Dr. Léa Steinacker - Biography
Dr. Léa Steinacker – Expert in artificial intelligence, technology ethics, and digital transformation
Dr. Léa Steinacker is a social scientist with a doctorate, an award-winning entrepreneur, a best-selling author, and a sought-after technology expert. Her focus is on the social, economic, and ethical dimensions of technological innovations – especially artificial intelligence. In her work, she combines scientific depth with practical applicability to make organizations, teams, and executives fit for the future.
Whether it’s the opportunities and risks of AI, building company-wide future skills, or strategic technology decisions, Léa Steinacker offers clear perspectives, sound analysis, and forward-looking insights.
Léa Steinacker’s lecture topics
- Everything everywhere at once: How artificial intelligence is changing the world and what we can gain from it
- AI in everyday life: Practical solutions for more efficient business processes / for traditional companies / for productive teams
- Humans and machines: AI skills as productivity accelerators
- Ethical AI applications: Business success in the context of European regulation
- Beyond the code – AI skills for everyone: How to make your workforce fit for the future
- Learning organizations: Strengthening employee skills through generative AI
About Dr. Léa Steinacker
Léa Steinacker has been analyzing the impact of disruptive technologies such as AI for over a decade. Her book “Alles überall auf einmal”, co-authored with Prof. Dr. Miriam Meckel and published in 2024, became an instant bestseller. She regularly publishes on topics such as automatic facial recognition, synthetic speech, and quantum computing, and developed the concept of “code capital.”
As co-founder and executive chairwoman of ada Learning, she supports organizations on their path to digital transformation. The company trains executives to promote innovation from within. Prior to that, she was chief innovation officer at WirtschaftsWoche and worked in the field of social justice in Africa and Southeast Europe.
Léa Steinacker is a member of the board of directors of the natural cosmetics brand Weleda, the AI advisory board of Ringier AG, and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen. She has received numerous awards for her work, including from Forbes, BCG, and Atlantik Brücke. She holds degrees from Princeton, Harvard, and St. Gallen.