Mic is one of the leading experts for digitalization and AI in Austria.
He is a keynote speaker and gifted Harald Leitenmüller, born in Linz in 1965, supports forward-looking IT initiatives so that the latest technologies can be used successfully and appropriately.
Topics such as Austria as an ICT location, a fair and open marketplace, technology policies, AI and the competitiveness of the local IT ecosystem have always been of central concern to him.
Before being appointed to the Executive Board, he held various roles from Software Architect, Project/Business Development Manager to Evangelism Group Lead.
In the years before he joined Microsoft, he gained a wealth of experience in international innovation projects in various industries.
It was always important to him to work across industries.
Fortunately, this continues at Microsoft thanks to the enormous diversity of customers and the broad technology portfolio.
Harald is certified by Satya Nadella as a Professional Artificial Intelligence Expert and was awarded the Microsoft Platinum Award in 2018.
As Microsoft Responsible AI Champ, he is responsible for the responsible use of artificial intelligence at Microsoft Austria.
He also teaches Responsible AI concepts as a lecturer at several universities in Vienna.
Harald is Vice President of the Internet Offensive Austria.
He studied communications engineering at the Vienna University of Technology, is married and lives with his wife and two children in Brunn/Geb.
Chief Technology Officer Microsoft Austria GmbH