Johannes Forster

Johannes Forster has a wealth of experience in the technology sector. Starting in 2002, they held the roles of Systemadministrator and Fachinformatiker - Anwendungsentwicklung at BMW Group. In 2009, they took on an Intern role at Telefónica Germany. From 2013 to 2020, Johannes worked at IBM as a Managing Consultant - Cognitive Computing, Senior Consultant - Cognitive Computing, and Application Consultant. During this time, they also worked as a Research Professional at Munich University of Applied Sciences. Most recently, they have been the Lead Data Scientist and Senior Manager at KPMG Switzerland, and is currently the Director of AI Solution Architecture at Apheris.

Johannes Forster received a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Wirtschaftsinformatik from Hochschule M\u00fcnchen University of Applied Sciences between 2008 and 2012. Johannes then obtained a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in International Business and Enterprises from University of South Wales in 2012 and 2013, as well as a Master of Science - MS in Information Systems and Managment from Hochschule M\u00fcnchen University of Applied Sciences in 2012 and 2013. Johannes went on to receive a Doktor (Ph.D.) in Medieninformatik from University of Regensburg between 2017 and 2020. Additionally, they have obtained several certifications from IBM, including Watson Discovery Service Foundations and Watson Discovery Service for Developers in 2018, Digital Insights Platform - Knowledge Delivery in 2018, IBM Recognized Speaker/ Presenter in 2017, Cognitive Delivery Experienced in 2017, Cognitive Delivery Foundation in 2017, Insurance Insights & Solutions (Silver) in 2017, and ScrumMaster from Scrum Alliance in 2018.