Instructors & Experts

The people behind the formats.

Behind every format is someone who uses AI in their daily work — in products, processes and teams. The content comes from their own practice.

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The approach

Content from real application.

The instructors and experts work close to application and change themselves. The content comes from their daily work with AI, not from bought-in standard curricula.

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Application-driven

Close to current AI applications.

From practice

Experience from product, workshop & company.

Actionable

Focused on what you can actually apply.

Clear

Knowledge taught in a way that connects.

The team

People from the STARTPLATZ environment.

Jakow Smirin

CEO & Founder AI Hub · 10+ years of AI, builds with n8n every day

Lukas Stratmann

Chief Evangelist · Business psychologist, AI in practice

Lorenz Gräf

Founder & Managing Director STARTPLATZ · Serial entrepreneur

Akram Mihyar

Chief AI & Operations Officer · Cologne

Maurice Guss

Instructor & Teaching Assistant · Cologne

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Topic areas

Four areas the content comes from.

AI in everyday work

Practical applications that change the working day.

Builders & workflows

Agents, automation and the right use of tools.

Product & automation

Embedding AI in products, processes and pipelines.

Team enablement

Training, in-house formats, bringing whole teams along.

Link to the formats

How they feed into the formats.

Whether it’s a beginner format, a masterclass or a company programme: the content is carried by the people who bring experience, judgement and concrete application. That’s what gives the formats their connection to practice.

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Masterclasses

Compact hands-on sessions.

KI Campus

A community to keep going.

Meetups

Monthly, on-site & open.

For companies

In-house enablement for teams.

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Funded, AZAV-certified programmes such as the KI-Manager are offered by our independent sister organisation, the AI Academy — up to 100 % covered via the Bildungsgutschein (German government education voucher).

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Frequently asked

Good to know.

Are these fixed instructors or changing experts?

Both. What matters is that everyone, in their own context, stays close to real application and current developments.

Can I bring the experts in for company formats?

Yes. We’re happy to show you which topics, perspectives and formats can be carried by the people involved — take a look at For companies.

Where can I meet the instructors fastest?

At one of our events — meetups, masterclasses and hackathons. That’s where you meet the people behind the formats in person.

Meet the people behind the formats.

At a meetup, a masterclass or a hackathon you meet the instructors and experts in person. Dates are listed in the event overview.

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