Companion Partnership

Companies face numerous challenges when aiming for higher AI maturity to create sustainable value for their businesses.

1. Setting Priorities and Providing Structure: Many topics need to be addressed simultaneously. A systematic approach is necessary to continuously improve AI maturity.
2. Constantly New Topics, Constantly New Solutions: With the continuous development of AI, a multitude of people and departments need to stay up to date. The organization often lacks expertise or internal resources to develop effective best practices for successful AI scaling.
3. Exploring New Territory in Scaling: Lack of internal experience due to the novelty of topics in all areas of the organization hinders the scaling of AI initiatives and the selection of optimal use cases.
4. Misunderstanding AI: Misplaced expectations about the capabilities of AI as well as the implementation effort, potential value, and key success factors further complicate efforts.
5. Trust Issue: With countless providers of AI solutions and consulting firms offering advice, selecting the most suitable one becomes a challenge, as many prioritize selling their products over genuine long-term empowerment.

The Companion Partnership fully supports you with personal guidance and the globally recognized and proven maturity logic on your AI journey, offering practical guidance and solutions for the challenges AI presents.

The partnership is based on three pillars:

1. We are your companion and trusted ally: You have a personal sparring partner as well as a trusted network of like-minded individuals, experts as contacts for your AI team and decision-makers.
2. We are your AI experts: We offer formats for your experts for knowledge exchange and access to Europe's largest ecosystem with peers.
3. We act as a multiplier for your AI activities: Benefit from regular training, workshops, and expert sessions to educate your organization as well as events addressing different areas of the company. Additionally, leverage the expertise of our AI experts at your internal events.

As a partner, you gain access to a wealth of resources. These include best practices developed by our experts to provide you with the knowledge and strategies you need to effectively implement AI in your company.

Knowledge exchange and collaboration in the form of interactive opportunities such as roundtables and working groups are at the heart of our partnership. Roundtables facilitate tailored discussions and the exchange of best practices, while working groups focus on specific topics and promote collaboration in industrial AI. Our experts and partners come together to create new knowledge, new solutions, and shared resources. Our knowledge platform fosters community engagement, co-creation, and the exchange of the latest AI developments within the appliedAI ecosystem.

As part of the Companion Partnership, you gain access to relevant information across all areas — from AI strategy to European AI regulations to technology.

1. Conferences: Learn how to address your challenges in specific areas, familiarize yourself with the latest technologies and developments, exchange ideas with peers on similar projects, and expand your network.

2. Delegation visits: Learn more about international AI developments and build global relationships.

3. Workshops & Training: Further educate your organization on AI-related topics—from basic training in various areas to advanced expert training.

4. Technology sessions & Learn@Lunch: Learn how to tackle challenges through expert perspectives, AI updates, and startup presentations from internal and external experts.

5. Newsletter: Updates from the appliedAI ecosystem about our activities, local and global trends, specific domain updates, and publications.