Professor Kai Riemer is a distinguished academic and thought leader in AI strategy, emerging technologies, and digital disruption. He is the Director of Sydney Executive Plus and Professor of Information Technology and Organisation at the University of Sydney, where he has been instrumental in industry-funded research and collaborations with the Australian Research Council. His expertise spans AI-driven transformation, collaborative systems, the future of work, and the philosophy of technology. Professor Riemer’s research is widely published in leading academic journals, and he serves on the editorial boards of several prestigious publications. He is a board member of the Journal of Information Technology and the Business and Information Systems Engineering journal. He joined the University of Sydney in August 2009 after serving as an Assistant Professor at Münster University, Germany. He holds a Diploma in Information Systems (Dipl. Wirt-Inform.), a Ph.D. in Management, and a Postdoctoral qualification (Habilitation) from Münster University. His research takes practice-theoretical and non orthodox approaches, appearing in top-tier journals such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of the AIS, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology,