Dr. Gertraud Leimüller

“Through leiwand.ai I want to bring Open Innovation knowledge into AI development. Interdisciplinary co-development, connecting diverse actors, data, and perspectives, is a prerequisite for truly trustworthy AI – ensuring, that AI innovations serve citizens, business, and societies as a whole”

Gertraud Leimüller is Co-founder and Managing Director of leiwand.ai

She is also the CEO of winnovation, one of the first open innovation consultancies in Europe, which she founded after her studies at Harvard University (MPA) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

As a leading open innovation expert and graduate of Vienna University (Dr.rer.nat.) she has been successfully transforming national and international organizations from the private and public sector for more than 15 years. Gertraud serves as an evaluator in European innovation programs and shares her knowledge as a book author, columnist and university lecturer.