Who Governs the Machine? Europe’s Wake-Up Call for the Agentic Age

The agentic age has arrived inside industrial operations. Autonomous systems are taking decisions on the shop floor, in the warehouse, in plant energy management, and across supplier networks. Europe regulates. The US deploys. China industrializes. The boards and CEOs that read this moment correctly will set the standard for European industry over the next decade. The rest will follow at a price. The Question is still open: Who sets the agenda? Plain spoken, industrially grounded, with a clear list of what to decide and by when.

Christina Wilfinger has built an international career in leading technology companies. At SAP and Microsoft, she held executive leadership roles with responsibility for key business units. As CEO of SAP Austria, with additional responsibility for the CEE region, she drove growth, customer development, and the mid-market business.Today, she brings her experience in digital transformation, strategic corporate leadership, and change management to her work as an independent advisor, investor, and supervisory board member, including roles with Raiffeisen Holding Lower Austria-Vienna, GRAWE Banking Group, Umdasch Store Makers, and as a Foundation Board Member of Austrian broadcasting corporation. She also serves as a University Council Member of the University of Graz and is a F&A investor focused on innovation and the digitalization of European start-ups.