Silicon Valley Europe appoints Dr. Sebastian Rosengrün to the Advisory Board
AI expert, scientist and author strengthens the Advisory Council of the European digital and IT network
Silicon Valley Europe appoints Dr. Sebastian Rosengrün to the Advisory Board
AI expert, scientist and author strengthens the Advisory Council of the European digital and IT network
Darmstadt, November 5, 2026 - Silicon Valley Europe is expanding its Advisory Council with a distinguished figure in the fields of artificial intelligence, digitalization and digital responsibility: Dr. Sebastian Rosengrün has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the European IT and digitalization network.
With his expertise at the interface of artificial intelligence, technology, business, ethics and social responsibility, Rosengrün will in future provide important impetus for the strategic further development of Silicon Valley Europe.
“The rapid development of artificial intelligence is fundamentally changing companies, business models and our society. For Silicon Valley Europe, it is therefore crucial not to view technological innovation in isolation, but to combine it with responsibility, strategic orientation and concrete entrepreneurial benefits,” says Stefan Bronder, Chairman of the Advisory Council of Silicon Valley Europe. “With Dr. Sebastian Rosengrün, we are gaining a proven expert who combines scientific depth with practical experience and a clear view of the social impact of technology.”
Science meets entrepreneurial practice
Dr. Sebastian Rosengrün has been working on artificial intelligence for more than ten years - from technical foundations to its social impact. As an AI consultant, lecturer and scientist, he supports companies, associations and public institutions in using AI strategically, in an informed regulatory manner and responsibly.
Since 2025, Rosengrün has been co-founder and managing director of the AI Impact Lab. At the same time, he is researching as part of an interdisciplinary research project at the University of Augsburg and the Center for Responsible AI Technologies on the social impact of AI and ethical leadership in AI-supported production.
Previously, from 2017 to 2024, he worked at CODE University of Applied Sciences in Berlin, where he, among other things, established a humanistic education program for digital pioneers, taught technology ethics and led interdisciplinary AI projects.
His academic background combines philosophy, linguistics and computer science. He studied, among other places, at the University of Bamberg, the University of Oslo and the CUNY Graduate Center in New York and earned his doctorate at the University of Bamberg with a thesis on formal logic, summa cum laude.
AI needs guidance
Rosengrün is particularly concerned with the question of how companies can not only use artificial intelligence technically, but also integrate it strategically, responsibly and sustainably into their organization.
“AI is often less a question of technology than a question of the people who use it, shape it and take responsibility for it,” Rosengrün describes his approach.
This perspective is becoming increasingly important in light of the growing significance of AI regulation, in particular the European AI Act, as well as questions of digital sovereignty, leadership and the competitiveness of European companies.
Rosengrün has also addressed these issues as an author. His current publications include “The Moral AI Leader” at De Gruyter and “Mensch. Macht. Maschine. - 17 Wege zu ethischer Führung im Zeitalter der KI” at Haufe. Other books deal with digitalization and the basics of artificial intelligence.
Strengthening for strategic further development
The Silicon Valley Europe sees itself as a European initiative that brings together people, companies and ideas from the IT and digital economy, with a particular focus on networking, knowledge transfer and concrete business opportunities. Currently, around 14,000 companies are connected.
With the appointment of Dr. Sebastian Rosengrün, Silicon Valley Europe is also placing a focus on the question of how technological innovation and responsible design can be brought together.
“Europe has enormous technological and entrepreneurial potential. Now, especially in the field of artificial intelligence, it is important to combine this potential with orientation and responsibility,” says Rosengrün. “I look forward to contributing my perspective to the Advisory Council of Silicon Valley Europe and working together to explore how companies and decision-makers can concretely leverage the opportunities of new technologies.”
The Advisory Council will support Silicon Valley Europe in the future, particularly on strategic issues, technological developments, quality standards and the further development of the European digital ecosystem.
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