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AI consulting · Strategy & implementation · Germany

AI that actually
lands in daily work.

Most AI projects don't fail on the technology — they fail on integration. We don't just advise you: we build it with you, train your team, and stay until it runs. Strategy from a former Chief AI Officer, implementation from a developer who has worked with these tools since day one.

Book an intro call Who we are
Strategy
Marie Kilg — former Chief AI Officer at Deutsche Welle, former Senior Product Manager at Amazon Alexa, host of ARD's “Der KI-Podcast”.
Implementation
Julian Kilg — developer and automation builder. Ships agents, workflows and tools your team actually uses on Monday.
How we work
Two people you always deal with, plus a network across law, organisational development and IT when it's needed. Vendor-independent.
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Why us

We won't sell you a tool. We'll also tell you where AI is the wrong answer.

The market is full of consultancies with software to move. We're tied to no vendor and earn nothing on licences. That means we can tell you honestly which three processes are worth it — and which twelve you can skip.

Marie built AI strategy and governance from zero in an organisation with thousands of staff, advising up to Director General level. Julian builds the things other people give talks about. Together we cover both ends: the decision and the execution.

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Services

A

Strategy & governance

Where does AI genuinely pay off in your organisation — and where doesn't it? We look at processes, data, law and structure before anyone mentions a tool.

  • AI readiness assessment
  • Roadmap prioritised by effort and return
  • AI policy & governance, EU AI Act
  • Vendor and candidate vetting
  • Sparring for leadership and boards
B

Implementation & automation

From pilot to production. We build the workflows, agents and internal tools — and hand them over so you can run them yourselves.

  • Process automation & agents
  • Internal assistants on your own data
  • Integration with your existing systems
  • Prototypes in days, not quarters
  • Data-protection-ready architecture from the start
C

Training & enablement

Tools are useless if nobody uses them. We train hands-on, on your real tasks rather than demo examples. Since 2017, including at LMU, ETH Zurich and Hamburg Media School.

  • Workshops for teams and leadership
  • Hands-on training on real tasks
  • Talks and keynotes
  • Mentoring for your AI leads
  • In German and English

What it costs

So you know where you stand before the first call. Non-profits get a reduced rate — just say so.

from 1.800 €

Workshop day

One day on site or remote, including preparation on your real tasks and follow-up.

from 4.500 €

AI readiness assessment

Two to three weeks. You get a prioritised list plus a governance basis, not a slide deck.

from 7.500 €

Pilot project

One scoped use case, built and in production, including handover to your team.

All prices net, plus VAT. After the intro call you get a proposal with scope, price and timeline.

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Who we work with

Organisations where more than efficiency is at stake.

We work best where AI isn't only meant to cut costs but to serve a mandate — and where data protection, accountability and how the team feels about it are real requirements, not a formality.

Non-profits

Associations and charitable organisations with small teams and large remits. Every hour freed up goes straight back into the actual work.

Foundations

Application review, reporting, knowledge management. A lot of text, a lot of repetition, high demands on care and traceability.

Public institutions

Authorities, chambers, universities and cultural institutions — with everything that comes with data protection, procurement and accessibility.

Values-driven companies

Owner-led businesses that want to use AI without losing their culture, and that want honest advice rather than a licence offer.

What we don't do

  • No legal advice. We work with your legal team and your data protection officer, but we don't replace them.
  • No software reselling. We're tied to no vendor and take no commissions.
  • No training our own models. There are specialists for that, and in almost every case you don't need it.
  • No projects without an internal counterpart. Without someone on your side who owns the topic, none of this holds up.
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The two of us

Portrait of Marie Kilg

Marie
Kilg

Strategy · Governance · Leadership sparring

LinkedIn kilg.de KI-Podcast

Marie has worked with AI since 2017 — long before it was a business model. At Amazon she was Senior Product Manager for Alexa's German personality and the launch roadmap for German-speaking markets. As Chief AI Officer at Deutsche Welle she built the AI team, strategy and governance from scratch and advised up to Director General level. She hosts ARD's “Der KI-Podcast” and in 2022 — months before ChatGPT — published the first non-human columnist in a German newspaper.

Track record

  • 2022–2026 Chief AI Officer & Technical Lead, DW Lab, Deutsche Welle Built AI team, strategy and governance from the ground up. Advised up to Director General level.
  • 2017–2022 Senior Product Manager, Amazon Alexa (Munich & Seattle) German Alexa personality, DACH launch roadmap, Alexa Music across 14+ locales, launches in France and Brazil.
  • 2017–today Lecturer, consultant, speaker LMU Munich, Hamburg Media School (lectureship 2023–2025), ETH Zurich, HTWK Leipzig, HM Munich, Uni Bamberg, Uni Hildesheim, DJS, ifp, dpa, SWMH.
  • 2014–2017 Editor & reporter Bayerischer Rundfunk, Süddeutsche Zeitung, taz. German School of Journalism (DJS), B.A. LMU Munich.

Awards

  • 2025 German Data Protection Media Award — main prize
  • 2024 Grimme Online Award — shortlisted
  • 2023 Journalist of the Year — #2, science category
  • 2018 German Social Award — online category
AI strategy Governance & EU AI Act Product management Change management Vendor vetting DE · EN · FR · ES
Portrait of Julian Kilg

Julian
Kilg

Implementation · Automation · Training

LinkedIn julezmeier.de

Julian comes from the user side and started automating his own work early. Today he builds exactly that for organisations — agents, internal assistants, process automation and web applications. He tests new AI tools from day one, which is why he knows what actually works today and what is marketing. His edge: he explains technology so that people without an IT background actually use it.

