Andreas Proesch

I work at the intersection of AI, industry, and capital — as a tech operator, advisor, and early-stage investor.

I'm trained as a robotics engineer, but most of my career has been spent putting advanced technology to practical use. Over the past decade, I've worked with executive teams, investors, operators, and technologists across energy, manufacturing, commodities, and data-intensive industries.

Today, I'm Head of Programs, Applied AI Products at AI71 in Abu Dhabi, where I focus on moving organizations from AI experimentation to AI-first operating models. My work sits where AI meets physical assets, regulation, legacy systems, and scale — particularly in industrial and sovereign contexts.

A recurring theme in my work is what I call the Supply Chains of Intelligence: how energy, compute, data, models, software, and decision-making fit together — and where value, risk, and leverage actually sit.

Alongside my advisory work, I'm an active angel investor in early-stage companies building foundational AI, data, and industrial software.

I speak and advise on AI, industrial transformation, and technology strategy.