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🎓 From WiSo to DAX:
WiSo alumnus Dr. Dirk Schmelzer, now CFO of DAX-listed Scout24, talks about leadership, the power of numbers, and why the WiSo Faculty was the right choice for his studies.

🎥 Watch here: youtu.be/6CVjhTCw8-w

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Professor Beatrix Busse, Vice-Rector for Teaching and Studies at the University of Cologne, Markus Weinmann, WiSo Professor of Business Analytics and Director of the Institute for Business AI at the University of Cologne, WiSoAlumnus Peter Heidkamp, Vice President Financial Services Industry at Aleph Alpha, and WiSoAlumna Franziska Grabow, host of the evening, discuss on the impact of generative AI on decision-making, Europe’s position in global competition, and collaboration between academia, industry and society at this year’s WiSoAlumni Annual Reunion on “AI in Universities and Business – Risks, Opportunities, Perspectives”.

Markus Weinmann, WiSo Professor of Business Analytics and Director of the Institute for Business AI at the University of Cologne, is speaking about „Understanding, designing, and using artificial intelligence“ and debunking common AI myths during his keynote at this year’s WiSoAlumni Annual Reunion on “AI in Universities and Business – Risks, Opportunities, Perspectives”.

Markus Weinmann, WiSo Professor of Business Analytics and Director of the Institute for Business AI at the University of Cologne, is speaking about „Understanding, designing, and using artificial intelligence“ and debunking common AI myths during his keynote at this year’s WiSoAlumni Annual Reunion on “AI in Universities and Business – Risks, Opportunities, Perspectives”.

Look back the WiSoAlumni Annual Reunion 2026
How is generative AI reshaping universities and industries? And can Europe remain competitive in a rapidly evolving global AI landscape?
Highlights via uni.koeln/A6JGJ

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🎓 New Series: WiSoAlumni Success Stories

Meet Salvatore Mancuso — WiSo Political Science grad and now Policy Advisor at the NRW State Parliament.

Details: youtu.be/EcVyF1dv698

#wisoalumni #kölnalumni @unicologne.bsky.social

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Three men are standing in a bright room with large windows and grey curtains. Two young men in white shirts are presenting at a blue lectern labelled “FINALTAG Seminar Applied Equity Research”, while an older man in a suit is listening to them.

A group of thirteen people are standing side by side in a hall. Several young men in white shirts and suits hold large blue signs reading “1st place”, “2nd place” and “4th place” with the prize amounts of the Applied Equity Research Seminar. In the middle stand other people, including men in suits and one woman, all wearing name badges.

🎓 WiSo students win Deutschlandstipendien! 🏆
Our master’s students in “Applied Equity Research” impressed with their Gartner analysis, taking 2nd place and three scholarships worth €5,400 👏🎉
#Finance #Deutschlandstipendium #EquityResearch #ValueInvesting #wisoalumni