Anastassia Prof. Dr. Lauterbach

Dr. Anastassia Lauterbach is an international board director, AI strategist, and storyteller who helps leaders and citizens navigate the age of intelligent machines. A former Senior and Executive VP at Qualcomm, Deutsche Telekom, and T-Mobile, she now serves on multiple supervisory and advisory boards, guiding organizations through digital transformation, AI strategy, and tech governance. She is the creator of Romy & Roby—an AI edutainment universe for children and parents—and host of the podcast “AI Snacks with Romy & Roby,” where she demystifies AI through science-based stories and accessible conversations.

Anastassia’s expertise spans AI governance and regulation, leadership under disruption, geopolitics and technology, data and ethics, cybersecurity and AI architecture, and practical AI literacy for non‑technical audiences. She has advised Fortune 500 companies, European regulators, and startups on responsible AI adoption, cyber risk, and the future of work, and is known for translating complex technical topics into vivid, relatable narratives for executives, educators, and families. Originally from Eastern Europe and now based in Switzerland, she brings a uniquely global, cross‑cultural perspective on how societies can keep human dignity, creativity, and democracy at the center of rapid technological change.

On podcasts, Anastassia is a thoughtful, high‑energy guest who speaks fluently about:

• How AI really works (beyond the buzzwords) and what every leader, parent, or citizen should know.
• Leading through disruption: how boards and CXOs can make good decisions under technological uncertainty.
• AI in everyday life: from education and children’s media to healthcare, finance, and creative industries.
• Storytelling with and about AI—why fiction like Her, Ex Machina, and After Yang matters for our collective imagination.
• Why Large Language Models won't bring us Artificial General Intelligence.
• How evolution of biological intelligence - from worms to primates - influenced the world of AIs.

She is a fit for shows focused on leadership, technology, geopolitics and society, AI and ethics, future of work, innovation, parenting and education in the digital age, and creative industries confronting AI.