Dr. Michael Soucek is at BuildingMinds responsible for shaping and delivering the data strategy with strong focus on Sustainability & ESG requirements and use of AI. This includes state of the GHG modelling, retrofitting and reporting. Previously as Head of Data Science & Machine Learning Engineering at Accenture in the DACH region, Michael led multiple initiatives covering Data Science and AI in different sectors such as banking, insurance, and life sciences. He was consulting and delivering multiple major data transformation projects focusing on building state of the art architecture, bdata organizations and delivering value generating use cases. His passion lies in leveraging data to facilitate the transformative synergy between human intelligence and AI. Michael holds a Ph.D. in Finance and Econometrics from the European University Viadrina and brings an extensive research background from institutions such as the University of Cambridge, Jönköping International Business School, and the European Central Bank, where he was researching on driving factors of European Real Estate prices.