Dr Michael Gerlich is the Head of Center for Strategic Corporate Foresight and Sustainability and Head of Executive Education at SBS Swiss Business School. He holds a PhD from ARU, Cambridge and an MBA from University of Cambridge. His research and publications lately focus on the societal  perception and acceptance of Artificial Intelligence (AI). On this topic he has been invited as an academic speaker around the world. His teaching experience, next to SBS Swiss Business School, include institutions like Lodon School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), ARU Cambridge and Maastricht School of Management, besides others. During his career, he has worked as an adviser to the President and the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, the Cabinet of Ministers in Uzbekistan and various Ministers of economic affairs in Azerbaijan. Additionally, he held leading positions in the industry.