Curious about how AI can enhance your work? Join us for an interactive workshop where you'll explore multiple AI tools and gain practical experience applying them. This session is designed for professionals looking to understand and experiment with AI-driven solutions for content creation, data analysis, proposal development, and more.
This event will be held at and is sponsored by Robert Walters at the Zuidas in Amsterdam.
You'll need to bring your laptop to this event!
Please note: in order to get access to the office, we will need to share your name with Robert Walters before start of the event. By RSVP-ing to this event, you'll agree we share this with RW.
Agenda
17.00-17.45 Walk-in
17.45-18.05 Welcome by Robert Walters with a brief story about the importance of skill-based hiring (in relation to AI)
18.05-18.30 Introduction to Gen AI by Stephan Kramer
18.30-19.00 Real-World AI: What Works, What Fails, and Why by Andrew Rufener
19.00-20.15 AI Application: Group Exercises & Presentations
20.15-21.00 Closing drinks and networking
Details
Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025
Time: 17.45-21.00
Location: Robert Walters Office, Amsterdam
Language: English
CPE: 3 CPE credits
Registration: RSVP or send an e-mail to cma.sbe@vu.nl
Costs: free of charge
Requirements: bring a laptop
Note: limited number of seats available.
Speakers
Stephan Kramer
Working as an Associate Professor of Accounting and Control at RSM, Erasmus University, Stephan uses archival and experimental methods to study the influence of incentive system design, governance mechanisms, target setting practices and performance evaluation on managerial behavior. Stephan holds a PhD from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management (Germany) and a MSc degree in Business Information Systems from the University of Münster (Germany).
His research has been published in prestigious journals such as The Accounting Review, Journal of Accounting Research, Contemporary Accounting Research, Accounting, Organizations and Society, Management Accounting Research and Abacus. In 2016, he and his co-authors won the David Solomon’s prize for the best article of the year in Management Accounting Research. Stephan's award-winning teaching experience spans various undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs.
He taught courses including Financial Analytics and AI, Financial Decision Making, Management Accounting, Risk Management, Accounting Information Systems, and Fraud and Forensic Investigations. Stephan is also actively involved in several initiatives that bridge academic research and professional practice in the field of accounting.
Andrew Rufener
Andrew Rufener is Senior Manager at Finalix Business Consulting. He is currently based in Switzerland and focuses on artificial intelligence and advanced technology solutions in financial services and insurance.
Andrew holds a Msc in Mechanical Engineering and a Msc Software Engineering, both from Universities in Switzerland. Andrew also holds an MBA from Rotterdam School of Management (RSM), The Netherlands.
Prior to his current position Andrew held senior positions with technology companies and data driven organizations internationally, in Europe, Asia, and the US. Most recently, Andrew worked with TMC2, an AI Venture Studio in London, was CEO of CrossLang, and prior to that CEO of Omniscien Technologies, COO of Lexis Nexis IP Business and CTO and Member of the Board of Directors at Sanoma Learning.