{"id":820,"date":"2026-02-06T11:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T10:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ai-summit-styria.fh-joanneum.at\/patrick-ratheiser\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T15:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T14:26:40","slug":"patrick-ratheiser","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ai-summit-styria.fh-joanneum.at\/en\/patrick-ratheiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Ratheiser"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"820\" class=\"elementor elementor-820 elementor-730\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c3640f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c3640f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a7a7b92\" data-id=\"a7a7b92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d5ecc1c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d5ecc1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center\">Patrick Ratheiser<\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3d32582 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3d32582\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef85c1c\" data-id=\"ef85c1c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-ba3b366 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ba3b366\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c410602\" data-id=\"c410602\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a6267 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55a6267\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/ai-summit-styria.fh-joanneum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patrick_Ratheiser_2026_v1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-821\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ai-summit-styria.fh-joanneum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patrick_Ratheiser_2026_v1.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/ai-summit-styria.fh-joanneum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patrick_Ratheiser_2026_v1-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ai-summit-styria.fh-joanneum.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Patrick_Ratheiser_2026_v1-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a4c5417\" data-id=\"a4c5417\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0482708 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0482708\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p> <\/p><p><br><br><a href=\"http:\/\/patrickratheiser.ai\"><strong>Patrick Ratheiser<\/strong><\/a> is Director &amp; Head of AI at EY Austria, where he supports companies in moving AI from proof-of-concept projects to production systems with measurable business impact. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of the Austrian AI company Leftshift One, which he built from an early-stage start-up into an internationally active provider of AI solutions. He brings more than 15 years of experience in AI and technology, has led the development of scalable platforms, and has supported numerous AI implementations across a wide range of industries. Over the course of his career, he has delivered more than 170 AI projects and has given hundreds of talks on AI strategy, generative AI, and transformation. He is also committed to advancing the AI ecosystem, including through his involvement with AI Austria.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-931fe66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"931fe66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b199460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b199460\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cacd61d\" data-id=\"cacd61d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-724909d elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"724909d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"phl phlight-video-conference\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patrick Ratheiser Patrick Ratheiser is Director &amp; Head of AI at EY Austria, where he supports companies in moving AI from proof-of-concept projects to production systems with measurable business impact. 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