Kurt Kammerer co-founded VI Agents in March 2003. VI Agents provides software for adaptive processes in logistics, supply, distribution and manufacturing networks.

In 1996, Mr. Kammerer co-founded living systems, a provider of agent technology, and served as its CEO and President until January 2003.

Since 1996, Mr. Kammerer has developed the emerging market for adaptive IT in business networks. His work in the optimization of complex and dynamic networks has made him a recognized contributor to logistics and supply chain industries with their time-sensitive and adaptive processes.

In 2001 and 2002, Mr. Kammerer was honored as a "Technology Pioneer" by the World Economic Forum. In 2002, he received the Asia-Europe Young Entrepreneurs Forum (AEYEF) award in Singapore. He was a finalist as Technology Change Leader 2002 in the Wharton Infosys Business transformation award.

Mr. Kammerer holds a Business and IT degree from the University of Karlsruhe, Germany. He is a member of the Industry Board of the Collaborative Research Centre for Self-steering Logistics in Bremen. He is also a member of the Advisory Council of Black Forest University.

Presentation
Intelligent Agents - fashion or trend?

Agent technology has been around for more than a decade. Still, mass adoption may be years away. This raises the question whether intelligent agents are nothing but an IT fad or whether they hold real answers to the critical questions of today's and tomorrow's information systems. A reality check is needed to tell those agent capabilities that provide true business value from the mere fashion items.

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