Hello from all of us at werchota.ai đ
We're AI practitioners who have transformed 60+ companies across heavily regulated industries. Here's what we've learned: Building advanced AI solutions is straightforwardâchanging mindsets is the real challenge. That's where our contagious enthusiasm for practical AI transformation makes all the difference.
Our Mission
We're an AI practitioners who put the people first, processes second and the tech last
Your team already knows your business better than any consultant. We just teach them AI tools they'll actually love usingânot clunky enterprise software your IT department thinks they need.
Through hands-on programs that work with human nature, not against it, we build cultures where breakthrough solutions spread naturally from the people who understand your problems best.
What we've done so far
A snapshot of our work
20+
Industries covered, including banking, pharma, industrial.
2,400+
People impacted across workshops, keynotes and executive coaching
70+
AI workshops conducted with some companies trusting us with longer contracts
20+
Keynotes delivered in institutions and academic organisations
821+
AI use cases identified and validated
by executives
by executives
10+
AI prototypes built and deployed with GDPR-grade compliance and security
4+
Languages we deliver workshops in. English, Spanish, German and French
Lochau, Austria
Where We Work
Based in Austria.
Working Across the Globe.
What We Stand For
Our Core Values
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Turn chaos into systems
We transform scattered AI experiments into scalable, strategic advantages
Contagious enthusiasm
We inspire curiosity and show people AI possibilities they never imagined
Accelerating growth
Every engagement expands what people can achieve
Academic and institutional partnerships
Our Clients
Trusted by the worldâs most regulated industries
Our clients include leading organizations in life sciences, financial services, and advanced manufacturing. Weâve helped global businesses navigate complex regulatory landscapes.
Our Services
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The folks who make it all happen
Our team
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Malcom Werchota
Co-Founder & Principal Partner
A former Global AI Evangelist at Novartis, he spearheaded AI adoption across a $2 billion business unit and has delivered over 60 AI workshops globally. Now a serial entrepreneur and faculty member at ESADE and HSLU, he co-founded werchota.ai and coatingAI, leveraging his MBA and fluency in three languages.
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Maria Werchota
Co-Founder & Managing Partner
This 10-year oil-and-gas veteran designs & rolls out AI strategies for traditional businesses, championing flexible, remote work. A PhD holder & mother of three, she is the operational backbone of the startup, blending academic rigor with real-world delivery & advocating for women's career comebacks.
Tulio Capriles Di Cera
Co-founder, Director And Strategy-Advisor
A civil engineer turned serial entrepreneur & ESADE MBA graduate, he now steers financial strategy & partnership development at werchota.ai. With experience ranging from structural projects to a Venezuelan car dealership & a Barcelona ghost kitchen, he brings analytical finance skills & a passion for strategic mediation.
Poorani Balendra
Senior AI Consultant
As Senior AI Consultant at werchota.ai, Poorani designs workshops and keynotes while creating content assets and IP. She focuses on reimagining processes and automation, rethinking how we work with computers. Drawing on her engineering background and journalism experience, she continues to write and use storytelling to make AI accessible and human-centered.
Damian Kemper
Developer
This TU Hamburg computer science graduate combines theoretical knowledge with practical excellence, having developed a deep neural network that outperforms the currently used state-of-the-art group testing algorithms. His autonomous humanoid robotics team earned second place (SPL) at the German Open 2025 RoboCup, one of the most prestigious competitions for autonomous robots in Europe.
Ălex BadĂa Ibåñez
Associate AI Practitioner
Resilient, curious, and AI-passionate, Alex is a young Spaniard who has just graduated with a BBA at ESADE. With several professional experiences in his brief career, some of which include the digitization of a farm, financial and strategic advisor to a restoration start-up, and having worked in tech companies like Accenture, Alex helps companies embrace AI and discover its potential to lead the way.
Sumeyra Yildirim
Partner GCC, AI & Market Expansion Expert
Sumeyra drives AI transformation in the GCC by bringing werchota.ai's offerings to companies and public entities across different sectors. She has led high-impact trade and investment initiatives, alongside strategic partnerships, and spearheaded engagements at major tech platforms, including the Web Summit and GITEX Global. Sumeyra also mentors tech startups expanding into Gulf markets.
Collaborators
Anina Boiger
T&D advisor
With over 15 years of experience in vocational education, she is now Principal of the MPA Vocational and Business School AG, where she leads the institutionâs educational development. She is working on the integration of cutting-edge AI expertise into healthcare training and practice. She is alsona dedicated yoga teacher and promotes the spirit of balance, mindfulness, and well-being within the School and its partner organizations.
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Davide Rovera
Lecturerer and Startup Mentor
An ESADE professor and co-founder of eWorks venture program, he bridges academia with real-world startup execution through Kili Ventures, his African tech investment syndicate. He mentors early-stage ventures at the intersection of AI, Education, and Web3 while advising startups and supporting African entrepreneurs through BeEntrepreneurs.
Gernot Boiger
R&D advisor
A former Professor of Modelling Multiphysics Applications at ZHAW, he built and led a 20-person research group at the Institute of Computational Physics and authored numerous industrial R&D collaborations across Europe. Now CEO of the MPA Vocational and Business School AG, he drives collaborations â including with werchota.ai on AI- and simulation- enabled R&D- and education projects.
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Isabella Nowotny
Senior AI Consultant
This UNSW alumna and Women in AI Austria community catalyst integrates generative AI into daily workflows, drawing on her project management foundation from Siemens. A dynamic speaker and workshop leader, she co-hosts "Prompt Like a Queen," promotes practical AI adoption, and designed a GenAI workshop mapping KPIs for LGT Bank Austria.
Mark Evgenev
Tech Consultant
Mark Evgenev is one of the co-founders of Desync AI. Desync gives developers reliable programmatic access to the public web and fast utility for nonâtechnical teams from wherever they want. At werchota.ai, they rebuild workflows into swarm-style systems that run in seconds, cost next to nothing, and move millions of tokens, delivering results that feel like black magic.
Michal Zaczek
Tech Consultant
A seasoned technology executive with 19+ years of transforming C-suite vision into enterprise-grade solutions, he leads BlueSoft's Banking division where he champions AI-driven innovation at scale. His expertise spans building multi-agent AI systems for recruitment and regulatory compliance, modernizing legacy infrastructures, and delivering software across banking, insurance, pharma, and telecommunications sectors
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Nate B Jones
Consultant Mentor
A US-based product executive and AI strategy advisor, he boasts decades of experience building products for highly regulated businesses, particularly banks, and is a former Amazonian. With expertise in scaling analytics systems and deploying LLM workflows under stringent data privacy requirements, his analyses on AI regulation and fintech reach over 250,000 professionals.