ahead x · Speaker
Marko Kalabota
CEO Empolo
Bringing AI pragmatically into practice: prototypes in days, not buzzwords.
Marko Kalabota is the CEO of Empolo in Vorarlberg and a pragmatist of the AI scene: less FOMO, more execution. As a speaker at ahead x he shows how companies get from data maturity to working prototypes in days, why orchestration is becoming a key skill, and how SMEs use AI as a practical tool rather than a buzzword.
- Artificial intelligence
- AI for SMEs
- Agent systems
- Prompt engineering
Essence
What Marko stands for.
Stance
Pragmatism over FOMO
Marko brings a clear stance to the stage: what counts is what really works, not the next hype.
Speed
Prototypes in days
Instead of months-long concepts he shows how an idea becomes a working prototype in days.
Audience
AI for SMEs
He translates artificial intelligence into the everyday work of SMEs, where it needs to have an effect.
Europe
Pilots over slogans
Instead of debating regulation, he argues for trying out AI in concrete pilot projects and learning from them.
Appearances
On the ahead x stage.
- Appearances
- 1
- Cities
- 1
- Formats
- 1
- Period
- 2026
2. Oktober 2026
ahead x city
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