Marco-Alexander Breit

From 2008 to 2014, Marco-Alexander Breit held various positions in the State Chancellery of the Saarland, including head of the office of the Chief of the State Chancellery and Minister for Federal Affairs, Culture, and Media, as well as, starting in 2011, head of the office of Minister-President Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer. Beginning in 2014, he served as division head and personal advisor to Peter Altmaier, Head of the Federal Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Tasks, at the Federal Chancellery in Berlin. From 2018 to 2024, he held various leadership positions in the field of digital policy at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs. From 2021 to 2024, Marco-Alexander Breit first headed the “Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies Task Force” and then the “Artificial Intelligence, Data, and Digital Technologies” sub-department at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Since 2024, he has headed the “Maritime Economy, Aerospace, Security, and Defense Industry” sub-department there.

Events

Nov12

AI Media Leaders Conference 12.11.2026

12.11.2026 09:00 – 20:00 Uhr

Secure your ticket now and discuss strategies for dealing with AI together with other decision-makers from the media and digital industries.

nextMedia.Hamburg500 EUROFactory Hammerbrooklyn | Stadtdeich 2-4 Hamburg

— 11:15 – 11:30

With Marco-Alexander Breit (Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization)

Policy & Innovation

Regulation as a Creative Power

What are the greatest opportunities and challenges for the use of AI in the media and digital economy from the perspective of the German government? What is the vision for a sovereign, innovative Germany and Europe in international competition - especially with regard to the USA and China? What measures and investments are necessary for Germany and Europe to achieve AI sovereignty and sustainable value creation "Made in Germany/Europe"? And what role does the newly created Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization have in promoting innovation and regulation? Marco-Alexander Breit, Head of Department for Digital Policy and Economy at the Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization, will address these and other groundbreaking questions in his keynote speech, followed by an open discussion with representatives of the media and digital economy.

Marco-Alexander Breit

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— 11:30 – 12:00

with Marco-Alexander Breit (Federal Ministry for Digital and State Modernization), Angela Broer (Believe Digital), Christoph Zimmer (Der Spiegel) and Dr. Florian Harms (t-online, Ströer News Publishing GmbH)

Policy & Innovation

Business and Politics Come Together

We bring together the economic and political perspectives: Representatives of the AIM Leaders partner companies come on stage for a direct exchange with representatives from politics. In this context, we open up the space for discussion about specific needs from the business community for innovation-oriented regulation.