Dalith Steiger-Gablinger is the speaker for executive audiences who want to understand what AI changes in their business, where value will emerge, and what leadership must do next.
Dalith Steiger-Gablinger is an internationally recognized AI strategist, entrepreneur, board advisor and keynote speaker. She helps boards, CEOs and executive teams understand what artificial intelligence changes in their business—and what leaders must do next.
Since 2014, Dalith Steiger has worked at the forefront of AI and its impact on business, leadership and society. Her keynotes go beyond technologies and individual tools. She explores how AI is reshaping value creation, competitive advantage, the economics of expertise, decision-making and organizational design.
Dalith Steiger Lecture Topics
- AI is changing the economics of expertise.
- From AI ambition to measurable business value.
- Leadership and human judgment in the age of intelligent machines.
- The expert in the loop: designing human–AI organizations.
- Productivity is not enough: using AI for growth, resilience and new value creation.
- Additional topics can be customized to each client’s specific needs.
Her central focus is the leadership agenda behind AI: Where can it create material business value? Which capabilities should companies build, buy or access through partners? How must governance, roles and operating models evolve? And where must human judgment remain decisive as intelligent systems enter more business decisions? How will it change expertise, leadership and business models? And what must organisations do now to remain competitive?
Dalith Steiger brings to the room:
- Strategic clarity – A credible view of what AI changes and what it does not.
- Leadership perspective – The implications of AI for boards, executives, organizations and people.
- Business relevance – A focus on value creation, growth, resilience and competitive advantage.
- Actionable direction – Questions, frameworks and strategic choices that move organizations forward.
Dalith Steiger is known for translating complex technological developments into clear strategic choices and practical implications for senior decision-makers. With a background in mathematics and business information technology, she combines analytical depth, entrepreneurial judgment and a distinctly human perspective on transformation.
Each keynote is a complete, high-value experience and can, where useful, be followed by board briefings, executive workshops or independent advisory support.
In 2016, she co-founded SwissCognitive, an international AI advisory, venture and ecosystem platform connecting business leaders, technology companies, investors, researchers and policymakers. She is also an Associate for the AI Stream at Creative Destruction Lab Paris, where she works closely with AI ventures and emerging technologies. KI-ExpertDalith Steiger invests in and advises AI companies, serves on boards and international juries, and leads the Swiss IT Leadership Forum.
On stage, female speaker Dalith Steiger combines intellectual substance with directness, warmth and energy. She engages audiences as peers, challenges established thinking and creates clarity beyond the hype. Her audiences leave with a stronger understanding of AI’s strategic relevance, the questions their organizations must answer and the confidence to move from awareness to action.
Why audiences book Dalith Steiger
Dalith Steiger brings AI to life for boards, executive teams, employees and clients. She connects technological change with business reality and the questions that matter to each audience. With analytical depth, entrepreneurial experience and a strong international perspective, she makes complex developments clear, relevant and engaging, creating understanding, curiosity and the confidence to act. Dalith Steiger is credible in the boardroom, but compelling and accessible for every audience affected by AI.
She actively supports and guides companies through their digital transformation into the AI era and creates future-focused workshops for executives to raise awareness of the need for AI and deepen their understanding of it.
Selected Credentials
- Co-founder, SwissCognitive – a global AI network connecting business, technology, research and policy.
- Co-founder, CognitiveValley Foundation.
- Independent board member and advisor on AI, innovation, transformation and future business models.
- International keynote speaker for corporate, leadership and business audiences.
- Latest recognitions: Women Empowerment Award 2025, Distinguished EuroKnowledge Global AI Innovation & Digital Transformation Leadership Award, House of Lords, London 2025, Swiss Who’s Who Women Award 2026 and Switzerland’s 100 Digital Shapers 2026.