2019
Mike Flache considers himself as an investor in people, instead of tech

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Tags: Startups

Mike Flache – A Visionary with a Twist
MilliOnAir
September 01, 2019
An 11-page in-depth conversation on technology, digital business, and leadership

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Leadership

6 Miscellaneouss
Digital growth requires strong cybersecurity and operational resilience in the financial sector
Mike Flache
April 03, 2024

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Finance

Why DORA is relevant for innovation and growth in the financial sector
Mike Flache
March 27, 2024

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Finance

Responsible AI and the growing demand for ethically motivated leaders
Mike Flache
March 25, 2024

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

NIS2 – Driving Digital Growth with Cybersecurity in Mind
Mike Flache
November 30, 2023

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Tags: Business Strategy, Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation

What are the current trends and developments in the fields of Digital Transformation, Artificial Intelligence, and Sustainability?
Mike Flache
September 22, 2023

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Tags: AI, Digital Transformation, Sustainability

What are the current trends and developments in the fields of Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing, and Sustainability?
Mike Flache
June 16, 2023

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Tags: AI, Quantum Computing, Sustainability

3 Miscellaneouss
Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA)
Mike Flache
April 08, 2024
Six key objectives of DORA for the financial sector

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Finance

Responsible AI
Mike Flache
March 25, 2024
Six reasons why CEOs should lead by example

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

NIS2 Directive Part 2
Mike Flache
December 12, 2023
How companies can achieve NIS2 compliance while driving digital growth

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Tags: Cybersecurity, Digital Transformation, Finance

10 Podcasts
Wandering the Digital Transformation Trail: From Manufacturing to Finance and beyond
Efi Pylarinou
November 22, 2023
An unconventional discussion on Digital Transformation, exchanging insights from various industries (from manufacturing to financial services), discussing KPIs (from business ones to personal ones), sustainability, and the mastery of challenges.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Finance, Manufacturing

Which has the greater potential — AI or ML?
Google Cloud
June 27, 2023
AI, ML, deep learning, and neural networks help companies to derive insights from data. Bernie Wagner, Managing Director of Google Cloud Germany, talks to business angel and advisor Mike Flache about the differences and opportunities of these technologies.

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Assemble this team to explore AI and ML in your organization
Google Cloud
June 27, 2023
Bernie Wagner, Managing Director of Google Cloud Germany, asks business angel and advisor Mike Flache about the most common misconceptions and assumptions that prevent companies from dealing with AI and ML. He learns how a team must be structured to explore these technologies.

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Everything about sustainability, energy efficiency and how AI can help
Google Cloud
June 27, 2023
Where does Bernie Wagner, Managing Director of Google Cloud Germany, believe that AI will have the greatest impact? Mike Flache, business angel and advisor, asked him about Google’s sustainability efforts.

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Tags: AI, Renewable Energy, Sustainability

Was hat das größere Potenzial – KI oder ML?
Google Cloud
June 27, 2023
KI, ML, Deep Learning und neuronale Netze unterstützen Unternehmen dabei, Erkenntnisse aus Daten zu gewinnen. Bernie Wagner, Geschäftsführer von Google Cloud Deutschland, spricht mit Business Angel und Berater Mike Flache über die Unterschiede und Chancen dieser Technologien.

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Stellen Sie dieses Team zusammen, um KI und ML in Ihrem Unternehmen zu ergründen
Google Cloud
June 27, 2023
Bernie Wagner, Geschäftsführer von Google Cloud Deutschland, erkundigt sich bei Business Angel und Berater Mike Flache nach den häufigsten Missverständnissen und Annahmen, die Unternehmen davon abhalten, KI und ML zu erforschen. Dabei erfährt er, wie ein Team aufgebaut sein muss, um diese Technologien zu ergründen.

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Tags: AI, Business Strategy, Digital Transformation

Alles zu Nachhaltigkeit, Energieeffizienz und wie KI dabei hilft
Google Cloud
June 27, 2023
Wo glaubt Bernie Wagner, Geschäftsführer von Google Cloud Deutschland, den größten Einfluss von KI zu sehen? Mike Flache, Business Angel und Berater, erkundigt sich bei ihm nach den Bemühungen von Google in puncto Nachhaltigkeit.

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Tags: AI, Renewable Energy, Sustainability

The Powerful Fusion of AI, IoT, Blockchain, and Real-Time Computing
Sauga Talks
June 09, 2023
SaugaTalks with Mike Flache, Advisor and Mentor, Former Entrepreneur, and Angel Investor, Enabling Digital Growth, Most Influential Digital Transformation Specialist (Global Excellence Awards), where we discuss: "How Technology Drives Digital Growth in 2023"

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Emerging Technology

#TimTalk – Why do we need new business models with Mike Flache
Timothy Hughes
May 30, 2023
In this conversation we are going to talk about how a business can get digital growth, and why that means you need to look at new digital business models and digital operating models.

This discussion is not going to be about technology, it will be about the challenges that business face with digital and in fact the current world poly-crisis and why digital will enable business to strip out cost and make the business more efficient. And how that will impact on a business culture, structure and strategy.

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Tags: Business Strategy, Digital Transformation, Innovation

Don’t Waste a Good Crisis
Engati CX
August 19, 2020
Mike Flache, Entrepreneur, Business Angel and Philanthropist explains how this crisis can be a huge opportunity for businesses. He believes that every crisis is a great opportunity, you just need the right mindset. He also says that it's important to understand the markets and the progress, build products and services that solve those problems.

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Tags: Digital Transformation, Business Strategy, COVID19

4 Quotes
What Does Trust in Tech Mean?
Elise Quevedo
December 12, 2019
What is Trust? Trust is a belief of someone or something being reliable, it means we have confidence and feel safe around them or it.

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Tags: 5G

Collaboration and Partnerships Are the Keys to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030
Elise Quevedo
June 13, 2019
This week, at the 2nd SDG Partnership Forum between Ethical Corporation and Huawei Technologies, 40+ senior executives, investors, academics and leading associations from an array of industries and organizations, met to discuss how they are driving innovative digital collaborations to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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Tags: Sustainability

How to Boost Employee Engagement with 62 Expert Insights
Hubstaff
November 01, 2018
If you Google “best companies to work for” chances are that you will come across a Glassdoor list of companies relevant to your location. One thing is clear from a prospective employees point of view. It is this – the organization’s culture, values and the opportunities they potentially could offer are as important as the compensation and benefits packages.

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Tags: Leadership

28 Expert Opinions Every Business Leader Should Know About Enterprise AI
Savantis
August 06, 2018
Today’s world of digital transformation observes Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) as the most discussed technologies. These disruptive technologies have the potential to reshape enterprises. New capabilities and applications of AI and ML are being realized everyday. And everyone is expecting impact and results.

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Tags: AI

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