Speakers

"Switzerland will never win manufacturing on cost alone. The winners will be those who use AI, robotics and automation to do both: close the productivity gap and strengthen the innovation, quality and resilience that make Swiss manufacturing unique."

Christian Seider is Managing Director of NTT DATA in Switzerland, leading the company’s Swiss client business across all industries. He is responsible for delivering industry-specific business consulting, IT services, and end-to-end technology solutions to large enterprise clients. Leveraging the broader oneNTT portfolio, he helps clients access integrated capabilities across consulting, applications, data and AI, cloud, connectivity, cybersecurity, managed services, and infrastructure.

Christian brings more than 25 years of consulting and technology experience. Since joining NTT DATA in 2015, he has held several senior leadership positions, including Client Partner, Head of Industry, and General Manager. Before NTT DATA, he spent over 13 years at IBM Global Business Services as Associate Partner for Automotive and Manufacturing, and earlier began his career at Siemens in Telecom Network Equipment.

He is known as a passionate and empathetic leader with a strong conviction that digital technologies can improve both business and personal lives. Christian studied Industrial Engineering in Karlsruhe and completed executive education in Strategic Innovation at Stanford.