Our Guests: AI Experts Behind AImpactful Conversations

AImpactful’s guests come from newsrooms, startups, research labs, law firms, NGOs, and international organizations. On this page, you can explore people working across AI ethics, AI in journalism, AI policy and regulation, business and product development, media production, intellectual property, and AI adoption worldwide. What they share is direct, hands-on experience with artificial intelligence and a willingness to speak honestly about what works, what fails, and what comes next.

Through video podcast and written interviews, they offer a closer look at what this work actually involves. Browse all guests below.

  • Manuela Astrid Weixlbaumer discussing AI and intellectual property law

    Manuela Astrid Weixlbaumer

    “If I run an agency and sell a purely AI-generated logo to a client, I cannot grant any rights to it if I don’t have an original creative contribution. This opens new legal issues in client relationships that may not be covered by existing contracts.”

  • Álvaro Liuzzi discussing innovation, AI, and newsroom culture

    Álvaro Liuzzi

    “Remaining customer-obsessed is still the key to product management. If you’re not creating a solution for someone’s problem, you’re likely just building something for the sake of it, which is not a good approach.”

  • Jerrod Lew discussing AI creativity and learning

    Jerrod Lew

    “We are all learning together, and curiosity is the only thing that will help us stay ahead.”

  • Maja Završnik discussing SheAI and women in AI

    Maja Završnik

    “Curiosity is a beautiful thing. But doing things on your own is a lot harder than doing them in a supportive environment.”