Track record

  • since 2024 AI consultant & implementer Rollouts, agents, automation and internal assistants for non-profit and mid-sized clients. Mentoring internal AI leads.
  • since 2022 Developer for web and automation Web applications with Next.js and React, workflow automation with n8n, integration of existing systems via APIs.
  • since 2019 Digital production and performance marketing Content production and campaign management — the user perspective the first automations came out of.

Selected work

  • 2025 AI rollout for a non-profit organisation Tool selection, data-protection-compliant rollout across the whole team, workshop series and mentoring for the internal AI lead.
  • 2025 Automated integration of a CRM system Evaluating and preparing records through an API — following data minimisation, without full exports.
  • ongoing Own web products Several self-built applications from idea to production — including hosting, payments and operations.
Process automation AI agents Next.js · React n8n Training & enablement DE · EN
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Our network

Stay small. Still cover everything.

You always work directly with the two of us — no account lead fronting for three people you never meet. That's the point of a boutique: short paths, fast decisions, someone on the call who actually holds the context.

When a project needs specialist knowledge we don't have ourselves, we bring it in — from a settled group of professionals we've worked with for years. Always transparently, always with your agreement, always coordinated by us. You get the depth without paying for a large consultancy's overhead.

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Law & compliance

Specialist lawyers for IT law, data protection, copyright and employment law — for anything that goes beyond our assessment and needs to hold up.

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Organisational development

When AI shifts roles, processes and responsibilities, it quickly becomes a change question. We have experienced people in the network for exactly that.

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IT, security & infrastructure

For on-premise deployment, system architecture, identity management and security audits we work with specialist partners and with your own IT.

Network partners are brought in per project and only by prior agreement. Responsibility for direction and outcome stays with us.

In numbers

2017Working with AI
since this year
2People you deal with —
no junior layer
0Commissions from
software vendors
2–6Weeks to the first
running pilot
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Clients & track record

Clients

Organisations we have worked for as consultants.

  • GORILLA Deutschland gGmbH
  • Munich MASH
  • POPULAER Skateparks
  • Homeboy
  • FRITZMüller
  • SooHotRightNow

Employers, lectureships & stages

Marie's and Julian's employers, plus institutions where we have taught or spoken. Not consulting clients.

  • Deutsche Welle
  • Amazon Alexa
  • ARD / BR
  • ZEIT ONLINE
  • taz
  • Süddeutsche Zeitung
  • LMU Munich
  • ETH Zurich
  • Hamburg Media School
  • HTWK Leipzig
  • HM Munich
  • Uni Bamberg
  • Uni Hildesheim
  • German School of Journalism
  • ifp Munich
  • dpa
  • re:publica
  • Medientage München
  • Leipzig Book Fair
  • Netzwerk Recherche

Listed as client, employer, teaching or speaking venue. Not an endorsement by the organisations named.

Listen and read

Material to take with you

Two references we use in our own projects. No form, no email address.

  • PDF The EU AI Act, in shortWhich obligations apply from when, and what that means for your organisation. Coming shortly
  • PDF GDPR and AI toolsRoles, processing agreements and the questions your data protection officer will ask. Coming shortly
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Process

01

Intro call

30 minutes, free, no obligation. You describe the situation, we tell you honestly whether we're the right fit.

02

Assessment

We review processes, data and team, then deliver a prioritised list: what's worth doing, what can wait, what you should drop.

03

Pilot

One clearly scoped use case, built and in production — not a slide deck, a running system.

04

Scale & handover

Roll out, train the team, embed the policies. You should be able to carry on yourselves — we stay where you want us, not where you have to have us.

08

How we use AI ourselves

If you recommend AI, you should say how you use it yourself.

We think an AI consultancy should say how it works with these tools itself. We use AI assistants for research, drafts and code — within the same limits we recommend to our clients.

We don't put personal data from your projects into tools without a contractual basis. Where we work with your data on your behalf, we sign a data processing agreement first. We disclose which providers we use on a project up front so your data protection officer can review it.

This website itself processes nothing with AI. Enquiries through the form are read by us personally.

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FAQ

What does it cost?
The intro call is free. After that we work with day rates or fixed prices for clearly scoped packages — the guide figures are further up this page. Following the intro call you get a concrete proposal with scope, price and timeline.
We're not a tech company. Are we too small or too analogue?
No. Most of our work happens in organisations where nobody has a technical background. That's exactly what this setup is built for: we translate between what's technically possible and what actually works in your day-to-day.
What about data protection and the EU AI Act?
It's part of the work, not an appendix. Marie built AI governance inside a public-service broadcaster — under exactly the data protection, IT security and accountability requirements that apply to you. We work with your data protection officer, not around them, and sign a data processing agreement before touching personal data. We don't replace legal counsel.
Do you resell software?
No. We're tied to no vendor and take no commissions. We recommend what fits your situation — including when the answer is “you don't need AI for this”.
Do we get both of you or just one?
It depends on the project. Marie leads on strategy and leadership topics, Julian on implementation — most engagements involve both. Either way you deal with us directly, not with a team hidden behind us.
How long does a project take?
A first working pilot usually stands within two to six weeks. Strategy and governance work runs over one to two quarters. Workshops are one- or two-day formats.
Do you work in English and remotely?
Yes to both. We work in German and English and remotely across Europe. For workshops and kick-offs we're happy to come on site.
Can we use public funding for this?
Often yes. There are federal and state programmes for digitalisation and training, and non-profits can frequently cover consulting and training costs from project budgets. We know the usual routes but don't assess eligibility bindingly — that stays part of your own fund management.
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Contact

Let's talk.

30 minutes, free, no sales pitch. Tell us briefly what it's about — we usually reply within two working days.

Email hallo@kilg.de
LinkedIn Marie Julian

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