Conference 2026
Live Stage
15:35 – 15:50
Interview: Trust and Speed: How AI Accelerates and Challenges Scientific Discovery
AI
Host: Nicole Bastian
Speaker:
Saskia Steinacker is Chief Product Officer at Springer Nature, responsible for the full AI powered product portfolio across the research lifecycle, serving e.g. 3.1 billion annual research downloads. She spent over 15 years at Bayer as SVP Strategy & Digital Transformation, shipping products across pharmaceuticals, consumer health, and crop sciences. Appointed to AI expert groups by the European Commission and the World Economic Forum, she holds an MBA in Marketing and a Diploma in Communication Design.