Dr. Horst Walther
Dr. Horst Walther
Academic and Business Profile
Academic lecturer | Executive advisor | Interim and transformation manager
Dr. Horst Walther combines academic teaching with more than four decades of international business and technology experience. A scientist and computer scientist by training, he makes complex technological and organisational subjects accessible to executives and professionals, linking sound concepts with practical decisions and implementation.
Academic and online teaching
- Lecturer at Steinbeis Augsburg Business School since November 2023, teaching Artificial Intelligence for Leaders.
- Course themes include the history, origins and principal approaches of artificial intelligence; the global AI landscape with particular attention to the United States and China; and implications for business, society and politics.
- Experienced in online lectures, webinars and interactive executive learning, with an emphasis on clear explanation, structured discussion and practical relevance.
- Longstanding facilitator of specialist seminars and workshops, including early professional programmes on Identity and Access Management for Management Circle and Digital ID World.
Business and leadership background
Managing Director of SiG Software Integration GmbH in Hamburg. IT professional since 1975 and management consultant since 1984, with more than forty years of experience as an executive advisor, interim and turnaround manager, programme and project leader, business analyst and IT architect. Assignments have covered banking, insurance, public transport, automotive, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, shipping and the public sector. His work spans Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia and Hong Kong. Selected client environments include Talanx, Aviva, Deutsche Bank, HSBC, Raiffeisen Bank Aval and Swedbank. He advises senior management on strategy, digital transformation, governance, operating models, enterprise architecture, information security, risk and complex programme delivery.
Potential areas of contribution
- Artificial intelligence for leaders and society
- Digital transformation and innovation
- IT strategy, governance and enterprise architecture
- Information security, identity and access management
- Programme leadership, turnaround and organisational change
Education and professional standing
Dr. rer. nat. with distinction in theoretical chemistry and Diploma in Chemistry, University of Hamburg; doctoral minors in computer science and technical chemistry, complemented by studies in economics and Oriental studies.
Certified Scrum Master and Scrum Product Owner; certified in ISO IEC 27001 foundation, information security management and auditing. Founder of GenericIAM.org and the Corporate Culture Institute Vienna; member of PMI and the German Informatics Society.
Author and co-author of books and professional papers on artificial intelligence, digital transformation, Europe and the changing global order.
