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REHAU's AI rollout: AI Academy, AI Factory and enterprise adoption
Tuesday, 9 June, 2026
Most companies have access to AI tools. Far fewer have figured out how to drive adoption across an entire organisation.In this episode, Andreas Munk Holm and Jeppe Høier are joined by Nils Wagner, CEO of REHAU New Ventures, the corporate venturing unit of the REHAU Group, and a third-generation member of the Wagner family behind REHAU.Nils shares how REHAU built a secure AI platform, launched an AI Academy and AI Factory, reached 10% adoption within months and is targeting 50% by year-end. He also explains why the company moved from venture building to venture clienting and what other corporates can learn from the experience.Key topics Scaling AI adoption across a large industrial organisationBuilding a secure platform with access to multiple LLMs and company dataThe AI Academy and AI Factory modelReal-world AI use cases, including a touchless invoice workflow with 94% automation ratesWhy most corporates struggle with AI implementationLessons from REHAU's shift from venture building to venture clientingTimestamps(00:00) Why corporates struggle with AI adoption(02:00) Introducing Nils Wagner and REHAU New Ventures(06:00) Why REHAU started with venture building(15:00) The move to venture clienting(18:00) What makes venture clienting work(25:00) Why REHAU prioritised AI(27:00) Building REHAU's AI platform(28:00) The AI Academy approach(30:00) The AI Factory and workflow automation(31:00) AI use cases across REHAU(31:30) The touchless invoice project(33:00) Lessons for corporates implementing AI(34:00) The future of enterprise AISubscribe to EUVC, the home of European tech, for more insights.
