Erin Beilharz

Erin Beilharz is Principal Consultant at Lufthansa Systems and Advisor at Navon, a company that develops modular green data centres for the Global South. She brings deep expertise in AI, clean tech and digital infrastructure, and combines technological expertise with a keen sense of global responsibility. In her work, she combines strategic vision with cultural intelligence - always with the goal of making technology human-centred and fit for the future. Her presentations challenge conventional thinking and open new perspectives on topics such as data sovereignty, energy pragmatism and the ethical dilemmas of an automated world.

“The transformation isn’t coming—it’s quietly being financed, contracted and built. Strategic projects are moving, and the opportunity space is narrowing for those still on the sidelines. Each state and global fund has capacity for only a handful of lighthouse projects. Those with no skin in the game, have no seat at the table—and are destined to be mere consumers of future technology.” 

— Erin Beilharz