Bill McDermott, 63, is one of the rock stars among US entrepreneurs. The former SAP boss is already stepping in as CEO of the AI company ServiceNow in a white bomber jacket in front of a large audience and calls out to the crowd: “Are you ready to get into it?”. Gerd Chrzanowski, 53, on the other hand, head or official general partner of the Schwarz Group, which includes Lidl and Kaufland, gives an interview perhaps once a year. Both have big plans together when it comes to artificial intelligence (AI). In a Frankfurt hotel they spoke exclusively to SZ about their plans together for the first time – McDermott in a suit and tie. First a kind of quiz question.
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