Sales · Customers · AI

    Straight talk on stage.

    I don't take the stage to please. I take it to move people to act. No slide battles — every keynote delivers two or three concepts the team can apply the very next morning.

    Steffen Baermann on stage during a keynote
    Keynote, Speakers Excellence
    • Keynote 01

      Customers buy differently with AI.

      AI is already there for the customer. Very few providers notice it. The presentation shows how customers search, compare and decide today, what is written about you in AI answers, and what role the salesperson takes on when the customer already knows everything. For sales management and executive boards.

      Slides for the presentation
    • Keynote 02

      Crime Scene Sales: The Customer Dilemma

      The real crime scene is on the customer's side. Today, customers research, compare and decide as a team — the salesperson is just one of many influences. Those who stop selling and start investigating sell more.

    • Keynote 03

      The Magic Triangle: Why CRM Projects Fail

      A framework from 35 years of CRM practice, from Dell to Cisco. The cause is never the system. It's the missing triangle of processes, people and leadership around it.

    • Keynote 04

      The AI File: Field Sales Is Dead. Long Live Field Sales.

      What's hype, what's real — and what AI does to customers before sales even reaches them. AI doesn't replace salespeople. It makes the good ones better.

    Formats

    • Keynote (30–90 minutes)
    • Business talk
    • Moderation
    • Workshop
    • Expert talk
    Award ceremony at Speaker Slam 2025
    Customer Award, Speaker Slam 2025

    Winner of the Customer Award by Speakers Excellence at Speaker Slam 2025

    Voices

    "Honestly: this is gold. Nobody brings AI and sales together like Steffen."

    Florian Hübner aka Herr_Tech

    Booking

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    Speaker kit with photos, short bio, topic abstracts and technical rider available on request.