Tech Operator · Advisor · Angel Investor
Andreas Proesch
// Working where AI meets industry & capital
Robotics engineer by training; now Head of Programs, Applied AI Products at AI71 in Abu Dhabi — helping organizations move from AI experimentation to AI-first operating models.
- Current
- Applied AI · AI71
- Based in
- Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Focus
- Industrial & Sovereign AI
A map of my work
Each section below is its own page. The site grows as the work does.
How I spend my time
Tech Operator
Head of Programs, Applied AI Products at AI71 — building AI-first operating models where AI meets physical assets, regulation, legacy systems, and scale.
Advisor
Working with boards, management teams, funds, and founders on AI strategy, diligence, and the path from pilots to production-grade systems.
Investor
Active angel investor in early-stage companies building foundational AI, data, and industrial software.
Professional background
- Present Sovereign Agentic AI
Head of Programs, Applied AI Products
AI71 - Prev Industrial AI · DataOps
VP & Head of Aker AI Unit
Cognite & Aker ASA - Prev Energy
Snr. Finance, Digital Investments
AkerBP - Prev Management Consulting
Project Leader
Boston Consulting Group
Supply Chains of Intelligence
Energy, compute, data, models, software, and decision-making aren't separate markets — they're one chain. Each layer feeds the next, and a constraint in any single layer caps the whole.
I track where value, risk, and leverage relocate as the chain matures — which layer becomes scarce, which gets commoditized, and where one decision compounds across everything downstream.
Where I spend my attention
- AI Transformation
- Co-Innovation
- Agentic AI Adoption
- Robotics & Automation
- Industrial AI
- Energy & Manufacturing
- Tech Trends
- Commodity Markets
Notes on AI, industry & capital
Contact
Get in touch
For questions, speaking enquiries, or early-stage companies.