Free Talk: Opportunities and risks of AI for our mental health

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Mind Meets Machine – opportunities and risks of AI for our mental health.

“Hey ChatGPT, I’m not feeling well.” – More and more people are using artificial intelligence to deal with their personal challenges and mental health. ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and others are taking over the roles previously held by best friends, families or even therapists – despite this technology only having been around in this form for two years. We have allowed Large Language Models (LLMs), i.e. the technology that makes AI work, to enter our lives so quickly – as though it had always been there.

But what happens when mental health meets artificial intelligence?

In this interdisciplinary panel talk with Oliver Herrmann (Telekom), Anna Kopp (Microsoft) and Moritz Hagedorn (Fürstenberg Institut), experts from the fields of mental health, AI development and corporate practice will join forces. Together, we will point out how much potential AI offers for stress reduction, self-organization and motivation – and where risks, such as information overload, constant availability and emotional alienation, lie. Using examples from daily corporate life, scientific insights and practical tips, we offer some food for thought on how managers and employees can make the most of AI to ensure that productivity and mental balance go hand in hand.

 

The aim: a conscious, healthy, and sustainable approach to technology.

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Our experts

Anna Kopp has been Director of Microsoft Digital at Microsoft Germany since 2015 and has worked for the company since 2004. Besides managing the main office in Munich, she is also the Global Lead of Women@Microsoft, sits on the CIOnet CIDO Women advisory board, is patroness of the German Federal Association for AI and deputy chairperson of the “Münchner Kreis” digital transformation organization. In 2020, she was voted one of the most inspiring women in Germany and, in 2023, was named by The Promptah AI magazine among the Top 100 role models for a better future. A year later in 2024, she was voted one of the most innovative women in Data and AI by CIO Look Magazine, while in 2025, she was named as an honoree of Women in Cloud for her role as one of the Top 50 influential women in tech at Microsoft. And as if that wasn’t enough, she has also won a Rock Oscar as the best singer in Germany.
Anna KoppDirector of Microsoft Digital at Microsoft Germany
Portrait Anna Kopp
Oliver Herrmann boasts more than 30 years of experience in international management, consulting and coaching – from his time at Booz Allen & Hamilton through to leadership roles at T-Systems and Deutsche Telekom. As a Business Leader, he is responsible for projects worth over €100 million, has founded his own start-ups and created innovative forms of collaboration. Since July 2024, he has headed the Wellbeing, Health & Safety division at Deutsche Telekom with the aim of promoting an energized, healthy and high-performing organization. He is a certified systemic coach, design thinker, author, speaker and host of the podcast “Werde CEO deines Lebens” (Be the CEO of your life).
Oliver HerrmannHead of Wellbeing, Health & Safety at Deutsche Telekom
Portrait Oliver Herrmann
As Head of Operations & Products at the Fürstenberg Institut, Moritz Hagedorn takes a keen interest in everything that links work and mental health. In his role as a psychologist and organization consultant, he has been working for over ten years to help companies, managers and teams create working environments that are healthier and more enjoyable to work in. Today, he is responsible for the work done by the Fürstenberg team of consultants and further enhances the institute’s products. Ever since he had a nerdy conversation about rowing techniques with Chatty, he has been passionate about generative AI applications of all types.
Moritz HagedornHead of Operations & Products at the Fürstenberg Institut
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Anna Kopp ist Director Microsoft Digital bei Microsoft Deutschland. Sie ist Leiterin der Hauptniederlassung in München, Global Lead von Women@Microsoft, CIOnet CIDO Women Advisory Board, Schirmherrin des Bundesverbandes für KI und stellvertretende Vorstandsvorsitzende des Münchner Kreises. 2020 wurde sie zu einer der inspirierendsten Frauen Deutschlands, 2023 von The Promptah AI Magazine zur Top 100 Role Models for a better future und 2024 zu einer der innovativsten Frauen in Data und AI von CIO Look Magazine gewählt. Ach und ganz nebenbei hat sie noch einen Rock-Oscar als beste Sängerin Deutschlands gewonnen.
Anna Kopp
Portrait Anna Kopp
Oliver Herrmann verfügt über mehr als 30 Jahre Erfahrung in internationalem Management, Beratung und Coaching – von seiner Zeit bei Booz Allen & Hamilton bis hin zu Führungsrollen bei T-Systems und der Deutschen Telekom. Seit Juli 2024 leitet er bei der Deutschen Telekom den Bereich Wellbeing, Health & Safety mit dem Ziel, eine energetisierte, gesunde und leistungsfähige Organisation zu fördern. Er ist zertifizierter systemischer Coach, Design Thinker, Autor, Speaker und Host des Podcasts Werde CEO deines Lebens.
Oliver Herrmann
Portrait Oliver Herrmann
Moritz Hagedorn interessiert sich als Head of Operations & Product beim Fürstenberg Institut für alles, was Arbeit mit mentaler Gesundheit verbindet. Seit über zehn Jahren unterstützt er als Psychologe und Organisationsberater Unternehmen, Führungskräfte und Teams dabei, Arbeitswelten zu gestalten, die gesünder sind und mehr Freude machen. Heute verantwortet er die Arbeit des Fürstenberg Beraterteams und entwickelt die Produkte im Kosmos des Instituts weiter. Seit er mal ein nerdiges Gespräch zu Rudertechniken mit Chatty geführt hat, ist er Feuer und Flamme für generative KI-Anwendungen aller Art.
Moritz Hagedorn
Portrait Moritz Hagedorn
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Date: 1st of October, 2025, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.

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