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Heiko Hotz

AI Strategy & Transformation @ Google | Author & Faculty

Bridging the gap between 'magic AI demos' and production reality. 23+ years of deep engineering experience combined with strategic executive advisory.

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Experience & Affiliations

Google Cloud
AWS
Amazon
London Business School
O'Reilly Media
Panasonic
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Core Philosophies

AI is software, not magic.Treat it with rigorous engineering discipline.
Reliability over novelty.Focus relentlessly on what works at enterprise scale.
Architecture over models.The model is a commodity; the system is the differentiator.
Identity over tools.Adoption requires changing how people define their professional value, not just their software.
Practical over theoretical.Build, evaluate, improve. Real problems need real implementations.
Open over closed.Build community, share knowledge, and lift others up.

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Q1 2026 GenAI Brief

The latest executive insights, strategic developments, and enterprise trends in Generative AI for the first quarter of 2026.

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Automated Prompt Optimization Playbook

The definitive guide to systematic prompt design: programmatically generate, evaluate, and iterate prompts at scale using the OPRO algorithm.

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Project Livewire

A reference architecture for deploying streaming multimodal AI with the Gemini Live API. Features voice, video, text, and tool calls over a persistent connection.

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