Wouter Schmitz has been a leader in IT and architecture for over 19 years in a variety of companies, most recently in the role of managing business architect at Rabobank. He holds a master in computational physics and an MBA. Already in the early 90’s he was involved in developing pattern recognition as well as neural networks at CERN and Nikhef. Throughout his career he has kept a close eye on the possibilities artificial intelligence and data analytics have to offer to businesses and how they should manifest in their architecture.