Andy Fitze - Speaker - By Promotivate Speaker Agency

Andy Fitze

Conference Speaker Andy Fitze - By Promotivate Speaker Agency

Andy Fitze

Swiss AI Expert and Pioneer in the field of Global Corporate Digital Strategies


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Switzerland

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Andy Fitze, together with Dalith Steiger, is one of the co-founders and a managing partner of SwissCognitive. The Global AI Hub, founded in 2016, is one of the world’s leaders in providing solutions to issues relating to AI. The company’s core principle, ‘share for success’, provides a means of knowledge and experience sharing with regards to the development, outcome, and impact of cognitive technologies. Since its inception, SwissCognitive has connected to over 150 companies spanning 30 different industries that represent over two million employees.

Andy Fitze also serves as president of the Swiss IT Leadership Forum and the Service Management Partners. He is also a board member of ICTS Switzerland and SwissICT. Furthermore, he is a member of the Strategic Advisory Board and Speaker at the Berne University of Applied Sciences.

With regards to his education, Andy Fitze obtained a Dipl. El. Eng HTL EMRT Field Of StudyElectronic, Control & Measurement at Interstate University of Applied Sciences of Technology Buchs Switzerland in 1994, and an Executive MBA in General Management from the University of St.Gallen – Graduate School of Business, Economics, Law and Social Sciences in 2005. He is also a Certified Information Systems Auditor and Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT.

His previous work experience has seen Andy Fitze work as Group CIO of RUAG, a position that saw him as a member of the extended Group Executive Board and managing information technology both in a strategic and operational capacity. Prior to RUAG, he was responsible for IT governance at PostFinance. He also lectures at the Bern University of Applied Sciences.

During the course of his career, Andy Fitze has led numerous international projects and held various positions pertaining to IT and technical process automation. He has had roles seeing him responsible for strategy, architecture, risk, compliance and process management, and IT security.

In 2017, Andy Fitze received the Swiss CIO award, while his company, SwissCognitive, was one of the winners of the Swiss ICT Award 2017.

Andy Fitze – Speaker

Andy Fitz has a passion for smart technologies. He often advises managers at both board- and senior levels with regards to digital transformation and has addressed audiences across the globe, including Boston, Davos, Zürich, Tel Aviv, and Brussels.

Andy Fitze, as a speaker, is fluent in German, English, and French.

Speaking Topics

  • “Andreas thinks always strategic. His analysis are based on facts. He is easily managing difficult topics, like cost-cutting, focussing top-management teams on objectives.”

    Martin Müller, CEO at Service Management Partners

  • Andy Fitze “Andreas thinks always strategic. His analysis are based on facts. He is easily managing difficult topics, like cost-cutting, focussing top-management teams on objectives.”
    5 / 5
  • “In the last few years Andreas supported my research and lectures. As a guest lecturer his presentations in IT governance and IT controlling informed about the newest best practices and industry-specific cases; this was really helpful and informative for my students. Thanks very much Andreas and I look forward to continued cooperation with you.”

    Petra Maria Asprion, Professor and Coach

  • Andy Fitze “In the last few years Andreas supported my research and lectures. As a guest lecturer his presentations in IT governance and IT controlling informed about the newest best practices and industry-specific cases; this was really helpful and informative for my students. Thanks very much Andreas and I look forward to continued cooperation with you.”
    5 / 5
  • “I appreciated Andreas for his strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities.”

    Vladimir Riecicky, Transformation Osteopath

  • Andy Fitze “I appreciated Andreas for his strong analytical skills and excellent communication abilities.”
    5 / 5
  • “Andy FITZE is one of Switzerland's top CIO. As a matter of fact he has been granted the CIO of the year award for 2015. Under his strong leadership combined with his focus on innovation RUAG's IT was transformed to become a real business enabler. Andy is also a very strong contributor to Switzerland's IT and CIO community; very engaged in the continuous education of new talents he is helping Switzerland to grow new talents in the IT field.”

    Andreas Toggwyler, Partner at Ernst & Young, Head of IT Risk and Assurance Switzerland

  • Andy Fitze “Andy FITZE is one of Switzerland's top CIO. As a matter of fact he has been granted the CIO of the year award for 2015. Under his strong leadership combined with his focus on innovation RUAG's IT was transformed to become a real business enabler. Andy is also a very strong contributor to Switzerland's IT and CIO community; very engaged in the continuous education of new talents he is helping Switzerland to grow new talents in the IT field.”
    5 / 5
  • “With his speech at Avaya about the status quo on digitalization in Switzerland, Andy was able to deliver a thought-provoking input through his real live examples while also getting laughs with his great humour. His view on the topic summarized the talks by Avaya and its partners from throughout the day nicely, and it also provided an independent perspective. His input, contribution and speech has elevated our event further, and his view on the topic helped initiate many engaging discussions as well.”

    Patrik Spoerri, Managing Director Switzerland/Austria bei Avaya

  • Andy Fitze “With his speech at Avaya about the status quo on digitalization in Switzerland, Andy was able to deliver a thought-provoking input through his real live examples while also getting laughs with his great humour. His view on the topic summarized the talks by Avaya and its partners from throughout the day nicely, and it also provided an independent perspective. His input, contribution and speech has elevated our event further, and his view on the topic helped initiate many engaging discussions as well.”
    5 / 5