First the webinar, then the Masterclass.
Every topic runs as a pair: the webinar is free and shows what it is about. The Masterclass two to four weeks later puts it into practice. Both online.
How a Masterclass is structured.
More focused than an open introductory event, more compact than a long program. In 90 minutes, the session covers one specific topic and how it translates into concrete outputs and workflows for your day-to-day work.
Upcoming Masterclasses…who want to go deeper into a topic after taking the first step.
…who want to work on new tools, workflows, and use cases.
…looking for practical training without a long program.
…who want to go deep on a single topic instead of learning broadly.
The people who teach.
Our Masterclasses are led by practitioners who use their topic in their own daily work — and can therefore make it applicable in 90 minutes.
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Lukas Stratmann
Lecturer at STARTPLATZ 2024–2026Lukas Stratmann taught 14 Masterclasses at STARTPLATZ between November 2024 and February 2026 — among them sessions on prompt engineering, custom GPTs, AI agents, Google Gemini and, most recently, locally run open-source AI. He has a background in psychology and worked professionally on prompt engineering, custom GPTs and AI automation.
Jakow Smirin
CEO AI AcademyJakow Smirin is CEO of the STARTPLATZ AI Academy. He supports founders, executives and knowledge workers in integrating AI into their daily work practically and safely.
Alexander Blancke
AI Manager and Media Designer · Vertical AI SolutionsAlexander Blancke is a media designer and certified AI manager and works as a freelancer under the name Vertical AI Solutions in Hamburg. He comes from design and visual media — trained as an audiovisual media designer (Mediengestalter Bild & Ton), previously working as an art director — and today builds AI agents and agentic systems, mostly with n8n.
Andreas Spannagel
Freelance AI Consultant & EngineerAndreas Spannagel is a Freelance AI Consultant & Engineer from Cologne. He translates business strategies into production-ready AI solutions; his professional focus is on LLM applications, RAG systems and full-stack AI development.
Barbara Lampl
Behavioral MathematicianBarbara Lampl has worked in data science since the 2000s and combines it with finance and behavioral psychology. She has held a teaching appointment in data science since 2016; alongside that, she works on data-driven revenue operations.
Andre Machon
Founder & CEO, FlowCon AIAndre Machon is founder and CEO of FlowCon AI in Cologne, a company specializing in AI consulting and automation. He supports organizations in integrating AI and works primarily on AI strategy, business process automation and the use of large language models.
Jason Lau-Christen
Legal AI Solutions Architect · WSS RedpointJason Lau-Christen is a legal engineer and jurist specializing in the intersection of law and AI. At WSS Redpoint he develops AI-assisted solutions for legal work and advises law firms on their digital transformation.
Jannik Rößler
Co-founder · PixitJannik Rößler works on machine learning, computer vision and generative AI. He earned his doctorate at the University of Cologne with a focus on uplift modeling and causal inference and conducted research at MIT and NYU, among others.
Stephan Skrobisch
Cybersecurity Architect · Computer Scientist · XAMANDStephan Skrobisch holds a degree in computer science, is a certified cybersecurity architect and has worked in IT and cyber security for over 20 years — from classic computer viruses to AI-assisted fraud and autonomous agents. With ClawNews he runs a German-language trade publication on OpenClaw and AI agents; with XAMAND he delivers AI agents turnkey and hardened.
Niclas Hoffmann
Founder · HVNH-AINiclas Hoffmann is founder of HVNH-AI and develops AI automation systems and tools for companies from his base in Siegen. He builds AI agents that automate routine tasks in mid-sized companies — for example in quote generation, customer support, marketing and internal knowledge management.
Robert Douglass
Creator of Spec KittyRobert Douglass is an open-source developer with over 20 years of experience in the software world. He is the creator of Spec Kitty, an open-source tool for spec-driven development that orchestrates multiple AI agents in parallel across Git worktrees.
Maurice Guss
AI Engineer & Lecturer · STARTPLATZMaurice Guss is an AI Engineer and lecturer at STARTPLATZ in Cologne. There he develops and supports learning formats for practical AI training, from part-time courses to bootcamps, and prepares AI content for different levels of prior knowledge.
Hessam Vahedi
Sales Consultant and Trainer · Vahedi ConsultingHessam Vahedi is a sales consultant and trainer with over ten years of experience in B2B sales; before that he worked as a Software Sales Executive. His professional focus is on cold outreach by email and LinkedIn and on conducting sales conversations.
Aziz Omar
Founder of skriptt AIAziz Omar is founder of skriptt AI (since 2024) with a focus on AI and automation. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in web development, technical consulting and operations management and has delivered automation projects as a consultant and manager — including at CHECK24 — such as automating reporting processes and AI-assisted handling of customer inquiries.
Stay in the conversation after the session.
In the KI Campus you stay connected after the Masterclass and keep learning continuously — a single format becomes an ongoing learning path.
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Upcoming Masterclasses.
You can find dates and registration in the event overview. A session lasts 90 minutes and covers one specific topic.