Dr. Patrick Schlachter is leading the solution ecosystem within Bosch’s corporate startup “Digital Twin IAPM”. His career at Bosch took off through the Junior Managers Program in 2020, in which he gained valuable insights into the business from many different angles, including various driver assistance departments, Bosch Center for AI in Sunnyvale and the global department for strategic partnerships. Before joining Bosch, he earned a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from the University of Stuttgart.

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 428,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.”